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CDC launches Covid-19 WhatsApp chat in Spanish to spur more Latino vaccinations

Tue, 2021-06-22 10:43 — mike kraft

The CDC is launching a Covid-19 vaccine WhatsApp chat in Spanish to get more Latinos vaccinated. The CDC is launching a WhatsApp chat in Spanish with information about Covid-19 vaccines as it seeks to increase the number of Latinos who are vaccinated. NBC News

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Cuba says its Abdala vaccine is 92.28% effective against coronavirus

Tue, 2021-06-22 10:29 — mike kraft

Cuba says Abdala vaccine 92.28% effective against coronavirus

HAVANA, June 21 (Reuters) - Cuba said on Monday its three-shot Abdala vaccine against the coronavirus had proved 92.28% effective in last-stage clinical trials.

The announcement came just days after the government said another homegrown vaccine, Soberana 2, had proved 62% effective with just two of its three doses. ...

The announcement came from state-run biopharmaceutical corporation BioCubaFarma, which oversees Finlay, the maker of Soberana 2, and the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, the producer of Abdala.

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Difficulties in getting more people vaccinated shown in Missouri

Tue, 2021-06-22 10:21 — mike kraft

There may be trouble ahead as dangerous Covid-19 variant appears to cause hospitalization spike in a Missouri city Health officials are pouring their effort into convincing those still hesitant to get vaccinated against Covid-19, but none of the strategies appear to be a "Hail Mary pass" to get the US to reach President Joe Biden's vaccination goal and curb spreading variants. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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WHO says delta is the most contagious Covid variant and will ‘pick off’ most vulnerable

Tue, 2021-06-22 10:01 — mike kraft

WHO says delta is the fastest and fittest Covid variant and will 'pick off' most vulnerable Delta has the potential "to be more lethal because it's more efficient in the way it transmits between humans," the WHO's Dr. Mike Ryan said. Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC

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Coronavirus Delta Variant Could Dominate In U.S. Within Weeks

Tue, 2021-06-22 09:52 — mike kraft

The dangerous Delta variant of the coronavirus is spreading so quickly in the United States that it's likely the mutant strain will become predominant in the U.S. within weeks, according to a new analysis.

The variant, first identified in India, is the most contagious yet and, among those not yet vaccinated, may trigger serious illness in more people than other variants do, say scientists tracking the spread of infection.

The Delta variant apparently already accounts for at least 14% of all new infections, according to the research analysis posted online Monday of more than 242,000 infections nationwide over the last six months.

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Ebola outbreak in Guinea declared over

Mon, 2021-06-21 20:11 — mike kraft

Ebola outbreak in Guinea declared over The Ebola outbreak that emerged in Guinea in mid-February was declared over today. It was the first time the disease resurfaced in the country since the deadly outbreak in West Africa that ended in 2016. WHO | Regional Office for Africa

9 June 2021

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WHO's new global lists of high-burden countries for TB, HIV-associated TB and drug-resistant TB

Mon, 2021-06-21 20:04 — mike kraft

WHO releases new global lists of high-burden countries for TB, HIV-associated TB and drug-resistant TB

17 June 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released updated global lists of high burden countries for tuberculosis (TB), HIV-associated TB and multidrug/rifampicin-resistant TB (MDR/RR-TB). The new lists are for 2021–2025 and replace those previously used between 2016 and 2020.

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