A Sinovac spokesman, Liu Peicheng, acknowledged varying levels of effectiveness have been found but said that can be due to the age of people in a study, the strain of virus and other factors. April 17 (UPI) -- Coronavirus case counts continued to spike in Michigan and Colorado Friday and Maine health officials said schools account for nearly 70% of the state's active COVID-19 outbreaks. Those inspections were halted in March. A report released yesterday by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) says supply chain issues could interfere with a smooth rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine and that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should disclose scientific review of vaccine and drug efficacy and safety data when issuing emergency use authorizations (EUAs). Researchers in Britain are studying a possible combination of Pfizer-BioNTech and the AstraZeneca vaccine. On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order calling for the evaluation of the nation's emergency supply inventory. Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines, which are primarily being used in developed countries, have both been shown to be about 95% in protecting against COVID-19 in studies. CDC Director denies reports claiming that the director "admitted" Chinese COVID-19 vaccines have a low protection rate. But when it comes to manufacturing enough vaccines to meet the need, timelines can’t be compressed, especially when manufacturing facilities and supplies are limited. Prince Philip laid to rest in St. George's Chapel, Iran names suspect in Natanz facility blast, issues arrest warrant. Gao Fu, CDC head, told a conference on Saturday that the agency was “considering how to solve the problem that the efficacy of existing vaccines is not high”, according to local media. Stakeholders GAO interviewed identified challenges with initial COVID-19 vaccine implementation. April 17 (UPI) -- West Point has expelled eight cadets and held back more than 50 for a year after completing its investigation into cheating on a remote learning May calculus exam. The GAO emphasized that executing an efficient and effective vaccine distribution plan will require cooperation across many federal and local agencies. The Department of Health and Human Services also expanded the number of healthcare officials authorized to administer the vaccine. "Its inaction to address critical weaknesses that GAO previously identified, including developing clear and comprehensive plans for testing and vaccine distribution, likely cost lives and created an even bigger mess for the new administration," Rep. Benny Thompson, D-Miss., said in a written statement. However, the companies have not publicly published peer-reviewed data on the final stage clinical trial research and been criticized for a lack of transparency. COVID-19 continues surge in Mich., Colo.; Schools cited in Maine outbreaks. In a message to The Associated Press, Gao said late Sunday night he was speaking about the effectiveness rates for “vaccines in the world, not particularly for China.” He did not respond to further questions about which vaccines he was referring to. The chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, a key leader in the pandemic response plan, took the release of the GAO report as an opportunity to criticize the Trump administration. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- The federal government has "critical gaps" in its COVID-19 vaccine distribution and vulnerabilities in the nation's supply chain are "deeply troubling," according to a recent Government Accountability Office report. (Chinatopix Via AP), Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. China has distributed hundreds of millions of doses of domestically made vaccines abroad and is relying on them for its own mass immunization campaign. So that when it comes down to where we have an extreme hesitancy in the vaccine uptake, that will improve," Denigan-Macauley said. We released a report that looks at how the vaccine companies accelerated and combined some steps in the development process to meet unprecedented timeframes. And we feel it's critically important that was disclosed and we hope that the new administration will take that seriously," Mary Denigan-Macauley, director of healthcare at the GAO, said. Still, they add, "GAO is pleased that the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021—enacted in December of 2020—requires a number of actions that are consistent with several of GAO's prior recommendations, including those related to the medical supply chain, vaccines and therapeutics, and COVID-19 testing." Health officials at a news conference Sunday didn’t respond directly to questions about Gao’s comment or about possible changes in official plans. As of January, 27 of GAO’s … Vaccines made by Sinovac, a private company, and Sinopharm, a state-owned firm, have made up the majority of Chinese vaccines distributed to several dozen countries including Mexico, Turkey, Indonesia, Hungary, Brazil and Turkey. But another CDC official said Chinese developers are working on mRNA-based vaccines. Chilly air, which has gripped the central United States all week, will be reinforced by another shot of cold weather early next week, forecasters said Saturday. April 17 (UPI) -- The sixth night of demonstrations over the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright near Minneapolis was peaceful until protesters breached security fences, prompting arrests, officers said. Beijing earlier tried to promote doubt about the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which uses genetic code called messenger RNA, or mRNA, to prime the immune system. The GAO report said the Department of Veterans Affairs should resume inspections of more than 150 state veterans’ homes that house 20,000 veterans. GAO’s prior work has found that timely, clear, and consistent communication about vaccine availability is essential to ensure public confidence and trust, especially as initial vaccine implementation did not match expectations. "None of this is able to be done by one entity," Denigan-Macauley said. “We must follow it carefully and not ignore it just because we already have several types of vaccines already.”, Gao previously questioned the safety of mRNA vaccines. States also will be given an estimate of the number of incoming vaccine doses three weeks in advance rather than one week. While recent actions have brought glimpses of hope, officials and experts still express concerns about transparency and public confidence in the vaccine process. In today’s report, we reiterate some of our previous recommendations, while also making 13 new ones that focus on improving vaccine distribution, creating a national testing strategy, improving data for tracking COVID cases and the impacts on communities, and … Beijing has yet to approve any foreign vaccines for use in mainland China. This report examines: (1) the characteristics and status of the OWS vaccines, (2) how developmental processes have been adapted to meet OWS timelines, and (3) the challenges that companies have faced with scaling up manufacturing and the steps they are taking to address those challenges. Daunte Wright: Night of peaceful protests ends in fence breach, arrest. The Trump Administration failed to heed GAO’s recommendation to develop a national coronavirus vaccine distribution plan “that focused on coordination and communication” and established “a time frame for documenting and sharing a national plan for distributing and administering COVID-19 vaccine.” GAO emphasized, “Vaccine implementation requires federal leadership and coordination among … As of April 2, some 34 million people in China have received the full two doses of Chinese vaccines and about 65 million received one, according to Gao. “We will solve the issue that current vaccines don’t have very high protection rates,” Gao said in a presentation on Chinese COVID-19 vaccines and immunization strategies at a conference in the southwestern city of Chengdu. Gao was quoted by the outlet Sunday as saying he was misunderstood and merely talking in general terms about improving vaccine efficacy. However, GAO investigators said they are cautiously optimistic about the future of vaccine distribution under the Biden administration. Gao Fu, head of the Chinese Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, on Saturday said at a conference the current vaccines "don't have very high rates of protection". In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, Gao the country's top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them to give them a boost. A Government Accountability Office (GAO) review of COVID-19 vaccine development efforts found that vaccine producers are facing significant manufacturing hurdles as they scale up operations. He gave no timeline for possible use. “It’s now under consideration whether we should use different vaccines from different technical lines for the immunization process.”. BEIJING (AP) — China’s top disease control official, in a rare acknowledgement, said current vaccines offer low protection against the coronavirus and mixing them is among strategies being considered to boost their effectiveness. Biden administration walks back refugee cap plans after blowback. Chinese vaccines' effectiveness low: Report; Chinese vaccines’ effectiveness low: Report Chinese vaccines “don’t have very high protection rates,” said the director of the China Centers for Disease Control, Gao Fu, at a conference Saturday in the southwestern city of Chengdu. However, GAO investigators said they are cautiously optimistic about the future of vaccine distribution under the Biden administration. The president also announced last week that the number of overall vaccine doses distributed weekly to states, tribes and territories will increase from 8.6 million to at least 10 million. Gao's remarks are a rare public admission from the country's top health official that the efficacy of China's coronavirus vaccines is not ideal -- and improvements are needed to boost protection. The shot from Gao’s team, was given emergency use approval a month ago, and has not publicly disclosed data yet about its efficacy. The report found that only four of the 31 recommendations it requested of the Trump administration were implemented. "This is going to allow millions of more Americans to get vaccinated sooner than previously anticipated. Gao Fu, the director of China's Centers for Disease Control, said the COVID-19 vaccines developed in the country 'don't have very high protection rates.' In the report released Thursday, the GAO… Chinese COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness 'not high,' government exploring options: officials CDC director Gao Fu urged China to explore mRNA treatments WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus said Friday that while one in four people in rich countries had received a vaccine, only one in 500 people in poorer countries had gotten a dose. The CARES Act includes a provision for GAO to report on its ongoing monitoring and oversight efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. China currently has five vaccines in use in its mass immunization campaign, three inactivated-virus vaccines from Sinovac and Sinopharm, a one-shot vaccine from CanSino, and the last from Gao’s team in partnership with Anhui Zhifei Longcom. Gilead Sciences' antiviral remdesivir quickly rose to the top of treatment guidelines as the pandemic spiraled out of control last year. Although the media continue to praise Biden for his development and deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine, Levin cited a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that suggested otherwise, giving former President Donald Trump's Operation Warp Speed a "sterling review." Copyright © 2021 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Researchers in Britain are studying a possible combination of Pfizer-BioNTech and the AstraZeneca vaccine. Forecasters: Central U.S. will plunge back into winter next week. GAO analyzed the readiness of each company’s vaccine technology. The report found that only four of the 31 recommendations it requested of the Trump administration were implemented. This report examines, (1) efforts of Operation Warp Speed to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic development; and (2) FDA’s use of EUAs for COVID- 19 therapeutics and vaccines, among other objectives. Gao concluded his presentation Saturday with praise for mRNA vaccines and called for innovation in research. “Before the COVID-19 pandemic, most existing vaccine manufacturing capacity was already in use,” according to the GAO report. HONG KONG – In a surprisingly candid statement, the director of China’s Centers for Disease Control conceded that the efficacy of Chinese coronavirus vaccines is not high and may require improvements. He said it will build confidence in the officials at individual vaccine sites. Global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to an urgent race to develop a vaccine. Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Gao Fu is walking back comments he made about the country's COVID-19 vaccines. Gao Fu, director of the China Centers for Disease Control, speaks at the National Vaccines and Health conference in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province Saturday, April 10, 2021. Gao et al. April 17 (UPI) -- The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Friday against political strategist Roger Stone for almost $2 million in unpaid taxes. April 17 (UPI) -- Indianapolis police have identified the eight victims of Thursday night's FedEx shooting. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |, DOJ lawsuit claims Roger Stone owes $2M in back taxes. Gao also rejected claims by some media reports that he said Chinese COVID-19 vaccines have a low protection rate, telling Global Times that it was “a … In the report released Thursday, the GAO, a nonpartisan investigative arm of Congress, provided an additional 13 requests to optimize the pandemic response plan in the upcoming months, specifically focusing on increasing public transparency and consistent communication between Congress and state and local stakeholders. "In our mind, it's not sufficient. 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