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As demand for vaccine wanes, officials shift from not wasting a dose to not wasting an arm

Mon, 2021-05-17 11:11 — mike kraft

As demand for vaccine wanes, officials shift from not wasting a dose to not wasting an arm The CDC said providers shouldn’t miss an opportunity to vaccinate someone — even if that means opening a vial containing many doses. States have begun changing their approach in response. Jenna Portnoy Washington Post

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Coronavirus cases drop signficantly in US northeast states, attributed to vaccinations.

Mon, 2021-05-17 10:14 — mike kraft

‘It’s the vaccinations’: Virus cases drop significantly in the Northeast

States in the Northeast, after experiencing spikes in coronavirus infections earlier this year, are reporting significant drops in cases and hospitalizations.

Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island have all reported many fewer cases in recent weeks as more people receive vaccinations. New York and New Jersey have also seen steady declines in cases after struggling to contain the virus earlier this spring.

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Covid vaccine poll: More than 60 percent of US Latinos worry about missing work to get vaccine

Sun, 2021-05-16 16:03 — mike kraft

More than 60 percent of US Latinos worry about missing work to get More than 60 percent of Latino Americans worry about missing work to get vaccinated for COVID-19, according to a poll from Kaiser Family Foundation Jordan Williams TheHill

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Indian government promises more vaccines; daily COVID-19 deaths stay above 4,000

Sun, 2021-05-16 13:17 — mike kraft

India promises more vaccines as daily COVID-19 deaths stay above 4,000 Some Indian states said on Sunday they would extend COVID-19 lockdowns to help contain the pandemic, which has killed more than 270,000 people in the country, as the federal government pledged to bolster vaccine supplies. Manas Mishra,Aishwarya Nair Reuters

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Indian variant: UK may start vaccinating young people in hotspots, and how much faster does it spread?

Sat, 2021-05-15 13:12 — mike kraft

UK may start vaccinating young people in hotspots to combat spread of variant found in India Growing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus variant first identified in India may force the United Kingdom to tweak its Covid-19 vaccination program to prioritize people in the most affected areas, a top health official said Friday. Ivana Kottasová and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN CNN

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NYTimes Survey: 723 Epidemiologists on When and How the U.S. Can Fully Return to Normal

Sat, 2021-05-15 11:55 — mike kraft

Covid-19 cases are decreasing in the United States, and masks are no longer required everywhere, but the pandemic is not over — and won’t be until younger children can also be vaccinated, epidemiologists said in a new survey by The New York Times.

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