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Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines do not appear to pose serious risk during pregnancy--study

Thu, 2021-04-22 10:47 — mike kraft

Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines do not appear to pose serious risk during pregnancy, research shows The mRNA Covid-19 vaccines made by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna do not appear to pose any serious risk during pregnancy, according to new data published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Lauren Mascarenhas and Jessica Firger, CNN CNN

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Few breakthrough Covid-19 infections found among fully vaccinated nursing home residents, CDC says

Wed, 2021-04-21 20:37 — mike kraft

Breakthrough Covid-19 infections "rare" among fully vaccinated nursing home residents, CDC says Most fully vaccinated residents of nursing homes were not infected, even after someone in the same facility tested positive for Covid-19, according to a new study that looked at infections in nursing homes in Chicago from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By Sophie Jeong, CNN CNN

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Fake Pfizer vaccine doses found in Mexico, Poland

Wed, 2021-04-21 12:59 — mike kraft

Pfizer identifies fake vaccine doses in Mexico, Poland Pfizer has identified fake doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Mexico and Poland. Jordan Williams TheHill

Pfizer has identified fake doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Mexico and Poland.

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FDA report describes problems at closed down Baltimore factory making J&J vaccine

Wed, 2021-04-21 12:49 — mike kraft

FDA inspection found problems at factory making J&J vaccine The Baltimore factory contracted to make Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine was dirty, didn’t follow proper manufacturing procedures and had poorly trained staff, resulting in contamination of material that was going to be put in the shots, U.S. regulators said Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration released a statement and a 13-page report detailing findings from its recent inspection of the now-idle Emergent Biosciences factory.

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J. & J. to Resume E.U. Vaccine Rollout, With Warning of Rare Side Effect

Wed, 2021-04-21 09:48 — mike kraft

BRUSSELS — Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that it would resume the rollout of its coronavirus vaccine in Europe after the European Union’s drug regulator said that a warning should be added to the product indicating a possible link to rare blood clots, but that the shot’s benefits outweigh the risks.

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Troubled J&J vaccine contractor plant ordered to suspend production pending complete inspection

Tue, 2021-04-20 12:20 — mike kraft

FDA orders troubled Baltimore J&J contractor to pause manufacturing Federal regulators ordered the embattled Emergent BioSolutions plant in Baltimore to stop producing new Johnson & Johnson vaccine material pending a completed inspection, the company said Monday. Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

Federal regulators ordered the embattled Emergent BioSolutions plant in Baltimore to stop producing new Johnson & Johnson vaccine material pending a completed inspection, the company said Monday.

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Fewer than 6,000 of the 84 million vaccinated Americans have contracted Covid after being fully vaccinated -- CDC

Tue, 2021-04-20 11:35 — mike kraft

CDC says fewer than 6,000 Americans have contracted Covid after being fully vaccinated U.S. officials have confirmed fewer than 6,000 cases of Covid-19 in fully vaccinated Americans, just 0.007% of the 84 million Americans with full protection. Rich Mendez CNBC

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In Depth: Possible explanations for the rare blood clots after Johnson & Johnson vaccination

Tue, 2021-04-20 11:24 — mike kraft

The race to untangle the secrets of rare, severe blood clots after Johnson & Johnson vaccination Making sense of rare, possibly related adverse events after vaccination can be notoriously tricky, but in this case, U.S. health officials have a blueprint. Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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EU regulators find possible links between J&J shots and blot clots; still support the overall benefits

Tue, 2021-04-20 10:59 — mike kraft

EU regulator finds link between J&J shot and blood clots LONDON (AP) — Experts at the agency that regulates drugs for the European Union said Tuesday that they found a “possible link” between the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots after a small number of cases were reported in the United States, but they confirmed the vaccine's benefits still outweighed the very small risks of recipients developing the unusual clots. The European Medicines Agency said a warning about the rare blood clots should be added to labels for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine.

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No new blood clotting cases reported to CDC over Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Tue, 2021-04-20 10:19 — mike kraft

No new blood clotting cases over Johnson & Johnson vaccine, CDC says No new blood clotting cases have been confirmed after initial reports of such cases led federal regulators to recommend that states temporarily stop administering the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. YahooNews

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