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African women are behind in vaccination efforts

Thu, 2021-10-14 16:44 — mike kraft

Women left behind: Gender gap emerges in Africa's vaccines SARE GIBEL, Gambia (AP) — The health outreach workers who drove past Lama Mballow's village with a megaphone handed out T-shirts emblazoned with the words: “I GOT MY COVID-19 VACCINE!” By then, the women in Sare Gibel already had heard the rumors on social media: The vaccines could make your blood stop or cause you to miscarry. AP NEWS

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FDA advisory panel unanimously recommends Moderna Covid booster shots for at-risk adults

Thu, 2021-10-14 16:39 — mike kraft

FDA panel unanimously recommends Moderna Covid booster shots for at-risk adults The endorsement is a crucial step before the U.S. can start giving third shots to some of the millions of Americans who originally received Moderna's vaccine. Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC

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Covid testing, turnaround times still uneven, a problem for many people who need fast results

Thu, 2021-10-14 11:43 — mike kraft

Why does it still take so long to get Covid test results? Unpredictable waits can be a problem for people trying to plan travel, return to school from quarantine or get lifesaving treatment. NBC News

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Central Florida school district sees 17 employee deaths from COVID-19

Thu, 2021-10-14 11:33 — mike kraft

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At least 17 Polk County staff members have died from COVID-19 since the start of the school year.

The school district says 12 have died since returning to school in August and five passed away before returning. It's not known where the employees were exposed to the virus. ...

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English school return showed more COVID in children, but cases fell in adults - study

Thu, 2021-10-14 11:12 — mike kraft

English school return spurred COVID in children, but cases fell in adults - study COVID-19 infections in children in England rose in September after schools returned from summer holidays, helping to keep cases high even as there was a fall among adults, a large prevalence study showed on Thursday. Alistair Smout Reuters

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EU starts real-time review of AstraZeneca COVID-19 antibody cocktail

Thu, 2021-10-14 11:02 — mike kraft

EU starts real-time review of AstraZeneca COVID-19 antibody cocktail Europe's drug regulator said on Thursday it had started a real-time review of AstraZeneca's antibody-based COVID-19 therapy, the first protective shot other than vaccines against coronavirus. Reuters Reuters

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Covid vaccines for US children are coming but challenge will be persuading parents

Thu, 2021-10-14 10:57 — mike kraft

Covid vaccines for US children are coming but challenge will be persuading parents Authorization for kids aged 5-11 is inching closer but only a third of parents plan to take up the shots as soon as vaccines are ready Socially distanced kindergarten students wait for their parents to pick them up on the first day of in-person learning at Maurice Sendak elementary school in Los Angeles in April.

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Why Many Black Americans Decided to get Covid Vaccine Shots

Thu, 2021-10-14 10:30 — mike kraft

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In the first months after the vaccine rollout, Black Americans were far less likely than white Americans to be vaccinated. In addition to the difficulty of obtaining shots in their communities, their hesitancy was fueled by a powerful combination of general mistrust of the government and medical institutions, and misinformation over the safety and efficacy of the vaccines.

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Some U.S. pastors, advocacy groups are mobilizing against COVID-19 vaccine mandates

Thu, 2021-10-14 10:21 — mike kraft

U.S. pastors, advocacy groups mobilize against COVID-19 vaccine mandates From the outside, First Harvest Ministries in Waveland, Mississippi, could almost be mistaken for a storage shed were it not for the steeple. Tom Hals Reuters

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Maine can bar religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandate; Arkansas allows opt-outs

Wed, 2021-10-13 19:44 — mike kraft

Maine can bar religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandate, judge rules A U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday that Maine can bar religious exemptions to its requirement that healthcare workers in the state get vaccinated against COVID-19, a day after a judge ordered New York to allow such exemptions to its mandate. Tom Hals Reuters

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