Biden officials won’t surge vaccine supply to Michigan, despite Covid spike Experts say the Biden administration should surge additional vaccine doses to Michigan. So far, the White House hasn’t listened. Lev Facher STAT

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.

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.

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.

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.

CDC's messaging problem highlights pandemic's uncertain future Recent missteps from the CDC have muddied public health messaging at what some experts are calling a precarious moment in the course of the pandemic. NBC News

At a particularly crucial juncture in the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a messaging problem.

Viral thoughts: Why COVID-19 conspiracy theories persist PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Daniel Roberts hadn’t had a vaccination since he was 6. No boosters, no tetanus shots. His parents taught him inoculations were dangerous, and when the coronavirus arrived,... AP NEWS

As the world struggles to break the grip of COVID-19, psychologists and misinformation experts are studying why the pandemic spawned so many conspiracy theories, which have led people to eschew masks, social distancing and vaccines.

...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.