Tag Archives: COVID Vaccine

Moderna: Omicron Vax May Be Ready In Early 2022

Bloomberg News reports: Moderna Inc. Chief Medical Officer Paul Burton said he suspects the new omicron coronavirus variant may elude current vaccines, and if so, a reformulated shot could be available early in the new year. “We should know about the ability of the current vaccine to provide protection in the next couple of weeks,” Burton said Sunday on the …

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Pfizer Already Testing Its Vax Against Omicron Variant

The Daily Beast reports: Testing has already begun to determine whether the Pfizer vaccine protects against a mutant strain of COVID-19 that first appeared in Africa and has already made its way to East Asia and Europe, the Financial Times reported Friday. A spokesman for BioNTech noted that this line of the pandemic pathogen “differs significantly” from its predecessors due …

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Biden: Emergence Of The Omicron Variant Underscores Urgency Of Waiving Global Patents On COVID Vaccines

Via press release from the White House: This morning I was briefed by my chief medical advisor, Dr. Tony Fauci, and the members of our COVID response team, about the Omicron variant, which is spreading through Southern Africa. As a precautionary measure until we have more information, I am ordering additional air travel restrictions from South Africa and seven other …

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POLL: 23% Of Texans “Unwilling, Unlikely” To Get Vax

The Hill reports: Almost one-quarter of Texans are unwilling or unlikely to get the COVID-19 vaccine, a new poll from The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler found. The poll found 5 percent are unlikely and 18 percent unwilling to get the coronavirus vaccine as vaccine mandates are becoming more popular in the country. The percentage …

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Joe Rogan: Children Don’t Need The COVID Vaccine, The Ones Who’ve Died Were Going To Anyway [VIDEO]

“Just shows you that this is a for-profit endeavor. And the amount of profit that’s been generated by these pharmaceutical drug companies during this crisis from selling vaccines is fucking crazy, which is why it’s terrifying that they’re now trying to give it to children. “And they’re trying to say that children need it when they don’t. They don’t need …

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US To Stiffen Vax Mandate At Canada/Mexico Borders

The Associated Press reports: President Joe Biden will require essential, nonresident travelers crossing U.S. land borders, such as truck drivers, government and emergency response officials, to be fully vaccinated beginning on Jan. 22, the administration planned to announce. A senior administration official said the requirement, which the White House previewed in October, brings the rules for essential travelers in line …

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Central CA Counties Seek To Transfer Patients To LA As Their Hospitalization Rates Soar To 4X Southern CA

The Los Angeles Times reports: The COVID-19 surge still affecting Central California is so dire that health officials are pleading with state officials to make it easier to transfer hospital patients to areas like Los Angeles County. “We don’t have enough hospitals to serve the population and the needs,” said Dr. Rais Vohra, the Fresno County interim health officer. Hospitals …

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US COVID Cases Spiking Ahead Of Holiday Weekend

The New York Times reports: Federal medical teams have been dispatched to Minnesota to help at overwhelmed hospitals. Michigan is enduring its worst case surge yet, with daily caseloads doubling since the start of November. Even New England, where vaccination rates are high, is struggling, with Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire trying to contain major outbreaks. Nationally, case levels remain …

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Putin Announces That He’s Been “Re-Vaccinated”

From the Russia state outlet TASS: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday he has got revaccinated against the novel coronavirus infection with the Sputnik Light vaccine. “Today, I received another dose of vaccine – Sputnik Light, at your recommendation, at the recommendation of your colleagues. It is called revaccination,” he said. On Sunday, the president met with deputy director …

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Health Experts Brace For Winter Surge In COVID Cases

Changing America reports: A new surge in coronavirus cases in Europe is causing concern in the United States, with some doctors and researchers predicting an equally troubling spike in the U.S. According to the latest data from the CDC, the average of new daily coronavirus cases in the U.S. is over 85,000, a more than 14 percent increase from a …

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Polls Show Getting Flu Shots Now Also Partisan Issue

CNN reports: Take a look at two recent polls that have asked about whether or not people have gotten the flu shot: Axios/Ipsos and Kaiser Family Foundation. By assessing two polls instead of one, we know what we’re seeing is a real phenomenon and not statistical noise. According to the Ipsos data, 68% of Democrats said they have gotten a …

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Russia: New Restrictions Amid Record COVID Deaths

The Associated Press reports: Russia is reporting a new daily high number of COVID-19 deaths, while the the total number of coronavirus infections during the pandemic in the country has topped 9 million. The national coronavirus task force said Saturday that a record 1,241 people died from the virus over the past day, two more than the previous record reported …

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900K Kids Have Gotten Vax In First Week Of Availability

NPR reports: Beloved stuffed animals in hand, they lined up at schools, pop-up clinics and children’s hospitals to do something that little kids generally hate to do: get a shot. COVID vaccinations for 5- to 11-year-olds began in earnest late last week, ramping up over the weekend and early this week. By the end of the day on Wednesday, about …

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NY Child Vax Incentive: Chance For Full College Ride

The New York Daily News reports: Gov. Hochul wants school kids to give it the old college try when it comes to getting a COVID vaccine. New York is raffling off 50 full free rides to either a SUNY or CUNY college as part of the state’s latest enticement to get immunized, Hochul announced on Tuesday. The incentive program, dubbed …

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Texas State Study: Unvaxxed 20X More Likely To Die

Axios reports: Unvaccinated people are 20 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than fully vaccinated people, per new state research. To determine the effects of COVID-19 vaccination in Texas, researchers at the Department of State Health Services analyzed data from electronic lab reports, death certificates and the state immunization registry. The analysis included a period from Jan. 15 to …

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Pfizer To Seek Approval For Booster For All Over 18

The Washington Post reports: Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech are expected to seek authorization for their coronavirus vaccine booster shot for anyone 18 and older, a move that could increase booster rates at a critical moment in the pandemic, according to three officials familiar with the situation. The request, which may be filed as soon as this week, is …

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Anti-Vax Activist Teacher Was Vaccinated All Along

The Springfield Journal-Register reports: A Springfield School District 186 teacher who had been in defiance of a state mandate requiring teachers to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccinations or submit to weekly testing said she has informed the district that she is vaccinated. Kadence Koen, a business and math teacher at Southeast High School, also posted her vaccination card on her …

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US Borders Open Today To Fully Vaccinated Visitors

The Associated Press reports: The U.S. lifted restrictions Monday on travel from a long list of countries including Mexico, Canada and most of Europe, allowing tourists to make long-delayed trips and family members to reconnect with loved ones after more than a year and a half apart because of the pandemic. The rules that go into effect Monday allow air …

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Appeals Court Freezes Vax Rule For Large Companies

Reuters reports: A U.S. federal appeals court issued a stay Saturday freezing the Biden administration’s efforts to require workers at U.S. companies with at least 100 employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested weekly, citing “grave statutory and constitutional” issues with the rule. The ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit comes after numerous …

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Russia Again Breaks Record For New COVID Infections

The Associated Press reports: Russia’s COVID-19 cases hit another one-day record as the country struggles to contain a wave of infections and deaths that has persisted for more than a month. The national coronavirus task force on Saturday reported 41,335 new cases since the previous day, exceeding the previous daily record of 40,993 from Oct. 31. The task force said …

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