COVID Real-Time Updates: Johnson & Johnson aims to vaccinate 100 million Americans by April

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

At this time, the vaccine is being tested on a large scale to make sure it is safe and effective.

Dr. Anthony Fauci says Johnson & Johnson is about to apply for an emergency use authorization from the FDA.

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

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Former New York Mets manager Davey Johnson has been hospitalized in Florida with COVID, according to Mets PR. The former director took the Amazins to his last World Series title in 1986.

High-risk sports could resume in New York in February
High-risk sports may be restarted in New York State on Feb. 1 if approved by local health departments. This includes basketball, wrestling, hockey, volleyball, football and lacrosse. However, whether it is resumed or not will depend on factors such as whether there have been more cases of the more transmissible variant of COVID, local COVID positivity rates, and the ability to monitor and enforce compliance. Laura Curran, a Nassau County executive, says schools can resume sports in the county.

2 more mega vaccine sites open in New Jersey
New Jersey’s six mega COVID-19 vaccine sites are now open, and residents line up Friday at two new sites in East Rutherford and Atlantic City. This announced the state that 500,222 residents were successfully vaccinated in just over a month. The venues for the Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment Complex and the Atlantic City Convention Center were fully booked, but more appointments are expected depending on availability.

The leading British scientist says the new COVID-19 variant could be more deadly and more research is needed
There is some evidence that a new variant of the coronavirus first identified in the south-east of England carries a higher risk of death than the original strain, the chief scientific adviser to the British government said on Friday. emphasize that the data are uncertain. Patrick Vallance said at a news conference that “there is evidence that there is a greater risk for those who have the new variant.” He said that for a 60-year-old man with the original version of the virus, “the average risk is that for every 1,000 people who became infected, about ten were expected to die.”

“With the new variant, for 1,000 infected people, approximately 13 or 14 people could be expected to die,” he said.

Researchers developing mask adhesives 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 studying a new type of test that can detect the virus in the face mask. The test can be used as an adhesive on the mask. The sticker includes some dye and works just like a home pregnancy test. While someone wears the sticker on the mask all day, he collects drops. After a few hours, it can detect COVID-19 molecules from the breath.

Dave Chappelle gives positive to COVID-19
Dave Chappelle tested positive for coronavirus just before his scheduled Thursday’s comedy show, which forced him to cancel his next appearances, a spokeswoman said. Chappelle was expected to perform Thursday through Sunday at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas. These shows have been canceled and Chappelle is in quarantine, her representative Carla Sims said in a statement. The comedian is asymptomatic. Chappelle has been performing social distance shows in Ohio since June and moved her shows to Austin during the winter, Sims said. Quick tests were implemented for the public and daily tests for Chappelle and his team.

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

The rate of increase in New York hospitalization is declining
The rate of increase in patients admitted to New York hospitals for treatment with COVID-19 is slowing, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday. Cuomo called it “good news,” but warned that the most contagious variants discovered in other parts of the world remain a threat and could cause cases to escalate again. Hospitalizations for COVID stood at 8,846, down from 9,055 the day before and have now fallen by more than 400 in the last two days.

New York and the state could run out of vaccines on Friday
93% of the state’s now-depleted vaccine supply, both the city and the state are about to run out of vaccines.
There are 300,000 shots waiting to be stored for second doses.
Now the city is considering giving them as first doses for those still waiting and filling the supply and delaying the second shot for a few weeks for those who have already obtained the first.

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