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Information on vaccines to counter Ebola and other diseases

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Pfizer study estimates its vaccine helped prevent over 110,000 Covid deaths

Mon, 2022-05-16 19:25 — mike kraft

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Afica's only Covid vaccine plant is struggling because of lack of customers

Fri, 2022-05-13 10:47 — mike kraft

Covid in Africa: Why the continent's only vaccine plant is struggling Aspen Pharmacare says it may have to stop producing the jabs in South Africa unless demand rises. BBC News

The global organisations that buy Covid vaccines for poorer countries "need to step up" and order doses from Africa's only Covid vaccine maker in order to save the production line, the company's senior executive told the BBC.

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White House prepares to ration vaccines as Covid funding impasse looms

Fri, 2022-05-13 10:36 — mike kraft

White House prepares to ration vaccines as Covid funding impasse looms The government’s funds are running out. Tough decisions may soon present themselves. POLITICO

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Study on how many lives could have been saved with COVID vaccinations in each state

Fri, 2022-05-13 10:16 — mike kraft

This is how many lives could have been saved with COVID vaccinations in each state A large share of the nearly 1 million people who died of COVID in the U.S. may have lived if they'd gotten vaccinated. A new analysis shows how many lives could have been saved across the country. NPR.org

One tragic fact about the nearly 1 million people who died of COVID-19 in the U.S. is that a huge share of them didn't have to.

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U.S. will share COVID-19 vaccine technology, Biden tells global summit

Thu, 2022-05-12 17:39 — mike kraft

U.S. will share COVID-19 vaccine technology, Biden tells global summit The United States will share technologies used to make COVID-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization and is working to expand rapid testing and antiviral treatments for hard-to-reach populations, President Joe Biden said on Thursday. Ahmed Aboulenein Reuters

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Growing share of Covid-19 deaths are among vaccinated people, but booster shots substantially lower the risk

Wed, 2022-05-11 09:16 — mike kraft

Growing share of Covid-19 deaths are among vaccinated people, but booster shots substantially lower the risk Since Covid-19 vaccines became widely available, there has been a wide gap in deaths between the vaccinated and unvaccinated. But recent Covid deaths are much more evenly split as highly transmissible variants take hold, vaccine protection wanes and booster uptake stagnates. Deidre McPhillips, CNN CNN

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Why Covid-19 vaccine boosters may be more important than ever

Tue, 2022-05-10 18:52 — mike kraft

Why Covid-19 vaccine boosters may be more important than ever With waning immunity and a coronavirus that seems to become more infectious with each new variant, the Biden administration predicts that up to 100 million more people could get Covid-19 in the fall and winter. That estimate makes it crucial that as many people as possible get booster shots of Covid-19 vaccine, experts say. Jen Christensen, CNN CNN

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Emergent BioSolutions discarded ingredients for 400 million COVID-19 vaccines, Congressional probe finds

Tue, 2022-05-10 10:08 — mike kraft

Emergent BioSolutions discarded ingredients for 400 million COVID-19 vaccines, probe finds Between March 2020 and February 2022, vaccine-maker Emergent BioSolutions was forced to discard or destroy up to 400 million coronavirus vaccine doses due to the contamination of ingredients, according to a congressional report published Tuesday -- a figure that reflects more than five times what was previously disclosed by the beleaguered firm.

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The number of Americans who say they won't get a COVID shot hasn't budged in a year

Tue, 2022-05-10 09:59 — mike kraft

The number of Americans who say they won't get a COVID shot hasn't budged in a year Politics, religion, distrust and disinformation all play a role. "I've realized that there's no convincing somebody once they have their mind made up," says a social worker in Beaumont, Texas. NPR.org

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COVID vaccine makers shift focus to producing booster shots

Tue, 2022-05-10 09:50 — mike kraft

COVID vaccine makers shift focus to boosters COVID-19 vaccine makers are shifting gears and planning for a smaller, more competitive booster shot market after delivering as many doses as fast as they could over the last 18 months. Michael Erman,Manas Mishra Reuters

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