ANOTHER VACCINE COULD BE JOINING THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19. NOVAVAX NOW SAYS ITS TWO-SHOT VACCINE IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AGAINST THE VIRUS AND ITS VARIANTS. IF AUTHORIZED BY THE F-D-A... IT WOULD JOIN VACCINES FROM PFIZER... MODERNA... AND JOHNSON AND JOHNSON. IT COMES AS THE COUNTRY TRIES TO MEET PRESIDENT BIDEN'S JULY 4TH DEADLINE FOR GETTING TO 70-PERCENT OF AMERICANS HAVING AT LEAST ONE SHOT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE OVERALL COVID-19 SITUATION WITH CENTURA HEALTH'S DR. OSWALDO GRENARDO.
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-- Novavax said its two-shot COVID-19 vaccine is 90-percent effective against symptomatic disease and 100-percent effective against severe disease. The vaccine appears safe. Fatigue, headache and muscle pain are the most common side effects.
-- Novavax expects to apply for emergency use authorization sometime this summer.
-- CURRENT COLORADO COVID-19 DATA:
State Positivity Rate: 2.69%
Total Cases So Far: 551,091
Deaths Due to COVID-19: 6,844
Percentage of Total Ventilators in Use: 38%