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Information on vaccines to counter Ebola and other diseases

The Mission of this group is to follow the development of vaccines and other medications to counter Ebola and other diseases.

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U.S. Booster shots hitch: Some may miss the Sept. 20 start

Fri, 2021-09-03 17:50 — mike kraft

Booster shots hitch: Some may miss the Sept. 20 start President Joe Biden's plans to start delivery of booster shots by Sept. 20 for most Americans who received the COVID-19 vaccines are facing new complications that could delay the availability of third doses for those who received the Moderna vaccine, administration officials said Friday.

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EU and AstraZeneca settle vaccine supply dispute, ending legal battle

Fri, 2021-09-03 11:12 — mike kraft

EU and AstraZeneca settle vaccine supply dispute - France 24 EU and AstraZeneca settle vaccine supply dispute France 24

The European Union and UK-based drugs giant AstraZeneca settled their dispute over a shortfall in coronavirus vaccine supplies on Friday, agreeing an extended delivery schedule.

The European Commission went to court after the firm failed to deliver all of a promised 300 million doses by June 2021, but AstraZeneca will now have until the end of March next year to make up the number.

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U.S. shipping more coronavirus vaccines to African countries

Fri, 2021-09-03 10:38 — mike kraft

U.S. shipping more coronavirus vaccines to African countries The United States will ship more than 1.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to four African countries through the global COVAX distribution program on Friday, a White House official said. Reuters Staff U.S.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will ship more than 1.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to four African countries through the global COVAX distribution program on Friday, a White House official said.

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U.S. to invest $3 billion in COVID-19 vaccine supply chain -White House

Thu, 2021-09-02 19:22 — mike kraft

U.S. to invest $3 bln in COVID-19 vaccine supply chain -White House official The U.S. plans to invest $3 billion in the vaccine supply chain as it continues to work to position itself as a leading supplier of vaccines for the world, a top U.S. health official said on Thursday. Carl O'donnell,Lisa Lambert Reuters

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New studies: COVID-19 booster shots in Israel appear to be lowering new infections

Thu, 2021-09-02 19:15 — mike kraft

Israel’s COVID-19 boosters are preventing infections, new studies suggest Protection increases in the weeks following a third dose, but it’s unclear how long the effect will last newsfromscience

Israel’s nationwide campaign to provide its population with COVID-19 vaccine boosters appears to benefit recipients. A third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine significantly lowers the risk of infection, according to two new studies.

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US states that recently saw some of the country's worst Covid-19 case rates also reported the highest number of new vaccinations per capita

Thu, 2021-09-02 18:48 — mike kraft

More than 80% of Americans 16 and older have some immunity to coronavirus, blood survey finds More than 80% of Americans 16 and older have some level of immunity against the coronavirus, mostly through vaccination, a survey of blood donations indicates. Travis Caldwell, CNN CNN

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Vaccines made in South Africa to stay in Africa

Thu, 2021-09-02 10:57 — mike kraft

Vaccines made in South Africa to stay in Africa, says envoy KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Vaccine doses produced by a plant in South Africa will no longer be exported to Europe following the intervention of South Africa’s government, the African Union's COVID-19 vaccine envoy said Thursday. AP NEWS

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Breakthough Infections Are Less Likely to Lead to Long COVID-- British Study Suggests

Thu, 2021-09-02 10:08 — mike kraft

Study: Vaccination lowers long Covid risk, even when people are infected The research is among the earliest evidence that immunization reduces the risk of long Covid even when a breakthrough infection occurs. Andrew Joseph STAT

People who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 appear to have a much lower likelihood of developing long Covid than unvaccinated people even when they contract the coronavirus, a study published Wednesday indicated.

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Vaccinations: U.S vaccination rate has risen by 17 % since FDA gave full approval to Phizer vaccine

Wed, 2021-09-01 13:08 — mike kraft

First vaccination doses up 17 percent since Pfizer approval: analysis The number of Americans who have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine has risen by 17 percent since Pfizer's was granted full approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week, Joseph Choi TheHill

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VAccine Resistance Part II: Analysis of the organized anti-Vaccine momvement

Wed, 2021-09-01 12:53 — mike kraft

As the coronavirus began pushing the nation into lockdown in March 2020, Joshua Coleman, an anti-vaccine campaigner who organizes anti-vaccine rallies, went on Facebook Live to give his followers a rallying speech. He laid out what he thought the pandemic really was: an opportunity.

“This is the one time in human history where every single human being across this country, possibly across the planet, but especially in this country, are all going to have an interest in vaccination and vaccines,” he said. “So it’s time for us to educate.”

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