You are here

Vaccinations

BioNTech chief says Europe can reach herd immunity this summer

Wed, 2021-04-28 19:53 — mike kraft

BioNTech boss: Europe will reach herd immunity this summer BERLIN (AP) — Europe can achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus within three to four months, the head of German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, which developed the first widely approved COVID-19 vaccine with U.S. partner Pfizer, said Wednesday. While the exact threshold required to reach that critical level of immunization remains a matter of debate, experts say a level above 70% would significantly disrupt transmission of the coronavirus within a population.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about BioNTech chief says Europe can reach herd immunity this summer
Log in or register to post comments

India suffers record new cases and fatalities, variant may be contributing factor

Wed, 2021-04-28 17:33 — mike kraft

India reports record new cases and fatalities, official Covid death toll surpasses 200,000 Government data showed at least another 3,293 people died, while overall cases also rose by a record 360,960 reported infections. Saheli Roy Choudhury CNBC

Key Points:

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about India suffers record new cases and fatalities, variant may be contributing factor
Log in or register to post comments

Single COVID-19 vaccine dose can reduce household transmission by up to half: British researchers

Wed, 2021-04-28 17:10 — mike kraft

Single COVID-19 vaccine dose can reduce household transmission by up A single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can limit household transmission by up to half, according to a Justine Coleman TheHill

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Single COVID-19 vaccine dose can reduce household transmission by up to half: British researchers
Log in or register to post comments

OVERVIEW: US case counts fall; vaccine trials underway for small children

Wed, 2021-04-28 15:18 — mike kraft

'New normal' may be near as US case counts fall; vaccine trials underway for small children; 200,000 deaths in India: Live COVID-19 updates India crossed a bleak milestone Wednesday of 200,000 people lost to the coronavirus. In the US, infections are falling. Latest COVID-19 news. John Bacon and Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY YahooNews

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about OVERVIEW: US case counts fall; vaccine trials underway for small children
Log in or register to post comments

India update: Aid is arriving but situation will contionue dire

Tue, 2021-04-27 15:54 — mike kraft

Aid is coming to India, but its Covid-19 catastrophe is likely to continue. The European Union has sued AstraZeneca over its failure to deliver hundreds of millions of Covid vaccination doses by the end of June as promised. The New York Times

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about India update: Aid is arriving but situation will contionue dire
Log in or register to post comments

US to share millions of AstraZeneca vaccine doses with other countries

Mon, 2021-04-26 20:49 — mike kraft

US to share AstraZeneca shots with world after safety check WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, the White House said Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months. The move greatly expands on the Biden administration's action last month to share about 4 million doses of the vaccine with Mexico and Canada. The AstraZeneca vaccine is widely in use around the world but has not yet been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about US to share millions of AstraZeneca vaccine doses with other countries
Log in or register to post comments

Suggestions on how to reach people who are reluctant to get vaccinated

Mon, 2021-04-26 17:05 — mike kraft

These are the pro-vaccine messages people want to hear No single strategy works for everyone, but a combination of several types of messages and messengers is persuading on-the-fence folks to get vaccinated. Frances Stead Sellers, Bonnie Berkowitz Washington Post

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Public Attitudes

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Suggestions on how to reach people who are reluctant to get vaccinated
Log in or register to post comments

ANALYSIS: India, the world’s largest vaccine producer struggles to overcome its latest COVID-19 surge—and that’s everyone’s problem.

Mon, 2021-04-26 14:34 — mike kraft

India Is a Warning The world’s largest vaccine producer is struggling to overcome its latest COVID-19 surge—and that’s everyone’s problem. Yasmeen Serhan The Atlantic

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

EU takes legal action against AstraZeneca for vaccine delivery delays

Mon, 2021-04-26 14:19 — mike kraft

EU launches legal action against AstraZeneca for delays to vaccine delivery The legislative arm of the European Union has taken legal action against AstraZeneca over delays to the delivery of its Covid-19 vaccines to the bloc. By Ben Westcott, Kara Fox and Niamh Kennedy, CNN CNN

The legislative arm of the European Union has taken legal action against AstraZeneca over delays to the delivery of its Covid-19 vaccines to the bloc.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about EU takes legal action against AstraZeneca for vaccine delivery delays
Log in or register to post comments

Summer camps: new CDC guidance

Mon, 2021-04-26 14:09 — mike kraft

CDC issues new guidance for summer camps The Centers for Disease Control for Prevention (CDC) on Saturday issued new Olafimihan Oshin TheHill

The Centers for Disease Control for Prevention (CDC) on Saturday issued new guidance for summer camps to limit the spread of coronavirus.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Social behavior

Social distancing

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Summer camps: new CDC guidance
Log in or register to post comments

Pages

Page loaded in 0.885 seconds.