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Troubled J&J vaccine contractor plant ordered to suspend production pending complete inspection

Wed, 2021-04-21 00:20 — mike kraft

FDA orders troubled Baltimore J&J contractor to pause manufacturing Federal regulators ordered the embattled Emergent BioSolutions plant in Baltimore to stop producing new Johnson & Johnson vaccine material pending a completed inspection, the company said Monday. Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

Federal regulators ordered the embattled Emergent BioSolutions plant in Baltimore to stop producing new Johnson & Johnson vaccine material pending a completed inspection, the company said Monday.

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Fewer than 6,000 of the 84 million vaccinated Americans have contracted Covid after being fully vaccinated -- CDC

Tue, 2021-04-20 23:35 — mike kraft

CDC says fewer than 6,000 Americans have contracted Covid after being fully vaccinated U.S. officials have confirmed fewer than 6,000 cases of Covid-19 in fully vaccinated Americans, just 0.007% of the 84 million Americans with full protection. Rich Mendez CNBC

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EU regulators find possible links between J&J shots and blot clots; still support the overall benefits

Tue, 2021-04-20 22:59 — mike kraft

EU regulator finds link between J&J shot and blood clots LONDON (AP) — Experts at the agency that regulates drugs for the European Union said Tuesday that they found a “possible link” between the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots after a small number of cases were reported in the United States, but they confirmed the vaccine's benefits still outweighed the very small risks of recipients developing the unusual clots. The European Medicines Agency said a warning about the rare blood clots should be added to labels for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine.

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No new blood clotting cases reported to CDC over Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Tue, 2021-04-20 22:19 — mike kraft

No new blood clotting cases over Johnson & Johnson vaccine, CDC says No new blood clotting cases have been confirmed after initial reports of such cases led federal regulators to recommend that states temporarily stop administering the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. YahooNews

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India's pandemic situation worsens, capital goes into lockdown

Mon, 2021-04-19 23:57 — mike kraft

India's capital to lock down amid explosive virus surge NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi imposed a weeklong lockdown Monday night to prevent the collapse of the Indian capital's health system, which authorities said had been pushed to its limit amid an... AP NEWS

NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi imposed a weeklong lockdown Monday night to prevent the collapse of the Indian capital’s health system, which authorities said had been pushed to its limit amid an explosive surge in coronavirus cases.

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