covid-19 vaccine
Where we have been, and where we are going
Billions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been distributed worldwide since the beginning of the pandemic, with hundreds of millions of individuals having received a vaccine based on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology.1,2 Prior to the pandemic, however, few outside the world of scientific research and therapeutics development had more than a superficial understanding of how …
Sullivan Co. Regional Health Dept. to close satellite COVID-19 vaccine site, roll out new ‘Strike Team’ program | WJHL
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Sullivan County Regional Health Department is closing a satellite COVID-19 vaccination site on Friday and beginning a “strike team” vaccination program designed to bring the shot to you. According to a release by the SCRHD the Whitetop Creek Park vaccination location will close at 3 p.m. on May 21, …
Technology and the development of vaccination passports
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The rapid development of vaccinations has been critical in helping millions of Americans return to a post-pandemic world. Now, all eyes are on the development of vaccination passports. “A vaccine passport is essentially the same technology you use when you get on an airplane, and you download your boarding passes. It …
Your COVID vaccine booster might be a patch or a pill. Or it might come with your flu shot.
While the Biden administration has been racing to maximize the number of Americans vaccinated against COVID-19, government researchers have also been working on what form the next generation of vaccines will take. They may be combined with the seasonal flu vaccine, or could come in the form of pills or patches instead of shots. Scientists …
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine unpaused in U.S. as CDC, FDA update guidance
Federal health agencies say they are ending their recommended pause on use of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine, following the vote of a panel of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on resuming the single-shot vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration says they have revised their emergency use authorization for the vaccine …
High School Teens Opt for Vaccines on Spring Break – NBC Connecticut
New Haven high schoolers are using their spring break to get vaccinated. One senior said it’s a chance to get just a little bit of normalcy before she graduates. “I was kind of excited to get it,” said Leah Moore, a senior at James Hillhouse High School. After spending half of senior year doing remote …
Understaffing and backlog causing data entry delays for Geary County Health Department
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (KSNT) – Geary County ranks among the bottom in vaccines delivered across the state, according to data from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. However, Tammy Von Busch, Director of the Geary County Health Department, points out the data entry process is causing delays. “For every one minute that is spent …
Technology used in development of Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines could prevent fatal heart attacks
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The same technology used to help Pfizer and Moderna develop their COVID-19 vaccines could prevent fatal heart attacks, according to doctors at the Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research. The Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines use bioengineered ribonucleic acid to trick people’s bodies into fighting off the virus. Researchers at the Jacksonville Center …
mRNA vaccine technology could lead to vaccines for other diseases
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — More people are getting access to the COVID-19 vaccine than ever before, expanding to everyone 16 and up in less than two weeks. But now, the technology driving the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines could end up helping cure other diseases. With the increased rollout of the first two COVID vaccines, more …
Wissota Place seniors ‘break out’ of pandemic
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) – Something as simple as taking a bus ride hasn’t been an option for Wissota Place Senior Living residents until Wednesday. Weeks after receiving their second COVID-19 vaccine dose, 12 residents took a bus tour around Chippewa Falls through downtown and Irvine Park. “I got freedom again,” said Jan Snider, one …
