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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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Is the U.S. heading toward California, which has America's best COVID numbers, or Michigan, which has the worst?

Thu, 2021-04-08 14:51 — mike kraft

California has America’s best COVID numbers. Michigan has the worst. Which way is the U.S. heading? After enduring a steep, nationwide surge over the holidays — followed by a decline in cases that was just as steep and just as widespread — America has entered a strange new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. YahooNews

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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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Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine provides antibodies for at least 6 months after the second dose but fades for older persons

Wed, 2021-04-07 19:14 — mike kraft

Moderna's COVID Vax Produces Antibody Responses 6 Months Later But neutralizing activity declined over time, and not equally among age groups Molly Walker medpagetoday

Antibodies persisted 6 months after the second dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in younger and middle-age adults, but were diminished in older adults when using more sensitive assays, according to data from an ongoing phase I trial.

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CDC Says More Virulent British Variant Of Coronavirus Now Dominant In U.S.

Wed, 2021-04-07 18:14 — mike kraft

CDC Says More Virulent British Strain Of Coronavirus Now Dominant In U.S. The variant known as B.1.1.7, which is more easily spread, was first identified in England last fall. Since then, it has spread quickly in the U.S. NPR.org

A more easily spread coronavirus variant first identified in England last year has now become the dominant strain in the U.S., the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.

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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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‘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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