OSLO—Norway should exclude the COVID-19 vaccines made by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson from its inoculation program due to a risk of rare but harmful side-effects, a government-appointed commission said on Monday. However, those who volunteer to take either vaccine should be allowed to do so, it said, stressing the importance of dispelling any vaccine…
Moderna CEO: Booster Shot Against COVID-19 Might Be Available by the Fall
The CEO of U.S.-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Moderna said he hopes for a booster shot for its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine to become available in the fall. Stéphane Bancel made the announcement during an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Wednesday, saying the company is working towards the booster shot in case it will be needed against…
A Ticket to Controversy: Orange County Officials and Residents Debate Merits of Vaccination Pass
April 13, 2021
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The Orange County Health Care Agency (OHCA) is looking to develop a secure way for residents to verify their COVID-19 vaccination status, its director said April 13. The program will provide the fully inoculated with a scannable QR code within the county’s Othena application, which is normally reserved for appointment scheduling. According to the board’s agenda,…
Moderna Says No Link Suggested Between Its COVID-19 Vaccine and Blood Clots
An assessment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine found no association with a rare type of blood clotting, the company said Tuesday. “A comprehensive assessment of the totality of the available safety data for mRNA-1273 after over 64.5 million doses administered globally does not suggest an association with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) or thrombotic events,”…
FDA: Problem With J&J Vaccine Not Seen in Patients Who Got Moderna, Pfizer Shots
The post-vaccination blood clotting and low blood platelet levels seen in a small number of people who received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has not been seen in any Americans who got shots from Pfizer or Moderna, a U.S. official said Tuesday. Dr. Peter Marks, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics…
Nearly Half Million Orange County Residents Fully Inoculated; Officials Continue Aggressive Campaign
March 29, 2021
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Orange County health officials are continuing to expand vaccination efforts as the region approaches a new inoculation milestone. More than 476,000 people had been fully vaccinated in Orange County, according to the latest Centers for Disease Control Prevention data updated March 29. It means about 19 percent of people 18 and older are fully vaccinated….
China Insider: Quad Countries Counter China’s Vaccine Diplomacy
March 17, 2021
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As one of the COVID-19 vaccine producers in the world, China is trying to compete with the West for political and economic influence. On March 12, the four ‘Quad’ countries—India, Japan, the United States, and Australia, agreed to commit to manufacturing one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine for distribution in Asia. On the next day,…
Moderna Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Trials for Infants and Children
Pharmaceutical company Moderna says that the first dose of its CCP virus vaccine has been given to children aged six months to 11 years in a trial called the KidCOVE study. “This pediatric study will help us assess the potential safety and immunogenicity of our COVID-19 vaccine candidate in this important younger age population,” said…
Orange County Crosses One Million Mark of Administered Vaccines
March 16, 2021
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Orange County, Calif., has administered more than one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in what one supervisor calls “a major milestone” in the region’s inoculation efforts. Local health workers have administered 1,037,074 doses according to the latest data available on a state website March 16. Since those receiving the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require two shots…
AstraZeneca Vaccine Now Safe for Seniors, NACI Says
OTTAWA—The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says there is now enough “real-world evidence” to show the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is both safe and effective for seniors. The decision reverses a recommendation made by the body on March 1, when the panel of vaccine experts said AstraZeneca hadn’t included enough people over the age of 65…
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