As more data shows COVID-19 vaccines highly effective in teens, numbers could reverse a lag phase on inoculations John Bacon, USA TODAY
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Encouraging data on the effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines for kids is a welcome sign for summer vaccinations and the 2021-22 school year that will begin in little more than three months for some of the nation s districts.
The good numbers also could ignite much-needed momentum in the lagging national vaccination effort, experts say.
Moderna reported Thursday that its vaccine is showing a 96% effectiveness rate in Phase 2/3 testing of adolescents ages 12 to 17. Pfizer has reported its COVID-19 vaccine was 100% effective in a study of adolescents ages 12 to 15. Emergency use authorization for its vaccine is expected soon.
As more data shows COVID-19 vaccines highly effective in teens, numbers could reverse a lag phase on inoculations John Bacon, USA TODAY
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Encouraging data on the effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines for kids is a welcome sign for summer vaccinations and the 2021-22 school year that will begin in little more than three months for some of the nation s districts.
The good numbers also could ignite much-needed momentum in the lagging national vaccination effort, experts say.
Moderna reported Thursday that its vaccine is showing a 96% effectiveness rate in Phase 2/3 testing of adolescents ages 12 to 17. Pfizer has reported its COVID-19 vaccine was 100% effective in a study of adolescents ages 12 to 15. Emergency use authorization for its vaccine is expected soon.
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UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio Alan Miciak has been named the next president of John Carroll University replacing Michael Johnson effective June 1, the university announced Monday.
Miciak becomes the 26
th president of the 135-year-old institution.
Miciak serves as the university’s executive vice president and was previously the dean of the Boler College of Business.
“As president, my single focus will be to ensure each student receives the right mix of academic challenge, experiential opportunity, and personal formation,” Miciak said in a statement. “I look forward to working with our outstanding faculty, staff, and the entire John Carroll community to put our full focus on the well-being and success of our students.”
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The Mu Mu Sigma Alumnae Tallahassee Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., chartered June 28, 2017, continues its membership growth with the induction of four new Sorors on March 7, 2021, Tiakya Green, Latoya Moody, Lesa Ransom and Rebecca Salter.
These women bring a wealth of education and career experiences that will enhance the chapter’s goals and initiatives. Moreover, the Chapter established its Rhoer Club Affiliate in March with the induction of Jada and Janiya Salter and transfer of Rhoer Kylar Jefferson.
The Rhoer Club, established in 1939, serves as the youth affiliate for Sigma Gamma Rho and is for young ladies ages 12-18 who desire to enhance their leadership skills, engage in community service, and learn various life skills under the mentorship of sorority members.
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The FDA released an inspection report Wednesday skewering operations at a drug manufacturing plant blamed for ruining millions of doses of Johnson & Johnson s vaccine.
The inspection, completed Tuesday, cited a number of observations concerning whether the facility’s processes met our requirements and standards, acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock said in a statement.
The 13-page report says the Emergent BioSolutions Bayview plant in Baltimore was too small, poorly designed and dirty. Unsealed bags of medical waste were observed, along with peeling paint and damaged floors and walls that could inhibit proper cleaning, the inspectors said.
Employees were not properly trained and failed to properly handle ingredients, the report says.