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Sweden pauses use of Moderna vaccine for those 30 and under

Wed, 2021-10-06 10:02 — mike kraft
Sweden pauses use of Moderna COVID vaccine for younger age groups Sweden will pause the use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for people born 1991 and later after reports of possible rare side effects, such as myocarditis, the Swedish health agency said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters
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White House is developing new system for international travel, contract tracing rules

Wed, 2021-09-15 16:34 — mike kraft
White House plans new system for international travel, contract tracing rules The United States is developing a "new system for international travel" that will include contact tracing for when it eventually lifts travel restrictions that bar much of the world's population from entering the country, a senior White House official said on Wednesday. David Shepardson Reuters
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ANALYSIS: Why the coronavirus has changed as it has, and what it means going forward

Sat, 2021-08-21 22:05 — mike kraft
Why the coronavirus changed over time, and what it means going forward We can’t predict the next coronavirus variant. But there are some fundamental principles that explain why the virus has morphed as it has. Andrew Joseph STAT

It’s impossible to say how the coronavirus will continue to evolve. Those changes, after all, are a result of random mutations.

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FDA updates label of J&J Covid-19 vaccine to warn of potential Guillain-Barre syndrome

Mon, 2021-07-12 19:24 — mike kraft
FDA updates label of J&J Covid-19 vaccine to warn of potential Guillain-Barre syndrome The US Food and Drug Administration updated the label for Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine Monday, saying there may be an increased risk of a rare neurological condition called Guillain-Barré Syndrome among people who have been recently vaccinated. By <a href="/profiles/aditi-sandal">Aditi Sangal</a>, <a href="/profiles/melissa-mahtani">Melissa Mahtani</a>, <a href="/profiles/meg-wagner">Meg Wagner</a>, Mike Hayes and <a href="/profiles/veronica-rocha">Veronica Rocha</a>, CNN
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IN DEPTH: A look at the disputes over the origin of COVID-19 --Washington Post

Mon, 2021-06-21 20:45 — mike kraft
Scientists battle over the ultimate origin story: Where did the coronavirus come from? Stanley Perlman, who has been studying coronaviruses for 39 years, got a nasty email June 4: "Dr. Frankenstein just wants more public money and wants to research things he shouldn't be messing with.
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India faces "black fungus" complictions as COVID-Wave begins to flatten despite vaccine hesitancy

Mon, 2021-06-21 18:05 — mike kraft
As COVID-19 wave begins to flatten in India, new deadly illness poses a challenge The country has reported more than 28,000 cases of a rare fungal infection, now increasingly seen in COVID-19​ patients and survivors. cbseveningnews

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Issues in why it is not so easy for the U.S. to Share Its Vaccines

Mon, 2021-05-17 11:26 — mike kraft
When Will the U.S. Share Its Vaccines? Here’s the latest news from the global pandemic. Drew Armstrong Bloomberg

Why isn’t the U.S. sharing its extra vaccine doses with the rest of the world? 

America led the world in buying up the messenger RNA vaccines that have proven most effective against Covid-19. It’s now starting to lead the world in not using them. 

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Will COVID-19 booster shots be necessary? Some scientists question predictions

Thu, 2021-05-13 09:02 — mike kraft
Top scientists question the need for COVID-19 booster shots COVID-19 vaccine developers are making ever bolder assertions that the world will need yearly booster shots, or new vaccines to tackle concerning coronavirus variants, but some scientists question when, or whether, such shots will be needed. Julie Steenhuysen,Kate Kelland Reuters
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India’s massive COVID surge puzzles scientists, initial antibody data may have been too narrow.

Wed, 2021-04-21 21:05 — mike kraft
India’s massive COVID surge puzzles scientists The virus is spreading faster than ever before in India despite previous high infection rates in megacities, which should have conferred some protection. Smriti Mallapaty Nature
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In Depth: Possible explanations for the rare blood clots after Johnson & Johnson vaccination

Tue, 2021-04-20 11:24 — mike kraft
The race to untangle the secrets of rare, severe blood clots after Johnson & Johnson vaccination Making sense of rare, possibly related adverse events after vaccination can be notoriously tricky, but in this case, U.S. health officials have a blueprint. Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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