COVID Live Updates: Johnson & Johnson aims to vaccinate 100 million Americans by April

NEW YORK (WABC) – Johnson & Johnson says they plan to have enough vaccines for 100 million Americans by April.

The vaccine is currently undergoing a large-scale trial to make sure it is safe and effective.

Doctor Anthony Fauci says Johnson & Johnson is close to requesting an emergency use permit from the FDA.

This vaccine requires only one shot and does not need to be stored at such a cold temperature as others.

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Former Mets skipper Davey Johnson has been admitted to hospital with COVID
Former New York Mets driver Davey Johnson has been admitted to hospital with COVID in Florida, according to Mets PR. The former manager led the Amazins to their last World Series title in 1986.

High-risk sports may resume in NY in February
High-risk sports could resume in New York State on Feb. 1 if approved by local health departments. These include basketball, wrestling, hockey, volleyball, soccer and lacrosse. Whether they resume or not will depend on factors, such as whether there were more cases of the more transmissible COVID variant, the local rates of COVID positivity, and the ability to monitor and enforce compliance. Laura Curran, chief executive of Nassau County, says schools can sport in the country again.

2 more vaccination mega sites open in NJ
All six of the COVID-19 mega-sites in New Jersey are now open, with residents standing at two new locations in East Rutherford and Atlantic City on Friday. This, as the state announced that they had successfully vaccinated 500 222 residents in a little over a month. Sites at the Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment Complex and Atlantic City Convention Center were both fully booked, but more appointments are expected to be added based on availability.

British chief scientist says new COVID-19 variant could be more lethal, more research needed
There is evidence that a new coronavirus variant first identified in the south-east of England carries a higher risk of death than the original strain, the British chief scientific adviser said on Friday – although he stressed that the data were uncertain. . Patrick Vallance told a news conference that “there is evidence that there is an increased risk for those who have the new variant.” He said an average risk for a man in his 60s with the original version of the virus is that about 1,000 people who become infected will die unhappily. ‘

“With the new variant, it can be expected that about 1,000 or 14 people will die for 1,000 people who are infected,” he said.

Researchers developing face mask sticker that can detect COVID-19 in drops
Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Engineering are working on a possible game changer in the fight against COVID-19. Researchers are investigating a new type of test that can detect the virus on your face mask. The test can be worn as a sticker on your mask. The sticker contains some dye and works just like a home pregnancy test. If someone wears the sticker on the mask throughout the day, it collects drops. After a few hours, it can detect COVID-19 molecules from your breath.

Dave Chappelle tests positive for COVID-19
Dave Chappelle tested positive for the coronavirus just ahead of his comedy show scheduled for Thursday, which forced him to cancel his upcoming appearance, a spokesman said. Chappelle is expected to perform Thursday night through Sunday at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas. The performances have been canceled and Chappelle is in quarantine, his representative Carla Sims said in a statement. The comedian is asymptomatic. Chappelle has been performing social shows in Ohio since June and moving his shows to Austin during the winter, Sims said. Quick tests for the audience and daily tests for Chappelle and his team were implemented.

NJ ent 500 000 in
The state of New Jersey has vaccinated 500,222 residents in just over a month, Governor Phil Murphy announced Friday. He also added that two COVID patients in the state were found to have the more aggressive stress first found in the UK.

The increase in hospitalization in NY slows
The increase in patients admitted to New York hospitals for treatment for COVID-19 is slowing, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Friday. Cuomo calls this ‘good news’, but warns that the more contagious variants discovered in other parts of the world remain a threat and that business may increase again. COVID hospitalizations rose to 8,846 from 9,055 the previous day and had fallen by more than 400 over the past two days.

NYC and state can no longer get vaccines Friday
93% of the state’s vaccine supply is now depleted, and both the city and the state are on track to take up the vaccines.
300,000 shots are waiting for the second doses.
The city is now considering giving them as first doses for those who are still waiting and refilling the stock, and delaying the second shot for those who got it for the first time by a few weeks.

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