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J&J COVID-19 vaccine with a warning label about rare clots receives OK from CDC advisory panel

Fri, 2021-04-23 17:26 — mike kraft

Johnson & Johnson vaccine use should resume with a warning about risk of rare blood clots, CDC advisers recommend If the United States lifts the pause on the vaccine's use with a warning added to the label, the position would be similar to one taken by Europe’s drug regulator. Lena H. Sun, Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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Japan declares a state of emergency in Tokyo and Osaka as coronavirus cases rise

Fri, 2021-04-23 12:12 — mike kraft

TOKYO — Japan on Friday declared states of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and surrounding areas in an effort to stem a widening coronavirus outbreak three months before the country plans to host the Summer Olympics.

The measures will take effect on Sunday, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said, calling them “a short and concentrated measure” to slow the virus’s spread during the Golden Week holiday, traditionally one of the year’s busiest travel periods.

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A newpossibly dangerous COVID triple-mutant found in India

Fri, 2021-04-23 10:52 — mike kraft

A COVID triple-mutant found in India could be much more deadly, and may be resistant to existing vaccines Researchers are describing it as an "immune escape variant," as vaccinated people who were previously infected with COVID can be infected. Cheryl Teh Business Insider

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One Covid vaccine shot cuts infection rate in all age groups --British study

Fri, 2021-04-23 10:16 — mike kraft

One Covid vaccine cuts infection rate in all age groups Real-world data found the AZ and Pfizer jabs worked equally well in over-75s and younger people. BBC News

The chances of becoming infected by Covid fell sharply after a first dose of either the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccines, a UK study has found.

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Indian hospitals short of oxygen supplies as country sets coronavirus record

Fri, 2021-04-23 09:50 — mike kraft

Indian hospitals plead for oxygen, country sets virus record NEW DELHI (AP) — India put oxygen tankers on special express trains as major hospitals in New Delhi on Friday begged on social media for more supplies to save COVID-19 patients who are struggling to breathe. More than a dozen people died when an oxygen-fed fire ripped through a coronavirus ward in a populous western state. India’s underfunded health system is tattering as the world’s worst coronavirus surge wears out the nation, which set another global record in daily infections for a second straight day with 332,730.

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Canada Bans Flights From Covid-Hit India, Pakistan for 30 Days

Thu, 2021-04-22 18:03 — mike kraft

Canada Bans Flights From Covid-Hit India, Pakistan for 30 Days Canada is banning direct flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days to help control the spread of new variants of Covid-19. Kait Bolongaro,Sandrine Rastello Bloomberg

Canada is banning direct flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days to help control the spread of new variants of Covid-19.

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Discussion: How long does protection from COVID-19 vaccines last?

Thu, 2021-04-22 11:37 — mike kraft

How long does protection from COVID-19 vaccines last? NEW YORK (AP) — How long does protection from COVID-19 vaccines last? Experts don't know yet because they're still studying vaccinated people to see when protection might wear off. How well the vaccines work against emerging variants will also determine if, when and how often additional shots might be needed. “We only have information for as long as the vaccines have been studied," said Deborah Fuller, a vaccine researcher at the University of Washington.

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New study on Covid Survivors With Lingering Worrisome Health Risks

Thu, 2021-04-22 11:21 — mike kraft

The health effects of Covid-19 not only can stretch for months but appear to increase the risk of death and chronic medical conditions, even in people who were never sick enough to be hospitalized, a large new study finds.

In the study, published Thursday in the journal Nature, researchers looked at medical records of more than 73,000 people across the United States whose coronavirus infections did not require hospitalization. Between one and six months after becoming infected, those patients had a significantly greater risk of death — 60 percent higher — than people who had not been infected with the virus.

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