You are here

Home

COVID-19

Full FDA approval of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine had only a modest impact on uptake. Here's what mattered more

Tue, 2021-10-05 09:38 — mike kraft
Pfizer full approval had only a modest impact on vaccine uptake. Here's what mattered more Despite hopes that full approval of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine would convince large numbers of vaccine-hesitant Americans to roll up their sleeves, a federal government analysis provided to CNN suggests approval was not a silver bullet. Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent CNN
Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Data
Public Attitudes
Public Health
Vaccinations
Contagion
Disease
Government
Health
Pandemics
Research
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis
Situation Report

Vaccines may have prevented a quarter-million Covid-19 cases and 39,000 deaths among seniors--study

Tue, 2021-10-05 09:29 — mike kraft
Vaccines may have prevented a quarter-million Covid-19 cases and 39,000 deaths among seniors Coronavirus vaccines may have prevented 39,000 deaths among seniors by May, a new government study finds. Jen Christensen, CNN CNN

... 

Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Data
Public Health
Vaccinations
Contagion
Demographics
Disease
Government
Health
Pandemics
Research
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis
Situation Report

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 90% effective at preventing hospitalization, but weakens in preventing milder infections --study

Tue, 2021-10-05 09:13 — mike kraft
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 90% effective at preventing hospitalization, even with delta variant: Study Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is still 90% effective at preventing hospitalization from the virus six months after it is administered, a new study found. ABC News ABC News
Country / Region Tags: 
Germany
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Data
Vaccinations
Contagion
Disease
Health
Pandemics
Research
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis

Update: Johnson&Johnson formally asks FDA to authorize booster shots

Tue, 2021-10-05 09:00 — mike kraft
Johnson & Johnson seeks FDA authorization of Covid booster shot J&J said Monday that giving a second dose two months after the first increased protection against symptomatic moderate to severe Covid-19 to 94 percent, with 100 percent protection against severe illness. Lauren Gardner POLITICO

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday asked the Food and Drug Adminstration to authorize a booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine for people 18 and older.

Country / Region Tags: 
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Vaccinations
Contagion
Disease
Government
Health
Pandemics
Research
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

American teachers are leaving their jobs in record numbers; COVID-19 a factor

Mon, 2021-10-04 19:51 — mike kraft
‘Exhausted and underpaid’: teachers across the US are leaving their jobs in record numbers Unsafe Covid protocols, disrupted schedules and overwork are driving teachers out the schoolhouse door the Guardian
Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Public Attitudes
Public Health
Contagion
Demographics
Disease
Education
Health
Pandemics
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Southwest joins four other U.S. airlines in mandating vaccines for employees

Mon, 2021-10-04 19:37 — mike kraft
Southwest is latest airline to mandate vaccines for workers DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines on Monday became the latest U.S. airline to require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Dallas-based company said its workers must be fully vaccinated by Dec. AP NEWS

...

Country / Region Tags: 
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Public Health
Vaccinations
Contagion
Disease
Health
Pandemics
Transportation
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

A guide to current status of covid vaccine apps in the US

Mon, 2021-10-04 19:12 — mike kraft
What’s happening with covid vaccine apps in the US The world is debating apps that prove you've been vaccinated. We're keeping track of what you really need to know. Bobbie Johnson MIT Technology Review
  • 7 US states have rolled out apps to let people show they have been vaccinated against covid.
  • 22 have banned the systems to some degree, with several others debating a ban.
  • Different outlook is largely split along political lines. 
Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Data
Vaccinations
Disease
Government
Health
Pandemics
Technology
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Florida: Number of Floridians getting vaccinated slows to a crawl

Mon, 2021-10-04 18:19 — mike kraft
Number of Floridians getting vaccinated against COVID slows to a crawl Only 85,026 Florida residents got vaccinated in the past week, the lowest number since late December when vaccines were scarce. Chris Persaud USA TODAY
Country / Region Tags: 
United States
US - South
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Data
Vaccinations
Contagion
Disease
Health
Pandemics
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

New England: Region faces Covid surge. Despite high vaccination rates, many still not vaccinated . m,a

Mon, 2021-10-04 18:12 — mike kraft
Virus surge hits New England despite high vaccination rates Despite having the highest vaccination rates in the country, there are constant reminders for most New England states of just how vicious the delta variant of COVID-19 is . AP NEWS
Country / Region Tags: 
United Nations
US - NorthEast
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Data
Vaccinations
Contagion
Disease
Health
Pandemics
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Alaska’s Covid Crisis, Doctors Must Decide Who Lives and Who Dies

Mon, 2021-10-04 18:02 — mike kraft

ANCHORAGE — There was one bed coming available in the intensive care unit in Alaska’s largest hospital.

It was the middle of the night, and the hospital, Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, had been hit with a deluge of coronavirus patients. Doctors now had a choice to make: Several more patients at the hospital, most of them with Covid-19, were in line to take that last I.C.U. spot. But there was also someone from one of the state’s isolated rural communities who needed to be flown in for emergency surgery.

Who should get the final bed?

Country / Region Tags: 
United States
US - Alaska
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Data
Hospitals
Medical Personnel
Public Health
Vaccinations
Capacity
Contagion
Disease
Health
Pandemics
Scarcity
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Pages

Subscribe to COVID-19
howdy folks
Page loaded in 1.404 seconds.