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Seven U.S. virus variants found with same worry mutation

Tue, 2021-02-16 17:35 — mike kraft

A new study identifies seven U.S. virus variants with the same worrying mutation.

As Americans anxiously watch the spread of coronavirus variants that were first identified in Britain and South Africa, scientists are finding a number of new variants that seem to have originated in the United States — and many of them may pose the same kind of extra-contagious threat.

In a study posted on Sunday, a team of researchers reported seven growing lineages of the coronavirus, spotted in states across the country. All have gained a mutation at the exact same spot in their genes.

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Too early for states to roll back mask mandates--CDC Director

Tue, 2021-02-16 17:20 — mike kraft

CDC director: Too early for states to roll back mask mandates “It's encouraging to see these trends coming down but they're coming down from an extraordinarily high place,” Rochelle Walensky said. Jesse Naranjo POLITICO

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on Sunday said it was too premature for state officials to roll back mask mandates, arguing that while coronavirus metrics were trending down, cases and deaths were still too high.

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Biden says US will surpass goal of 100 million shots in 100 days; storm delays vaccinations

Tue, 2021-02-16 17:09 — mike kraft

Biden says US will surpass goal of 100 million shots in 100 days; storm delays vaccinations: Latest COVID-19 updates. A winter storm with icy roads and dangerously low temperatures was delaying shipments of vaccines to Florida and Texas. Latest COVID-19 updates. YahooNews

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Dr. Fauci says the timeline on when the general public will be able to get a vaccine slips at least a month.

Tue, 2021-02-16 16:56 — mike kraft

Dr. Fauci shifts the timeline on when the general public will be able to get a vaccine Dr. Anthony Fauci said vaccines will be available to the general public by about mid to late May or early June, he told CNN's Jim Sciutto on Tuesday. Christina Maxouris, Eric Levenson and Naomi Thomas, CNN CNN

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Despite stockpiles, Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks

Tue, 2021-02-16 16:41 — mike kraft

Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell Mike Bowen’s warehouse outside Fort Worth, Texas, was piled high with cases of medical-grade N95 face masks. His company, Prestige Ameritech, can churn out 1 million masks every four days, but he... AP NEWS

One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, many millions of N95 masks are pouring out of American factories and heading into storage. Yet doctors and nurses like Turner say there still aren’t nearly enough in the “ICU rooms with high-flow oxygen and COVID germs all over.”

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White House cites 'deep concerns' about WHO COVID-19 report, demands early data from China

Sat, 2021-02-13 11:40 — mike kraft

White House cites 'deep concerns' about WHO COVID-19 report, demands early data from China The White House on Saturday called on China to make available data from the earliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak, saying it has "deep concerns" about the way the findings of the World Health Organization's COVID-19 report were communicated. Andrea Shalal, Michael Martina U.S.

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Good News for U.S. Vaccinations Arrives With a Caveat

Sat, 2021-02-13 11:16 — mike kraft

Covid-19 Live Updates: Good News for U.S. Vaccinations Arrives With a Caveat More vaccines will be made available, but logistics continue to be a problem. Chinese scientists refused to share raw data with W.H.O. inspectors. nytimes

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Shortage of vaccines prompt some reluctance to establish more vaccination sites.

Sat, 2021-02-13 11:03 — mike kraft

Tight supply creates reluctance over federal vaccine sites OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Biden administration's plan to open 100 vaccination sites by the end of the month was initially embraced by governors and health officials, who considered it a much needed... AP NEWS

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Biden administration’s plan to open 100 vaccination sites by the end of the month was initially embraced by governors and health officials, who considered it a much needed lifeline to get more Americans inoculated against the coronavirus.

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