‘Mix and match’ UK Covid vaccine trial expanded
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Australia returns to “war footing” amid COVID-19 vaccine turmoil
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s national cabinet will begin meeting twice a week from Monday, marking a return to a “war footing” in the country’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic amid turmoil in its national vaccination programme. FILE PHOTO: A sign for a COVID-19 vaccination clinic is seen as high-risk workers......
Pausing use of J&J Covid vaccine will not affect timeline of getting U.S. vaccinated, says doctor
CNBC – For more and to sign up click here America’s temporary pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson‘s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine will not interfere with President Joe Biden‘s goal of getting the nation to some semblance of normalcy by Independence Day, the dean of Brown University’s School of......
Agencies are being cautious with J&J vaccine — and it could cost lives: Doctor
Joel Zinberg Following the suspension of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine yesterday, Dr. Joel Zinberg, a senior fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute who worked for 30 years at Mt. Sinai Hospital and was senior economist and general counsel at the White House Council of Economic Advisers, explains why the......
Bubba Wallace Addresses COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
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Moderna says new data shows its Covid vaccine is more than 90% effective against virus six months after second shot
CNBC – For more and to sign up click here A healthcare worker holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in New York, January 29, 2021. Mike Segar | Reuters Moderna‘s Covid-19 vaccine......
Moderna reports its vaccine remains more than 90 percent effective after six months.
New York Times – For more and to sign up click here The Moderna coronavirus vaccine continues to provide strong protection in the United States against Covid-19 six months after vaccination, the company announced Tuesday. The vaccine, after both doses are given, has been more than 90 percent effective at......
NFL expecting teams’ ops staffs to get vaccine
The NFL expects the key members of each team’s football operations staff to receive a COVID-19 vaccine unless they have a “bona fide” medical or religious reason not to, according to a memo issued to all clubs Tuesday. NFL chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills said last month that no......
Michigan halts Johnson & Johnson vaccine, following federal guidance
Detroit News – For more and to sign up click here Lansing — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration is pausing use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Michigan following an abrupt recommendation by the federal government after reports of rare blood clotting cases. The news sent Michigan public health officials......
Buffalo Bills games could be full capacity if fans get COVID vaccine
USA TODAY – For more and to sign up click here Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said he is willing to throw the doors to Highmark Stadium wide open and allow full capacity for Buffalo Bills games in the fall, but there’s one major stipulation. Everyone......
Panicked patients call doctors as Covid vaccine hesitancy rises with J&J blood clot issue
CNBC – For more and to sign up click here More Americans will likely refuse to get Johnson & Johnson‘s Covid-19 vaccine after U.S. health regulators said six women developed a rare blood-clotting disorder that left one dead and another in critical condition, experts on public health and vaccines told......
NFL Expecting Team Personnel to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
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J&J Vaccine and Blood Clots: A Risk, if It Exists, Is Tiny
New York Times – For more and to sign up click here On Tuesday morning, U.S. federal health regulators recommended a pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine while they investigated six reports of blood clots in women ages 18 to 48. One has died, and a......
Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Calls for Pause on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine, Complicating Rollout
New York Times – For more and to sign up click here Here’s what you need to know: Nearly seven million people in the United States have received Johnson & Johnson shots so far.Credit…Mary Altaffer/Associated Press Federal health agencies on Tuesday called for an immediate pause in use of Johnson......
Live: FDA and CDC hold press briefing after pausing use of J&J Covid vaccine
CNBC – For more and to sign up click here [The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are holding a......
Covid-19: US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Federal agencies act out of an “abundance of caution” after extremely rare cases of blood clotting. BBC – For more and to sign up click here To Return to the Main Aggregate News Page – click here GoCoin – Latest Cryptocurrency News and Trading...
FDA temporarily halts use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to rare blood clotting issues
CNBC – For more and to sign up click here Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vial and box seen at a vaccination site. Doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are being administered throughout the state of Florida despite a small number of patients who have experienced adverse reactions, including blood......
PM: vaccine won’t stop spread on its own
The NHS in England is now offering coronavirus vaccinations to anyone aged 45 and above, after ministers announced that initial jab targets had been reached quicker than expected. All adults in the UK’s main priority groups have now been offered an injection, and lockdown restrictions have been eased. However, the......
Covid: Over-45s invited to book vaccine
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Covid vaccine: All over-50s and high risk groups offered first dose
Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, representing NHS Trusts, urged people offered a vaccine to take it up, saying: “As we return to pub gardens and sports activities and make our way back to non-essential shops, we must continue do all that we can to prevent the spread of......