Vaccinations

South Africa scraps AstraZeneca vaccine, will give J&J shots

Wed, 2021-02-10 15:57 — mike kraft

South Africa scraps AstraZeneca vaccine, will give J&J shots JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa will start vaccinating front-line health workers next week with a shot that is still in testing — an unorthodox strategy announced Wednesday after officials... AP NEWS

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BioNTech ramps up vaccine production at another production plant in Germany

Wed, 2021-02-10 15:18 — mike kraft

BioNTech ramps up vaccine production at another production plant in Germany German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine partner, has opened a new production facility in Marburg, Germany to ramp up production of their vaccines. By James Griffiths, Adam Renton, Kara Fox and Christopher Johnson, CNN CNN

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Study measures reductions in coronavirus transmissions by vaccinated persons--Israeli lab

Tue, 2021-02-09 17:38 — mike kraft

Vaccinated people less likely to transmit coronavirus, Israeli study suggests Nation's largest testing lab publishes research showing older group's viral load fell compared to younger cohort once most Israelis 60+ had received Pfizer-BioNTech shot timesofisrael

Israel’s largest COVID-19 testing lab says it has found evidence indicating that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine significantly reduces the transmissibility of the coronavirus, offering a tentative answer to one of the world’s most burning questions.

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Overview: COVID-19 International brief developments

Tue, 2021-02-09 16:39 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus The head of the World Health Organization-led team in Wuhan that is investigating the origins of COVID-19 said that cold chain transmission of the virus was a possibility and warranted further investigation. Reuters Staff U.S.

* Germany is planning to spend nearly 9 billion euros this year to buy up to 635.1 million COVID-19 vaccines as part of the European Union’s procurement scheme and national deals.

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Vaccinations are markedly helping reduce Covid-19 in nursing homes --analysis

Mon, 2021-02-08 23:05 — mike kraft

Analysis suggests vaccinations are helping decline of Covid-19 in nursing homes New Covid-19 cases among nursing home residents and staff have dropped more than 50% in about four weeks, according to a CNN analysis of the latest data published by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The data captured cases reported between the week ending Dec. 20 and the week ending Jan. 24. By Joshua Berlinger, Adam Renton, Kara Fox and Christopher Johnson, CNN CNN

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ONLINE EVENT: CSIS --A GLobal Approach to COVID-19 vaccination, CSIS Wednesday, 1 PM EST

Mon, 2021-02-08 19:41 — mike kraft

Online Event: A Global Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination Ask Live Questions Here The event will be webcast live from this page. As the world moves into the second year of the novel coronavirus pandemic, several different vaccine candidates have been

Online Event: A Global Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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CHINA: Third vaccines 66% effective; no new local infections reported .

Mon, 2021-02-08 18:16 — mike kraft

Third Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine Was 66% Effective in Late-Stage Study The early clinical trial results potentially give China a third effective vaccine candidate in fighting the pandemic. Chao Deng WSJ

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OPINION: Until Africans get the Covid vaccinations they need, the whole world will suffer

Mon, 2021-02-08 03:08 — mike kraft

Until Africans get the Covid vaccinations they need, the whole world will suffer | Paul Kagame We’re not asking for charity, but fairness – instead of hoarding and protectionism, says Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda the Guardian

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South Africa suspends AstraZeneca vaccine drive following small clinical trial

Mon, 2021-02-08 02:56 — mike kraft

South Africa suspends AstraZeneca vaccine drive JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa has suspended plans to inoculate its front-line health care workers with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after a small clinical trial suggested that it isn't... AP NEWS

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Overview of What scientists know about variants and Covid-19 vaccines

Sun, 2021-02-07 17:42 — mike kraft

What scientists know about the new variants and the Covid-19 vaccines When it comes to the new variants and the Covid-19 vaccines, some of the news is very good. But some is potentially very bad indeed. Andrew Joseph STAT

here is now real evidence that at least one coronavirus variant seems to elude some of the power of Covid-19 vaccines. What, exactly, that means for the pandemic is still being sussed out.

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