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Florida’s top health official refuses to wear mask at meeting with state senator who told him she has serious condition

Sun, 2021-10-24 21:00 — mike kraft

Florida's top doctor refuses mask, is told to leave meeting MIAMI (AP) — Florida's top health official was asked to leave a meeting after refusing to wear a mask at the office of a state senator who told him she had a serious medical condition, officials have confirmed. AP NEWS

MIAMI (AP) — Florida’s top health official was asked to leave a meeting after refusing to wear a mask at the office of a state senator who told him she had a serious medical condition, officials have confirmed.

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Fauci says vaccines for kids between 5-11 likely available in November

Sun, 2021-10-24 20:52 — mike kraft

Fauci says vaccines for kids between 5-11 likely available in November Vaccines for kids between the ages of 5 and 11 will likely be available in the first half of November, top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Sunday, predicting a timetable that could see many kids getting fully vaccinated before the end of the year. Humeyra Pamuk Reuters

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The COVID-19 Pandemic Could Continue Well Into 2022 --WHO official .

Fri, 2021-10-22 17:39 — mike kraft

The COVID-19 Pandemic Could Continue Well Into 2022. Here's Why. Western countries might be majority inoculated, but what about the global South? YahooNews

We might be ready for the pandemic to be over, but it looks set to be with us for a long while yet.

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A Texas university receives grant for clinical trial to examine whether Ivermectin really works against COVID-19

Fri, 2021-10-22 10:43 — mike kraft

Texas clinical trial to examine ivermectin in fight against COVID-19 A Texas university clinical trial is examining the effectiveness of ivermectin in fighting against COVID-19 symptoms, with hopes of determining if the controversial drug can be a helpful tool in Mychael Schnell TheHill

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Britain’s Gamble on Few Virus Restrictions is being tested by increases in infections, deaths

Fri, 2021-10-22 10:29 — mike kraft

LONDON — For the last four months, Britain has run a grand epidemiological experiment, lifting virtually all coronavirus restrictions, even in the face of a high daily rate of infections. Its leaders justified the approach on the grounds that the country’s rapid rollout of vaccines had weakened the link between infection and serious illness.

Now, with cases, hospital admissions and deaths all rising again; the effect of vaccines beginning to wear off; and winter looming, Britain’s strategy of learning to live with the virus is coming under its stiffest test yet.

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U.S. urges all WTO members to support intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines

Fri, 2021-10-22 09:45 — mike kraft

U.S. urges all WTO members to support intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines The White House on Thursday called on all World Trade Organization members to support an intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines. Reuters Reuters

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UPDATE: CDC signs off on Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters and says people can get a shot different from their original one

Thu, 2021-10-21 21:12 — mike kraft

CDC signs off on Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters and says people can get a shot different from their original one The decision means that those eligible for boosters can choose any of the three now authorized in the United States. Washington Post

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Court overturns order aimed at protecting immigrant detainees from COVID-19

Thu, 2021-10-21 18:09 — mike kraft

Court overturns order aimed at protecting immigrant detainees from A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday overturned a lower court order that forced immigration detention officials to monitor and sometimes release detainees who were at high risk of Rafael Bernal TheHill

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday overturned a lower court order that forced immigration detention officials to monitor and sometimes release detainees who were at high risk of COVID-19 infections.

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CDC advisers vote to recommend booster shots of Johnson & Johnson and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines

Thu, 2021-10-21 17:38 — mike kraft

CDC advisers also vote to recommend booster shots of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted on Thursday to recommend booster doses of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines. By <a href="/profiles/melissa-mahtani">Melissa Mahtani</a> and <a href="/profiles/veronica-rocha" target="_blank">Veronica Rocha</a>, CNN CNN

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Waiting on U.S. Mandate rules, Some Nursing Homes Are Slow to Vaccinate Staff

Thu, 2021-10-21 11:30 — mike kraft

... nursing homes were not impervious to the highly contagious variant that swept through many states with lower vaccination rates. Ten states, including Florida, Michigan and Ohio, still report vaccination rates for nursing home staff under 60 percent.

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