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AstraZeneca: Researchers race to understand why handful of patients develop blot clots

Wed, 2021-04-07 10:07 — mike kraft

Europe’s vaccine divide: As scientists scramble for answers to AstraZeneca blood clot puzzle, some nations opt for caution The cases of brain clots remain very rare. That is just one challenge for researchers. Loveday Morris Washington Post

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Some European countries considering mixing COVID-19 vaccines

Wed, 2021-04-07 09:55 — mike kraft

European countries may have to mix COVID-19 shots amid AstraZeneca crisis Several European countries are considering mixing up COVID-19 vaccines for citizens who received a first dose of AstraZeneca's shot, an unprecedented move that highlights challenges for governments struggling to tame fresh rises in infections. Matthias Blamont, Gwladys Fouche, Essi Lehto U.S.

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Six months later, a third of COVID-19 patients have been diagnosed psychiatric or neurological illness

Wed, 2021-04-07 09:27 — mike kraft

1 in 3 Covid-19 patients are diagnosed with a neuropsychiatric condition Six months after being diagnosed with Covid-19, 1 in 3 patients had also experienced a neuropsychiatric illness. Elizabeth Cooney STAT

Six months after being diagnosed with Covid-19, 1 in 3 patients also had experienced a psychiatric or neurological illness, mostly mood disorders but also strokes or dementia, a large new study shows.

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The second dose of vaccines (except J&J) is still needed for fullest protection

Tue, 2021-04-06 18:25 — mike kraft

You got your first dose of the Covid vaccine. Now what? If your Covid-19 vaccine requires two doses, not much should change after you get your first shot, experts say. NBC News

Last Saturday, the U.S. hit a new high for the number of daily vaccinations: 4 million. The record day came as vaccinations have steadily risen over recent weeks, bringing the daily average to more than 3 million.

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In the midst of a global health pandemic, ordinary flu season did not hit

Tue, 2021-04-06 12:10 — mike kraft

Despite warnings, a flu season that wasn't As the nation suffered through a devastating winter surge of coronavirus cases, the phones at Old Dominion Pediatrics in Virginia rang off the hook. Reid Wilson TheHill

Public health experts, general practitioners and pediatricians had warned for months that a surge in coronavirus cases over the winter months would be compounded by a typical flu season, which kills tens of thousands Americans annually. But a funny thing happened in the midst of a global health pandemic: Flu season was effectively canceled.

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Gayle Smith, who had experience dealing with Ebola, will run Biden’s vaccine diplomacy. Blinkin, Yellen speak on helping other countries

Tue, 2021-04-06 11:03 — mike kraft

An ardent advocate of protecting some of the world’s poorest countries from Covid-19 has been selected to lead the Biden administration’s vaccine diplomacy in an effort to corral wealthier nations into distributing immunizations more evenly around the globe.

Gayle Smith, a former U.S. Agency for International Development administrator and chief executive of the ONE Campaign to eradicate poverty and preventable disease, will step into the role, a new post at the State Department.

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Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million. New infections increase

Tue, 2021-04-06 09:56 — mike kraft

Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million amid new infections resurgence Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide crossed 3 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the latest global resurgence of COVID-19 infections is challenging vaccination efforts across the globe. Roshan Abraham, Anurag Maan U.S.

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Haiti still does not have a single vaccine following delayed requests

Mon, 2021-04-05 22:15 — mike kraft

A year after pandemic hit, Haiti awaits vaccines amid apathy PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti does not have a single vaccine to offer its more than 11 million people over a year after the pandemic began, raising concerns among health experts that the... AP NEWS

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Roundup: Vaccinating adults appears to protect children around them; bar opening event linked to 46 COVID-19 cases

Mon, 2021-04-05 20:08 — mike kraft

Vaccinating adults appears to protect children around them; bar opening event linked to 46 COVID-19 cases The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Nancy Lapid U.S.

(Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

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Researchers Are starting Clinical Trials on a New Type Low-Cost Coronavirus Vaccine

Mon, 2021-04-05 12:41 — mike kraft

A new vaccine for Covid-19 that is entering clinical trials in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam could change how the world fights the pandemic. The vaccine, called NVD-HXP-S, is the first in clinical trials to use a new molecular design that is widely expected to create more potent antibodies than the current generation of vaccines. And the new vaccine could be far easier to make.

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