Navy Ship Stranded After 25% of Fully Vaccinated Crew Test Positive for COVID-19
A U.S. navy ship has been sidelined after 25 percent of its fully vaccinated crew tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the leadership to say that the vaccine “continues to demonstrate its effectiveness against serious illness.”...
New Study: Pfizer Vaccine 42% Effective Against COVID-19, Rise in Delta Variant
A new preprint study published on Aug. 8, 2021 in medRxiv examined the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines in the Mayo Clinic Health System spanning Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, from...
COVID Cases and Hospitalizations up in Some States Despite High Vaccination Rates
Over 40 percent of Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while more than 28 percent have been fully vaccinated, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. While...
North Carolina, Colorado, Georgia Sites Halt J&J COVID-19 Vaccine After Adverse Reactions
A vaccination site in North Carolina has paused administering the Johnson & Johnson adenovirus vector vaccine for the SARS-CoV-2 virus after 18 incidents of adverse reactions were reported. The site, located in Wake County, has...
Michigan Health System Overwhelmed by Rising COVID-19 Cases
The health system in Michigan is facing increased pressure due to a recent surge in coronavirus infections in the state. According to data compiled by John Hopkins University, the number of daily infections is fast...
Kansas Woman Dies After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine
A 68-year-old mother of five has died after being inoculated by the COVID-19 vaccine. The woman, Jeanie M Evans from Effingham, Kansas, had an allergic reaction called anaphylaxis during the waiting period after receiving the...