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CDC plans "emergency meeting" on rare heart inflammation following COVID-19 vaccines

Fri, 2021-06-11 09:15 — mike kraft

CDC plans "emergency meeting" on rare heart inflammation following COVID-19 vaccines Reported cases represent just a tiny fraction of the nearly 130 million Americans who have been fully vaccinated with either Pfizer or Moderna's doses. CBSHealth

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New daily COVID-19 cases and deaths increase for 3rd straight day

Thu, 2021-06-10 20:00 — mike kraft

New daily COVID-19 cases rise back above 20,000, as cases and deaths increase for 3rd straight day While Americans have been rejoicing over the return to near-normalcy, the number of new daily cases and deaths of the coronavirus-borne illness rose for a... Tomi Kilgore MarketWatch

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Childhood vaccinations drop during pandemic may raise risk of other illnesses when schools reopen, CDC says

Thu, 2021-06-10 19:21 — mike kraft

Drop in childhood vaccinations during pandemic may raise risk of other outbreaks when schools reopen, CDC says The American Academy of Pediatrics calls on parents to get their children up-to-date on shots before they return to class. Lena H. Sun Washington Post

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Younger persons accounted for more than half of those with a heart issue after vaccination.

Thu, 2021-06-10 19:09 — mike kraft

More young adults than expected have reported heart inflammation following Covid-19 vaccination The condition, called myocarditis, is usually mild, but a handful of patients remain hospitalized. NBC News

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British PM says G-7 nations expected to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world

Thu, 2021-06-10 17:42 — mike kraft

G-7 nations expected to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world ST. IVES, England (AP) — The Group of Seven nations are set to commit to sharing at least 1 billion coronavirus shots with the world, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Thursday, with half coming from the U.S. AP NEWS

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FDA extends shelf life of J&J vaccine, easing concerns over expiring doses

Thu, 2021-06-10 13:14 — mike kraft

FDA extends shelf life of J&J vaccine amid concern over expiring doses The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the shelf life of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine by a month and a half, a move that helps ease concerns about doses that would soon expire. Peter Sullivan TheHill

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the shelf life of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine by a month and a half, a move that helps ease concerns about doses that would soon expire.

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Delta variant first identified in India now comprises 91% of new UK cases

Thu, 2021-06-10 12:34 — mike kraft

Variant first identified in India now comprises 91% of new cases in the UK, health minister says The B1.617.2 variant — also called the Delta variant, which was first identified in India — now comprises 91% of new coronavirus cases in the UK according to British Health Minister Matt Hancock. By <a href="/profiles/meg-wagner">Meg Wagner</a>, Melissa Macaya, <a href="/profiles/melissa-mahtani">Melissa Mahtani</a> and <a href="/profiles/veronica-rocha">Veronica Rocha</a>, CNN CNN

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Scientists are learning why vaccines are working against new COVID variants.

Thu, 2021-06-10 12:19 — mike kraft

We know vaccines are working against new COVID variants. Now scientists are starting to understand why. Since the emergence of new COVID-19 variants, experts have worried that the virus may have developed mutations allowing it to outmaneuver existing vaccines. Early laboratory studies proved worrisome, showing vaccines seemed to produce far fewer virus-fighting antibodies against some of the newer variants.

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Lessons learned: Why Michigan's approach lagged behind Minnesota's

Thu, 2021-06-10 11:55 — mike kraft

Michigan bet big on mass vaccine events for COVID-19. It didn’t work out as hoped. Michigan focused COVID-19 vaccines on public health sites, not hospitals or doctors' offices. It lagged other states in vaccinating whites and Blacks. Aleszu Bajak

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Unvaccinated people are at risk from a potentially more dangerous Covid-19 variant --US Surgeon General

Thu, 2021-06-10 11:14 — mike kraft

(CNN) As a renewed sense of optimism sweeps the US this summer with lower reported Covid-19 cases, the US surgeon general has issued a warning for those not vaccinated: Don't let your guard down quite yet.

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