Category: Vaccine

Reaction to COVID-19 Vaccine Caused Man’s Skin to Peel Off: Doctors

A reaction to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine caused a severe rash that eventually led to a man’s skin peeling off, doctors and the man said. “It all just happened so fast. My skin peeled off. It’s still coming off on my hands now,” Richard Terrell, 74, of Virginia, told WRIC. Terrell received the shot earlier…


CDC Director: New Data Indicates Vaccinated People Do Not Carry CCP Virus

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that people who get COVID-19 vaccines don’t carry the virus that causes the disease, the CDC’s director said late Monday. “Our data from the CDC today suggests that vaccinated people do not carry the virus, don’t get sick, and that it’s not just…


UK Wants to Vaccinate All Adults Before Sharing Vaccine With Other Countries

LONDON—Britain will focus on vaccinating the whole of its adult population before it can to provide any surplus shots to other countries such as its close neighbour Ireland, British business minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Tuesday. More than 30 million Britons have received their first COVID-19 shots in the fastest vaccine rollout in Europe, with…


Biden Administration Responds to Reports on Development of Vaccine Passports

President Joe Biden’s administration is not creating COVID-19 vaccine passports but officials are working with private companies to set guidelines for the systems, which people can use to show proof they’ve been vaccinated, the White House said Monday. The administration will “provide guidance” on the effort to develop vaccine passports and similar systems, White House…


Two COVID-19 Vaccines Found Highly Effective in Real-World US Study

The two COVID-19 vaccines built on the new messenger RNA technology are highly effective in preventing infections of the CCP virus, which causes COVID-19, according to a newly released real-world study. Vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna reduced the risk of infection by 90 percent two or more weeks after the second vaccination, according to the study. Both…


2 COVID-19 Vaccines Found Highly Effective in Real-World US Study

The two COVID-19 vaccines built on the new messenger RNA technology are highly effective in preventing infections of the CCP virus, which causes COVID-19, according to a newly released real-world study. Vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna reduced the risk of infection by 90 percent two or more weeks after the second vaccination, according to the study. Both…


Orange County Continues Encouraging COVID-19 Trends

SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 119 new cases of COVID-19 and 14 additional deaths March 28, along with another decline in the number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals. Hospitalizations fell from 170 on March 27 to 156, with the number of COVID patients in intensive care units (ICU) dropping from 28 to 25, according to…


Orange County COVID-19 Cases Fall in Encouraging Trend

SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 119 new cases of COVID-19 and 14 additional deaths March 28, along with another decline in the number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals. Hospitalizations fell from 170 on March 27 to 156, with the number of COVID patients in intensive care units (ICU) dropping from 28 to 25, according to…


Putin Felt Minor Side Effects From COVID-19 Vaccine: Ifax

MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday he had experienced minor side effects from the coronavirus vaccine after receiving the first shot on Tuesday, the Interfax news agency reported, citing a TV interview. “I woke up the next morning after the vaccination and it seemed to me I felt slight pain in muscles. I took…


New York Officially Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Passport

New York on Friday officially launched an application that can be used as a COVID-19 vaccine passport. Dubbed the “Excelsior Pass,” the pass can be used to quickly and securely present digital proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test results. Officials compared the application to a mobile airline boarding pass, and envision it being used…