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EU approves COVID-19 vaccine after agency gives safety OK

Tue, 2020-12-22 10:44 — mike kraft

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday gave official approval for the coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer to be used across the 27-nation bloc, raising hopes that countries can begin administering the first shots to their citizens shortly after Christmas.

The EU’s executive commission gave the green light just hours after the European Medicines Agency said the vaccine meets safety and quality standards. Brussels had been expected to take two or three days to endorse the market authorization move.

“As we have promised, this vaccine will be available for all EU countries at the same time, on the same conditions,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. “This is a very good way to end this difficult year, and to finally start turning the page on COVID-19.”

Deliveries of the vaccine are expected to start this coming Saturday, with inoculations beginning across the EU between Dec. 27 and Dec. 29.

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NIH seeking individuals for study on severe allergic reactions to Pfizer vaccine

Mon, 2020-12-21 20:29 — mike kraft

NIH seeking individuals for study on severe allergic reactions to The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is searching for participants in a study of rare but severe allergic reactions to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Dominick Mastrangelo TheHill

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EXPLAINER: Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern? --AP

Mon, 2020-12-21 10:29 — mike kraft

EXPLAINER: Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern? Reports from Britain and South Africa of new coronavirus strains that seem to spread more easily are causing alarm, but virus experts say it’s unclear if that’s the case or whether they pose any... AP NEWS

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Coronavirus updates: Moderna vaccinations set to begin today. New York Gov. Cuomo urges banon flights from UK; 317K US deaths

Mon, 2020-12-21 10:00 — mike kraft

Coronavirus updates: Moderna vaccinations set to begin Monday; New York Gov. Cuomo urges feds to ban flights from UK; 317K US deaths President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, will be vaccinated Monday. Canada announces ban on travel from U.K. 317K U.S. deaths. Latest COVID news. Jessica Flores and Ryan W. Miller USA TODAY

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People over 75, essential workers next in line for vaccine--CDC Advisory Comitteee

Sun, 2020-12-20 18:15 — mike kraft

People over 75, essential workers next in line for vaccine NEW YORK (AP) — A federal advisory panel put people 75 and older and essential workers like firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers next in line for COVID-19 shots as a second vaccine... AP NEWS

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Surgeon general: Immigration status should not be barrier to receiving COVID-19 vaccine

Sun, 2020-12-20 12:22 — mike kraft

Surgeon general: Immigration status should not be barrier to Surgeon General Jerome Adams encouraged undocumented immigrants across the U.S. John Bowden TheHill

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Here’s What People With Allergies Should Know About Covid Vaccines

Sat, 2020-12-19 19:38 — mike kraft

Allergic reactions reported in two health workers who received a dose of Pfizer’s vaccine in Alaska this week have reignited concerns that people with a history of extreme immune flare-ups might not be good candidates for the newly cleared shots.

The two incidents follow another pair of cases in Britain. Three of the four were severe enough to qualify as anaphylaxis, a severe and potentially life-threatening reaction. But all four people appear to have recovered.

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ANALYSIS: Covid-19 is devastating communities of color. Can vaccines counter racial inequity?

Sat, 2020-12-19 10:57 — mike kraft

Covid-19 is devastating communities of color. Can vaccines counter racial inequity? Public health officials are endeavoring to make sure inoculation against a virus that has ravaged communities of color — killing 1 in 1,000 Black Americans by the fall — gets to the people at greatest risk. Isaac Stanley-Becker, Lena H. Sun Washington Post

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Trump Claims Credit for Vaccines. Some of His Backers Don’t Want to Take Them.

Sat, 2020-12-19 10:14 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Graves, an ardent supporter of President Trump, is not opposed to vaccines. She said she had taken flu shots and pneumonia shots and, having just turned 50, was interested in being vaccinated against shingles.

But Ms. Graves, a legal transcriptionist in Starkville, Miss., said she would not be taking a coronavirus vaccine — and the sight of Vice President Mike Pence rolling up his sleeve to get vaccinated on live television on Friday, she added, would not change her mind.

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