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Information on vaccines to counter Ebola and other diseases

The Mission of this group is to follow the development of vaccines and other medications to counter Ebola and other diseases.

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C.D.C. Testing Guidance Was Published Against Scientists’ Objections --NYTimes

Thu, 2020-09-17 21:55 — mike kraft

A heavily criticized recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month about who should be tested for the coronavirus was not written by C.D.C. scientists and was posted to the agency’s website despite their serious objections, according to several people familiar with the matter as well as internal documents obtained by The New York Times.

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UPDATE on Moderna and Pfizer vaccine progress

Thu, 2020-09-17 19:31 — mike kraft

Moderna CEO expects to know in November whether COVID-19 vaccine works More than 25,000 people are enrolled in the drugmaker's late-stage trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine. Aimee Picchi cbsmoneywatch

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US outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines

Wed, 2020-09-16 10:03 — mike kraft

US outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, even as polls show a strong undercurrent of... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, even as polls show a strong undercurrent of skepticism rippling across the land.

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HHS chief overrode FDA officials to ease testing rules

Tue, 2020-09-15 17:16 — mike kraft

HHS chief overrode FDA officials to ease testing rules Alex Azar took matters into his own hands, overriding objections from FDA chief Stephen Hahn. POLITICO

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar led an escalating pressure campaign against his own Food and Drug Administration this spring and summer, urging the agency to abandon its responsibility for ensuring the safety and accuracy of a range of coronavirus tests as the pandemic raged.

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ANALYSIS: Why a vaccine will not stop the Covid-19 pandemic right away

Tue, 2020-09-15 09:31 — mike kraft

Here's why a vaccine will not stop the Covid-19 pandemic right away Experts say even if a coronavirus vaccine was approved in January or even earlier, it will be many months before it has an effect on the pandemic. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

... while vaccine manufacturers, public health experts and the federal government are all confident one or more of the coronavirus vaccines being tested now will be shown to work safely by the end of the year, the US and the world will still be a long way from ending the pandemic.

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial in U.S. on hold until at least midweek - Reuters sources

Tue, 2020-09-15 09:06 — mike kraft

Exclusive: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial in U.S. on hold until at least midweek - sources AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine trial remains on hold in the United States pending a U.S. investigation into a serious side effect in Britain even as other trials of the vaccine resume, sources familiar with the details told Reuters. Julie Steenhuysen, Marisa Taylor U.S.

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Poll: Number of Americans willing to get COVID-19 vaccine falls to new low amid fears Trump is putting politics before safety

Mon, 2020-09-14 19:33 — mike kraft

https://news.yahoo.com/poll-number-of-americans-willing-to-get-a-vaccination-falls-as-fears-mount-that-trump-is-putting-politics-before-safety-203727770.html

In early May, most Americans (55 percent) said they would get vaccinated for COVID-19 if and when a vaccine becomes available.

Now, four months later, less than a third of Americans (32 percent) say they plan to get vaccinated, according to the latest Yahoo News/YouGov poll — a stunning 23-point decline that reflects rising concern about the politicization of the vaccine process and underscores how challenging it will be to stop the pandemic through vaccination alone.

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AstraZeneca resumes trials of COVID vaccine halted by patient illness

Sat, 2020-09-12 11:54 — mike kraft

AstraZeneca resumes trials of COVID vaccine halted by patient illness AstraZeneca has resumed British clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, after receiving the green light from safety watchdogs, the company said on Saturday. Michael Holden U.S.

LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has resumed British clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, after receiving the green light from safety watchdogs, the company said on Saturday.

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Vaccine by Nov. 3? Halted study explains just how unlikely

Thu, 2020-09-10 10:57 — mike kraft

Vaccine by Nov. 3? Halted study explains just how unlikely WASHINGTON (AP) — The suspension of a huge COVID-19 vaccine study over an illness in a single participant shows there will be “no compromises” on safety in the race to develop the shot, the chief... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The suspension of a huge COVID-19 vaccine study over an illness in a single participant shows there will be “no compromises” on safety in the race to develop the shot, the chief of the National Institutes of Health told Congress on Wednesday.

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