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As global demand for Covid-19 vaccines dries up, the program responsible for vaccinating the world’s poor has been urgently negotiating to try to get out of its deals with pharmaceutical companies for shots it no longer needs.

Drug companies have so far declined to refund $1.4 billion in advance payments for now-canceled doses, according to confidential documents obtained by The New York Times.

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Draft WHO pandemic agreement pushes for equity in vaccine and drug supplies to avoid COVID 'failure' repeat

Thu, 2023-02-02 10:44 — mike kraft

Draft WHO pandemic deal pushes for equity to avoid COVID 'failure' repeat Governments may have to reserve drugs and vaccines for the World Health Organization to distribute in poorer countries to avoid a repeat of the "catastrophic failure" during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an early draft of a global pandemic agreement. Jennifer Rigby,Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber Reuters

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Nearly 20 million new COVID cases were recorded in latest 28 days as WHO switches to new reporting period

Thu, 2023-02-02 08:41 — mike kraft

Coronavirus tally: WHO says nearly 20 million new COVID cases were recorded in latest 28 days as it switches to new reporting period The World Health Organization said nearly 20 million new COVID cases were recorded in the 28 days through Jan. 29, down 78% from the previous 28 days. The WHO counted more than 114,000 deaths in the period, up 65% from the previous one.

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Long term COVID-19 symptoms are narrowed down to seven--study

Wed, 2023-02-01 10:17 — mike kraft

Study narrows down long-COVID-19 symptoms to seven - UPI.com A new study shows there are seven long-term health symptoms that are directly related to long-COVID-19, giving researchers a better understanding of how the virus that causes COVID-19 may mutate or evolve. UPI

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Factbox: What ending the U.S. COVID health emergency means for individuals

Wed, 2023-02-01 09:59 — mike kraft

Factbox: What ending the U.S. COVID health emergency means for your pocket The U.S. government on May 11 will end the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) that allowed millions of Americans to receive vaccines, tests, and treatments at no cost during the pandemic. Ahmed Aboulenein Reuters

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House Republicans pass bilsl to block enforcment of vaccine mandate and to end COVID health emergency

Tue, 2023-01-31 18:13 — mike kraft

House passes bill to block HHS from enforcing vaccine mandate at some health facilities The House passed a bill on Tuesday that seeks to end the vaccine mandate for employees at some health facilities, marking the first pandemic-related bill the Republican majority has approved since … aneklason The Hill

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Twice-weekly rapid COVID tests may be better for detection than infrequent PCR --study

Tue, 2023-01-31 17:37 — mike kraft

Twice-weekly rapid COVID tests may be better than infrequent PCR Despite PCR's higher sensitivity, frequent testing with rapid antigen tests can top their performance, a study of pro soccer players finds. CIDRAP

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Opinion: The COVID-19 Pandemic Will Be Over When Americans Think It Is

Tue, 2023-01-31 12:41 — mike kraft

The COVID-19 Pandemic Will Be Over When Americans Think It Is How will we know when the COVID-19 pandemic is over in the U.S.? Steven Phillips on how we have to think differently about risk today YahooNews

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"Here’s my proposed definition: the country will not fully emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic until most people in our diverse nation accept the risk and consequences of exposure to a ubiquitous SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19."

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