Vaccinations

China arrests suspects in fake COVID-19 vaccine ring

Wed, 2021-02-03 19:59 — mike kraft

China arrests suspects in fake COVID-19 vaccine ring TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese police have arrested more than 80 suspected members of a criminal group that was manufacturing and selling fake COVID-19 vaccines, including to other countries.... AP NEWS

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese police have arrested more than 80 suspected members of a criminal group that was manufacturing and selling fake COVID-19 vaccines, including to other countries.

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Global vaccine trust rising, but France, Japan, others sceptical

Wed, 2021-02-03 19:43 — mike kraft

Global vaccine trust rising, but France, Japan, others sceptical People's willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is rising around the world and more than half of those questioned said they would take the shot if it were offered next week, an updated survey of global vaccine confidence found on Thursday. Reuters Staff U.S.

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Study finds AstraZeneca’sCOVID-19 vaccine may reduce virus transmission

Wed, 2021-02-03 18:54 — mike kraft

Study finds COVID-19 vaccine may reduce virus transmission AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine shows a hint that it may reduce transmission of the virus and offers strong protection for three months on just a single dose, researchers said Wednesday in an... AP NEWS

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine shows a hint that it may reduce transmission of the virus and offers strong protection for three months on just a single dose, researchers said Wednesday in an encouraging turn in the campaign to suppress the outbreak.

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US isn’t vaccinating at a fast enough pace to keep ahead of new variants, Fauci says

Wed, 2021-02-03 12:06 — mike kraft

US isn’t vaccinating at a fast enough pace to keep ahead of new variants, Fauci says Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on the Today Show Wednesday, that the United States isn’t vaccinating people fast enough to stay ahead of new variants, but the supply is improving. By <a href="/profiles/jessie-yeung">Jessie Yeung</a>, Adam Renton and <a href="/profiles/jo-shelley">Jo Shelley</a>, CNN CNN

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The Wealthy Are Getting More Vaccinations, Even in Poorer Neighborhoods

Wed, 2021-02-03 10:11 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — As soon as this city began offering Covid vaccines to residents 65 and older, George Jones, whose nonprofit agency runs a medical clinic, noticed something striking.

“Suddenly our clinic was full of white people,” said Mr. Jones, the head of Bread for the City, which provides services to the poor. “We’d never had that before. We serve people who are disproportionately African-American.”

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Tracking coronavirus cases and vaccinations in the U.S.

Wed, 2021-02-03 09:45 — mike kraft

U.S. coronavirus cases: Tracking deaths, confirmed cases by state The death toll from covid-19 began to rise steadily in early March, then more sharply as the disease spread to every state and most U.S. territories. Joe Fox, Brittany Mayes, Kevin Schaul, Leslie Shapiro, Bonnie Berkowitz, Youjin Shin, Chris Alcantara Washington Post

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Moderna asks FDA to authorize 5 additional doses per Covid vaccine vial to speed distribution, source tells CNBC

Tue, 2021-02-02 20:41 — mike kraft

Moderna asks FDA to authorize 5 additional doses per Covid vaccine vial to speed distribution, source tells CNBC Moderna asked the FDA to allow it to put more doses of its Covid-19 vaccine in each vial to alleviate a bottleneck in manufacturing, a source tells CNBC. Meg Tirrell CNBC

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States reallocate hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses held in federal long-term care program

Tue, 2021-02-02 17:25 — mike kraft

States reallocate hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses held in federal long-term care program States are reallocating hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses – initially set aside to vaccinate long-term care residents and staff members – through a federal partnership between the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and pharmacies including Walgreens and CVS. By Jessie Yeung and Adam Renton, CNN CNN

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Small study suggests Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine less effective against South African variant

Tue, 2021-02-02 14:07 — mike kraft

Study suggests Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine less effective against South African variant The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine may be less able to protect against infection with a South African variant of the virus that has a worrying mutation, according to results of a British study released on Tuesday. Kate Kelland U.S.

LONDON (Reuters) - The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine may be less able to protect against infection with a South African variant of the virus that has a worrying mutation, according to results of a British study released on Tuesday.

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Biden administration to provide COVID vaccine to pharmacies

Tue, 2021-02-02 13:39 — mike kraft

Biden administration to provide COVID vaccine to pharmacies WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will begin providing COVID-19 vaccines to U.S. pharmacies, part of its plan to ramp up vaccinations as new and potentially more serious virus strains are... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will begin providing COVID-19 vaccines to U.S. pharmacies, part of its plan to ramp up vaccinations as new and potentially more serious virus strains are starting to appear, the White House said Tuesday.

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