Fauci: April should be ‘open season’ for vaccinations

[ad_1] Anthony FauciAnthony FauciDouble masking works, CDC study finds Over 30% of Americans say they will not get COVID-19 vaccine: Obama poll calls on Americans to get vaccinated in tweet discussing misinformation MORE said he believes that by April it will be the “open season” for vaccinations in the country, and anyone who wants a … Read more

GenScript Receives Emergency Use Clearance From FDA For Use Of cPass (TM) SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody Assay For Convalescent Plasma Screening

[ad_1] PISCATAWAY, NJ, February 11, 2021 / PRNewswire / – GenScript United States Inc., the world’s leading provider of life science research tools and services, announced today that it has received emergency use authorization from the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) of the United States Food and Drug Administration for the use of … Read more

Fully vaccinated people can skip COVID-19 quarantines: CDC

[ad_1] People vaccinated against COVID-19 can skip quarantine if they have been exposed to someone infected with the deadly virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its latest guidance. “Fully vaccinated people who meet the criteria will no longer be required to quarantine after exposure to someone with COVID-19,” the CDC said. … Read more

Winter Park declared active COVID-19 outbreak site as 109 employees tested positive

[ad_1] Epidemics continue to worry Colorado ski resorts. This week’s Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) outbreak list detailed 109 positive cases at Winter Park Resort in Grand County. The outbreak, which was first declared on January 23, accounts for 6.4% of the 1,700 ski area employees. Grand County Health only reported the … Read more

Maricopa County opens COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to adults 65 and older

[ad_1] PHOENIX – Adults 65 and older will be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Maricopa County starting Monday, February 15. County health officials said on Thursday they were expanding eligibility because nearly 50% of people 75 and older have now received at least one dose of the vaccine. RELATED: ADHS on Thursday reported … Read more

COVID maths: All the viruses in the world would fit in a can of coca

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – All the COVID-causing viruses circulating in the world today could easily fit into a single can of cola, according to a calculation by a British mathematician whose sum shows just how much havoc is being done by tiny virus particles. Using global rates of new infections linked to the pandemic disease, … Read more

Promising data in Israel’s race to defeat the pandemic

[ad_1] By Maayan Lubell and Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s rapid rollout of vaccination has made it the largest real-world study of Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine. The results are pouring in and they are promising. More than half of eligible Israelis – around 3.5 million people – have now been fully or partially vaccinated. … Read more

This simple mistake could weaken your COVID-19 vaccination

[ad_1] Photo by hedgehog94 / Shutterstock.com It is a known fact that the COVID-19 vaccine can cause some people to have flu-like symptoms, arm pain, or other side effects. To avoid such discomfort, you might be tempted to take a pain reliever before getting the vaccine. However, experts say this is a mistake. Dr Gregory … Read more

More young Israelis hospitalized with COVID than those over 60

[ad_1] More young Israelis are hospitalized with COVID-19 than older ones, according to new data suggesting Israel’s vaccination campaign may have an effect. On Wednesday, the number of Israelis under 60 newly hospitalized with COVID-19 surpassed the number of new hospitalizations among those 60 and over. There were 708 new hospitalizations among the younger group … Read more