Vaccines and vaccination

ANTELOPE VALLEY (CBSLA) — People 16 and older living or working in Los Angeles County can receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the new Palmdale and Lancaster vaccination sites without setting up an appointment ahead of time, the L.A. County Department of Public Health announced Wednesday. Registration for COVID-19 appointments will be completed on-site. READ MORE: 'This Is The Time To Transition': LAUSD Supt. Austin Beutner To Step Down When His Contract Ends In June Vaccination sites accepting walk-ups include: READ MORE: Friends Of The LA River Plans Huge Summer Cleanup; County Seeks Comment On Master Plan Palmdale Oasis Recreation Center 3850 East Avenue S Palmdale, CA 93550 7 days a week 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Palmdale Metrolink Station 39000 Clock Tower Plaza Dr. Palmdale, CA 93550 (18 and older only) Tuesdays through Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Lancaster Metrolink Station 44812 Sierra Hwy Lancaster, CA 93534 (18 and older only) Tuesdays through … [Read more...] about No Appointments Needed This Week At New COVID-19 Vaccination Sites In Palmdale And Lancaster

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has completed its inspection of the Baltimore-based Johnson & Johnson vaccine maker Emergent BioSolutions Tuesday and “cited a number of observations concerning whether the facility’s processes met our requirements and standards.” The FDA has been inspecting the company’s Bayview facility after it was reported that due to “human error” 15 million potential doses of the J&J coronavirus vaccine were ruined. To date, none of the Johnson & Johnson doses created at Emergent BioSolutions have been distributed in the U.S., the FDA said. READ MORE: Porto's Bakery Getting Ready To Open Northridge Location In a press release Wednesday, the FDA said it “takes its responsibility to ensure medical product quality, safety and effectiveness very seriously. The American public puts its trust in the agency to ensure that all medical products, including COVID-19 vaccines, meet the agency’s standards for quality, safety and … [Read more...] about FDA Completes Inspection Of J&J Vaccine Maker Emergent BioSolutions, Cites Concerns Over Cross-Contamination, Sanitation

DENVER (CBS4) – The University of Denver is requiring that all undergraduate and graduate students get the COVID-19 vaccine before returning to campus for the fall term. DU is requiring proof of vaccination or exemption before the fall term begins. DU released this statement on Tuesday, “We have made vaccination an urgent priority because we believe a fully vaccinated community is the best way to protect ourselves and each other. In addition, through widespread vaccination, DU can confidently loosen or remove restrictions that have impacted social and mental well-being. Community members can feel safer and more comfortable as we make an on-campus, vibrant return to “normal” in the fall term.” In accordance with the guidance of health care experts, @UofDenver will require all undergraduate and graduate students living, learning or working on campus to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before returning to campus for the fall 2021 term. Read more: https://t.co/uabk6mG97L — … [Read more...] about University Of Denver Requires COVID Vaccine For All Undergraduate, Graduate Students On Campus

(CBS4) – Both Pfizer and Moderna say it’s likely everyone will need booster shots within 12 months of the second doses of their vaccines. CBS4 Medical Editor Dr. Dave Hnida says that’s because it’s starting to become clear that COVID immunity does “tend to wane a little bit” over time after being fully vaccinated. Vail Health Hospital pharmacy technician Rob Brown practices measuring the exact dosage for a mock Covid-19 vaccine in the sterile compounding room in the pharmacy on Dec. 8, 2020 in Vail. (credit: Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) “We’ve been kind of wondering about this for quite some time, and it does look like this is going to wind up being the case,” Hnida said during his weekly question & answer session on CBSN Denver . Hnida was asked about whether the COVID vaccine will wind up being somewhat like the annual flu shot. “Variants are a big thing when it comes to COVID, and they’re a big thing when it comes to … [Read more...] about Mixing & Matching? Getting Different Types Of COVID Vaccines In The Future May Provide ‘Stacked Immunity’

AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Study of a promising COVID-19 vaccine by Novavax is continuing in the U.S. and Mexico. Now, clinical trial participants, including me , are rolling up our sleeves for a third shot and then, three weeks later, a fourth. “Today, Novavax began what we call a blinded crossover,” said Dr. Thomas Campbell, lead investigator at the study site at UCHealth, one of 115 sites. READ MORE: Scammers Using Bogus COVID Vaccine Survey To Trick Victims (credit: CBS) That means the participants who originally got two shots of the vaccine will get two shots of placebo and those who got two shots of placebo will get two shots of vaccine. “Everybody who is still in the study will know they’ve been vaccinated, but they won’t know when they got the vaccine,” explained Campbell. Results from a United Kingdom study showed the Novavax vaccine was 96% effective against the original virus, 86% against the UK variant and 60% against the South African variant. … [Read more...] about U.S Study Of Novavax COVID Vaccine Continues With 2 More Shots For Volunteers