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Heads of COVID vaccine firms promise dose ramp-up
Today during a House Committee on Energy & Commerce hearing, chief executives from Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, and Novovax addressed US lawmakers for

Adults with Down syndrome 3 times more likely to die of COVID, study finds
Adults older than 40 with Down syndrome are about three times more likely to die of COVID-19 than the rest of the population, pointing to

COVAX vaccine begins shipping from India facility
In the push for a broad global rollout of COVID-19 vaccine, the first batches of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine made in India today began shipping to countries

News Scan for Feb 23, 2021
Seasonal coronavirus antibodies correlate with lower COVID-19 severity Patients critically ill with COVID-19 infections had significantly lower levels of antibodies against seasonal human coronaviruses (HCoVs)

State of confusion: Michigan’s mental health system has many layers for those in need to navigate
Much like Michigan’s no-fault auto insurance system, the community mental health system is seen by some as a model to the country that focuses on

UH named site for clinical trial of investigational drug for outpatient COVID-19 patients
University Hospitals will serve as one of the first sites in the nation for a clinical trial evaluating an investigational drug for COVID-19 patients who

First wave of COVID-19 vaccine syringes start journey to Maldives
The shipment is part of “the first wave” of syringes and safety boxes organised by the agency, which over the next few weeks, plans to

California inspectors find ‘deficiencies’ at virus test lab
Inspectors found “significant deficiencies” at California’s new coronavirus testing laboratory, problems that state officials on Monday partly blamed on the rapid ramp-up they required from