Anonymous wrote:Israel claims that the Pfizer vaccine has reduced deaths in the older population groups.

https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-israel-int/israel-says-vaccine-has-almost-halved-covid-cases-among-over-60s-idUSKBN2A427T

Sorry, it says cases but it follows that if you don't get COVID you are unlikely to die from it.

Israel claims that the Pfizer vaccine has reduced deaths in the older population groups.

https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-israel-int/israel-says-vaccine-has-almost-halved-covid-cases-among-over-60s-idUSKBN2A427T

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Anonymous wrote:According to CNN, J&J submitted it's EUA today!

Just came here to share this. Woohoo!! I hope the FFA schedules their reviews quickly.

It takes a few weeks because they need to hold an advisory committee meeting before they can issue an EUA

FDA just announced about 30 minutes ago, Feb 26 for the Vaccine Advisory Committee (I forget the actual name) meeting.

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Anonymous wrote:According to CNN, J&J submitted it's EUA today!

Just came here to share this. Woohoo!! I hope the FFA schedules their reviews quickly.

It takes a few weeks because they need to hold an advisory committee meeting before they can issue an EUA

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Anonymous wrote:In the past few weeks I have gotten a total of eight 65+ relatives signed up for their vaccine shots. My parents and elderly in-laws have had their first shots already. I’m so relieved! Just wanted to share.

Congratulations! You are the vaccine whisperer, I know it’s not easy to navigate all of that.

Thank you, it was so much work, so it’s so nice to get a pat on the back

Wonderful about J&J!

Anonymous wrote:In the past few weeks I have gotten a total of eight 65+ relatives signed up for their vaccine shots. My parents and elderly in-laws have had their first shots already. I’m so relieved! Just wanted to share.

Congratulations! You are the vaccine whisperer, I know it’s not easy to navigate all of that.

Anonymous wrote:According to CNN, J&J submitted it's EUA today!

Just came here to share this. Woohoo!! I hope the FFA schedules their reviews quickly.

In the past few weeks I have gotten a total of eight 65+ relatives signed up for their vaccine shots. My parents and elderly in-laws have had their first shots already. I’m so relieved! Just wanted to share.

According to CNN, J&J submitted it's EUA today!

"Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland’s first two COVID-19 mass vaccination sites will open tomorrow at Six Flags America in Prince George’s County and at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore City.
'Tomorrow marks the beginning of mass vaccination in the State of Maryland, and another critical step forward in the plan that has taken us from 2,500 shots a day to 25,000 shots a day in a matter of weeks,' said Governor Hogan. 'We are rapidly building a statewide distribution infrastructure as we anxiously await the additional supply that is so desperately needed. We are prepared to deploy whatever supply the federal government is able to provide.'"

https://governor.maryland.gov/2021/02/04/mass-vaccination-sites-open-tomorrow-in-prince-georges-county-and-baltimore-city/?fbclid=IwAR0bZcsXxY6b5vOB5BGoJkwo2V_lXXaGQkhO7XXz1eqXDFhTUwmsWLaw320

Montgomery County had its rating decrease from a red to an orange. Much of the state is now orange too, we were all red a few weeks ago! Yay!

https://covidactnow.org/us/maryland-md/county/montgomery_county/?s=1577517

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/03/health/astrazeneca-vaccine-transmission-gbr-intl/index.html

AstraZeneca vaccine appears to substantially reduce transmission of the coronavirus, study shows

Highlights:

- AZ vaccine analysis shows reduced transmission of the virus, not just simply preventing symptomatic infections (hurray!)

- The analysis also estimates good efficacy after just one shot (76%!!)

- Suggestions that there could be higher efficacy with more spaced-out doses. Vaccine efficacy appeared to rise when the time between shots was spaced out from less than six weeks to more than 12 (that really helps with supply issues)

Moderna is 80% effective after 1 dose. Pfizer is only 52%.

The data suggests that Pfizer's efficacy grows to 80% once the first dose has 14 days in your system. The 52% was based on data from the time of vaccination until the second dose.

Anonymous wrote:My parents got their first doses today! Sorry, I know that's just personal, but this thread has truly been a lifeline for me, and I wanted to celebrate.

Keep going, everyone! There is so much hope.

Thanks for sharing!
That's wonderful to hear.

My parents got their first doses today! Sorry, I know that's just personal, but this thread has truly been a lifeline for me, and I wanted to celebrate.

Keep going, everyone! There is so much hope.

US administering 1.3m vaccines per day as Covid cases and hospitalisations decline: ‘We’re on track’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/covid-vaccine-us-cases-today-biden-b1797109.html