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Jul 30 2021
News
Severe COVID-19 breakthrough infections extremely low among vaccinated, data shows
As panic reaches a fever pitch over the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19, new data shows there’s only a minuscule risk of vaccinated Americans becoming seriously sick with breakthrough cases.
Out of 161 million US residents who were fully vaccinated as of July 19, just 5,601 caught a severe breakthrough infection and were hospitalized — an infinitesimal 0.0035 percent of the
New York Post (News)Aug 04 2020
Analysis
What scientists are learning about kids and Covid-19 infection
Several new studies are deepening our understanding of infection and transmission in kids, but there’s still a lot we don’t know.
In mid-June, a sleepaway camp in Georgia opened for its first camp session of the summer, welcoming 363 campers and 234 staffers and trainees back for what was supposed to be a fun summer outdoors. The camp followed most of the Centers for Disease Control and
VoxJun 08 2022
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Novavax Covid vaccine clears key step on path to FDA authorization after committee endorses the shot
Novavax’s two-dose Covid-19 vaccine for adults ages 18 and older cleared a key step on the path toward Food and Drug Administration authorization on Tuesday.
The FDA’s committee of independent vaccine experts voted 21 to 0 with one abstention at the end of an all-day meeting to recommend authorizing the shot for use in the U.S. after an all-day public meeting in which it weighed safety
CNBCApr 18 2021
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Half of U.S. adults have received at least one Covid shot in milestone for vaccination campaign
Half of all U.S. adults have now received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking a major milestone in the country’s largest vaccine campaign.
More than 129 million people ages 18 and older have received at least one shot, or 50.4% of the total adult population, according to the CDC. More than 83 million adults,
CNBCApr 18 2021
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Fauci: Republican vaccine deniers are hurting efforts to lift Covid restrictions
Republicans who refuse the Covid-19 vaccination are actively “working against” efforts to lift the very coronavirus restrictions they insist are an infringement of their civil liberties, Dr Anthony Fauci, the US government’s leading infectious disease expert, said on Sunday.
Fauci’s comments came as the government announced that half of all adults in the US had received at least one
The GuardianMar 16 2021
Analysis
Americans have been shockingly good at getting their second Covid-19 shot
A new CDC study delivers a different kind of good vaccine news: Americans have been incredibly diligent about getting their second Covid-19 shot.
This was a real concern about the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, the first two vaccines approved for emergency use in the US, both of which have a two-dose schedule. As I wrote in December, the research literature on other multi-dose
VoxFeb 26 2020
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U.S. Identifies First Coronavirus Case Without Outbreak Ties
U.S. health authorities said they’ve identified the first case of coronavirus that doesn’t have known ties to an existing outbreak, a worrying signal that the virus is circulating in the U.S. despite reassurances from the Trump administration that it’s contained.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the patient doesn’t appear to have traveled to China or been exposed
BloombergOct 15 2020
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No need for Biden to quarantine after flying with person who tested positive for COVID-19: campaign
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden flew on an airplane with a person who subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 but Biden was not in close contact with the person and there is no need for him to quarantine, his campaign said on Thursday.
“Vice President Biden was not in close contact, as defined by the CDC, with this individual at any time,” the statement said, adding
ReutersApr 13 2021
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FDA's call to pause Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine 'strong argument for safety,' Fauci says
The FDA and CDC’s call to pause Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout is a "strong argument for safety," Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House’s chief medical officer, said during a press briefing Tuesday. Fauci said the agencies raising the red flag on the one-dose vaccine after six cases of a rare, severe blood clot were reported among the 6.8 million recipients was a "testament" to
Fox News (Online News)Jan 12 2022
Analysis
Omicron is exploding. Here’s what to do if you’ve been exposed.
If you find out you’ve been exposed to someone who’s tested positive for Covid-19, a rush of questions might come to mind: Do I have to quarantine? What if I can’t find a good mask or a test? Even if I test negative, can I be certain that I’m not contagious?
With omicron causing record-shattering case growth over the past few weeks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC
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