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Covid-19 Live Updates: Another Green Light for Johnson & Johnson as South Africa, Like E.U., Moves Forward With Vaccine
India has set a global record for daily infections, with more than 312,000 new cases recorded in 24 hours. As weather warms, some U.S. states look to ease restrictions.
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South African health care workers were given the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at a hospital in Johannesburg in March.Credit.Joao Silva/The New York Times
South Africa will resume the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to inoculate health care workers next week, offering some relief to the country that has suffered a series of blows to its vaccination efforts in recent months, according to South African authorities.
The researchers also could not say if people had underlying health conditions and whether their new symptoms were direct effects of their coronavirus infection, corollary effects of medications they were taking to treat some of the symptoms, stress from other pandemic-related problems or other influences. Experts said the study’s findings reflect a cascade of issues driven not just by the virus itself but by the medical system’s struggle to grapple with Covid-19 and its long-term effects.
“We have hundreds of thousands of people with an unrecognized syndrome and we are trying to learn about the immune response and how the virus changes that response and how the immune response can include all the organ systems in the body,” said Dr. Eleftherios Mylonakis, chief of infectious diseases at Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School and Lifespan hospitals, who was not involved in the study. “The health system is not made to deal with something like this.”
Veterans health system sees positive response for COVID-19 vaccines
Veterans health system sees positive response for COVID-19 vaccines By Jennifer Morejon | April 12, 2021 at 6:13 PM EDT - Updated April 12 at 8:09 PM
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - South Georgia Veterans Health System is vaccinating anyone who served in the military, their caregivers and spouses.
“We’ve had a lot of excitement and we’ve had a lot of interest thus far, giving over 80,000 vaccines to veterans and staff,” said David Waller, deputy chief of staff for VA North Florida and South Georgia Health System.
Waller said they anticipate more interest for vaccines.
“I know there has been some hesitancy with this process, there is still some unknown with this vaccine, but I’ll tell you our experience giving 80,000 doses, we’ve seen very few reactions,” said Waller.
The larger space at VFW Post 2391 allows for physical distancing and additional parking. Author: First Coast News Staff Published: 11:49 AM EST February 25, 2021 Updated: 11:49 AM EST February 25, 2021
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System is collaborating with local partners to offer COVID-19 vaccination services to eligible veterans in the St. Augustine area.
The St. Augustine Community Based Outpatient Clinic will now provide vaccines in a convenient offsite location by appointment only for veterans who qualify.
The larger space at VFW Post 2391 allows for physical distancing and additional parking.
“We found holding COVID-19 vaccination clinics in our current interim clinic was difficult and we did not want it to impact any of our other daily appointments or services,” explained Dr. Thomas McKenzie, St. Augustine Chief Medical Officer. “The current physical distancing requiremen
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