Category: Covid-19 Vaccine

Be wary of coronavirus vaccine scams as Minnesota ramps up statewide community vaccinations.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Just as COVID-19 vaccinations are ramping up, so are the scams surrounding them. According to the AARP Fraud Watch Network, legitimate people contacting you about your vaccination, whether the government or your health care provider, will not ask for money, credit card number, SSN or bank account. Offers to sell or ship doses are scams.

While there have not been widespread reports of vaccine-related scams, it is likely to increase as more Americans become eligible to receive vaccines. The scams AARP has seen are fake registration links that collect personal information, or solicitations to receive the vaccine early for a fee of $79.99.

And as more doses become available, more health care providers will be contacting their clients to schedule vaccinations. Imposters could impersonate health care providers to phish for personal information and demand fraudulent payments. If you're unsure, verify your health care providers phone number, email address and/or website before responding by calling their main contact line.

Imposters could also pose as public health officials. For the legitimate state website, click here. Those who registered for the pilot lottery program and were selected to schedule an appointment may be notified by phone, text or email depending on their preference indicated during registration, and caller ID will show (833) 431-2053. For questions about the vaccine contact the Minnesota Department of Health at 1 (800) 657-3903.

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If you suspect a vaccine scam, report it to the office of the Minnesota Attorney General. The number to call is 1 (800) 657-3787. Or, you can contact the AARPFraud Watch Network helpline at 1 (877) 908-3360.

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A group of about 20 volunteers banded together to create another alternative resource for connecting eligible Massachusetts residents with COVID-19 vaccination sites. Kunal Shah, a product manager for a local company, said his motivation to participate in VaccinateMA.com came during a visit to his parents in California. They were having trouble trying to navigate the system in that state and another group of volunteers created their own website there.The Massachusetts state website has led to a great deal of frustration, especially since the start of Phase 2 opened appointments to residents age 75 or older -- if they can find them.The state's website is essentially a directory of vaccination locations. When it launched, that directory was only available in the form of a map but a search-by-zipcode function has since been added. Shah and the other volunteers saw the frustration with the state's website and thought they would be able to help. "For us, its literally how can we in as few clicks as possible figure out, help you figure out, where there is a vaccination site with available appointments in as few taps on your phone or on your desktop as you possibly need," he said.They started with the state's list of vaccination sites but the volunteers also make regular phone calls to vaccine providers to check on whether appointments are currently available. "We're actually checking with these locations every single day to see what are the latest number of appointments available and if there are scheduling opportunities available for people in Phase two," he said. Shah and the other volunteers aren't the only ones to have had a similar idea. Olivia Adams, a software engineer from Arlington, created macovidvaccines.com after observing the frustrations her in-laws were having with the state's website. Adams said Monday that her website was getting 400 hits per minute. Still, all of these websites are essentially directories repackaging information about where vaccines are offered. Eligible residents must still follow a link to another site in order to apply for their appointment. There is no central portal to enter patient information and each vendor has its own registration form that must be filled out, which is frustrating if you have to check for availability at multiple locations.In response to the widespread frustrations, state officials launched a phone service to help eligible residents book appointments. The call center, accessible through 2-1-1, is open from Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. The governor said it will be available to those age 75 and over who do not have access to the state's website.If the call taker is unable to immediately schedule an appointment, Baker said residents will be offered a chance to be put on a callback list for future help.

A group of about 20 volunteers banded together to create another alternative resource for connecting eligible Massachusetts residents with COVID-19 vaccination sites.

Kunal Shah, a product manager for a local company, said his motivation to participate in VaccinateMA.com came during a visit to his parents in California. They were having trouble trying to navigate the system in that state and another group of volunteers created their own website there.

The Massachusetts state website has led to a great deal of frustration, especially since the start of Phase 2 opened appointments to residents age 75 or older -- if they can find them.

The state's website is essentially a directory of vaccination locations. When it launched, that directory was only available in the form of a map but a search-by-zipcode function has since been added.

Shah and the other volunteers saw the frustration with the state's website and thought they would be able to help.

"For us, its literally how can we in as few clicks as possible figure out, help you figure out, where there is a vaccination site with available appointments in as few taps on your phone or on your desktop as you possibly need," he said.

They started with the state's list of vaccination sites but the volunteers also make regular phone calls to vaccine providers to check on whether appointments are currently available.

"We're actually checking with these locations every single day to see what are the latest number of appointments available and if there are scheduling opportunities available for people in Phase two," he said.

Shah and the other volunteers aren't the only ones to have had a similar idea. Olivia Adams, a software engineer from Arlington, created macovidvaccines.com after observing the frustrations her in-laws were having with the state's website.

Adams said Monday that her website was getting 400 hits per minute.

Still, all of these websites are essentially directories repackaging information about where vaccines are offered. Eligible residents must still follow a link to another site in order to apply for their appointment.

There is no central portal to enter patient information and each vendor has its own registration form that must be filled out, which is frustrating if you have to check for availability at multiple locations.

In response to the widespread frustrations, state officials launched a phone service to help eligible residents book appointments.

The call center, accessible through 2-1-1, is open from Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. The governor said it will be available to those age 75 and over who do not have access to the state's website.

If the call taker is unable to immediately schedule an appointment, Baker said residents will be offered a chance to be put on a callback list for future help.

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Vaccination drives hold out the promise of curbing Covid-19, but governments and businesses are increasingly accepting what epidemiologists have long warned: The pathogen will circulate for years, or even decades, leaving society to coexist with Covid-19 much as it does with other endemic diseases like flu, measles, and HIV.

The ease with which the coronavirus spreads, the emergence of new strains and poor access to vaccines in large parts of the world mean Covid-19 could shift from a pandemic disease to an endemic one, implying lasting modifications to personal and societal behavior, epidemiologists say.

Going through the five phases of grief, we need to come to the acceptance phase that our lives are not going to be the same, said Thomas Frieden, former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I dont think the world has really absorbed the fact that these are long-term changes.

Endemic Covid-19 doesnt necessarily mean continuing coronavirus restrictions, infectious-disease experts said, largely because vaccines are so effective at preventing severe disease and slashing hospitalizations and deaths. Hospitalizations have already fallen 30% in Israel after it vaccinated a third of its population. Deaths there are expected to plummet in weeks ahead.

But some organizations are planning for a long-term future in which prevention methods such as masking, good ventilation and testing continue in some form. Meanwhile, a new and potentially lucrative Covid-19 industry is emerging quickly, as businesses invest in goods and services such as air-quality monitoring, filters, diagnostic kits and new treatments.

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2 On Your Side is Verifying information about over-the-counter drug use and the vaccine.

BUFFALO, N.Y. 2 On Your Side is getting a lot of questions from viewers about the COVID-19 vaccine.

QUESTION: "I got the Moderna 1st vaccine a week ago. Not knowing info that is now available, I had a baby aspirin the night before and my 200 mg Celebrex that a.m. My shot was given about 11:30 a.m. What effect would that have on my vaccine? When I get my 2nd shot how long should I wait to take those medications?"

To verify answers, we went to Dr. Thomas Russo, Chief of Infectious Disease at the University at Buffalo.

Dr. Russo says we have no data as to whether medications will impact the immune response with this vaccine.

"But, it's best to avoid any pre-medications, taking drugs beforehand. If you do develop symptoms, I think it's OK to take Tylenol first if necessary, and if you have really significant symptoms, and Tylenol is not getting it done, then I think it's OK to take non-steroidals such as Advil or Mortin," Dr. Thomas Russo said.

As for as how long you should wait after, Dr. Russo says you should only take pain medications if needed.

Others want to know if they have to restart the vaccination process if they took an over-the-counter pain medication before getting their first dose. Dr. Russo says no.

"Please don't stress about it if you took one of these medications. I'm sure you're going to be fine. I'm sure you have a reasonable immune response, but when in doubt, if you wanted to avoid one of these medications after vaccination, I would probably avoid the non-steroidals or ibuprofen," Dr. Russo said.

Bottom line, Dr. Russo says talk to your doctor about the medicines you're taking before you get your vaccine.

QUESTION: "Can I take over-the-counter pain medication before getting the vaccine?"

"First, it's generally recommended that you should not pre-medicate before getting vaccinated. Do not take any Tylenol, or Mortin, or Advil in anticipation of perhaps reactogenic symptoms. That is because there is a theoretical possibility, and some data based on prior vaccines, that these medications could modify your immune response and obviously we want an optimal response when you're vaccinated," said Dr. Russo.

QUESTION: "What should I take if I don't feel well after getting the vaccine if I need an over-the-counter pain medication?"

"I would start with Tylenol. That is least likely to modify your immune response, however, if Tylenol is not adequate, then I think it would be okay to take non-steriodal such as ibuprofen, which is Mortin, or Advil. But in most instances, the reactogenic symptoms will only last for 24 hours. Local symptoms can be treated with a cool cloth. There is probably a greater concern that non-steroidals such as ibuprofen, which goes by the name Motrin or Advil, are more likely to modulate your immune response than Tylenol, so I would definitely start with Tylenol first. Obviously, if you're concerned that you want to develop the best immune response, if you could avoid taking any medications at all, then that would obviously maximize your chances of the possibility that these medications could affect that response," says Dr. Russo.

So, we can Verify that Dr. Russo says go with a cool cloth before reaching for the Tylenol or other medications.

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Some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week include this one. Its not legit, even though it was shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:

CLAIM: People may be more susceptible to serious COVID-19 illness after they have been vaccinated.

THE FACTS: An Instagram post with more than 4,000 likes falsely claims that people who receive the COVID-19 vaccine may experience more severe symptoms if they are exposed to the virus.

Studies have warned COVID-19 vaccines may result in more serious disease when exposed to the virus by way of pathogenic priming and immune enhancement, reads the post, which was shared by Joseph Mercola, a doctor who runs a natural health website.

But scientists told The Associated Press that such effects simply havent shown up in the data. Research has shown that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have been proven to be 95% effective in preventing COVID-19 illness. It is true that some vaccines can, on rare occasions, cause more serious illnesses later, but scientists say that effect known as antibody-dependent enhancement has not been seen with COVID-19 vaccines.

Such enhancement happened with older shots and more recently with a dengue virus vaccine. There is abundant evidence that immunization-enhanced disease will not be a problem with the COVID-19 shots, Dr. Paul Offit, director of a vaccine education center at the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, wrote in a report to the National Institutes of Health.

The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines were tested on thousands of people, some of whom were later likely exposed to the virus. The effect wasnt seen in the trials.

The AP asked to see the studies mentioned in Mercolas claim, and his organization responded with links. All the studies were published before Pfizer and Moderna had released data from their late stage trials, and some of the studies specifically contradicted his claim.

Dr. Timothy Cardozo, an associate professor at NYU Langone Health, was the author of one of the studies Mercola cited.

The Pfizer and Moderna data that came out after he published his study greatly reduced his concern about antibody dependent enhancement, he told the AP in a statement. He also noted that his paper made no statement on whether COVID-19 vaccines should be taken or avoided.

Mercola did not respond to a request for a response. If Mercolas post were accurate, vaccinated people would have had more infections than the unvaccinated, said Dr. Matthew Woodruff, an immunologist at Emory University. That hasnt been the case.

We are now six months out of vaccinating those people, with continued exposure, and no emerging evidence of enhanced disease, Woodruff said.

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As the pandemic rages on, its increasingly clear that widespread vaccination is essential to help contain it. Physical distancing, universal face coverings, and frequent handwashing are effective, but not foolproof. And of course, these measures dont work if they are not followed.

So, the rapid development of mRNA vaccines and other vaccines to prevent COVID-19 is welcome some say miraculous news. But while many people are scrambling to get a vaccine, others are hesitating.

Its natural to wonder if brand new vaccines against a novel coronavirus, developed at unprecedented speed, are effective and safe to take. Lets review some of what we know.

Overall effectiveness has been reported in the range of 70% to 95%. Thats well above the average effectiveness of the flu vaccine, for example.

Not only do these vaccines appear to lessen risk of developing COVID-19, but they also appear to lessen the risk of severe disease.

In large clinical trials, most side effects have been minor. When side effects occur, they typically last just a few days. A side effect or reaction isnt necessarily all bad, by the way; it may indicate that the body is building protection against the virus.

For the four vaccines listed above, common side effects include

Its normal to feel cautious about any new treatment. But two common misconceptions may encourage people to avoid getting a COVID vaccine.

For example, rare cases of Bells palsy and other neurologic disease have been reported after COVID vaccination. But so far, there is no clear suggestion that the vaccine played any role. Similarly, a fatal blood disorder suffered by a Florida physician two weeks after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine raised concerns that it was triggered by the vaccine. This condition did not occur among the tens of thousands of clinical trial subjects, so it might be a complete coincidence. Authorities are investigating this case.

So far, we know COVID-19 is an unpredictable and potentially deadly disease. And the information we have about the effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccinations is encouraging. Minor side effects should be expected; severe allergic reactions may rarely occur. Side effects from the vaccine are not reasons for most people to avoid vaccination.

As the number of vaccine recipients and the number of different vaccines grow, vigilance is warranted. What we know today about side effects and safety wont be the last word. Volunteers in clinical trials and members of the public who have received vaccinations continue to be monitored, and are encouraged to report problems.

There are pros and cons to any new medical treatment. But remember there are also pros and cons to declining treatment. Based on my reading of currently available information, the decision to be vaccinated against COVID-19 should be an easy one.

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With an upsized production goal of 2 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses this year, Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech arent resting on their laurels now that their shot, Comirnaty, has emergency nods in the U.S., Europe and beyond. As the companies continueto build out capacity, manufacturing efficiency is getting its own boost, Pfizerrevealed.

The time it takes the companyto produce a COVID-19 vaccine batch could soon be cut from 110 days to an average of just 60, Chaz Calitri, vice president of sterile injectables, told USA Today. We call this Project Light Speed, and its called that for a reason, he said. Just in the last month, weve doubled output.

One element teed up for acceleration is DNA productionthe first step inPfizers vaccine manufacturing process, Calitri explained. Making that DNA originally took 16 days, but the process will soon take just nine or 10 days, he said.

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Production efficiencies aside, the company is also looking to dial up capacity with the addition of new manufacturing lines atall three of its U.S. plants, USA Today said.Demand for a functional shot meant Pfizer didnt have the span of several years typically required to refineits manufacturing process, so the company is improving as it goes, Calitri noted.We just went straight into commercial production," he said.

Engineers took an eye to improving manufacturing the moment vials started coming off production lines, which led the company to make a lot of really slick enhancements, he added.

A Pfizer spokesperson confirmed Calitris comments to Fierce Pharma via email.

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Pfizer and BioNTechs manufacturing network depends on six facilities split between Europe and the U.S. Stateside, the vaccine starts its life at Pfizers Chesterfield, Missouri, plant, where the DNA is produced. It then heads to the companys facility in Andover, Massachusetts, for transcription into mRNA, before finally making its way to Kalamazoo, Michigan for fill-finishwith lipid and lipid nanoparticle production and formulation taking place somewhere prior to that final step.Calitri heads up operations at the Kalamazoo plant.

Pfizer and BioNTechs mRNA-based vaccine last year became the first COVID-19 shot authorized in Europe and the U.S. On deck to supply hundreds of millions of doses to those two regions alone, BioNTechs CEO Uur ahin recently said the companies would boost their 2021 output target to 2 billion doses from a prior goal of 1.3 billion.

At the time, ahin pinned those production hopes on six global manufacturing sites tapped in the companies alliance, including a facility in Marburg, Germany, that he said was expected to go live by the end of February.

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A little more than a week later, the biotech won approval to start manufacturing itsvaccine at the Marburg site, which employs 300 people and is set to produce up to 750 million doses annually, German news outlet Hessenschau reported.

The announcement ran up against news that BioNTech was carrying out a factory upgrade in Puurs, Belgium that would allow itto deliver significantly more doses in the second quarterthough that production boost came with a catch: namely, a short-term disruption of supply in Europe, Canada and a few other countries.

Meanwhile, in a sign of the unconventional alliancesCOVID-19 has fostered, Pfizer and BioNTech recently got some added manufacturing muscle from two Big Pharma rivals. Sanofi in late January said it would produce more than 100 million Comirnaty doses in Europe in 2021, with the first deliveries from its site in Frankfurt, Germany, expected by August, a company spokesperson told Fierce Pharma.

Just a few days later, Swiss drugmaker Novartis said it would pitch in, too, agreeing to carry out fill-finish work at its facility in Stein, Switzerland, where production is pegged to start in the second quarter.

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A healthcare worker administers a dose of the coronavirus vaccine to an elderly at a health center in the Cypriot coastal city of Limassol on February 8, 2021.

Facebook is expanding its ban on vaccine misinformation and highlighting official information about how and where to get COVID-19 vaccines as governments race to get more people vaccinated.

"Health officials and health authorities are in the early stages of trying to vaccinate the world against COVID-19, and experts agree that rolling this out successfully is going to be helping build confidence in vaccines," said Kang-Xing Jin, Facebook's head of health.

Social media platforms including Facebook have played a big role in the spread of false claims, hoaxes and conspiracy theories about the pandemic over the last year, despite efforts by tech companies to clamp down on harmful content and promote authoritative sources.

In December, Facebook said it would remove claims about COVID-19 vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts, such as posts saying, falsely, that the vaccines contain microchips.

Now the company is widening the list of banned claims to include posts falsely claiming the virus is man-made or manufactured and that face masks don't prevent the spread of COVID. It's also banning false claims about vaccines in general that have long been in circulation despite being repeatedly debunked: that vaccines are toxic, dangerous or cause autism, that they are not effective, and that it's safer to get a disease than the vaccine meant to prevent it.

Facebook says it will focus its enforcement on groups, pages and accounts that repeatedly violate this policy. Groups on the platform have been particularly potent sources of vaccine misinformation, which has spread widely during the pandemic, according to researchers and the company's critics.

Jin said Facebook takes a two-pronged approach to misinformation: cracking down on false claims that could lead to harm, and boosting information from credible sources, like health agencies and non-governmental organizations.

"We know that misinformation thrives in the absence of good information," he said. "So because of this, a core part of our strategy is actually partnering with health authorities and amplifying credible information to meet people's needs and get their questions answered where they are."

Jin said to help people find accurate information about vaccines and getting vaccinated, Facebook is building on the work it started last year with the COVID-19 information center, a part of its app that links to information from sources such as the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health agencies. The voting information center Facebook rolled out ahead of the 2020 presidential election, which connected people with information on how and where to cast ballots, is also a model, he said.

Facebook is also giving $120 million in ad credits to health ministries, United Nations agencies and other organizations to promote vaccine and health information.

Other tech companies are also highlighting information about vaccines. Google is putting locations of places to get vaccinated in Google Maps in some states, and has put information panels on searches about vaccines.

Editor's note: Facebook and Google are among NPR's financial supporters.

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The Texas Motor Speedway prepares for its' second round of COVID-19 vaccinations after administering more than 27,000 vaccines in just three days last week.

Those in line for vaccines stayed in their vehicles and drove through the speedway's parking lot, stopping at tents with the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to get their shot.

The 16-lane drive-thru location's only line was the one that required citizens to wait 15 minutes after getting the shot to make sure they did not have an allergic reaction.

The same system will be used again to deliver 22,000 first and second doses starting Tuesday, Feb. 9, according to Denton County Public Health.

The vaccinations will take place Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday from noon to 5 p.m. and Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Denton County said the times and dates may change if inclement weather affects driving conditions.

The vaccination site is located at 2401 Petty Place at Texas Motor Speedway in North Fort Worth.

Individuals will be required to register through the Denton County registration portal. You do not need to be a Denton County resident to register to receive the vaccine in Denton County.

Want to Get on a Vaccine Waitlist?

As the state begins to distribute the COVID-19 vaccines for those in Phase 1A and 1B, county health departments have begun waitlists for those wish to be inoculated.

You can now register to recieve the vaccination in Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties. Links are below:

Waitlist Links: Collin - Search Waitlist | Dallas | Denton | Tarrant

You do not need to be a resident of the county to register for a COVID-19 vaccine in that county -- registration is open to anyone in Texas. For those without internet access, Tarrant County is also taking registrations by phone at 817-248-6299. In Dallas County, call the DCHHS vaccine hotline at 1-855-IMMUNE9 (1-855-466-8639). In Denton County, call 940-349-2585.

Vaccinations will be by appointment only.

In addition, the county is calling for volunteers for future vaccination sites. Those interesting in volunteering will need to undergo a background check and complete a one-hour training course at https://www.dentoncounty.gov/758/Medical-Reserve-Corps.

The vaccine is currently only being administered to those who are part of Phase 1A and 1B, as outlined by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Those in Phase 1A are front-line healthcare workers or residents of long-term care facilities. Phase 1B includes those who are over the age of 65, or those over the age of 16 with a chronic medical condition that puts them at risk for severe illness.

The DSHS said Feb. 4 they are continuing to discuss when to expand vaccine availability to group 1C and whether or not that group will include teachers.

Once vaccinated, people are expected to get some level of protection within a couple of weeks after the first shot, but full protection may not happen until a couple of weeks after the second shot. Even when fully vaccinated, it's still possible to become infected by the virus since the vaccine does not offer 100% protection.

The Texas DSHS advises that the vaccine will not be readily available for the general public until late spring or early summer 2021.

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Is it safe to visit the grandparents once they have been vaccinated against Covid-19?

The bottom line

The risks of getting sick are lower for grandparents after they have been vaccinated. But vaccination doesnt eliminate riskto grandparents or to their visitorsso its a good idea to assess your circumstances, continue to take some precautions and make sure everyone is comfortable with the terms of the visit.

The details

The virus that causes Covid-19 continues to mutate, raising the prospect that certain variants may make the vaccines less effective. And its not yet clear how much protection vaccines offer against transmission of the virusso it may be possible for grandparents to spread Covid-19 to their visitors even if the vaccine keeps them from getting sick themselves.

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