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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Experts: Virus surge in Europe should raise caution flags for the US

Wed, 2021-03-17 12:46 — mike kraft

Experts: Virus surge in Europe a cautionary tale for US Optimism is spreading in the U.S. as COVID-19 deaths plummet and states ease restrictions and open vaccinations to younger adults. But across Europe, dread is setting in with another wave of... AP NEWS

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OVERVIEW: U.S. and international briefs-- AP and Reuters

Wed, 2021-03-17 12:33 — mike kraft

The Latest: Biden administration to send $10B to states WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is sending $10 billion to states to expand COVID-19 testing in schools, as part of its push to get more schools open five days a week before the end of the... AP NEWS

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Covid-19 vaccinations have been lowest in US counties that are more socially vulnerable

Wed, 2021-03-17 12:12 — mike kraft

Covid-19 vaccine coverage has been lowest in more vulnerable counties in the US, CDC study finds In the first two and half months of Covid-19 vaccine distribution in the US, counties considered to have high social vulnerability had lower vaccine coverage than counties considered to have low social vulnerability, according to a study published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By <a href="/profiles/nectar-gan">Nectar Gan</a>, CNN CNN

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WHO statement says the benefit of AstraZenca vaccine outweighs risk and recomends continuation

Wed, 2021-03-17 12:03 — mike kraft

WHO statement on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safety signals

Some countries in the European Union have temporarily suspended use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as a precautionary measure based on reports of rare blood coagulation disorders in persons who had received the vaccine. Other countries in the EU – having considered the same information - have decided to continue using the vaccine in their immunization programmes.

Vaccination against COVID-19 will not reduce illness or deaths from other causes. Thromboembolic events are known to occur frequently. Venous thromboembolism is the third most common cardiovascular disease globally.

In extensive vaccination campaigns, it is routine for countries to signal potential adverse events following immunization. This does not necessarily mean that the events are linked to vaccination itself, but it is good practice to investigate them. It also shows that the surveillance system works and that effective controls are in place.

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Trump urges all Americans to get COVID vaccine, tells FOX NEWS audience that it is safe and works.

Wed, 2021-03-17 10:05 — mike kraft

Trump urges all Americans to get COVID vaccine: 'It's a safe vaccine' and it 'works' Former President Trump urged all Americans to get the coronavirus vaccine in a 'Fox News Primetime' exclusive interview on Tuesday, touting its efficacy as both 'a safe vaccine' and "something that works." Yael Halon Fox News

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AstraZeneca vaccine “did not show protection” against mild cases of variant found in South Africa,

Tue, 2021-03-16 19:27 — mike kraft

AstraZeneca vaccine “did not show protection” against variant found in South Africa, study says A small study of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa said the vaccine “did not show protection against mild-to-moderate Covid-19” due to the variant widely circulating there, according to results published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. By <a href="/profiles/nectar-gan">Nectar Gan</a>, CNN CNN

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Halting AstraZeneca vaccine across Europe weakens an already faltering rollout

Tue, 2021-03-16 19:13 — mike kraft

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/03/16/world/covid-19-coronavirus#halting-a-key-vaccine-across-europe-weakens-an-already-faltering-rollout

The suspension of the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine by most governments across Europe has further set back an already fraught inoculation campaign on the continent even as the bloc’s main drug regulator said there was no indication that vaccination has caused side effects such as blood clots.

No country in the European Union is on pace to reach its goal of vaccinating 70 percent of its population by September. Hundreds of millions of people across the continent are still constrained by some of the most severe coronavirus restrictions in the world, and millions more are facing the prospect of rules being tightened further to tackle a third wave of the coronavirus.

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Fear of needles prevents some people from getting Covid-19 vaccinations. There are ways to overcome the fear

Tue, 2021-03-16 12:39 — mike kraft

Most people aren’t particularly fond of needles.

But to a significant number of people, the fear of needles goes beyond merely inducing anxiety into a more dangerous area, in which the fear prevents them from seeking out needed medical care.

And as the world’s hopes of returning to a post-pandemic normal rest largely on people’s willingness to take a Covid-19 vaccine, experts and health care professionals are assuring those people that there are ways to overcome this fear.

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Improvised vacinating effort, pharmacist goes to senior housing facilities.

Tue, 2021-03-16 11:54 — mike kraft

In a city scrambling to vaccinate people against Covid-19 as quickly as possible, Ambar Keluskar faced a problem this month that seemed to defy logic: Mr. Keluskar, a pharmacist in Brooklyn, struggled to find people to take the 200 doses he had on hand.

“They were just sitting in the freezer,” he said.

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Cherokee Nation has plenty of vaccines but finding few takers left

Tue, 2021-03-16 10:33 — mike kraft

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — As people across the United States jockey and wait to get vaccinated, a surprising problem is unfolding in the Cherokee Nation: plenty of shots, but not enough arms.

“We’re running out of people to vaccinate,” said Brian Hail, who helps oversee the tribe’s vaccination efforts. He winced as he pulled up the day’s schedule one recent morning: Vaccinations were open to basically everyone across the reservation, but 823 appointments sat unclaimed.

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