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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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Expanded vaccine rollout in US spawns a new set of problems, Deep South lags

Fri, 2021-01-15 09:48 — mike kraft

Expanded vaccine rollout in US spawns a new set of problems The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states because of overwhelming demand for the... AP NEWS

The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states because of overwhelming demand for the shots.

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Some big U.S. pharmacies will not check ID before administering COVID-19 vaccines

Fri, 2021-01-15 09:36 — mike kraft

Some big U.S. pharmacies will not check ID before administering COVID-19 vaccines Many U.S. pharmacies, including those inside Kroger Co supermarkets and the drugstore chain of CVS Health Corp, say they will not be checking IDs before administering COVID-19 vaccines, leaving the door open to those who do not meet states' guidelines to jump the line. Richa Naidu, Tina Bellon, Aishwarya Venugopal U.S.

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Native American tribes receive COVID-19 vaccines, and health officials work to ease fears about taking it

Thu, 2021-01-14 21:21 — mike kraft

Native American tribes receive COVID-19 vaccines, and health officials work to ease fears about taking it As of Wednesday, 290,900 Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines had been distributed by the Indian Health Service among its 12 geographic areas. Nada Hassanein, Nora Mabie, Shondiin Silversmith and Nora G. Hertel USA TODAY

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Biden unveils proposals to fund more vacinations and improve the economy

Thu, 2021-01-14 20:16 — mike kraft

$1,400 Checks And Help For The Jobless: What's In Biden's Plan To Rescue The Economy President-elect Joe Biden is proposing a $1.9 trillion plan to address the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic crisis. NPR.org

President-elect Joe Biden has long pledged he would deliver an aggressive plan to address the raging coronavirus pandemic and the painful recession it spawned.

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Study: The Future of the Coronavirus? An Annoying Childhood Infection

Thu, 2021-01-14 12:58 — mike kraft

As millions are inoculated against the coronavirus, and the pandemic’s end finally seems to glimmer into view, scientists are envisioning what a post-vaccine world might look like — and what they see is comforting.

The coronavirus is here to stay, but once most adults are immune — following natural infection or vaccination — the virus will be no more of a threat than the common cold, according to a study published in the journal Science on Tuesday.

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States face difficult balance of supply and demand for COVID-19 vaccine

Thu, 2021-01-14 10:09 — mike kraft

States face difficult balance of supply and demand for COVID-19 vaccine Public health experts and state officials say most Americans will need to be patient as the available supply of COVID-19 vaccines works to catch up to the demand as states start to make vaccination available to more people. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced several changes to the vaccine rollout meant to speed things up in his last briefing with Operation Warp Speed, including releasing more doses and pushing governors to expand those eligible to include everyone older than 65 and younger adults with medical conditions.

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RESEARCH: A mutation undercuts the immune response to the COVID virus

Thu, 2021-01-14 10:01 — mike kraft

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A mutation undercuts the immune response to the COVID virus

A handful of mutations to SARS-CoV-2 can help it to escape the immune response mounted by a subset of infected people.

Researchers have identified thousands of mutations in SARS-CoV-2 samples, but the vast majority are unlikely to have much effect on the virus’s biology. To identify potentially important mutations, Jesse Bloom at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington, and his colleagues studied antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 isolated from the blood serum of people who had recovered from COVID-19 (A. J. Greaney et al. Preprint at bioRxiv https://doi.org/ghr85d; 2021).

The team tested the antibodies’ response to samples of the virus’s spike protein. Each sample protein carried different versions of a region called the receptor binding domain (RBD), which recognizes host cells and is a major target for antibodies.

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