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Pfizer, US sign $5.29B deal for possible COVID-19 pill treatment

Thu, 2021-11-18 11:25 — mike kraft

Pfizer, US ink $5.29B deal for possible COVID-19 treatment The U.S. government will pay drugmaker Pfizer $5.29 billion for 10 million treatment courses of its potential COVID-19 treatment if regulators authorize it, the nation's largest purchase agreement yet for a coronavirus therapy. AP NEWS

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Pfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to authorize emergency use of the experimental pill, which has been shown to significantly cut the rate of hospitalizations and deaths among people with coronavirus infections.

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A flu pandemic could be even worse than Covid-19 has been, National Academy of Medicine says

Thu, 2021-11-18 11:07 — mike kraft

A flu pandemic could be even worse than Covid-19 has been, National Academy of Medicine says An influenza pandemic like the pandemic of 1918 could be even worse than Covid-19 has been, and the world is not ready to deal with it, the National Academy of Medicine said in a series of reports released Wednesday. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

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Politics: GOP opposition to vaccine mandates is extending far beyond Covid-19

Thu, 2021-11-18 11:02 — mike kraft

GOP opposition to vaccine mandates extends far beyond Covid-19 Republicans have railed against Covid-19 vaccine mandates. Now they're floating proposals to ban requirements for all immunizations. Lev Facher STAT

WASHINGTON — Right-wing politicians’ resistance to vaccine mandates is extending far beyond Covid-19 immunizations, a startling new development that carries vast implications for the future of public health.

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Florida GOP controlled legislature limits vaccine mandates, flouting White House

Thu, 2021-11-18 10:47 — mike kraft

Florida GOP limits vaccine mandates, flouting White House TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republicans approved a sweeping bill Wednesday to hobble coronavirus vaccine mandates in businesses, rejecting claims that they were sacrificing public health to hand Gov. AP NEWS

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Hospitalizations rising among fully vaccinated but unboosted in U.S., Fauci says

Thu, 2021-11-18 10:40 — mike kraft

Hospitalizations rising among fully vaccinated in U.S., Fauci says As cases of Covid-19 rise throughout the U.S., health officials warn that an increasing number of fully vaccinated people are being hospitalized going to the ER. NBC News

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U.S. Overview: USA TODAY 80% of Americans 12 and over have first dose; Michigan is nation's hot spot as infections rise in 33 states.

Thu, 2021-11-18 10:24 — mike kraft

80% of Americans 12 and over have first dose; Michigan is nation's hot spot as infections rise in 33 states: COVID-19 updates 80% of Americans ages 12 and older have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the White House says. COVID-19 updates. YahooNews

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OSHA suspends enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for U.S. businesses

Thu, 2021-11-18 10:10 — mike kraft

OSHA suspends enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is suspending enforcement of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large private businesses after a federal appeals court Mychael Schnell TheHill

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Ten percent of children in the U.S aged 5 to 11 already have received first shot

Wed, 2021-11-17 19:55 — mike kraft

White House: 10 percent of children aged 5 to 11 have received first The White House says that about 10 percent of children aged 5 to 11 will have received at least their first COVID-19 vaccine shot within the two weeks since it became available to the younger age Justine Coleman TheHill

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Moderna seeks U.S. authorization of COVID-19 booster shots for all adults

Wed, 2021-11-17 19:26 — mike kraft

Moderna seeks U.S. authorization of COVID-19 booster shots for all adults Moderna Inc said on Wednesday it had applied with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for authorization of its COVID-19 booster vaccine for all adults aged 18 and older. Reuters Reuters

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US overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, affected by fentany and COVID isolation

Wed, 2021-11-17 19:18 — mike kraft

US overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials say NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health officials say is tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and a more dangerous drug supply. AP NEWS

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Overdose deaths have been rising for more than two decades, accelerated in the past two years and, according to new data posted Wednesday, jumped nearly 30% in the latest year.

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