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Pfizer Vaccine Could Be Nearing 'Full Approval'

Latest data indicates 91.3% efficacy for 6 months

(Newser) - The coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech maintains 91.3% efficacy for at least six months after the second dose, even against the worrisome B.1.351 variant first identified in South Africa, the companies said Thursday. The findings—which double the previous best estimate of 90 days of protection,...

Vaccine Batch Flunks Test, Gets Tossed
Vaccine Batch
Has to Be
Thrown Out
Mar 31, 2021 7:15 PM CDT

Vaccine Batch Has to Be Thrown Out

Ingredient bought by Johnson & Johnson flunked quality assurance test

(Newser) - A batch of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine failed quality standards and can't be used, the drug giant said late Wednesday. The drugmaker didn't say how many doses were lost, and it wasn’t clear how the problem would impact future deliveries. A vaccine ingredient made by...

For Younger Teens, This COVID Vaccine Is Looking Good

Pfizer says its vaccine has been shown to be safe, very protective in kids as young as 12

(Newser) - Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall. Most COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out are for adults, at higher risk from...

Study to Track Virus Spread Among Vaccinated Students

Fauci calls the issue involving asymptomatic carriers 'of extreme importance'

(Newser) - A new study will try to provide answers to what Dr. Anthony Fauci calls "a question of extreme importance"—whether asymptomatic people who have been vaccinated can spread the coronavirus. And "if they’re asymptomatic, how much virus do they have in their nose and do they...

New York Is First State With Vaccination Proof App

Residents can use Excelsior Pass to enter events

(Newser) - New Yorkers can now get an app that will display a code documenting that they can safely enter events. The Excelsior Pass, which also can be carried on a printout, will serve as proof that the bearer recently has tested negative for the coronavirus or has been vaccinated, USA Today...

You Can Get Your COVID Vaccine Card Laminated for Free

CDC recommends photographing card as well

(Newser) - With no nationwide digital "vaccine passport" plan, the paper COVID-19 vaccination cards issued by the CDC are Americans' only proof of vaccination, and major office supply chains are offering to help protect them. Staples says it will laminate the cards for fully vaccinated people for free until May 1,...

Rutgers Blazes a New Path With Its COVID Mandate

Students will need to be vaccinated to attend in-person classes this fall

(Newser) - It may be a nationwide first: New Jersey's Rutgers University on Thursday announced that students will need to show proof of vaccination in order to attend in-person classes for the fall 2021 semester. Exemptions may be requested for medical or religious reasons, reports CNN . The Middlesex Daily Voice notes...

California Announces Big Vaccine-Eligibility Move

The date is April 15 for all Californians 16 and up

(Newser) - As of April 15, any Californian over the age of 16 will be able to sign up to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Those over age 50 can sign up even earlier, as of April 1, NBC News reports. "The light at the end of the tunnel continues to get...

J&amp;J Vaccine Was Woman&#39;s &#39;Ticket Out of Hell&#39;
J&J Vaccine
Was Woman's
'Ticket Out of Hell'
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Mar 23, 2021 8:03 PM CDT

J&J Vaccine Was Woman's 'Ticket Out of Hell'

She says her worries about it being less effective were soon eased

(Newser) - Some people—and, initially, even the mayor of Detroit—have been balking at getting the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, saying they would prefer to wait until the two-dose Pfizer or Moderna vaccines are available. To Michelle Goldberg, that's like refusing to board a flight out of hell...

Soldiers Held at Gunpoint While Moving Vaccines

Arizona man, 66, charged in Texas

(Newser) - A group of 11 unarmed National Guardsmen was held at gunpoint while transporting coronavirus vaccines in Texas on Monday. A male driver had followed a convoy of vehicles from a travel stop in Lubbock before repeatedly attempting to run the vehicles off the road, police tell WAFB . He then used...

ICU Doctor Back Home After Year Living in Driveway

Dr. Tiffany Osborn credits the coronavirus vaccine

(Newser) - A St. Louis doctor is finally back living with her family after a year of camping in her driveway. Dr. Tiffany Osborn's family was planning to put an addition on their home when the coronavirus pandemic hit. Instead, they bought an RV that has been Osborn's home for...

AstraZeneca's Good News Comes With a Caveat

Federal health officials warn of 'an incomplete view of the efficacy data'

(Newser) - Results from a US trial of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine may have included "outdated information" and that could mean the company provided an incomplete view of efficacy data, American federal health officials said early Tuesday. A spokesman from the drug company said Tuesday it was "looking into it,...

Chicago Pulls Vaccine From Hospital After Rogue Events

Trump Tower workers were among those given unauthorized shots

(Newser) - Two Chicago hospital executives have been reprimanded over COVID-19 vaccine events that improperly gave shots to people far from the West Side facility, including one held for workers at Trump Tower. Loretto Hospital's Board of Directors released a statement Friday saying it had "taken appropriate actions of reprimand"...

In Case Vaccination Isn't Its Own Reward, There's This

Krispy Kreme will give one doughnut per day to those who've had a dose

(Newser) - The vaccination needle strikes but once or twice, while this offer of encouragement is good every day. Krispy Kreme has announced that anyone who shows a valid COVID-19 vaccination card can receive one free Original Glazed doughnut. Vaccinated customers can come back every day this year for another doughnut, CBS...

'Good News' Emerges in US Study of AstraZeneca Vaccine

Scientists say it offers strong protection from disease, 100% protection on hospitalization, death

(Newser) - AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection against disease and complete protection against hospitalization and death across all age groups in a late-stage US study, the company announced Monday. AstraZeneca said its experts also identified no safety concerns related to the vaccine, including a rare blood clot that had thought...

For COVID 'Long Haulers,' a Happy Vaccine Surprise

Shots appear to help relieve symptoms of those already infected, but studies are lacking

(Newser) - Vaccines aren't supposed to work this way. As the Philadelphia Inquirer notes, they're meant to prevent disease, not help those already infected. And yet anecdotal evidence continues to emerge that COVID "long haulers" —those with debilitating symptoms that refuse to go away—are seeing relief after...

Health Care Workers Haven't All Lined Up for Vaccinations

Nearly half haven't had a shot, survey finds, despite being given priority

(Newser) - Frontline US medical workers were given a spot at the front of the vaccine line, but nearly half still have not taken advantage of the offer. A survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Washington Post found that 52% have received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine. That...

UK Hits Vaccination Milestone
UK Hits Vaccination Milestone
Mar 20, 2021 11:06 AM CDT

UK Hits Vaccination Milestone

'It's a huge success'

(Newser) - The UK says half of the country’s adults have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, a milestone in the government’s drive to reach everyone over age 18 by the end of July, the AP reports. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Saturday that more people received injections...

A Vaccine for Cancer? COVID Scientist Thinks So

Ozlem Tureci, founder of BioNTech, says shots to fight tumors could be in the offing

(Newser) - The scientist who won the race to deliver the first widely used coronavirus vaccine says people can rest assured the shots are safe, and the technology behind it will soon be used to fight another global scourge—cancer. Ozlem Tureci, who co-founded the German company BioNTech with her husband, Ugur...

Biden: We'll Meet Our 100-Day Goal on Day 58

'Way ahead of schedule'

(Newser) - The US is closing in on President Biden's goal of injecting 100 million coronavirus vaccinations weeks ahead of his target date, the White House says. The president announced Thursday that the US is on the cusp of meeting his 100-day injection goal "way ahead of schedule." "...

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