Decisions before she came to the court in california and nevada went the other way. Lets get more on the important ruling in new york with nbcs gabe gutierrez. Gabe, good to see you again. You were here back in spring when they were setting up field hospitals in central park and now the state is facing a legal hurdle. Tell us about what happened overnight. Reporter yes, certainly. Governor andrew cuomo has come under some fire and theres been some backlash to the restrictions that are being imposed and not just on businesses and you know, as closing schools here in new york city, of course. Now we have this injunction overnight from the u. S. Supreme court, in a 54 decision, essentially blocking some of the stricter limits on houses of worship capacity of 10 or 25 people. Chris, we should point out the Immediate Impact of this ruling is not much, because as the state had argued some of the restrictions had already been dialed back, and that the houses of worship are allowed to operate
Following Pfizerâs announcement that a booster shot for the COVID-19 vaccine could be in the future, some may be wondering why it is needed.
âThereâs nothing definite yet about having a booster for the Pfizer or Moderna, but itâs likely that theyâll be some type of annual vaccination,â Said Dr. Steven Berk, an Infectious Disease physician and dean of the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Medicine.
Some people have been vaccinated now for six months, what is unknown is whether the antibodies are still around, Berk said. There is not enough data yet to know for sure whether a booster shot will be needed for the COVID-19 vaccine, but Pfizer and Moderna are anticipating the need for the booster.
On March 9, the Graduate School of Biomedical Science, part of Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, hosted their annual Student Research Week. This event is a student-run opportunity for all
The COVID-19 vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson has recently been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. However, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine differs from the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine.
Katherine Wells, director of public health for the City of Lubbock, explained some differences between the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
âThe technology with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is different from the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines,â Wells said. âModerna and Pfizer are mRNA vaccines, and Johnson & Johnson is a more traditional vaccine.â
Wells said the initial data showed Moderna and Pfizer are more protective than the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. However, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine trials were done later when there were more vaccine trials.