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Europe has recorded a 60 percent drop in new coronavirus infections over the past month, the World Health Organization said Thursday, encouraging news that comes as the continent plans to reopen its borders. Still, “this progress is fragile,” a top agency official cautioned.

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Mexico’s coronavirus deaths are plummeting,perhaps because of reduced infections along U.S. border .

Thu, 2021-05-20 18:58 — mike kraft

Mexico’s coronavirus deaths are plummeting. The ‘Biden wall’ could be a factor. The theory: Comparatively rapid U.S. vaccinations have slowed the southward spread of the virus. Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post

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Childrens' COVID-19 risk overstated in hospitalization data--new studies

Thu, 2021-05-20 18:09 — mike kraft

Studies find hospitalization data overstate kids’ COVID-19 risk A pair of studies found 40-45% of children admitted to California hospitals were infected with the virus but weren’t sick from it and had sought treatment for something else. *

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FDA eases strict Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine rules, making it easier to store

Thu, 2021-05-20 09:11 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: FDA eases strict Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine rules, allowing longer cold storage Previously, the coronavirus vaccine could spend only five days in an ordinary refrigerator before being used or discarded. Now it can last for a month after thawing. Paul Schemm, Katerina Ang, Paulina Firozi Washington Post

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Covid vaccine booster shots might be necessary for some as early as September

Thu, 2021-05-20 09:03 — mike kraft

Vaccine boosters could be necessary as soon as the fall The CEOs of Moderna and Pfizer said a third shot could be necessary as soon as September. Caitlin Owens Axios

The first Americans to be vaccinated against the coronavirus could require a third "booster" shot as early as September, the CEOs of Pfizer and Moderna told Axios.

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More details on studies on vaccine effectiveness against varient discovered in India

Wed, 2021-05-19 17:29 — mike kraft

COVID vaccines can block variant hitting Asia, lab study finds Assays using live SARS-CoV-2 offer hope that the vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna will protect against a viral strain first seen in India. Nidhi Subbaraman Nature

Gold-standard experiments on two COVID-19 vaccines suggest that they confer immunity against a subtype of the SARS-CoV-2 variant tearing through India. But the research also hints that this subtype is more resistant to antibodies than are other forms of the virus.

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