Moderna Ups Its Vaccine Production Target To 1B Doses This Year
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Other news on vaccine development and manufacturing looks at how we got here and the challenges ahead. Advice for people with allergies and cancer is also reported.
The supply of covid vaccines made it to the states, Operation Warp Speed chief scientific adviser Moncef Slaoui says, while acknowledging a "lag" in state administration.
Ideas like cutting dosages in half or skipping the second shot have been floated to accelerate U.S. distribution of the covid vaccine. But FDA officials says that deviating from the tested and approved protocols could undermine the vaccination efforts.
With so many dosages sitting unused, Florida and New York governors warned medical facilities that they risk fines or future allotment cuts if they don't accelerate covid vaccinations.
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Editorial pages focus on reasons behind the delay in administering vaccines and other issues.
Opinion writers weigh in on these public health topics and others.
One former worker in rural Michigan who raised alarms said, "They told me, 'Do not reach out to the DEA, do not call the police. If you do so, your employment is going to be terminated immediately.'"
Missouri’s 22 prison facilities have recorded a total of 5,059 cases, including 40 deaths. In other news, states attempt an ad contest to promote mask wearing and Massachusetts gets a telemedicine law.
Media outlets report on news from India, Russia, China, Indonesia and England.
Experts weigh in on covid-19, biotech, "payviders," burnout and more.
News is on a free Houston program that has reduced some readmissions by 80%, systemic racism in health care and more.
Gatherings and events in California, New York, Washington state and elsewhere have already been linked to mass outbreaks.
The president-elect selected Bechara Choucair, a Kaiser Permanente executive, to be the nation's covid vaccine coordinator; Carole Johnson, the commissioner of New Jersey's human services department, as the nation's new covid testing coordinator; and Tim Manning, a former deputy administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to be the nation's new covid supply coordinator.
Two studies show antibodies last eight months. Another study found that 17.4% of air samples from hospital environments near covid patients contained the coronavirus.
Britain's health minister says that the variant found in South Africa poses greater risks than the one found in the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, scientists rush to study the new strains.
Police says they haven't uncovered a motive of the Wisconsin pharmacist who allegedly spoiled covid vaccines.
Moncef Slaoui, the head of Operation Warp Speed, said that the idea of cutting dosages has been discussed with FDA officials and Moderna. Meanwhile, disease experts and scientists debate the wisdom of deviating from tested protocols.
The federal government aimed to inoculate 20 million Americans by the end of 2020, but distribution missteps have put the nation far behind that pace.
British health officials highlighted the nation's aggressive vaccination program as the first British residents receive the AstraZeneca shot. More news on Britain's vaccination efforts.
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