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The highly contagious variant of COVID-19 first seen in the UK will become the dominant strain in the US within about two months, its rapid spread heightening the urgency of getting people vaccinated, the CDC predicted in its most sobering warning yet about mutations in the virus.
The KENS 5 Vaccine Team takes a closer look at the coronavirus vaccine. Author: KENS 5 Updated: 12:47 PM CST January 11, 2021 SAN ANTONIO — The KENS 5 Vaccine Team is taking a closer look at the coronavirus vaccines. Tonight, we're starting at the beginning -- how does the vaccine work? Relatively new technology is helping in the fight against coronavirus. It's called MRNA, or messenger RNA. "It wasn't developed just in the last nine months," Dr. Thomas Campbell, the Chief Clinical Research Officer for UCHealth, said. "But this technology has been in developm...
Chambers County is the first in Southeast Texas to announce the arrival of the Moderna vaccine. Author: Almiya White (KBMT), Kierra Sam (12News) Published: 5:56 PM CST December 24, 2020 Updated: 5:56 PM CST December 24, 2020 TEXAS, USA — Chambers County became the first to report that they've received the Moderna vaccine with both of the FDA’s approved vaccines in our area. 12News spoke with a Texas doctor to break down how the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines work. “Rural hospitals were left out,” James Cutrell said. Unlike other major hospi...
There's no clear evidence the new strain is more infectious. Author: William Joy (WFAA) Updated: 9:54 PM CST December 23, 2020 FORT WORTH, Texas — A new strain of COVID-19 labeled by some health officials as “more contagious” caused multiple countries to ban travel from the U.K., grounding planes and leaving trucks headed into France backed up for miles. Dr. James Cutrell is an infectious disease expert at UT Southwestern and believes it’s too early to label the strain more infectious or contagious. “This should not make us panic,” Cutrell said. “...
What are the differences between the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines? If Moderna's vaccine gets approved, it would be the second available in the U.S. behind Pfizer's vaccine, which was granted emergency authorization last week. Author: Sonia Azad Updated: 7:35 AM CST December 17, 2020 A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel is slated to vote Thursday on whether to recommend the approval of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. If approved, it would be the second available in the U.S. behind Pfizer's vaccine, which was granted ...