Washington, April 11 (Ians) The US government has launched a $5 billion programme to accelerate the development of next-generation Covid-19 vaccines and treatments, according to media reports.
‘Project Next Gen’ would succeed ‘Operation Warp Speed’ with a mission to develop next-generation vaccines and therapies against newer and existing Covid variants, the Washington Post reported.
Operation Warp Speed, under then President Donald Trump, developed and distributed vaccines in the early days of the pandemic in 2020.
“While our vaccines are still very effective at preventing serious illness and death, they are less capable of reducing infections and transmission over time,” a spokesperson from the US Department of Health and Human Services (Hhs) was quoted as saying to the Post.
“New variants and loss of immunity over time could continue to challenge our healthcare systems in the coming years.”
Project NextGen will cut across government agencies and involve public-private collaborations, a senior government official was...
‘Project Next Gen’ would succeed ‘Operation Warp Speed’ with a mission to develop next-generation vaccines and therapies against newer and existing Covid variants, the Washington Post reported.
Operation Warp Speed, under then President Donald Trump, developed and distributed vaccines in the early days of the pandemic in 2020.
“While our vaccines are still very effective at preventing serious illness and death, they are less capable of reducing infections and transmission over time,” a spokesperson from the US Department of Health and Human Services (Hhs) was quoted as saying to the Post.
“New variants and loss of immunity over time could continue to challenge our healthcare systems in the coming years.”
Project NextGen will cut across government agencies and involve public-private collaborations, a senior government official was...
- 4/11/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
With the Omicron wave finally ebbing, the biggest U.S. states that still had statewide Covid restrictions are beginning to lift many of them. California, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, Oregon, Illinois, New York, and Rhode Island — all states with Democratic governors — have ended or eased their mask mandates.
The experts Rolling Stone spoke to, including two members of President Joe Biden’s Covid advisory board, agreed it’s time for broad statewide restrictions to end. Local governments should take the lead, instead, focusing on vaccine mandates and measures tailored to individual communities.
The experts Rolling Stone spoke to, including two members of President Joe Biden’s Covid advisory board, agreed it’s time for broad statewide restrictions to end. Local governments should take the lead, instead, focusing on vaccine mandates and measures tailored to individual communities.
- 2/10/2022
- by David Axe
- Rollingstone.com
Joe Rogan offered up a response to the ongoing controversy surrounding his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, and its role in spreading Covid-19 misinformation after artists like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell took their music off Spotify in protest.
In a video shared on Instagram, Rogan attempted to cover himself from every angle. He said he wasn’t trying to “promote misinformation,” but defended his decision to book vaccine-skeptic guests like Dr. Robert Malone and Dr. Peter McCullough by touting their credentials. And while he did not note how easily...
In a video shared on Instagram, Rogan attempted to cover himself from every angle. He said he wasn’t trying to “promote misinformation,” but defended his decision to book vaccine-skeptic guests like Dr. Robert Malone and Dr. Peter McCullough by touting their credentials. And while he did not note how easily...
- 1/31/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Vaccination Status Denied As Factor In NFL Cuts, As Jacksonville Jaguars Walk Back Coach’s Statement
Update: The Jacksonville Jaguars have walked back a controversial statement by head coach Urban Meyer, who said that vaccine status was a “decision-maker” in the makeup of his team’s final roster.
Meyer cited the risks associated with unvaccinated players under the NFL’s Covid-19 protocols.
“Everyone was considered,” Meyer said on Tuesday via ESPN. “That was part of the [considerations such as] production, let’s start talking about this, and also is he vaccinated or not? Can I say that that was a decision-maker? It was certainly in consideration.”
The NFL Players Association said it has launched an investigation into Meyer after the remarks.
The Jaguars team issued a statement Wednesday that it claimed “clarified” the Meyer remarks, saying no player was cut based on his status.
“Availability is one of the many factors taken into consideration when making roster decisions. We have vaccinated and unvaccinated players on our roster, and no...
Meyer cited the risks associated with unvaccinated players under the NFL’s Covid-19 protocols.
“Everyone was considered,” Meyer said on Tuesday via ESPN. “That was part of the [considerations such as] production, let’s start talking about this, and also is he vaccinated or not? Can I say that that was a decision-maker? It was certainly in consideration.”
The NFL Players Association said it has launched an investigation into Meyer after the remarks.
The Jaguars team issued a statement Wednesday that it claimed “clarified” the Meyer remarks, saying no player was cut based on his status.
“Availability is one of the many factors taken into consideration when making roster decisions. We have vaccinated and unvaccinated players on our roster, and no...
- 9/2/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm issued dire warnings about the potential spread of the new, more contagious Covid-19 variants, saying that they could produce a surge of cases in the United States to levels “we have not seen yet in this country.”
Dr. Osterholm, who is director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota and a member of President Biden’s transition team advising on coronavirus, told Meet the Press host Chuck Todd that he expects to see cases of the new Covid-19 variants to...
Dr. Osterholm, who is director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota and a member of President Biden’s transition team advising on coronavirus, told Meet the Press host Chuck Todd that he expects to see cases of the new Covid-19 variants to...
- 1/31/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
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