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How Johnson & Johnson vaccine is created using fetal cell lines Grace Kraemer © Mark Lennihan A vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is displayed at South Shore University Hospital, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 in Bay Shore, N.Y. Janssen Pharmaceuticals is a division of Johnson & Johnson. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) MINOT, N.D. – The Johnson & Johnson vaccine passed FDA vaccine standards, and distribution across the United States is underway, including here in North Dakota. For some this is seen as progress in the fight against COVID-19. But the vaccine has stirred con...

The hunt for herd immunity: Suddenly, the U.S. seems in better shape on COVID-19 Alexander Panetta © Paul Sancya/AP The U.S. is farther down the path to herd immunity on COVID-19 than Canada due to two factors: higher infection rates at the outset and, now, much higher vaccination rates, including this health-care worker in Michigan on Jan. 5. For the last year, stories about hard-hit American communities clobbered by COVID-19 served as a cautionary tale. Its worst-hit states like North Dakota, South Dakota, and Arizona evoked a mixture of pity and horror at an out-of-cont...

Share The parking lot at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles serves as a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine site open into the night. Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images How soon will COVID-19 vaccines return life to normal? Feb. 16, 2021 , 5:45 PM SAN DIEGO—Twenty days into the new year, cars were entering a parking lot bumper-to-bumper in the shadow of Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres baseball team. Arms waving, attendants directed the cars into three lines, which split into four more, and yelled as though the first pitch had already been thrown. “I’m going to load you up, I’m s...

'Small but loud' group of legislators push back against Covid vaccine mandates Kaitlin Sullivan © Provided by NBC News In early February, three bills in front of the North Dakota Legislature were defeated. The bills, which were quietly introduced last month, aimed to block businesses from requiring their employees or customers to get coronavirus vaccinations. North Dakota is not the first state to take up the issue of requiring vaccinations; as vaccinations roll out across the country, lawmakers and public health experts are looking at whether new legislation can or should m...

Public invited to COVID-19 vaccine virtual forum This forum will convene local public health and medical experts to provide information and answer questions on North Dakota’s vaccine rollout and vaccine safety Written By: News staff | × The public is invited to a free virtual forum, “Community Voices: COVID-19 Vaccine,” from noon to 1 p.m., Friday, Jan. 22. This forum will convene local public health and medical experts to provide information and answer questions on North Dakota’s vaccine rollout and vaccine safety. The meeting will be convened via Zoom, and audience...