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What to Know About Johnson & Johnson’s One-Shot Covid-19 Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to soon grant an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Johnson & Johnson’s covid-19 vaccine, possibly as early as…
COVID vaccine makers pledge massive supply increase
Coronavirus vaccine developers told House members on Tuesday they plan to dramatically increase deliveries in the coming weeks.Executives from Pfizer and Moderna, the only two…
Argentina’s president decries ‘unforgivable’ vaccine scandal
Country’s health minister resigned late on Friday after reports he helped people jump queue to receive coronavirus jabs. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/21/argentina-president-decries-unforgivable-vaccine-scandal Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
California to set aside 10 percent of vaccines for educators
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Friday that the state will set aside 10 percent of first doses of coronavirus vaccines for educators. Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/539628-california-to-set-aside-10-percent-of-vaccines-for-educators…
COVID rumours hamper Brazil’s efforts to vaccinate Indigenous
False claims include the vaccine turns recipients into animals, and it includes chip ‘to control the Indigenous people’. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/18/covid-rumours-hamper-brazils-efforts-to-vaccinate-indigenous Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
‘Wildly unfair’: UN boss says 10 nations used 75% of all vaccines
Guterres urges rich nations to lead global COVID inoculation effort as 130 countries have not yet received single dose. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/17/un-chief-urges-global-plan-to-reverse-unfair-vaccine-access Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
Shortage: Michigan cancels nearly 2K second-dose appointments
Beaumont Health System in Michigan is cancelling nearly 2,000 COVID-19 second-dose vaccine appointments over an unexpected shortage. The health system … Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/539109-michigan-health-system-cancels-nearly-2k-covid-second-dose-appointments Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
The ‘superspreaders’ behind COVID-19 conspiracy theories
Investigation identifies people and groups behind some of the most viral misinformation about coronavirus origins. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/15/the-superspreaders-behind-covid-19-conspiracy-theories Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared…
Vaccine patents complicate efforts to scale manufacturing
Open-source the vaccines. That’s the message being sent by the People’s Vaccine Alliance, a coalition that includes Amnesty International, Oxfam, and UNAIDS. Why it matters:…
Biden administration purchases 200 million additional vaccine doses
The federal government purchased an additional 200 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine, President Biden announced Thursday during a tour of the National Institutes of…
‘A death sentence’: Activists push to vaccinate farmworkers in Florida
“Farmworkers are uniquely vulnerable to infection,” says an advocate, as the state has the country’s third-highest number of Covid cases in the last seven days….
Navajo Nation outpaces much of US in delivering COVID vaccines
Indigenous Navajo Nation has used 94 percent of allocated vaccines and is to receive another 29,000. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/9/navajo-nation-to-receive-29k-more-vaccines-has-used-94-percent Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
FDA: COVID-19 mutation will require vaccine & test changes but there’s still good news
COVID-19 mutations have already reached the US and could impact existing vaccines and tests during the pandemic, the FDA has said, confirming that new regulations…
Philippines Vaccine Scandal
How the consequences of a 2016 dengue vaccination drive caused controversy and led to lasting fears among Filipinos. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/101-east/2021/2/4/philippines-vaccine-scandal Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
‘Vaccine tourism’: tens of thousands of Americans cross state lines for injections
Travel between jurisdictions creates ‘unfair opportunities’ and disrupts infrastructure, experts say – though the impulse may be understandable With more than 50 unique vaccination plans…
Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium COVID-19 vaccination site closed by protestors
Anti-vax and other right-wing conspiracy theorists caused a temporary shutdown at LA’s largest COVID-19 vaccination site. LA Times: Dodger Stadium’s mass COVID-19 vaccination site was…
How delayed doses, unfulfilled requests and last-minute allocations slowed vaccine rollout
Clinics are left in the dark about how many doses they’ll receive, forcing them to scramble at the last minute to schedule appointments. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/delayed-doses-unfulfilled-requests-last-minute-allocations-inside-vaccine-rollout-n1256072…
Black Americans receiving Covid vaccines at lower rates than whites
In every state Blacks were significantly underrepresented among people vaccinated so far, analysis by Kaiser Health News shows Black Americans are receiving Covid vaccinations at…
Africa secures another 400 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
An Africa CDC spokesman says additional doses are of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/28/africa-secures-another-400-million-covid-19-vaccine-doses Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you….
Bill and Melinda Gates warn of “immunity inequality” in annual letter
Bill and Melinda Gates warned in their annual letter Wednesday that the lasting legacy of the coronavirus pandemic could be “immunity inequality” — a wide…
Budweiser to skip Super Bowl ads, donate to vaccine awareness campaign
For the first time in 37 years, Budweiser will not advertise during the Super Bowl. Instead, the company whose commercials have become iconic will donate…
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