Pfizer speeds up its vaccine delivery after J&J pause

How the coronavirus variants work, younger persons increasingly affected

Background, history and observations on the development of various vaccines.

Examination of the vaccine strategies and technical platforms used for the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of those used for previous emerging and reemerging infectious diseases and pandemics may offer some mutually beneficial lessons.

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Discussion of 'Breakthrough' COVID Cases Among People Already Vaccinated

Ginger Eatman thought she was safe after getting her second COVID-19 vaccination in February. But she kept wearing her mask, using hand sanitizer and wiping down the carts at the grocery store anyway. A few weeks later, she noticed a scratchy throat.

"By Wednesday morning, St. Patrick's Day, I was sick. I had congestion — a lot of congestion — and some coughing," says Eatman, 73, of Dallas, Ga.

Her doctor thought her symptoms might be allergies. But Eatman started feeling sicker. And then she suddenly lost her sense of smell. ...

So Eatman got tested for the coronavirus. It came back positive. ...

Eatman isn't alone in this experience. It's a long-recognized phenomenon called "vaccine breakthrough."

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As U.S. Covid cases rise, the country is also administering vaccine shots at the swiftest pace ever.

As U.S. Covid cases rise, the country is also administering vaccine shots at the swiftest pace ever. Cases are on the rise in 27 states, with Michigan continuing to lead the nation in daily new infections per capita.

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White House: J & J pause won't have 'significant impact' on U.S. vaccination plans

AstraZeneca shot is good if safety issues can be overcome, U.S. official Fauci says

India's virus surge is affecting world vaccine supply

U.S. Calls for Pause on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine After Clotting Cases

WASHINGTON — Federal health agencies on Tuesday called for an immediate pause in use of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose coronavirus vaccine after six recipients in the United States developed a rare disorder involving blood clots within about two weeks of vaccination.

All six recipients were women between the ages of 18 and 48. One woman died and a second woman in Nebraska has been hospitalized in critical condition.

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ANALYSIS: Concern about coronavirus nullifying vaccinations is overblown-- experts.

CDC director calls on Michigan to 'close things down' to curb the current surge

'Huge' explosion rocks St. Vincent as volcano keeps erupting

WHO says Covid pandemic is growing ‘exponentially’ as some nations relax restrictions

Regeneron says antibody cocktail reduced Covid infections by 81% when given asi njection, not an IV

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said Monday that a single administration of its monoclonal antibody cocktail reduced the risk that volunteers exposed to Covid-19 would develop the disease by 81%.

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Efforts to detect variants step up but are still far behind,

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