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WASHINGTON — Amid Michigan’s worst-in-the-nation coronavirus surge, scientists and public health officials are urging the Biden administration to flood the state with additional vaccine doses.

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Colorado shuts a vaccination site after 11 'adverse reactions' to Johnson & Johnson shots, plus other developments

Thu, 2021-04-08 14:29 — mike kraft

Colorado vaccination site shuts down after 11 'adverse reactions' to Johnson & Johnson jabs: Latest COVID-19 updates A mass vaccination site in Colorado was shut down after 11 people suffered reactions from shots, including nausea, dizziness. Latest COVID-19 news. John Bacon and Elinor Aspegren USA TODAY

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U.S. allotting 85% less J&J vaccines to states next week, following factory problems

Thu, 2021-04-08 14:18 — mike kraft

U.S. to allot 85% fewer J&J vaccines to states next week, data shows The U.S. government will allocate nearly 85% fewer Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines next week to non-pharmacy providers, data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed. Shubham Kalia U.S.

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Scientists call for new probe into COVID-19 origins: with or without China

Wed, 2021-04-07 21:15 — mike kraft

Scientists call for new probe into COVID-19 origins: with or without China A joint China-World Health Organization (WHO) study into COVID-19 has provided no credible answers about how the pandemic began, and more rigorous investigations are required - with or without Beijing's involvement, a group of international scientists and researchers said... Reuters Staff U.S.

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NIH launches study to gauge risk of allergic reactions to Pfizer, Moderna vaccines

Wed, 2021-04-07 17:55 — mike kraft

New NIH study to gauge risk of allergic reactions to Pfizer, Moderna The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced Wednesday that it's launching a study to gauge the risk of allergic reactions to the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines among certain individuals. Justine Coleman TheHill

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced Wednesday that it's launching a study to gauge the risk of allergic reactions to the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines among certain individuals.

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UK advises limiting AstraZeneca in under-30s amid clot issue

Wed, 2021-04-07 17:48 — mike kraft

UK advises limiting AstraZeneca in under-30s amid clot worry LONDON (AP) — British authorities recommended Wednesday that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine not be given to adults under 30 where possible because of strengthening evidence that the shot may be... AP NEWS

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OPINION: CDC has public health messaging problems about the Covis pandemic

Wed, 2021-04-07 12:48 — mike kraft

CDC's messaging problem highlights pandemic's uncertain future Recent missteps from the CDC have muddied public health messaging at what some experts are calling a precarious moment in the course of the pandemic. NBC News

At a particularly crucial juncture in the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a messaging problem.

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‘Vaccine Passports’ Emerge as the Next Coronavirus political Divide, White House aloof

Wed, 2021-04-07 12:11 — mike kraft

...Around the country, businesses, schools and politicians are considering “vaccine passports” — digital proof of vaccination against the coronavirus — as a path to reviving the economy and getting Americans back to work and play. Businesses especially fear that too many customers will stay away unless they can be assured that the other patrons have been inoculated.

But the idea is raising charged legal and ethical questions: Can businesses require employees or customers to provide proof — digital or otherwise — that they have been vaccinated when the coronavirus vaccine is ostensibly voluntary?

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