Vaccinations

Suggestions on how to deal with Vaccine Hesitancy: Can We Talk?

Tue, 2020-12-29 20:08 — mike kraft

.... Public health officials stress that the COVID-19 vaccines will provide the best hope for returning to “normal.” Yet, a recent study from Kaiser Family Foundation revealed one-quarter of the population “probably or definitely would not take the coronavirus vaccine.”

Much is at stake. For life to return to anything approaching normal, 75% of the population must be immunized. If enough people avoid the vaccine, COVID-19 transmission will continue. Honest, fact-based conversations about the vaccine among family and close friends have an urgency that strikes close to the heart. Since some conversations are likely to be emotionally charged, it’s important to be able to communicate and listen actively. You’ll need to understand your own feelings about the issues, and also deal with someone else’s strong feelings — all while being able to think clearly and stay focused — basic psychoanalytic technique!

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Some states buck federal vaccine recommendations and prioritize the elderly over essential workers

Tue, 2020-12-29 19:25 — mike kraft

Some states buck federal vaccine recommendations and prioritize the elderly over essential workers Texas and Florida, the second- and third-most-populous states, will depart from the framework set forth by a CDC advisory panel. Ohio will also prioritize people 65 and older, along with school staffers. Isaac Stanley-Becker Washington Post

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U.S. detects first case of COVID-19 variant as Biden offers gloomy vaccine outlook

Tue, 2020-12-29 18:55 — mike kraft

U.S. detects first case of COVID-19 variant as Biden offers gloomy vaccine outlook The first known U.S. case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant was detected in Colorado on Tuesday, and President-elect Joe Biden said that it could take years for most Americans to be vaccinated for the virus at current distribution rates. Trevor Hunnicutt, Lisa Lambert U.S.

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OVERVIEW: US won't reach target for January 1 vaccinations, new case surge expected

Tue, 2020-12-29 11:43 — mike kraft

Coronavirus live updates: Fauci says US must 'assume it's going to get worse' in January; stimulus checks delayed to next week? Kamala Harris to get the vaccine. $2,000 stimulus checks head to Senate. California likely extend stay-at-home orders three weeks. Latest COVID-19 news. YahooNews

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For Covid-19 Vaccines, Some Are Too Rich — and Too Poor

Tue, 2020-12-29 10:57 — mike kraft

CAPE TOWN — A few months from now, a factory in South Africa is expected to begin churning out a million doses of Covid-19 vaccine each day in the African country hardest-hit by the pandemic.

But those vials will probably be shipped to a distribution center in Europe and then rushed to Western countries that have pre-ordered them by the hundreds of millions. None have been set aside for South Africa.

The country, which will help manufacture the vaccine and whose citizens have enrolled in clinical trials, does not expect to see the first trickle of doses until around the middle of next year. By then, the United States, Britain and Canada may already have vaccinated more than 100 million people.

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Belarus, Argentina start vaccinations with Russian shots

Tue, 2020-12-29 10:43 — mike kraft

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MOSCOW (AP) — Belarus and Argentina launched mass coronavirus vaccinations with the Russian-developed Sputnik V shot on Tuesday, becoming the first countries outside Russia to roll out the vaccine, which has faced criticism over the speed with which it was approved.

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Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker of where doses have been given

Tue, 2020-12-29 10:23 — mike kraft

More Than 4.6 Million Shots Given: Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker It’s the start of the biggest vaccination campaign in history Bloomberg.com

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The curse of the incidental illness: Seen as side effects to Covid vaccinations, ailments may have little to do with them

Mon, 2020-12-28 19:43 — mike kraft

Incidental illnesses threaten to give Covid-19 vaccines a bad rap There's a lack of public understanding that many problems that occur after vaccination probably aren’t tied to immunization itself. Helen Branswell STAT

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More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up

Mon, 2020-12-28 19:28 — mike kraft

More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the first shots to a nation anxiously awaiting relief from the... AP NEWS

A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the first shots to a nation anxiously awaiting relief from the catastrophic outbreak.

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