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How New Mexico Became the State With the Highest Rate of Full Vaccinations

Thu, 2021-04-15 11:11 — mike kraft

ALBUQUERQUE — Despite having one of the highest poverty rates in the country, New Mexico is surging past states with far more resources in the race to achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus.

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CDC study supports leaving airplane middle seats open to reduce COVID-19 exposure

Wed, 2021-04-14 18:38 — mike kraft

CDC study: Leaving middle seat open on planes could reduce COVID-19 A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study found leaving the middle seat vacant on planes could reduce COVID-19 exposure for passengers, supporting a practice that has now been Justine Coleman TheHill

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UPDATE: Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause to continue as CDC committee postpones decision

Wed, 2021-04-14 18:04 — mike kraft

J&J vaccine to remain in limbo while officials seek evidence Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine will remain in limbo a while longer after U.S. health advisers told the government Wednesday that they need more evidence to decide if a handful of unusual... AP NEWS

Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine will remain in limbo a while longer after U.S. health advisers told the government Wednesday that they need more evidence to decide if a handful of unusual blood clots were linked to the shot — and if so, how big the potential risk really is.

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Report from federal advisory board discussions of J&J vaccine

Wed, 2021-04-14 17:33 — mike kraft

CDC vaccine advisers review Johnson & Johnson shot after reports of rare blood clots Federal health officials had recommended Tuesday that states pause use of the vaccine while agencies review six U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of brain blood clot among the more than 7 million people who received the shot. Lena H. Sun, Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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OPINION: The new vaccine threat is fear itself

Wed, 2021-04-14 11:42 — mike kraft

The new vaccine threat is fear itself The Johnson & Johnson pause is the latest example of how we've struggled to keep COVID risks in perspective. Sam Baker Axios

The FDA’s decision to pause the use of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine has set off a chain reaction of fear — about the safety of the vaccine, and about whether the FDA is overreacting — that's causing unnecessary drama just as the vaccine effort is finally picking up speed.

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Overview: Europeans assessing J&J vaccines, plus international briefs ,

Wed, 2021-04-14 11:25 — mike kraft

The Latest: European agency expects J&J recommendation soon LONDON -- The European Medicines Agency is assessing the rare blood clots reported in the U.S. after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, and a recommendation for European countries... AP NEWS

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Countries to maintain vaccination drives amid concern of side effects

Wed, 2021-04-14 10:38 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: World struggles to maintain vaccination drives amid mounting reports of side effects To date, more than 45 percent of the eligible U.S. population has received at least one vaccine dose though the number of new cases continued to trend upward at an average of 11 percent over the past week. At least 562,000 people have died. Erin Cunningham Washington Post

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

Tue, 2021-04-13 14:18 — mike kraft

White House: Johnson & Johnson pause won't have 'significant impact' The White House said Tuesday that the pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine won’t have a “significant impact” on its national vaccination effort as the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccine supply Justine Coleman TheHill

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India's virus surge is affecting world vaccine supply

Tue, 2021-04-13 13:11 — mike kraft

India reels amid virus surge, affecting world vaccine supply NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian city of Pune is running out of ventilators as gasping coronavirus patients crowd its hospitals. Social media is full of people searching for beds, while relatives... AP NEWS

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

Tue, 2021-04-13 08:57 — mike kraft

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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