Vaccines

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire biotechnology entrepreneur who owns The Los Angeles Times, announced on Wednesday that his corporation and his philanthropic foundation would commit an initial 3 billion South African rand (about $210 million) to transfer the latest technology for producing vaccines and biological therapies to South Africa, where he was born.

Companies there, he said, could then use them to make a second generation of vaccines to address variants of the coronavirus that might make current vaccines less effective.

Dr. Soon-Shiong spoke at an international meeting on the equitable distribution of coronavirus vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics that was co-chaired by the director-general of the World Health Organization.

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How pediatricians are educating vaccine hesitant families

Thu, 2021-05-13 20:44 — mike kraft

Covid isn't the flu: How pediatricians are educating vaccine hesitant families The push comes as many pediatricians are facing skyrocketing rates of vaccine hesitancy. Erika Edwards YahooNews

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CDC says fully vaccinated can largely ditch masks in the U.S.

Thu, 2021-05-13 16:51 — mike kraft

Fully-vaccinated Americans can return to life without masks, CDC says The CDC will no longer recommend masks for fully-vaccinated Americans indoors or outdoors, including in crowds, according to sweeping new guidance announced Thursday. ABC News ABC News

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Weathy nations in South Pacific and Asia lag in vaccinations

Thu, 2021-05-13 11:27 — mike kraft

Wealthy nations once lauded as successes lag in vaccinations WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Some wealthy nations that were most praised last year for controlling the coronavirus are now lagging far behind in getting their people vaccinated — and some, especially in Asia, are seeing COVID-19 cases grow... AP NEWS

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India’s Neighbors Brace for the Worst from Spreading Coronavirus

Thu, 2021-05-13 11:02 — mike kraft

Shortages force Indian states to suspend vaccinations for 18 to 44 age group Two Indian states and the union territory of Delhi have suspended Covid-19 vaccinations for people aged 18 to 44 due to shortages. By <a href="/profiles/helen-regan">Helen Regan</a>, Adam Renton and <a href="/profiles/aditi-sandal">Aditi Sangal</a>, CNN CNN

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President of Key U.S Teachers’ Union calls for reopening schools this fall

Thu, 2021-05-13 10:35 — mike kraft

Randi Weingarten, president of the nation’s second-largest teachers’ union, plans to call on Thursday for a full reopening of the nation’s schools for the next academic year, saying: “There is no doubt: Schools must be open. In person. Five days a week.”

Her prepared remarks, made available to The New York Times, come with about half of the nation’s public schools not offering five days per week of in-person learning to all students and with many families uncertain about whether they will have the option for a more traditional schedule in the fall.

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Will COVID-19 booster shots be necessary? Some scientists question predictions

Thu, 2021-05-13 09:02 — mike kraft

Top scientists question the need for COVID-19 booster shots COVID-19 vaccine developers are making ever bolder assertions that the world will need yearly booster shots, or new vaccines to tackle concerning coronavirus variants, but some scientists question when, or whether, such shots will be needed. Julie Steenhuysen,Kate Kelland Reuters

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Q&A's about coronavirus vaccines for younger adolescents

Thu, 2021-05-13 08:43 — mike kraft

What you should know about coronavirus vaccines for younger adolescents Now, that the Food and Drug Administration has cleared the first coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in children as young as 12, families are sure to have questions about the Pfizer-BioNTech shot and when it will become available. Carolyn Y. Johnson, Lena H. Sun, Laurie McGinley Washington Post

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Insights into those who have not been vaccinated yet but are not hesitant

Wed, 2021-05-12 19:58 — mike kraft

It had been weeks since Acy Grayson III, owner of Let It Shine, a home improvement outfit he runs out of his own home in the suburbs of Cleveland, had vowed to get a Covid-19 vaccine.

Appointments were available.

But Mr. Grayson, who never knows how long a job will take or when a new one will come along, had found it hard to commit to a time and a place. The mass vaccination site where appointments were not required was off his beaten path. He did not know that a nearby church, Lee Road Baptist, had been dispensing vaccines on Fridays — but the truth is, even if he had, it is unlikely he would have made the short trek to get one there, either.

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