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Today: The White House has pledged to send a surge of resources to Michigan and other states hardest hit by a new wave of COVID-19 infections – just not a surge of vaccinations. States should expect much smaller loads of J&J vaccine going forward, and new documents obtained by House Democrats show the extent to which Trump officials have interfered with the CDC.
We start with vaccinations:
White House to Michigan: Sorry, no extra doses for you
The White House said Friday it plans to send extra staff to help with vaccinations in hard-hit countries, but refutes calls to send more doses of the vaccine.
“We are offering states with significant increases in cases a number of additional tools to help them stop the spread,” responds coronavirus coordinator in the White House. Jeff Zients
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These include additional federal staff to help with vaccinations, as well as more testing ability and more therapeutic agents to treat people with the virus.
But: The offer no longer contains doses of the vaccine itself, something that especially Michigan officials have asked for.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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Zients argued that the vaccine is still needed all over the country.
“There are tens of thousands of millions of people across the country and country who have not yet been vaccinated, and the fair and equitable way of distributing the vaccine is based on the adult population by state, tribe and territory,” he said. .
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Democrats say: documents show Trump officials helped suppress coronavirus CDC reports
The former Trump administration advisers helped suppress scientific information from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) that they said was harmful to President Trump
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“Our investigation has shown that Trump administration officials have had a persistent pattern of political interference in the country’s public health response to the coronavirus pandemic, dominating and bullying scientists, and making damaging decisions to spread the virus faster,” he said. Rep. James said. Clyburn (DS.C.), chairman of the subcommittee.
The committee found that former scientific adviser Paul Alexander had tried to change or block at least 13 CDC reports related to the coronavirus.
Yippee: When it worked, as in the case where CDC leaders apparently changed the opening sentence of a report on the spread of the virus among younger people, Alexander bragged about it.
“Small victory but still a victory and jippie !!!” he apparently wrote in an email.
The Trump administration denied that there was any political interference affecting CDC reports, claiming Alexander’s emails “did not shape the department’s policy or strategy at all.”
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Vaccinations for juveniles: Pfizer-BioNTech requests emergency permission to vaccinate 12- to 15-year-olds.
Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech have requested that their emergency use authorization be amended by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to obtain approval to administer their COVID-19 vaccine to 12- to 15-year-olds.
The move will expand the FDA’s emergency approval for the vaccine, which is currently only available to those 16 and older. With the other two vaccines being approved for adults only in the US, the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine would be the first available for 12- to 15-year-olds in the US
The two companies said they plan to request similar age extensions from other regulators worldwide in the coming days.
Follow: Pfizer and BioNTech released research last month which determined that their vaccine is 100 percent effective in the age group. At the time, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said he hoped to vaccinate 12- to 15-year-olds before the next school year. It can help a lot to make it happen.
Read more here.
Bee bye bee: White House warns states to expect weekly low Y&J vaccine shipments
White House officials said Friday that states will receive significantly fewer doses of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine in the coming weeks, until the Food and Drug Administration can approve the company’s manufacturing plant in Baltimore.
“We expect a relatively low level of weekly doses distributed to states, tribes, territories and our federal channels” until the manufacturing facility is approved, Jeff Zients, Coronavirus Response Coordinator in the White House, said Friday.
Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention indicate that Johnson & Johnson doses sent will drop from about 4.9 million this week to 700,000 next week, a reduction of 85 percent.
Only 5 million Johnson & Johnson shots were administered nationwide, according to CDC data, compared to 170 million shots of the other two authorized vaccines.
Indefinite goals? J&J had earlier said it expected to deliver 24 million doses by the end of April, but it was not clear if that could happen without the permission of the Baltimore plant. But the last time it was called the numbers was March 31st. Since then, the company has only said in public statements that it will reach a target of 100 million doses by the end of May, or will almost reach it.
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Variant concerns rise: CDC documents increase in Brazil in America
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that cases of the COVID-19 variant first detected in Brazil are on the rise in the United States.
Data Released Thursday showed 434 reported cases of the P.1 variant in 28 jurisdictions.
States that see the variant: Most cases are reported in Massachusetts, where there are 102 cases. Other states hardest hit by the P.1 variant include Illinois with 93 cases, Florida with 87 cases and California with 39.
The P.1. variant is the second most common variant in the US behind the B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the UK, which is CDC director Rochelle WalenskyRochelle WalenskyOvernight Health Care: Biden Recalls Trump-Approved Medicaid Work Requirements in Michigan, Wisconsin | CDC director says racism is a serious threat to public health Current bad points of COVID-19: CDC director from Brazil and India says racism is a serious threat to public health. The Hill’s Morning Report – Biden: Let’s Make Infrastructure and Tax Agreement said Wednesday is the dominant tribe in the country. A total of 19 554 strains of the B.1.1.7 variant were reported in 52 jurisdictions in the USA
The USA recorded 424 cases of the third variant, B.1.351, which was first discovered in South Africa.
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What we read
CDC investigates rare ‘breakthrough infections’ after vaccination (Washington Post)
Some request to delay second shots to speed up vaccination (New York Times)
Scientists work towards an elusive dream: a simple pill to treat COVID-19 (Stat News)
They tested negative for COVID. Yet they have long COVID symptoms (Kaiser Health News)
State by state
Wisconsin reports most daily COVID-19 cases in nearly 2 months; deaths, hospitalizations also higher (Wisconsin State Journal)
The shift to Phase 2 could mean sending doses of vaccines to Northern Virginia (WTOP)
Proposed new tax on Indiana vaping products taxed as ‘shameless’ (Chicago Tribune)