[ad_1] Most of the Los Angeles County COVID-19 vaccine supply will be needed for the second doses next week, as even the increased shipments will be insufficient to break the bottleneck of people having to complete their regimens. inoculation, officials said. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said on Monday that about 55% of the … Read more
[ad_1] People visit a Covid-19 pop-up vaccination center at the East London Mosque in Whitechapel, London, on Saturday February 6, 2021 (Dominic Lipinski / PA via AP) This is a regularly updated story with the latest information on the coronavirus and its impact in Arizona and beyond for February 9, 2021. PHOENIX – Arizona health … Read more
[ad_1] LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department announced on Tuesday that the COVID-19 risk dial has changed from orange to raised yellow, indicating the risk of the virus spreading in the community is moderate. “Yellow means the risk of the spread of COVID-19 is moderate,” said Mayor … Read more
[ad_1] Despite a drop in new cases and increased vaccine distribution, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Los Angeles County Fair to be canceled for the second year in a row. Instead of a 19-day celebration of food, rides, music and cattle in September, the operators of the Fairplex in Pomona have announced plans for a … Read more
[ad_1] HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – People lined up on the Texas Southern University campus on Tuesday to get vaccinated against COVID-19. TSU is partnering with Baylor St. Luke’s to deliver vaccines to communities around the university. The effort specifically targets older people in vulnerable populations. The vaccination clinic is not open to the public. But … Read more
[ad_1] The researchers tested the Moderna vaccine candidate against the British mutation (B.1.1.7) and found that the neutralizing antibodies still work against the new strain. The tests also involved testing for neutralizing antibodies from people with acute COVID-19 infections and COVID-19 survivors. The researchers found that those infected contained antibodies capable of neutralizing the British … Read more
[ad_1] Credit: Phil Roeder via Flickr Tuesday’s COVID update from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) includes 586 new cases and six new deaths. The recently reported deaths bring the state’s total to 6,308 during the pandemic. Of those deaths, 63% (3,977) were long-term care residents, including five of the six reported on Tuesday. As … Read more
[ad_1] The United States has entered a delicate phase of the COVID-19 vaccination effort as providers try to increase the number of people receiving the first vaccines while ensuring that a growing number of others people receive second doses just as millions more Americans become eligible to receive vaccines. The need to give each person … Read more
[ad_1] Does the novel coronavirus vaccine prevent people from passing it on to others? According to research conducted by Israeli researchers, the answer is probably yes. The question has been seen as crucial by health authorities and experts around the world in determining how quickly vaccination can enable societies to return to normal life. Clinical … Read more
[ad_1] Two new variants of Covid-19 have been detected in the UK, the Government’s Advisory Group on New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats (NERVTAG) said on Tuesday while confirming they were investigating the strains. NERVTAG has classified a mutation of the earlier so-called British variant – called B117 – as a new “Concerning variant” after … Read more