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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More than 20 % of rural Americans unwilling to take coronavirus vaccines. Politics and religion are factors

Fri, 2021-04-09 11:09 — mike kraft

More than half of rural Americans have received a Covid-19 vaccine or plan to, but hesitancy remains high, analysis finds More than half of rural residents in the United States have received a Covid-19 vaccine or plan to, but one in five still say they will definitely not get vaccinated, according to analysis released by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Friday. By <a href="/profiles/julia-hollingsworth">Julia Hollingsworth</a>, CNN CNN

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No safety concerns found with J&J vaccine after reaction incidents in North Carolina

Fri, 2021-04-09 10:31 — mike kraft

No safety concerns found with J&J vaccine after reactions in NC counties RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – North Carolina health officials, working with the CDC, found no safety issues or reasons for concern after a handful of reactions were reported during Johnson & Joh… Justyn Melrose myfox8.com

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Worldwide: Countries hit new records for virus cases, deaths

Fri, 2021-04-09 10:23 — mike kraft

Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths Ambulances filled with breathless patients lined up in Brazil as nations around the world set new records Thursday for COVID-19 deaths and new coronavirus infections. The disease surged even in... AP NEWS

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Spread of coronavirus variants prompts calls for changing vaccine distribution strategy

Fri, 2021-04-09 09:50 — mike kraft

Rise of coronavirus variants will define the next phase of the pandemic in the U.S. Vaccines are effective against the three major new strains of the virus, but some places say they need more to fight highly transmissible types. Lenny Bernstein, Ariana Eunjung Cha, Terrence McCoy, Jacqueline Dupree Washington Post

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Trusting a Covid-19 Vaccine: What’s Next? --On line discussion Friday, April 9, 1 PM ET

Thu, 2021-04-08 20:02 — mike kraft

The CSIS Global Health Policy Center invites you to join us for an online event:

Trusting a Covid-19 Vaccine:
What’s Next?

Friday, April 9, 2021

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT

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A conversation with

Bruce Gellin

President of Global Immunization
Sabin Vaccine Institute

Margaret “Peggy” Hamburg

Former Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Interim Vice President of Global Biological Policy and Programs
Nuclear Threat Initiative

Juliette Kayyem

Senior Belfer Lecturer in International Security
Harvard Kennedy School of Government

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Administration does not grant Michigan's request for additional vaccines to counter coronavisus surge

Thu, 2021-04-08 15:06 — mike kraft

Biden officials won’t surge vaccine supply to Michigan, despite Covid spike Experts say the Biden administration should surge additional vaccine doses to Michigan. So far, the White House hasn’t listened. Lev Facher STAT

WASHINGTON — Amid Michigan’s worst-in-the-nation coronavirus surge, scientists and public health officials are urging the Biden administration to flood the state with additional vaccine doses.

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Is the U.S. heading toward California, which has America's best COVID numbers, or Michigan, which has the worst?

Thu, 2021-04-08 14:51 — mike kraft

California has America’s best COVID numbers. Michigan has the worst. Which way is the U.S. heading? After enduring a steep, nationwide surge over the holidays — followed by a decline in cases that was just as steep and just as widespread — America has entered a strange new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. YahooNews

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Colorado shuts a vaccination site after 11 'adverse reactions' to Johnson & Johnson shots, plus other developments

Thu, 2021-04-08 14:29 — mike kraft

Colorado vaccination site shuts down after 11 'adverse reactions' to Johnson & Johnson jabs: Latest COVID-19 updates A mass vaccination site in Colorado was shut down after 11 people suffered reactions from shots, including nausea, dizziness. Latest COVID-19 news. John Bacon and Elinor Aspegren USA TODAY

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U.S. allotting 85% less J&J vaccines to states next week, following factory problems

Thu, 2021-04-08 14:18 — mike kraft

U.S. to allot 85% fewer J&J vaccines to states next week, data shows The U.S. government will allocate nearly 85% fewer Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines next week to non-pharmacy providers, data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed. Shubham Kalia U.S.

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Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine provides antibodies for at least 6 months after the second dose but fades for older persons

Wed, 2021-04-07 19:14 — mike kraft

Moderna's COVID Vax Produces Antibody Responses 6 Months Later But neutralizing activity declined over time, and not equally among age groups Molly Walker medpagetoday

Antibodies persisted 6 months after the second dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in younger and middle-age adults, but were diminished in older adults when using more sensitive assays, according to data from an ongoing phase I trial.

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