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CDC Study Finds Nursing Home Residents Who Appear to Have Recovered From Covid Were Reinfected With an Even Worse Case
A new CDC study released on Thursday suggests some people may be susceptible to coronavirus reinfection and could have worse outcomes later on.
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Moderna Moves Forward on Plan to Increase Covid Vaccine Supply in Each Vial After Latest FDA Feedback
Moderna said it received “positive feedback” from the FDA on its proposal to increase the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses in each of its vials.
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Moderna Expects $18.4 Billion in 2021 Sales From Covid Vaccine, Chief Medical Officer to Depart
Moderna also said its chief medical officer, Tal Zaks, will leave the company in late September.
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Covid Variants Could ‘Undermine All of Our Efforts' If Virus Spreads Globally, CDC Director Says
The head of the CDC warned on Wednesday that Covid variants “stand to reverse the progress that has been made to control this pandemic.”
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U.S. Should Expedite AstraZeneca Vaccine Authorization Before New Covid Variants Spread, Dr. Peter Hotez Says
Dr. Peter Hotez warned that people should not become complacent due to dropping Covid cases, especially amid reports of B.1.526 spreading in New York.
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Moderna to Begin Clinical Trials of Covid Booster Shots for Variant From South Africa, Sends to NIH for Study
Moderna said it has shipped to the NIH doses of a new Covid-19 vaccine designed to provide better protection against the variant from South Africa.
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U.S. Is Ready to Roll Out J&J Vaccine ‘Without Delay,' Pending FDA Clearance, Biden Health Officials Say
President Joe Biden’s Covid czar Jeff Zients said the administration is ready to deliver J&J’s vaccine “without delay” if granted FDA emergency authorization.
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Drugmakers Are Ramping Up Covid Vaccine Production After Fixing Initial Manufacturing Delays
“We’ve been in the process of developing a manufacturing process for a vaccine product that we’ve never made before,” Pfizer Chief Business Officer John Young said.
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Dr. Fauci Says New Data Suggests ‘Long' Covid Symptoms Can Last Up to 9 Months
New data suggests that people with Covid-19 can continue to suffer from symptoms for up to nine months after the initial infection, Dr. Anthony Fauci said.
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These Are the Most Common Side Effects From J&J's One-Shot Covid Vaccine
Roughly 40% of people who took J&J’s Covid vaccine reported headaches and just more than 38% reported feeling fatigued, the FDA staff said.
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Watch Live: Biden Covid Team Holds Briefing After FDA Staff Releases Positive Review of J&J Vaccine
President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 response team is holding a news briefing Wednesday on the coronavirus pandemic.
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FDA Staff Endorses J&J's Single-Shot Covid Vaccine for Emergency Use — Clearing Way for Third Vaccine in U.S.
The FDA’s staff endorsed Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, a critical step in bringing a third shot to the U.S. marketplace.
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‘We Got to Do a Better Job' Vaccinating Underserved Communities, Says Connecticut Governor
Connecticut Governor Lamont explains why his state must “do a better job” when it comes to delivering Covid vaccines to underserved communities.
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U.S. Supply of Covid Vaccine to Substantially Increase Next Month, Manufacturers Tell Congress
The remarks indicate that the U.S. is on track to have received 240 million doses of vaccine by the end of March, enough to vaccinate about 130 million people.
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From Escape Mutations to Wild Strains: Everything You Need to Know About COVID Variants
Here’s why the coronavirus mutates, why some variants are more problemtic than others and what that means for life-saving vaccines.
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‘Brand Doesn't Matter. Get the First Vaccine Available,' Dr. Vin Gupta Says
Dr. Vin Gupta explains why patients should stop weighing the pros and cons of which Covid vaccine is better and get the first shot available ASAP.
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Covid Vaccine Shipments Delayed by Storm to Be Delivered by Midweek, White House Advisor Says
Covid vaccine shipments that were delayed by last week’s historic winter storm will be delivered by midweek, White House advisor Andy Slavitt said Monday.
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CDC Study Shows Teachers Could Play ‘Central Role' in Covid Spread at Schools Where Masks Aren't Worn
The CDC study said educators “can play an important role in in-school transmission” when physical distancing and mask compliance are not optimal.
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Watch Live: Biden Covid Team Holds Briefing as U.S. Death Toll Reaches Grim Milestone
President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 response team is holding a news briefing on the coronavirus pandemic.
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FDA Says Covid Vaccines That Target New Variants Won't Need Large Clinical Trials to Win Approval
The FDA said Monday that modified Covid-19 vaccines against new, emerging variants may be authorized without the need for lengthy clinical trials.