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FDA Clears Pfizer Vaccine For Use In Children

Here is Radio Boston rundown for May 11. Tiziana Dearing is our host. After two weeks of testimony in Boston s federal court, jurors now are deciding whether former Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia is guilty of stealing from investors and extorting tens of thousands of dollars from marijuana businesses looking to operate in the city. We re joined by Ben Berke, the South Coast Bureau reporter for The Public s Radio in Rhode Island, who s been covering the trial since it began. The FDA has cleared the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for use in children 12 to 15 years old. This comes as cases continue to drop in the commonwealth, more restrictions are eased, and close to 3 million Massachusetts residents are now fully vaccinated. Still, indoor mask mandates remain, as do gathering size restrictions. We answer all your questions in another edition of Ask the Doctors. This week, we re joined by Dr. Christopher Gill, an infectious disease clinician and researcher who fo

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Will Mass achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus pandemic? Maybe, experts say, but it could be difficult

Will Mass. achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus pandemic? Maybe, experts say, but it could be difficult Martin Finucane © John Tlumacki/Globe Staff People walked along Newbury Street on Tuesday afternoon. The state, with its high rate of vaccination, has a better chance than most of achieving something resembling herd immunity. Massachusetts’ coronavirus vaccination campaign has been among the most successful in the country, with 57.3 percent of residents 3.9 million people having received at least a first shot of the vaccines as of earlier this week, according to federal data. That progress has people wondering if the state can vaccinate enough people to reach herd immunity. Here’s what some experts think about that prospect.

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Experts say the US is unlikely to reach herd immunity But could Massachusetts?

Will Mass. achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus pandemic? Maybe, experts say, but it could be difficult Martin Finucane © John Tlumacki/Globe Staff People walked along Newbury Street on Tuesday afternoon. The state, with its high rate of vaccination, has a better chance than most of achieving something resembling herd immunity. Massachusetts’ coronavirus vaccination campaign has been among the most successful in the country, with 57.3 percent of residents 3.9 million people having received at least a first shot of the vaccines as of earlier this week, according to federal data. That progress has people wondering if the state can vaccinate enough people to reach herd immunity. Here’s what some experts think about that prospect.

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Federal panel recommends continued pause on J&J vaccine until rare blood clots better understood

Federal panel recommends continued âpauseâ on J&J vaccine until rare blood clots better understood Doctors hope to resolve safety issues in week to 10 days By Jonathan Saltzman Globe Staff,Updated April 14, 2021, 1 hour ago Email to a Friend A health care worker prepared a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine early this month.Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg Beset with unanswered questions, a federal advisory committee agreed Wednesday that use of Johnson & Johnsonâs COVID-19 vaccine should not resume in the United States until they get more information about a possible link between the shot and rare but severe blood clots in women under 50.

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Blood clots related to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are extremely rare

Blood clots related to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are extremely rare By Felice J. Freyer Globe Staff,Updated April 13, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has significant advantages - it requires only one dose, and can be stored more easily than other vaccines.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Many Americans awoke Tuesday to unsettling news about the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and its possible link to a rare but dangerous blood-clotting disorder. But doctors emphasize that this possible side effect is extremely rare. Hereâs what you need to know. How scary is this? Only six people out of 6.8 million experienced clots after taking the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Thatâs fewer than one in a million.

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