Will Michiganders be willing to get COVID-19 vaccine? Depends who you ask, study shows
On Monday, Moderna joined Pfizer in submitting its vaccine for an emergency use authorization. But if a vaccine is authorized, will people be willing to get it? โWe asked a national sample of older adults, aged 50-60, (about the) future COVID-19 vaccine and what their thoughts were,โ U of M Dr. Preeti Malani said. Moderna COVID-19 vaccine moves step closer to public useModernaโs COVID-19 vaccine hit another major milestone, as the company is submitting its application for an emergency use authorization, starting the formal review process and moving a step closer to public use. โThis is clearly the most important point prior to making the vaccine broadly available,โ Moderna President Dr. Stephen Hoge said.
ClickOnDetroit Morning Briefing -- Nov. 16, 2020
As of now, the restrictions are in place for three weeks -- from Wednesday (Nov. 18) through Dec. 8. The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 251,813 as of Saturday, including 7,994 deaths, state officials report. On Friday, Michigan reported 244,741 total cases and 7,929 deaths. The state shattered its previous high for single-day totals of COVID-19 cases Friday, reporting a record breaking 8,516 new cases. Additionally, the state reported a total of 138,862 COVID-19 recoveries SaturdayNew COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise in Michigan.
2nd virus vaccine shows striking success in US tests
Moderna said its vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective, according to preliminary data from an ongoing study. Modernaโs vaccine is being studied in 30,000 volunteers who received either the real thing or a dummy shot. Earlier this year, Fauci said he would be happy with a COVID-19 vaccine that was 60% effective. Modernaโs vaccine also starts off frozen, but the company said Monday it can be thawed and kept in a regular refrigerator for 30 days, easing that concern. Both Moderna's shots and the Pfizer-BioNTech candidate are so-called mRNA vaccines, a brand-new technology.
The Latest: Iowa's governor orders statewide mask mandate
Kim Reynolds has dropped her opposition to a statewide mandate for mask use to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The mandate applies only when people are within six feet of others for 15 minutes and they arenโt members of their households. ______NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. โ Johnson & Johnson has begun a new late-stage trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, this time on a two-dose regimen. Gavin Newsom said he was pulling the โemergency brakeโ Monday on the stateโs efforts to reopen its economy as coronavirus cases surge more dramatically than during a summer spike. ___BERLIN โ German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday the number of new coronavirus cases is flattening following two weeks of new restrictions, but itโs too early to tell whether more will be necessary.