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Women and the Covid-19 Vaccine: What You Need to Know

Women appear to have more side effects after vaccination than men. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published in February, examined the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines and found that 79 percent of the side effects reported to the agency came from women, even though only 61 percent of the vaccines had […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 16, 2021, 1:51 pm
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Covid-19 Live Updates: Pfizer and Others Plan for Vaccine Boosters

Here’s what you need to know: A nurse preparing vaccine doses at a medical office in Los Angeles this month.Credit…Allison Zaucha for The New York Times Scientists have long said that giving people a single course of a Covid-19 vaccine might not be sufficient in the long term, and that booster shots and even annual […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 16, 2021, 5:03 am
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Texas Youth Baseball Team Requires Kids to Get COVID Vaccine to Play in Tournament — But They’re Too Young to Even Qualify

A youth baseball team in Texas is requiring kids to get a COVID vaccine to play in a tournament that they have been preparing for since 2018 — but the players aren’t even old enough to qualify for it. The Texas Drillers have been preparing to travel to the Baseball Hall of Fame and play […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 15, 2021, 10:33 pm
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States Struggle With Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause as Federal Officials Reassure Public

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci said on Thursday that he hoped the nation would soon be able to resume use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, as a “pause” that now looks indefinite threatened to upend vaccination efforts overseas and in some of the most marginalized communities in the United States. Dr. Fauci, President Biden’s chief […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 15, 2021, 10:22 pm
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Opinion | I Got the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine. I’m Not Losing Sleep.

If this issue is only seen among younger people, it is unlikely that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is going to be pulled off the market. Instead, regulators may recommend that this vaccine be given only to groups who are not at risk, just as aspirin, for example, is not recommended for children with viral […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 15, 2021, 8:26 pm
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Biden’s Approval Rating Rises, Helped by Vaccine Distribution Push

The American public doesn’t think President Biden deserves sole credit for the widespread availability of Covid-19 vaccines, but it overwhelmingly likes the job he’s doing getting them distributed — and it’s feeding a high job approval rating over all. Those are among the results of a Pew Research Center poll released on Thursday that offers […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 15, 2021, 7:42 pm
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Can the Covid Vaccine Protect Me Against Virus Variants?

The main concern about B.1.1.7 is that it is highly infectious and spreads quickly among the unvaccinated, potentially overwhelming hospitals in areas where cases are surging. Do the vaccines work against B.1.1.7? All of the major vaccines in use — Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Sputnik and Novavax — have been shown to be […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 15, 2021, 6:55 pm
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Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause may not matter in US’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout

This week, America’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout has been rocked by the federal government’s recommendation to pause distribution of the Johnson & Johnson shot after it was linked to rare blood clots among six people (out of 7 million who got the vaccine), one of whom died. But even without the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 15, 2021, 1:20 pm
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A Very Handy Breakdown of the Most Common Vaccine Side Effects By Age – Mother Jones

Mother Jones illustration; Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters. How many times have you heard this conversation? A friend, relative, or colleague declares, “I got the vaccine!” Then, typically, two questions immediately follow: “Which one?!” and “How’d you […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 15, 2021, 5:00 am
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The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause Explained

Carl Zimmer contributed reporting. The Daily is made by Theo Balcomb, Lisa Tobin, Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Annie Brown, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Larissa Anderson, Wendy Dorr, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan, Alexandra Leigh Young, Lisa Chow, Eric Krupke, Marc Georges, Luke Vander Ploeg, Sindhu Gnanasambandan, M.J. Davis Lin, […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 15, 2021, 5:00 am
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C.D.C. Panel Keeps Pause on Use of J&J Vaccine, Weighing Risks

“Right now, we believe these events to be extremely rare, but we are also not yet certain we have heard about all possible cases, as this syndrome may not be easily recognized as one associated with the vaccine,” Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, the C.D.C. director, said at a White House news conference on the pandemic […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 14, 2021, 8:47 pm
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Nearly Half of Republicans Say They Don’t Want a Covid-19 Vaccine

With Covid-19 vaccines now widely available, just over half of American adults have now received at least one shot, according to a Monmouth University poll released Wednesday. But more than two in five Republicans said they would avoid getting vaccinated if possible, suggesting that President Biden has not succeeded in his effort to depoliticize the […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 14, 2021, 4:51 pm