Experts warn of hospitalisation surge if India variant spreads faster Sam Blanchard Deputy Health Editor For Mailonline A man walks out of a coronavirus testing site set up at St Mary s Church hall in the London borough of Hillingdon, England on May 14, 2021, as part of surge testing to monitor and suppress the spread of the Covid-19 variant first identified in India. - The Indian coronavirus variant has been detected in a number of areas in England which are reporting the highest rates of infection, data from Public Health England (PHE) suggests. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Johnson & Johnson Joins World Health Organization in Efforts to Prevent Spread of Ebola in West Africa
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Ebola vaccine regimens will be made available as part of a WHO early access clinical program now underway in Sierra Leone
Company s Ebola vaccine regimen also receives Prequalification from the WHO
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine regimen is designed to be used proactively to induce immunity against Ebola in adults and children
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) today announced the World Health Organization (WHO) and the government of Sierra Leone have begun administering the Company s Ebola vaccine regimen as part of a WHO early access clinical program aimed at preventing further spread of Ebola in West Africa. The vaccine regimen, developed by the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) in collaboration with Bavarian Nordic A/S,
Fauci FINALLY says 117.6 million fully vaccinated Americans can ditch their masks outside - two WEEKS after CDC said it was safe in announcement that exaggerated the risk of outdoor spread If you are vaccinated, you don t have to wear a mask outside, Dr Anthony Fauci told CBS This Morning on Thursday
Fauci has been reluctant to say masks can come off, despite CDC guidance saying fully vaccinated can safely go without masks outdoors, except in crowds
It comes as the share of American adults fully vaccinated against COVID-19 rises to 45%
Experts criticized the CDC early this week for exaggerating the risk of outdoor transmission as being less than 10 percent when it is likely less than one percent
Liberal hosts grilled CDC Chief Dr. Walensky on the point of masks after vaccination
Interview s were hours before CDC s announcement that it s now safe for vaccinated Americans to take off their masks inside and out
CNN host Chris Cuomo accused CDC Director Dr. Walensky of playing it too safe
Right-wing hosts like Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson have been calling for guidance for the end to masks
Thu 13 May 2021 03.00 EDT
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