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South Korea will donate 1.6 million vaccine doses to Vietnam and Thailand.

Fri, 2021-10-15 13:30 — mike kraft

South Korea plans to ship almost 1.6 million doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine to Vietnam and Thailand this week, the foreign ministry announced Tuesday, as the Southeast Asian nations struggle to contain the spread of the virus.

The donation comes as South Korea’s vaccination program has accelerated rapidly, with 70 percent of the population expected to be inoculated by the end of the month.

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U.S. to lift travel restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals

Fri, 2021-10-15 10:24 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: FDA advisory panel discusses J&J booster; U.S. to lift travel restrictions for fully vaccinated travelers Assistant White House press secretary Kevin Munoz said the United States will lift travel restrictions for fully vaccinated international travelers on Nov. 8. Washington Post

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Caribbean nations struggle with vaccination efforts.

Thu, 2021-10-14 18:29 — mike kraft

In Guatemala, shortages of syringes have slowed vaccination efforts. In Haiti, logistical and security challenges after the devastating Aug. 14 earthquake have contributed to making it the country with the lowest vaccination coverage in the world.

And across the Caribbean, countries are grappling with unequal distribution of doses and vaccine hesitancy, World Health Organization officials warned today in an online news conference.

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FDA unlikely to rule on Merck’s COVID pill before December

Thu, 2021-10-14 17:59 — mike kraft

FDA unlikely to rule on Merck's COVID pill before December WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it will ask its outside experts to meet in late November to scrutinize Merck's pill to treat COVID-19. The Nov. 30 meeting means U.S. AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it will ask its outside experts to meet in late November to scrutinize Merck’s pill to treat COVID-19.

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FDA advisory panel unanimously recommends Moderna Covid booster shots for at-risk adults

Thu, 2021-10-14 16:39 — mike kraft

FDA panel unanimously recommends Moderna Covid booster shots for at-risk adults The endorsement is a crucial step before the U.S. can start giving third shots to some of the millions of Americans who originally received Moderna's vaccine. Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC

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English school return showed more COVID in children, but cases fell in adults - study

Thu, 2021-10-14 11:12 — mike kraft

English school return spurred COVID in children, but cases fell in adults - study COVID-19 infections in children in England rose in September after schools returned from summer holidays, helping to keep cases high even as there was a fall among adults, a large prevalence study showed on Thursday. Alistair Smout Reuters

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EU starts real-time review of AstraZeneca COVID-19 antibody cocktail

Thu, 2021-10-14 11:02 — mike kraft

EU starts real-time review of AstraZeneca COVID-19 antibody cocktail Europe's drug regulator said on Thursday it had started a real-time review of AstraZeneca's antibody-based COVID-19 therapy, the first protective shot other than vaccines against coronavirus. Reuters Reuters

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Study finds 'mixing and matching' boosters safe, but Moderna, Pfizer are best

Wed, 2021-10-13 19:24 — mike kraft

Study finds 'mixing and matching' boosters safe, but Moderna, Pfizer Receiving a booster dose of a different vaccine than what was initially administered is safe and effective, though people who received Johnson & Johnson's vaccine may get more benefit from a booster Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

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WHO Establishes Scientific Advisory Group on COVID Origins; China Will Test Thousands of Wuhan Blood Samples from 2019

Wed, 2021-10-13 13:34 — Bob Feron

WHO says it may be "last chance" to find COVID origins The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that its newly formed advisory group on dangerous pathogens may be "our last chance" to determine the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and called for cooperation from China. Reuters Reuters

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Breakthrough infections might not be a big transmission risk. New informaton

Wed, 2021-10-13 09:52 — mike kraft

Breakthrough infections might not be a big transmission risk. Here's the evidence Are vaccinated people who get COVID as likely to spread the infection as unvaccinated people? Scientists don't think so. NPR.org

Conventional wisdom says that if you're vaccinated and you get a breakthrough infection with the coronavirus, you can transmit that infection to someone else and make that person sick.

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