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Coronavirus Updates : NPR

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Ex-FDA Chief Sees ‘Struggle’ To Vaccinate More Than Half U.S. Population : Coronavirus Updates : NPR

"I think that there's probably 150 million Americans who are eager to get vaccinated. And as we expand into the younger age cohorts and a new eligible population ... you're not going to see the demand be as brisk," Gottlieb says in an interview with NPR's Morning Edition.

"I think we get to 150 million vaccines. I think we struggle to get to 160 million," he says, which is roughly half the U.S. population. "Beyond that, I think it's going to be difficult. I'm not sure that you have the demand there."

South Troy Flood Plain

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Much of South Troy is in the Hudson River Flood Plain, although in recent years flooding of Troy has been relatively uncommon due to various flood control dams.

Swampy Area On Top

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While the trails where well routed and slightly muddy, there certainly where pools of standing water on top of the mountain from all of the rain of recent.

Sunday April 17, 2011 — Bennett Hill Preserve

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J&J Vaccine Pause Creates ‘Perfect Storm’ For Misinformation : NPR

But that story shifted on Tuesday after federal health officials recommended a temporary halt in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, after a handful of reports about blood clots surfaced among the millions of people who have received the shot.

Many doctors argue this sort of delay should actually be seen as a positive for vaccine safety: officials are paying close attention to the reports of side effects and acting quickly to maintain public confidence in the vaccination effort.

But experts who follow internet trends are bracing for the worst when it comes to how this news is understood and received by the public.

"This is what I would call the perfect storm for misinformation," said Jennifer Granston at Zignal Labs, a media intelligence platform.