Category: Vaccine

Walgreens Store Injects People With Saline Instead of COVID Vaccine in Mix-Up: Company

Employees at a Walgreens in North Carolina injected people with saline rather than a vaccine against the CCP virus in a mix-up, the company confirmed. A spokesperson for Walgreens told local media outlets that a “limited number” received saline at its Monroe location, and those who were affected had been informed about the mistake. “We…


Walgreens Store Mistakenly Administers Saline Instead of COVID Vaccine

Employees at a Walgreens store in North Carolina mistakenly injected people with saline rather than a COVID-19 vaccine, the company confirmed. A spokesperson for Walgreens told local media outlets that a “limited number” received saline at its Monroe location, and those who were affected had been informed about the mistake. “We are investigating what happened…


Pause of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Likely to Be Lifted by End of Week: Fauci

Use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine will likely resume in the United States by the end of the week, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday shows. “By Friday, we should have an answer as to where we’re going with it. I would think that we’re not going to go beyond Friday in the extension…


AstraZeneca Could Have COVID-19 Vaccine Against Variant by End of 2021: Austrian Newspaper

ZURICH—A modified version of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine tailored to combat a coronavirus variant first documented in South Africa could be ready by the end of 2021, an AstraZeneca official in Austria said in an interview published on Sunday. Sarah Walters, AstraZeneca’s Austria country manager, told the Kurier newspaper that studies, so far, indicating the existing…


Fauci Predicts Warning, Not Cancellation, for Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday predicted that a warning will be applied to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after health officials recommended pausing usage last week—rather than it being canceled altogether. “I doubt very seriously if they just cancel it. I don’t think that’s going to happen. I do think that there will likely…


Florida Gov. DeSantis: People Who Have Been Vaccinated Should ‘Act Immune’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that people who have been vaccinated against the CCP virus should “act immune” and pushed back against comments made by top U.S. health officials. DeSantis, a Republican, argued that if there is no change in mask requirements or social distancing, then people will view it as useless to get the…


Florida’s DeSantis Says Fully Vaccinated People Should ‘Act Immune’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that people who have been fully vaccinated against the CCP virus should “act immune,” and shouldn’t worry about wearing masks anymore. DeSantis, a Republican, said if there’s no change in mask requirements or social distancing, then people will view it as useless to get the vaccine. “My view is if you…


Australia Has Capability to Manufacture mRNA Vaccine: Minister

A senior Morrison government minister says Australia has the capability to manufacture a mRNA type COVID-19 vaccine like Pfizer and Moderna, it just doesn’t have the capability to produce at scale at the moment. The Pfizer vaccine is recommended for people under 50 by Australia’s health authorities after the AstraZeneca treatment that is being produced…


Ron DeSantis Says Biden Administration’s Handling of J&J Vaccine ‘Huge Mistake’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Friday that the federal government’s handling of the J&J vaccine was a “huge mistake,” as it caused confidence in the vaccine to plunge. “We’re not helped in this regard by the behavior of some of these public health people, particularly in the federal government. I mean, how they handled…


Fully Vaccinated Person Dies of COVID-19 in Texas, Officials Say

A person who was fully vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19 died of the disease in Texas, officials announced Friday. One of the 15 deaths reported in Dallas County was an immunocompromised individual who had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine but was a solid organ transplant patient, Judge Clay Jenkins, the top elected…