Vaccinations

France establishes citizens' panel to counter vaccine antipathy

Thu, 2021-02-18 19:59 — mike kraft

Vaccine-wary France turns to citizens’ panel to boost trust in COVID-19 shots Panel advice on vaccines could counteract legacy of mistrust from past health scandals Science | AAAS

All across Europe, coronavirus vaccines are in scarce supply. But in France, they are also surprisingly unwanted: Recent polls suggest just 57% of the country intends to get vaccinated, whereas in the United Kingdom, 89% wants to get a shot for COVID-19.

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White House announces $4 billion in funding for Covax, the global vaccine effort that Trump spurned

Thu, 2021-02-18 18:36 — mike kraft

White House announces $4 billion in funding for Covax, the global vaccine effort that Trump spurned The announcement comes as France's Macron calls on wealthy nations to donate 5 percent of their vaccine supply to developing countries. Emily Rauhala, Erin Cunningham, Adam Taylor Washington Post

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Schools: Is it safe to open schools? Yes, but ...a look at the considerations

Thu, 2021-02-18 13:37 — mike kraft

Is it safe to open schools? Yes, but ... Going back to school is frightening for many teachers and parents, especially with coronavirus rates remaining at high levels and new variants of the coronavirus emerging. And yet the negative consequences of all-remote learning are significant, too. Laura Meckler, Karin Brulliard, Brittany Shammas Washington Post

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The difficulties in enrolling teenagers for vaccine test trials.

Thu, 2021-02-18 11:06 — mike kraft

Teenagers contract the novel coronavirus almost twice as often as younger children but vaccines authorized in the United States are mostly for adults — Moderna’s for 18 and older, Pfizer’s for 16 and up.

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Studies: COVID-19 vaccines may stop spread of the virus as well as protecting recipient

Thu, 2021-02-18 10:08 — mike kraft

Fauci: There's evidence COVID-19 vaccines don't just protect you - they may stop you from spreading the virus to others, too Early data suggests people who get vaccinated have a lower risk of passing COVID-19 along to others, even if they get sick. YahooNews

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EU makes deals to get more vaccines, plans to tackle variants

Wed, 2021-02-17 21:44 — mike kraft

EU hails deals to get more vaccine shots, tackle variants BRUSSELS (AP) — Amid signs that more infectious coronavirus variants are spreading unchecked across Europe, governments and EU leaders scrambled Wednesday to speed up vaccine efforts that have... AP NEWS

BRUSSELS (AP) — Amid signs that more infectious coronavirus variants are spreading unchecked across Europe, governments and EU leaders scrambled Wednesday to speed up vaccine efforts that have been hampered by limited supplies and to fund ways to hunt down variants and counter them.

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UN says 130 countries have not received a single Covid vaccine dose

Wed, 2021-02-17 20:18 — mike kraft

'Wildly unfair': UN says 130 countries have not received a single Covid vaccine dose UN secretary general calls for ‘global vaccine taskforce’ led by G20 in what he says is a ‘moral test’ of world community Associated Press the Guardian

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Lab studies suggest Pfizer and Moderna vaccines can protect against coronavirus variants

Wed, 2021-02-17 18:53 — mike kraft

Lab studies suggest Pfizer and Moderna vaccines can protect against coronavirus variants A new report published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday suggests that Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine can protect people against concerning new coronavirus variants, including one first seen in South Africa called B.1.351. By <a href="/profiles/jessie-yeung">Jessie Yeung</a> and <a href="/profiles/sarah-faidell">Sarah Faidell</a>, CNN CNN

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ANALYSIS: The problem of peoplegetting picky over which vaccine--Why false perceptions overlook facts

Wed, 2021-02-17 10:56 — mike kraft

The myth of 'good Covid vaccines' and 'bad Covid vaccines' Experts fear false narratives about vaccines could slow down the task of inoculating people and create other problems in the future. Helen Branswell STAT

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Native Americans take steps to vaccinate and reduce COVID-19 spread

Wed, 2021-02-17 10:38 — mike kraft

Native Americans embrace vaccine, virus containment measures CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) — Joyce Dugan did not hesitate before sitting down inside the Cherokee Indian Hospital for her second and final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “I’m proud of our hospital,” the... AP NEWS

...While minority communities across the United States have struggled to trust the vaccine, the opposite is true for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a Native American tribe of 16,000 in western North Carolina, and other tribes across the country, which were also quick to adopt coronavirus prevention measures.

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