RAC Vaccines and Vaccination Group

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Wed, 2021-01-13 11:16 — mdmcdonald

RAC Workgroup Efforts Focused on Vaccines and Vaccination

The Resilient American Communities (RAC) Vaccines and Vaccination Group is examining and acting on the issues surrounding vaccines development, distribution, vaccination logistics and execution, as well as vaccination strategy, safety, efficacy, trust, and hesitancy. Special attention is currently focused on COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination.

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Pediatricians pivot to vaccines on the go as immunization rates drop during the pandemic

Sat, 2021-01-30 12:51 — mike kraft

Pediatricians pivot to vaccines on the go as immunization rates drop As routine immunizations for children in the U.S. plummeted during the pandemic, efforts have sprung up to help close the gap. Rebecca Sohn STAT

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Pentagon close to reaching agreement to provide around 450,000 Covid-19 vaccinations a day if they're available

Fri, 2021-01-29 20:52 — mike kraft

Pentagon close to reaching agreement to provide around 450,000 Covid-19 vaccinations a day if they're available The Pentagon and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are negotiating the final terms of an agreement that could see the military provide around 450,000 Covid-19 vaccinations a day. Barbara Starr and Ellie Kaufman, CNN CNN

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Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer

Fri, 2021-01-29 20:21 — mike kraft

Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's top infectious disease expert said Friday he hopes to see some kids starting to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in the next few months. It's a needed step to... AP NEWS

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Role of race in US vaccine rollout sidestepped in Oregon

Fri, 2021-01-29 12:27 — mike kraft

Role of race in US vaccine rollout gets put to the test PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The role that race should play in deciding who gets priority for the COVID-19 vaccine was put to the test Thursday in Oregon, but people of color won't be the specific focus... AP NEWS

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OVERVIEW of worldwide spread of the coronavirus

Fri, 2021-01-29 11:47 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus As AstraZeneca agreed to publication of its advance purchase agreement with the European Commission which states the company must use its "Best Reasonable Efforts" to manufacture the EU doses, Europe's medicines regulator recommended approving its vaccine for people over... Reuters Staff U.S.

(Reuters) - The European Union stood its ground in a row with AstraZeneca over COVID-19 vaccine supplies on Friday, while Hungary became the bloc’s first member to approve China’s Sinopharm vaccine.

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UPDATE: E.U. authorizes Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for all adults

Fri, 2021-01-29 10:55 — mike kraft

E.U. authorizes Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for all adults There have been concerns about limited data on its efficacy among people over 65. Loveday Morris, Michael Birnbaum Washington Post

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Germany advises against AstraZeneca vaccine for the elderly

Fri, 2021-01-29 10:01 — mike kraft

No AstraZeneca vaccine for elderly Germans German health officials have advised against giving the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to people older than 65 years because they believe there is insufficient data on the effectiveness of the vaccine for this age group. Ivana Kottasová, CNN CNN

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Personal touch, word of mouth: How U.S. rural communities succeed getting COVID-19 shots into arms

Fri, 2021-01-29 09:49 — mike kraft

Personal touch, word of mouth: How U.S. rural communities succeed getting COVID-19 shots into arms When Juan Carlos Guerra got the call on Jan. 12 that his county would receive 300 COVID-19 vaccine doses the following day, he went straight to work. Tina Bellon, Nick Brown, Lisa Baertlein U.S.

(Reuters) - When Juan Carlos Guerra got the call on Jan. 12 that his county would receive 300 COVID-19 vaccine doses the following day, he went straight to work.

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Johnson & Johnson vaccine 66 percent effective, drops against South Africa variant

Fri, 2021-01-29 09:40 — mike kraft

Johnson & Johnson vaccine 66 percent effective, drops against South A COVID-19 single-shot vaccine from Johnson & Johnson was 66 percent effective in preventing moderate or severe disease in a Phase 3 clinical trial, a level of protection above the Food and Drug Peter Sullivan TheHill

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Novavax COVID-19 vaccine works, but less so against variants

Thu, 2021-01-28 19:52 — mike kraft

Novavax COVID-19 vaccine works, but less so against variants Novavax Inc. said Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective based on early findings from a British study and that it also seems to work — though not as well — against new mutated... AP NEWS

Novavax Inc. said Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective based on early findings from a British study and that it also seems to work — though not as well — against new mutated versions of the virus circulating in that country and South Africa.

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