New strains of the deadly CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus are mutating worldwide and slowly making their way to California, as health officials work to determine whether current vaccines will remain effective against the latest variants. Dr. Thomas Cesario, an infectious disease specialist based in the City of Orange, told The Epoch Times that he…
Orange County Works to Make Vaccination Process More Accessible and Diverse
February 5, 2021
admin
ADABoard of SupervisorsdisabilitiesHCAlanguage barrierslatinominoritiesNY-CalOrange CountyOthenaSouthern CaliforniaspanishUSVaccines
0 Comment
Orange County health officials say they’re working to make the vaccination process easier for region’s disabled and minority communities. The Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) said Feb. 4 that it was adding an Americans with Disabilities Act lane at Soka University to make the inoculation process easier for disabled residents. Rather than standing in line, those…
Sen. Ernst: Feds Misspent $500 Million Meant for Vaccines, Public Health Emergencies
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials spent more than $500 million Congress meant for developing vaccines on office moving expenses, administrative costs, news media subscriptions, lawyers, and salaries. Beginning in 2009 under President Barack Obama and continuing through 2019, HHS’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) misused funds Congress…
UK to Begin Mandatory Hotel Quarantine to Fend Off CCP Virus Variants
The UK government confirmed on Friday that mandatory hotel quarantine will be introduced on Feb. 15 for all passengers arriving from hotspots of CCP virus variants. From Feb. 15, anyone travelling to the UK from a country on the UK’s travel ban list will be required to quarantine in a government-approved facility for a period…
UK Announces World’s First Trial of Switching COVID-19 Vaccines Between Doses
The UK government has announced the world’s first clinical trial of switching between different COVID-19 vaccines for the first and second doses. Scientists are hoping that the trial—which won’t yield initial results until the summer—will reveal how vaccines could be used more flexibly, potentially resolving logistical and supply challenges. “It is also even possible that…
UK Monitoring Vaccine Efficacy Against CCP Virus Variants: Health Secretary
The British government is monitoring the efficacy of existing CCP virus vaccines to see if the jabs need to be modified for new variants of the virus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Tuesday. “We are doing a huge amount of work with the scientists and the pharmaceutical industry to develop modified vaccines, should they…
South African Variant More Resistant to Antibodies: Medical Experts
The South African variant of the CCP virus is more resistant to antibodies than the old variant and may reduce the effectiveness of vaccines, British medical experts have warned. The UK has now identified 105 cases of this variant, 11 of which do not appear to have any links to international travel, Health Secretary Matt…
Housebound Elderly ‘Slipping Through the Cracks’ in Vaccine Rollout Warns Home Care Provider
Compared to their counterparts living in care homes, many elderly people being cared for at home may be “slipping through the cracks” by missing out on vaccines against the CCP virus, one of the UK’s largest domiciliary care providers has warned. Home care provider Cera said on Monday that just 1 percent of its 10,000…
No Plans to Develop Database for Post-COVID-19 Vaccination Deaths: FDA
Federal health officials have no plans to develop a database for adverse events to people who receive a COVID-19 vaccine, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told The Epoch Times. “At this time there are no specific plans to develop a public database of deaths and adverse events associated with vaccination,” a spokesperson said via…
Fauci: CCP Virus Vaccine Rollout Must Account for Racial Disparities
Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday that moving forward, the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine must account for racial disparities.
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`