Under COVAX, countries were supposed to give money so vaccines could be set aside, both as donations to poor countries and as an insurance policy for richer ones to buy doses if theirs fell through. But others, including Britain, tapped into the meager supply of COVAX doses themselves, despite being…
That question is currently at the center of debate.
Pfizer says it s developing a third dose that would provide more protection from variants.
But the CDC and FDA offer a different take: fully vaccinated people do not need a booster shot at this time. We in the scientific community need to look at the entirety of the information, and it needs to be vetted by the scientific community, said Dr. Viray. We don t know yet the true effectiveness of mRNA vaccines against Delta, but I am very reassured about not seeing severe disease.
She said the good news is that there hasn t been a change in the vaccine s effectiveness against hospitalizations and death.
Epidemiologist: Vaccinated people tend to have milder infections
According to new data from the Virginia Department of Health, 1,063 fully-vaccinated Virginians have tested positive for COVID-19. That s less than one percent of all COVID-19 case num
By: Caroline Coleburn
and last updated 2021-07-09 20:58:15-04
RICHMOND, Va. According to new data from the Virginia Department of Health, 1,063 fully-vaccinated Virginians have tested positive for COVID-19. That s less than one percent of all COVID-19 case numbers.
The VDH dashboard also shows 71 fully-vaccinated Virginians have been hospitalized for COVID-19, and 17 have died. It is highly unusual, and when it occurs, it is surprising, explained Rebekah Butterfield, epidemiologist with the Richmond Henrico Health District. Every time that that occurs, a few cases that we ve had, we do make note of it and look into the patient s medical history to see if there are other, you know, underlying reasons for that.
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