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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UK’s Kent virus variant becoming more resistant, could spread, scientists warn

Thu, 2021-02-11 10:59 — mike kraft

UK’s Kent virus variant becoming more resistant, scientists warn Sequencing of coronavirus samples must be reduced from five days to 36 hours to help fight against outbreaks. POLITICO

LONDON — The dominant coronavirus variant in the U.K. is becoming more resistant to vaccines, scientific experts have warned.

Two leading scientists in the U.K. warned Wednesday that the variant of the virus first identified in Kent has acquired the same E484K mutation on its spike protein that makes the South Africa variant so worrying for experts.

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

Thu, 2021-02-11 10:45 — 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 10:18 — 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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WHO expert group recommends use of AstraZeneca vaccine

Wed, 2021-02-10 20:44 — 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 10:57 — 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 10:18 — 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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Lack of data hampers efforts to improve racial equity in vaccinations

Wed, 2021-02-10 10:11 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are struggling to gather accurate data on the race and ethnicity of people being vaccinated against the coronavirus, hampering President Biden’s push for racial equity in a pandemic that has taken a disproportionate toll on communities of color.

Mr. Biden has repeatedly said racial equity will be at the core of his administration’s coronavirus response. On Tuesday, White House officials announced a program to ship doses of vaccine directly to a network of federally funded clinics in underserved areas, beginning next week.

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