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advertisement advertisement advertisement The first two COVID vaccines approved in the U.S. both use first-of-a-kind technology called messenger RNA. Johnson & Johnson’s new vaccine is different, and the technology it uses may have helped give it two advantages: It only requires a single dose, and it can be stored for months in a refrigerator instead of an ultra-cold freezer. advertisement advertisement All three vaccines are based on the genetic instructions for building the COVID spike protein, the part of the virus that invades human cells. The mRNA vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna inject a solution containing RNA into your arm, which instructs your body to begin making a harmless piece of the protein that then triggers the immune system so it can mount a strong response if you later encounter the actual virus. Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine works in a similar way, but stores the genetic instructions in DNA … [Read more...] about This is how the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is different from Pfizer and Moderna’s shots

advertisement advertisement advertisement With the first vaccines administered in the U.S., the end of the COVID-19 pandemic is now in sight. The challenge over the next year will be achieving widespread vaccination across the entire population, especially among people of color who are suffering and dying from the virus at higher rates . Many experts are worried that vaccination rates for minority groups could lag behind the rest of the population. Data from the first weeks of the vaccine rollout indicate that in some states, white Americans are being vaccinated at two to three times the rate of Black Americans. advertisement advertisement Public health officials are exploring a variety of ways to increase vaccination rates. My research suggests that Facebook ads targeting zip codes with large minority populations, high COVID-19 rates, and low vaccine uptake could be highly effective at encouraging underrepresented groups to … [Read more...] about How Facebook can make up for disinformation and help get everyone vaccinated for COVID-19

advertisement advertisement advertisement By now, the vaccine scheduling horror stories are familiar. Websites are crashing . Bookings are canceled at random . And a laundry list of technical issues is making it all but impossible to secure an appointment. advertisement advertisement Even more maddening? Much of this was preventable. Vaccine scheduling could have been conducted with speed and efficiency. But as healthcare leaders and government agencies have now learned, online scheduling in healthcare is much harder than it looks. America’s healthcare infrastructure is deeply fragmented The roots of our scheduling problems were laid long before COVID-19. America’s healthcare system is deeply fragmented, and so is its underlying technology. There are more than 1,400 different practice-management systems that healthcare providers use to run their back-end calendars. Many of these systems are “walled gardens,” closed … [Read more...] about Zocdoc CEO: Why vaccine scheduling is harder than it looks

advertisement advertisement advertisement More than two months after the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved in the U.S. and healthcare workers began getting shots, only around 14% of the population has gotten at least one dose. At the current rate of around 1.5 million jabs per day, it will take until next February for 90% of Americans to be vaccinated. advertisement advertisement Part of the problem now is that there still aren’t enough vaccines to go around. But as Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson ramp up production, other barriers will start to become more obvious. A new tool from the nonprofit Surgo Ventures maps out factors that will make the rollout slower in some parts of the U.S. than others. You can search for your own county here . “We see a need for more precision and how we respond to the pandemic,” says Sema Sgaier, cofounder and CEO of Surgo Ventures and adjunct assistant professor at the Harvard T.H. … [Read more...] about This map shows what’s slowing down the vaccine rollout where you live

advertisement advertisement advertisement As President Biden closes out his third full week in office, many Americans—those who voted for him and those who didn’t—are waiting on edge for his legislative priorities to emerge. advertisement Most of us have our own views on what they should be, and given the vast diversity of our country, these ideas cross a wide spectrum of thought. In a recent poll, Fast Company collected responses from one specific group: 206 business leaders who are part of the Fast Company Impact Council or executives of companies on our Most Innovative Companies lists. Here’s what tops their lists: Substantially expanding federal support for COVID-19 testing, vaccinations, and personal protective equipment: A majority, 51%, said this should be the top priority. As we enter our second year of the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 450,000 lives lost, there’s no part of the United States that the virus hasn’t … [Read more...] about Vaccines, climate policies, stimulus: Here’s what business leaders want Joe Biden to prioritize first