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Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine scores longer shelf life just as millions of doses were set to expire
OSHA releases new standard to protect front-line health workers from COVID-19
Vexed by vectors: How COVID-19 vaccine and cell and gene players are tackling the viral vector bottleneck
COVID-19 tracker: CDC reports higher rate of heart inflammation cases after Pfizer, Moderna jabs
Kaiser Permanente is leveraging its wealth of member and community data to craft new vaccine promotion programs

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Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine scores longer shelf life just as millions of doses were set to expire

By Noah Higgins-Dunn

Just as millions of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines were set to expire by June's end, the FDA on Thursday said the jabs could be kept on the shelf a month and half longer than originally suggested.

OSHA releases new standard to protect front-line health workers from COVID-19

By Robert King

OSHA released a new emergency temporary standard Thursday that outlines requirements for hospitals and other providers to protect their workers from contracting COVID-19.

Vexed by vectors: How COVID-19 vaccine and cell and gene players are tackling the viral vector bottleneck

By Fraiser Kansteiner

To crank out enough viral vectors to meet short-term demand for cell and gene therapies, not to mention some COVID-19 vaccines, the industry would need to have 3 billion to 6 billion liters of bioreactor capacity a year, GlobalData figures. It currently has less than 1% of that.

COVID-19 tracker: CDC reports higher rate of heart inflammation cases after Pfizer, Moderna jabs

By Noah Higgins-Dunn,Kevin Dunleavy,Fraiser Kansteiner

The CDC said there's been a higher-than-expected level of heart inflammation cases following a second shot from either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna, although a direct link hasn't been established. The FDA awarded Johnson & Johnson's shot a longer shelf life just as millions of doses were set to expire. And more headlines.

Kaiser Permanente is leveraging its wealth of member and community data to craft new vaccine promotion programs

By Dave Muoio

The large integrated health system has announced a sweepstakes lottery, community grants and other outreach programs supporting President Joe Biden's Fourth of July vaccination goal.

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