Scott Hensley
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Latest AstraZeneca Report Supports Effectiveness Of COVID Vaccine
Updated study results say the vaccine is 76% effective against symptomatic COVID-19 and 100% effective against severe disease. Independent monitors had been concerned about a previous report.
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FDA Panel Votes For Emergency Use Of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration typically follows the advice of its expert advisers. A quick agency decision on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is expected given the state of the pandemic.
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FDA Analysis Of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Finds It Safe, Effective
The Food and Drug Administration released an analysis of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday morning that appears to support its authorization for emergency use.
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Morning Edition
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Is 66% Effective In Preventing Moderate To Severe COVID-19
The vaccine did better at preventing disease in this country – 72% — and less well in South Africa – 57% efficacy. The efficacy seen in Latin America was 66%.
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All Things Considered
Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Effective, But Less So Against Variant In South Africa
Novavax says its COVID-19 vaccine is 89% effective at preventing illness, according to an interim analysis of a U.K. study. But the vaccine wasn't as effective against some viral variants.
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FDA Panel Weighs Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration who voted to recommend the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use a week ago convene again to consider the Moderna vaccine.
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FDA Analysis Of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Finds It Effective And Safe
Two days before a panel of experts is set to review Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine and advise the Food and Drug Administration, documents show the vaccine is 94% effective and well-tolerated.
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FDA Analysis Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Finds It Effective And Safe
The Food and Drug Administration finds "no specific safety concerns" that would stand in the way of authorization of the vaccine for emergency use. Effectiveness is 95% after two doses.
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Facebook, Twitter Take Action After Trump Falsely Claims Flu Deadlier Than COVID-19
The president, who is being treated for COVID-19, has been downplaying the severity of the disease. He said falsely that, compared with the flu, COVID-19 is "in most populations far less lethal."
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FACT CHECK: Trump Says 50,000 Could Die From Flu. So Far, It's Half That
President Trump says 50,000 could die from the flu. So far, the Centers for Disease Control says it's 23,000 this season. But, regardless, you can't really compare the flu to coronavirus.