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Information on vaccines to counter Ebola and other diseases

The Mission of this group is to follow the development of vaccines and other medications to counter Ebola and other diseases.

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UAE says Chinese vaccine 86% effective, offers few details

Wed, 2020-12-09 10:06 — mike kraft

UAE says Chinese vaccine 86% effective, offers few details ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday a Chinese coronavirus vaccine tested in the federation of sheikhdoms is 86% effective, in a statement that provided... AP NEWS

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White House task force warns states that vaccines will not reduce Covid spread until late spring

Wed, 2020-12-09 09:22 — mike kraft

White House task force warns states that vaccines will not reduce Covid spread until late spring The White House coronavirus task force is warning states that current vaccination plans won't reduce the spread of the disease until at least the late spring. Kevin Liptak, CNN CNN

(CNN) The White House coronavirus task force is warning states that current vaccination plans won't reduce the spread of the disease until at least the late spring.

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Getting a vaccine has been a huge undertaking. How all 50 states scramble to dole them out is the next massive challenge.

Wed, 2020-12-09 09:12 — mike kraft

Getting a vaccine has been a huge undertaking. How all 50 states scramble to dole them out is the next massive challenge. A USA TODAY survey finds most states are ready to distribute a coronavirus vaccine to health care workers but maybe not all who are next in line. YahooNews

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Biden lays out plan to combat covid in first 100 days, including requiring masks on interstate buses, trains

Tue, 2020-12-08 18:28 — mike kraft

Biden lays out plan to combat covid in first 100 days, including requiring masks on interstate buses, trains The president-elect also pledged to take steps to enable “the majority of our schools” to reopen and stay open. Amy Goldstein Washington Post

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Coronavirus updates: Joe Biden pledges to deliver 100M doses in 100 days; US reaches 15M infections; Trump holds vaccinne "summit"

Tue, 2020-12-08 18:17 — mike kraft

Coronavirus updates: Joe Biden pledges to deliver 100M doses in 100 days; US reaches 15M infections; Ohio-State Michigan football game off The US surpassed 15 million coronavirus cases Tuesday – with almost exactly 1 in 22 Americans testing positive. Latest COVID-19 news. John Bacon, Elinor Aspegren and Grace Hauck USA TODAY

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Years of research laid groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots

Tue, 2020-12-08 10:26 — mike kraft

Years of research laid groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots How could scientists race out COVID-19 vaccines so fast without cutting corners? A head start helped -- over a decade of behind-the-scenes research that had new vaccine technology poised for a... AP NEWS

How could scientists race out COVID-19 vaccines so fast without cutting corners? A head start helped -- over a decade of behind-the-scenes research that had new vaccine technology poised for a challenge just as the coronavirus erupted.

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Covid-19 vaccine: First person receives Pfizer jab in UK

Tue, 2020-12-08 09:17 — mike kraft

A UK grandmother has become the first person in the world to be given the Pfizer Covid-19 jab as part of a mass vaccination programme.

Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, said it was the "best early birthday present".

She was given the injection at 06:31 GMT - the first of 800,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine that will be dispensed in the coming weeks.

Up to four million more are expected by the end of the month.

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New data: Pfizer’s Vaccine Offers Strong Protection After First Dose

Tue, 2020-12-08 09:06 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — The coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech provides strong protection against Covid-19 within about 10 days of the first dose, according to documents published on Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration before a meeting of its vaccine advisory group.

The finding is one of several significant new results featured in the briefing materials, which include more than 100 pages of data analyses from the agency and from Pfizer. Last month, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that their two-dose vaccine had an efficacy rate of 95 percent after two doses administered three weeks apart. The new analyses show that the protection starts kicking in far earlier.

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Trump administration officials passed when Pfizer offered in late summer to sell the U.S. more vaccine doses.

Mon, 2020-12-07 18:08 — mike kraft

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/07/world/covid-19-coronavirus#trump-covid-vaccine-pfizer

Trump administration officials passed when Pfizer offered in late summer to sell the U.S. government additional doses of its Covid-19 vaccine, according to people familiar with the matter. Now Pfizer may not be able provide more of its vaccine to the United States until next June because of its commitments to other countries, they said.

As the administration scrambles to try to purchase more doses of the vaccine, President Trump plans on Tuesday to sign an executive order “to ensure that United States government prioritizes getting the vaccine to American citizens before sending it to other nations,” according to a draft statement and a White House official, though it was not immediately clear what force the president’s executive order would carry.

That included whether it would expand the U.S. supply of doses beyond what is spelled out in existing federal contracts.

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