Vaccinations

Coronavirus vaccines: Interactive charts showing how various countries are doing

Fri, 2021-02-12 03:51 — mike kraft

Coronavirus vaccines: How’s my country and the rest of the world doing? When it comes to vaccine distribution there is one question most people are asking - when will I be offered it? BBC News

When it comes to the coronavirus vaccine there is one question most people are asking - when will I get it? A handful of countries have set very specific vaccination targets, but for the rest of the world the picture is less clear.

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Guidance on what people can do safely after getting a COVID-19 vaccine

Thu, 2021-02-11 16:45 — mike kraft

After you get a COVID-19 vaccine, what can you do safely? As more people are fully vaccinated, certain activities will become less risky, but experts still recommend holding on to precautions for the near future. Science

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Fully vaccinated people can skip Covid quarantines, CDC says, with caveats

Thu, 2021-02-11 16:18 — mike kraft

Fully vaccinated people can skip Covid quarantines, CDC says People who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus -- right now that means with two doses of either the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccine -- can skip quarantine if they are exposed to someone infected with the virus, CDC said Wednesday. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

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Overview -- COCID-19 International developments

Thu, 2021-02-11 16:11 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus The African Union's disease control body said it was in discussions with Johnson & Johnson for the supply of more vaccine doses, while it also said it was not "walking away" from AstraZeneca's vaccine, after trial data showed it had greatly reduced efficacy against the variant... Reuters Staff U.S.

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WHO expert group recommends use of AstraZeneca vaccine

Thu, 2021-02-11 02:44 — mike kraft

WHO expert group recommends use of AstraZeneca vaccine GENEVA (AP) — Independent experts advising the World Health Organization about immunization on Wednesday recommended the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine even in countries that turned up worrying... AP NEWS

GENEVA (AP) — Independent experts advising the World Health Organization about immunization on Wednesday recommended the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine even in countries that turned up worrying coronavirus variants in their populations.

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

Wed, 2021-02-10 16:57 — 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 16:18 — 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 18:38 — 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 17:39 — 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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