Vaccinations

Had Covid? You May Need Only One Dose of Vaccine, Study Suggests

Tue, 2021-02-02 10:56 — mike kraft

Shannon Romano, a molecular biologist, came down with Covid late last March, about a week after she and her colleagues shut down their lab at Mount Sinai Hospital. A debilitating headache came first, followed by a fever that kept rising, and then excruciating body aches. “I couldn’t sleep. I couldn’t move,” she said. “Every one of my joints just hurt inside.”

It was not an experience she wanted to repeat — ever. So when she became eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine earlier this month, she got the shot.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Had Covid? You May Need Only One Dose of Vaccine, Study Suggests
Log in or register to post comments

Some Florida counties have opted out of vaccine registration system

Tue, 2021-02-02 10:43 — mike kraft

Some counties opting out of Florida’s new vaccine registration system, leaving seniors confused Florida now has a statewide COVID-19 vaccination registration system, but we have discovered several counties across Tampa Bay are refusing to use it. mvillarreal WFLA

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Some Florida counties have opted out of vaccine registration system
Log in or register to post comments

US won't make immigration arrests at virus vaccination sites

Tue, 2021-02-02 10:28 — mike kraft

US won't make immigration arrests at virus vaccination sites WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government says it won’t be making routine immigration enforcement arrests at COVID-19 vaccination sites. Vaccination sites will be considered “sensitive... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government says it won’t be making routine immigration enforcement arrests at COVID-19 vaccination sites.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about US won't make immigration arrests at virus vaccination sites
Log in or register to post comments

Fauci urges vaccinations to stop new virus strains: 'Viruses cannot mutate if they don't replicate'

Tue, 2021-02-02 10:16 — mike kraft

Fauci urges vaccinations to stop new virus strains: 'Viruses cannot mutate if they don't replicate' With multiple new coronavirus strains spreading across the country, Americans need to get vaccinated as quickly as possible to stop more mutations from emerging, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday, Christina Maxouris and Holly Yan, CNN CNN

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Fauci urges vaccinations to stop new virus strains: 'Viruses cannot mutate if they don't replicate'
Log in or register to post comments

CDC Report: Many US nursing home staff decline first COVID shots

Tue, 2021-02-02 09:59 — mike kraft

Report: Many US nursing home staff decline first COVID shots A little more than a third of nursing home workers have been getting COVID-19 vaccines when the shots are first offered, U.S. health officials said Monday. The Centers for Disease Control... AP NEWS

A little more than a third of nursing home workers have been getting COVID-19 vaccines when the shots are first offered, U.S. health officials said Monday.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about CDC Report: Many US nursing home staff decline first COVID shots
Log in or register to post comments

Race and ethnicity data missing for nearly half of coronavirus vaccine recipients, federal study finds

Tue, 2021-02-02 09:47 — mike kraft

Race and ethnicity data missing for nearly half of coronavirus vaccine recipients, federal study finds The lack of data further stymies efforts to ensure an equitable response to a pandemic that continues to unduly burden communities of color. Akilah Johnson Washington Post

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 91.6% effective in late-stage trial

Tue, 2021-02-02 09:20 — mike kraft

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 91.6% effective in late-stage trial Russia's Sputnik V vaccine was 91.6% effective in preventing people from developing COVID-19, according to peer-reviewed results from its late-stage clinical trial published in The Lancent international medical journal on Tuesday. Polina Ivanova U.S.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 91.6% effective in late-stage trial
Log in or register to post comments

If you've been infected with Covid-19, there's a "very high rate of reinfection" with new variant, Fauci says

Mon, 2021-02-01 19:27 — mike kraft

Covid-19 update: Latest coronavirus vaccine and world news The coronavirus pandemic has brought countries to a standstill. Meanwhile, vaccinations have already started in some countries as cases continue to rise. Follow here for the latest. By Nectar Gan, Adam Renton and Kara Fox, CNN CNN

Even if you've had coronavirus, there's a "very high rate" of being reinfected with the new variants if they become dominant, Dr. Anthony Fauci says.

Meeting / Event Tags:

Conference Call

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

What went wrong with America’s $44 million vaccine data system?

Mon, 2021-02-01 17:24 — mike kraft

What went wrong with America’s $44 million vaccine data system? The CDC ordered software that was meant to manage the vaccine rollout. Instead, it has been plagued by problems and abandoned by most states. Cat Ferguson MIT Technology Review

The first time Mary Ann Price logged into her employer’s system to schedule a vaccine, she found an appointment three days later at a nearby Walgreens pharmacy. She woke up the next day to an email saying it had been canceled.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags: