Vaccines

The first shipments of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccine will not be enough to inoculate even just the medical workers and nursing home residents at the top of the waiting list. But after federal regulators granted emergency authorization for the Pfizer vaccine, millions of doses were expected to be shipped across the country, a small but tangible step toward ending the pandemic.

By design, the vaccine rollout will be a patchwork. Though federal regulators are responsible for deciding when a vaccine can be safely used, it is largely up to the states to determine how to deploy the doses they receive. Recipients of both vaccines will need two doses administered weeks apart. Distribution is meant to be based on adult population estimates.

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'Way behind the curve': The messaging concerns around coronavirus vaccine distribution

Fri, 2020-12-11 22:03 — mike kraft

'Way behind the curve': The messaging failures around coronavirus vaccine distribution As the world watched the first Briton receive her coronavirus vaccine this week, Operation Warp Speed officials appeared bewildered by questions about whether such a prominent rollout was planned for the first dose in the US. Annie Grayer, Sara Murray and Ellie Kaufman, CNN CNN

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F.D.A. Clears Pfizer Vaccine, and Millions of Doses Will Be Shipped Right Away

Fri, 2020-12-11 21:53 — mike kraft

The Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, clearing the way for millions of highly vulnerable people to begin receiving the vaccine within days.

The authorization was signed by the agency’s chief scientist on Friday evening, according to three people with knowledge of the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it.

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Covid: Trials to test combination of Oxford and Sputnik vaccines

Fri, 2020-12-11 10:37 — mike kraft

Covid: Trials to test combination of Oxford and Sputnik vaccines The aim is to see whether mixing two vaccines could improve protection against Covid-19. BBC News

UK and Russian scientists are teaming up to trial a combination of the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Sputnik V vaccines to see if protection against Covid-19 can be improved.

Mixing two similar vaccines could lead to a better immune response in people.

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Overview: Coronavirus developments, U.S. and overseas

Fri, 2020-12-11 09:35 — mike kraft

The Latest: California officials urge citizens to stay home MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — California health officials are urging the state’s residents to stay home as much as possible because of a coronavirus surge taxing the state’s hospitals. But the... AP NEWS

— U.S. daily coronavirus deaths top 3,000, more tha n 9/11 or Pearl Harbor

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The mind-boggling logistics of transporting one of the most important vaccines in history

Fri, 2020-12-11 09:02 — mike kraft

The mind-boggling logistics of transporting one of the most important vaccines in history Two coronavirus vaccines are in line to be authorized for emergency use in the United States, and a massive transportation network is standing at the ready once they receive government clearance. Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean CNN

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F.D.A. Advisory Panel Gives Green Light to Pfizer Vaccine

Thu, 2020-12-10 17:59 — mike kraft

Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine passed a critical milestone on Thursday when a panel of experts formally recommended that the Food and Drug Administration authorize the vaccine. The agency is likely to do so within days, giving health care workers and nursing home residents first priority to begin receiving the first shots early next week.

The F.D.A.’s vaccine advisory panel, composed of independent scientific experts, infectious disease doctors and statisticians, voted 17 to 4, with one member abstaining, in favor of emergency authorization for people 16 and older. Although the F.D.A. does not have to follow the advice of its advisory panel, it usually does.

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