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AstraZeneca to miss second-quarter EU vaccine supply target by half - EU official

Tue, 2021-02-23 18:49 — mike kraft

Exclusive: AstraZeneca to miss second-quarter EU vaccine supply target by half - EU official AstraZeneca expects to deliver less than half the COVID-19 vaccines it was contracted to supply the European Union in the second quarter, an EU official told Reuters on Tuesday. Francesco Guarascio U.S.

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Not to be sniffed at: Agony of post-COVID-19 loss of smell

Tue, 2021-02-23 12:01 — mike kraft

Researchers still investigating loss of smell problems among some of Covid victims

... A year into the coronavirus pandemic, doctors and researchers are still striving to better understand and treat the accompanying epidemic of COVID-19-related anosmia — loss of smell — draining much of the joy of life from an increasing number of sensorially frustrated longer-term sufferers like Forgione.

Even specialist doctors say there is much about the condition they still don’t know and they are learning as they go along in their diagnoses and treatments. Impairment and alteration of smell have become so common with COVID-19 that some researchers suggest that simple odor tests could be used to track coronavirus infections in countries with few laboratories.

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Institutional investors urge a more ‘fair and equitable’ international Covid-19 response

Tue, 2021-02-23 11:22 — mike kraft

Dozens of institutional investors push for 'equitable' Covid-19 response “The economic and financial damage triggered by Covid-19 knows no border,” said Marco Morelli, executive chairman of AXA Investment Managers. Ed Silverman STAT

Nearly 150 institutional investors that oversee combined assets worth more than $14 trillion have issued a joint call for a “fair and equitable” global response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and they intend to huddle with health care companies to make progress on that goal.

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False claims that coronavirus vaccines can cause infertility drive doubts among women of childbearing age

Tue, 2021-02-23 10:58 — mike kraft

False claims tying coronavirus vaccines to infertility drive doubts among women of childbearing age Health officials worry their hesitation may affect efforts to reach immunization targets. Ariana Eunjung Cha Washington Post

As the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine ramps up across the United States, women of childbearing age have emerged as a surprising roadblock to efforts to halt the pandemic by achieving herd immunity.

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OVERVIEW: U.S. and International

Tue, 2021-02-23 10:39 — mike kraft

U.S and international COVID-related developments

ALSO SEE: Reuters worldwide roundup

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California lawmakers have cleared the way for 5.7 million people to get at least $600 in one-time payments, part of a state-sized coronavirus relief package aimed at helping lower-income people weather what they hope is the last legs of the pandemic.

The state Legislature passed the bill by a wide margin on Monday...

BUDAPEST — Officials in Hungary are urging people to trust in the vaccines already approved by the country ahead of a planned rollout Wednesday of a COVID-19 vaccine developed in China.

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Differences between COVID-19 vaccines, summarized in a simple table

Mon, 2021-02-22 20:02 — mike kraft

All the differences between COVID-19 vaccines, summarized in a simple table that you can take to your vaccination appointment This summary table shows the differences among the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and AstraZeneca-Oxford University. Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce Business Insider

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Overview of how the coronavirus pandemic is receeding, mainly in 6 countries

Mon, 2021-02-22 19:30 — mike kraft

The Pandemic Is Receding in the Worst Hotspots. Will It Last? Global cases are at half of their peak a month ago, offering a fragile window of opportunity as vaccinations begin to take effect. nytimes

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British data study says COVID-19 vaccines sharply cut hospitalizations

Mon, 2021-02-22 18:11 — mike kraft

LONDON (AP) — Two U.K. studies released Monday showed that COVID-19 vaccination programs are contributing to a sharp drop in hospitalizations, boosting hopes that the shots will work as well in the real world as they have in carefully controlled studies.

Preliminary results from a study in Scotland found that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine reduced hospital admissions by up to 85% four weeks after the first dose, while the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot cut admissions by up to 94%. In England, preliminary data from a study of health care workers showed that the Pfizer vaccine reduced the risk of catching COVID-19 by 70% after one dose, a figure that rose to 85% after the second.

“This new evidence shows that the jab protects you, and protects those around you,” U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said. “It is important that we see as much evidence as possible on the vaccine’s impact on protection and on transmission and we will continue to publish evidence as we gather it.’’

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WHO assessment finds high risk of spread of coronavirus from fur farming

Mon, 2021-02-22 12:32 — mike kraft

New assessment shows high risk of introduction and spread from fur farming of the virus that causes COVID-19 A global risk assessment conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal health (OIE) and WHO has shown that the overall risk of introduction and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the virus that causes C

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Second-Shot Crunch Leaves Many Without Complete Immunizations

Mon, 2021-02-22 10:48 — mike kraft

Second-Shot Crunch Leaves Many Without Complete Immunizations John Tozzi Bloomberg.com

Almost a month after U.S. vaccination campaigns ramped up to give Covid-19 shots to more than a million people a day, their second doses are coming due, straining state rollouts and and leaving some without complete immunizations.

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