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Both Moderna and Pfizer are effective vaccines but Moderna seems to have a slight edge --studies

Thu, 2021-09-23 19:33 — mike kraft

Moderna vs. Pfizer: Both Knockouts, but One Seems to Have the Edge It was a constant refrain from federal health officials after the coronavirus vaccines were authorized: These shots are all equally effective. That has turned out not to be true. Roughly 221 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have been dispensed thus far in the United States, compared with about 150 million doses of Moderna’s vaccine.

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Florida mask and other Covid-related developments

Thu, 2021-09-23 18:50 — mike kraft

The Latest: Florida school district gets cash over mask vote GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Florida school district has received cash from President Joe Biden’s administration to make up for state pay cuts imposed over a board’s vote for a student anti-coronavirus mask mandate. AP NEWS

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Florida school district has received cash from President Joe Biden’s administration to make up for state pay cuts imposed over a board’s vote for a student anti-coronavirus mask mandate.

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Pregnant women: CDC data: COVID-19 vaccines don't increase risk of miscarriage, birth defects--doctors urge vaccinations

Thu, 2021-09-23 17:41 — mike kraft

CDC: COVID-19 vaccines don't increase risk of miscarriage, birth Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlined new data on Wednesday that fou Mychael Schnell TheHill

Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlined new data on Wednesday that found that coronavirus vaccines do not increase the risk of miscarriage or birth defects. ....

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OVERVIEW: international developments on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

Thu, 2021-09-23 10:57 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Monday their COVID-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response in 5- to 11-year-olds, and they plan to ask for regulatory authorization as soon as possible to use the shot in children in that age range in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. Reuters Reuters

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EU regulator to decide on Pfizer booster at the start of October--report

Thu, 2021-09-23 08:41 — mike kraft

EXCLUSIVE EU regulator to decide on Pfizer booster at the start of October The European Medicines Agency (EMA) expects to decide in early October on the possible use of a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech , COVID-19 vaccine, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Emilio Parodi,Francesco Guarascio Reuters

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President Biden says the U.S. will work to scale up COVID vaccine production in other countries.

Wed, 2021-09-22 18:44 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: Biden says pandemic cannot be solved by ‘half-measures’ as U.S. to donate 500 million more vaccine doses Biden will call on global leaders to fully vaccinate 70 percent of the world’s population by next September. Washington Post

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Overwhelmed U.S. hospitals are turning to ‘crisis standards of care.’ Explaining what it means

Wed, 2021-09-22 17:53 — mike kraft

Hospitals overwhelmed by covid are turning to ‘crisis standards of care.’ What does that mean? Some places have adopted statewide crisis standards of care, in which health systems can prioritize patients for scarce resources — based largely on their likelihood of survival — and even deny treatment. Hannah Knowles Washington Post

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U.S and WHO Urge U.S. Companies to Share Covid Vaccine Technology

Wed, 2021-09-22 17:43 — mike kraft

Pressure is growing on American drug companies — particularly Moderna, the upstart biotech firm that developed its coronavirus vaccine with billions of dollars in taxpayer money — to share their formulas with manufacturers in nations that desperately need more shots.

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