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Take whatever COVID vaccine you can get--EU drugs official

Wed, 2022-09-14 10:03 — mike kraft
Take whatever COVID vaccine you can get, says head of EU drugs watchdog FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) -People in Europe should take whatever COVID-19 booster is available to them in the coming months, Emer Cooke, Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), said in a Reuters Next Newsmaker interview, ahead of an expected autumn rise in infections. She said different countries across the bloc would likely have different autumn booster campaign timings and strategies, but it was important to remember the pandemic was not over and people should continue to prioritize getting protected.
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Long COVID and its strange array of symptoms; Researchers look into clues

Wed, 2022-09-14 09:56 — mike kraft
What causes long COVID and its strange array of symptoms? Researchers have some clues. The cause of a person's long COVID makes a huge difference in how they should be treated. But doctors are still trying to crack the code. YahooNews

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Court rehears fight over vaccine mandate for federal workers

Wed, 2022-09-14 09:44 — mike kraft
Court rehears fight over vaccine mandate for federal workers NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden has the same authority to impose a COVID-19 vaccine requirement on federal workers that private employers have for their employees, an administration lawyer told a federal appeals court Tuesday. AP NEWS

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Majority of Canadians have now caught COVID--study

Wed, 2022-09-14 09:26 — mike kraft
ANALYSIS | Majority of Canadians have now caught COVID — so what does that mean for the future?  | CBC News The majority of Canadians have caught COVID-19 since Omicron and its highly contagious subvariants triggered enormous waves of infection this year — with new estimates suggesting almost two-thirds of the population have had it. CBC

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Researchers in British Columbia analyzed close to 14,000 blood samples in the Lower Mainland throughout the pandemic to track antibody levels in the general population, and found a massive shift in the number of infections in the past few months.

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China: Moderna open to supplying COVID vaccines to China, CEO says

Wed, 2022-09-14 09:20 — mike kraft
Moderna open to supplying COVID vaccines to China, CEO says Moderna Inc has held talks with the Chinese government about supplying COVID-19 vaccines, but no decision has yet been made, CEO Stephane Bancel told Reuters on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters
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Monkeypox: Cases drop in the west but still no vaccines for Africa

Wed, 2022-09-14 09:11 — mike kraft
As monkeypox drops in the West, still no vaccines for Africa ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — With monkeypox cases subsiding in Europe and parts of North America, many scientists say now is the time to prioritize stopping the virus in Africa. AP NEWS

...the global spike of attention has had little impact on the continent. No rich countries have shared vaccines or treatments with Africa, and some experts fear interest may soon evaporate. 

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UK long-term sickness rate rises to highest since 2005

Tue, 2022-09-13 17:47 — mike kraft
UK long-term sickness rate rises to highest since 2005 The proportion of Britain's workforce too sick to work has jumped to its highest since 2005, which economists say is likely due to a mix of long COVID and greater difficulty in accessing health care since the start of the pandemic. David Milliken Reuters

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U.S. COVID-19 Relief Spending legislation helped push poverty to a new low.

Tue, 2022-09-13 17:33 — mike kraft
COVID-19 Relief Spending Pushed Poverty To Record Low In 2021 The same bill getting all the blame for inflation gets some credit for reducing material hardship last year. YahooNews
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U.S. known COVID at lowest level since May, but infections are rising again in New York and four other states

Tue, 2022-09-13 14:45 — mike kraft
U.S. known COVID cases hold at lowest level since May, but infections are rising again in New York U.S. known cases of COVID are continuing to ease and now stand at their lowest level since early May, although the numbers need to be viewed gently, given... Ciara Linnane MarketWatch
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'Centaurus' COVID subvariant seeps into Florida while sister mutation spreads in Southeast

Tue, 2022-09-13 12:48 — mike kraft
'Centaurus' COVID subvariant seeps into Florida while sister mutation spreads in Southeast The newest COVID vaccine boosters aren't necessarily weak against new subvariants since it targets mutations of omicron. Chris Persaud The Palm Beach Post
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