At Least 1 Covid Shot Has Been Given To 7 In 10 Elderly Americans
In other news, research says that post-vaccine covid infection risks are very low in medical workers; Oregon's mixup will allow 11,000 residents to officially jump the vaccine line, and CNN asks if covid line-jumping is ever OK.
Axios:
7 Out Of 10 Elderly Americans Have Had At Least One Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine
Seven out of 10 people across the U.S. ages 65 and older — totaling 38 million — have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Older adults are among the most vulnerable to the virus and those in long-term care facilities have been recommended for priority vaccinations. (King, 3/24)
The Oregonian:
Oregon Mistakenly OKs COVID-19 Vaccine For 11,000 People Not Eligible Until April 19
About 11,000 Oregonians ineligible for COVID-19 vaccines until April 19 will be granted appointments ahead of schedule because of a mistake by the Oregon Health Authority. State officials are responsible for running an online registration system for appointments at the Oregon Convention Center, the largest vaccination site in Oregon. They inadvertently passed along ineligible names this week to the clinic operators, who notified people via email in Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas and Columbia counties they’d soon be able to schedule appointments. (Schmidt, 3/24)
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pa. House Passes Bill To Let Philly Suburbs Run Their Own Mass Vaccine Clinics, A Bipartisan Rebuke Of The State’s Rollout
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted Wednesday to require the Department of Health to retool its coronavirus vaccine rollout and let Philadelphia’s suburbs run their own mass clinics. The bill would require the Department of Health to detail plans for providing “sufficient doses” of vaccine to counties that have requested more doses, as the city’s collar counties have done. And it would kill the state’s plan to set up two Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency mass vaccination clinics in the Southeast, instead allowing county health departments to distribute the shots. (McDaniel and McCarthy, 3/24)
CNN:
Is It Ever OK To Jump The Vaccine Line? We Asked An Ethicist
Months before the US Food and Drug Administration even authorized the first Covid-19 vaccine, there were many conversations and debates going on about who should be put at the front of the line to get it. Different advisory panels and patient advocacy groups came out with suggested recommendations. Eventually, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) -- the group that actually develops recommendations for vaccine usage -- issued its guidelines. (Gupta, 3/24)
CNN:
What Parents Should Do If They're Vaccinated But Kids Aren't — Dr. Wen's Advice
Between 2 million and 3 million Covid-19 vaccines are administered in the United States every day. That means many parents are being vaccinated but not their kids -- since the vaccine is not yet authorized for children under 16. While many parents can breathe a sigh of relief with their own vaccinations, it may be hard to feel really free as long as their children are unvaccinated. It's children who need to play on the playground, socialize with classmates and friends, and hang out without parents worrying all the time. (Hetter, 3/25)
CIDRAP:
Risk Of COVID Very Low In Vaccinated Medical Workers: Study
COVID-19 infection was very low in a cohort of vaccinated California healthcare workers (HCWs) amid a surge of new cases, according to a research letter yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine. University of California researchers evaluated COVID-19 infection rates in 36,659 HCWs on the San Diego and Los Angeles campuses vaccinated with at least one dose of the Moderna or Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine from Dec 16, 2020, to Feb 9, 2021. In that timeframe, 28,184 (77%) received the second dose of vaccine. (Van Beusekom, 3/24)
