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Backroad churches may be key to saving Kentucky hospitals overwhelmed by COVID

Mon, 2021-10-18 10:11 — mike kraft
Kentucky's backroad churches may be key to saving hospitals overwhelmed by COVID Public health workers are going church to church and house to house in the state's secluded valleys to dispel COVID myths, ease isolation, bring aid, and convince wary residents to get vaccinated. NPR.org
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State COVID lotteries did not increase vaccination rates, study finds

Mon, 2021-10-18 09:58 — mike kraft
State COVID lotteries did not increase vaccination rates, study finds “This shows a clear need to reassess how we are encouraging individuals to receive the COVID-19 vaccine," the researchers said. Ivana Saric Axios
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U.S. will accept mixed doses of vaccines from international travelers

Mon, 2021-10-18 09:49 — mike kraft
U.S. will accept mixed doses of vaccines from international travelers The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said late on Friday that it will accept mixed-dose coronavirus vaccines from international travelers, a boost to travelers from Canada and other places. David Shepardson Reuters
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Second Ebola case confirmed in eastern Congo, vaccinations starting

Fri, 2021-10-15 20:37 — mike kraft
Second Ebola case confirmed in eastern Congo Health officials in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed a second case of Ebola on Thursday and said the latest flare-up of the virus appeared to be linked to the massive 2018-2020 outbreak. Fiston Mahamba Reuters
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China’s COVID vaccines have been used wiidely but immunity is now waning

Fri, 2021-10-15 20:11 — mike kraft
China’s COVID vaccines have been crucial — now... Nature - Billions of shots of China’s CoronaVac and Sinopharm vaccines have been given globally, but studies have questioned the length of protection they offer. Mallapaty, Smriti nature

China’s CoronaVac and Sinopharm vaccines account for almost half of the 7.3 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses delivered globally, and have been enormously important in fighting the pandemic, particularly in less wealthy nations.

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OVERVIEW: EUROPEAN, North American and other developments

Fri, 2021-10-15 19:47 — mike kraft
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted unanimously to recommend regulators authorize a second shot of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine to better protect Americans who received the one-dose vaccine. Reuters Reuters
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Russia is behind in meeting global orders for Sputnik V vaccine

Fri, 2021-10-15 17:42 — mike kraft
Russia struggles to meet global orders for Sputnik V vaccine CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Esperita García de Perez got her first vaccination against COVID-19 in May. That, along with her Catholic faith, made her feel better protected against the virus, and she had hoped to get her second shot of the Russian-developed Sputnik V vaccine a few weeks later. AP NEWS

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The risk of dying from Covid-19 in the U.S. is 11 times higher for unvaccinated adults than for fully vaccinated adults--new CDC study

Fri, 2021-10-15 17:27 — mike kraft
New CDC data shows the risk of dying from Covid-19 is 11 times higher for unvaccinated adults than for fully vaccinated adults Throughout August, the risk of dying from Covid-19 was 11 times higher for unvaccinated adults than for fully vaccinated adults in the United States, according to new data published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deidre McPhillips, CNN CNN
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All 3 U.S. COVID-19 vaccines still produce strong immune response 8 months later--new study

Fri, 2021-10-15 17:17 — mike kraft
All 3 COVID-19 vaccines still produce strong immune response 8 months later, new study finds All three currently authorized COVID-19 vaccines still showed signs of a strong immune response eight months later without a booster, according to a study published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study analyzed specific markers of immunity found in the blood of people vaccinated with Pfizer, Moderna and the Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
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U.S. FDA panel recommends booster shots for Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Fri, 2021-10-15 13:55 — mike kraft
FDA panel recommends booster shot of Johnson & Johnson vaccine A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Friday voted to recommend authorizing a second dose of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine. Nathaniel Weixel TheHill
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