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RICHMOND, Va. — When tiny glass vials of coronavirus vaccine began rolling off production lines late last year, federal health officials set aside a big stash for nursing homes being ravaged by the virus. Health providers around the country figured as well that it was prudent to squirrel away vials to ensure that everyone who got a first dose of vaccine got a second one.

Two months later, it is clear both strategies went overboard.

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Administration announces $200 million to track virus variants

Wed, 2021-02-17 19:04 — mike kraft

Biden officials announce funds to track virus variants The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is investing roughly $200 million in an effort to triple the country's genomic sequencing, the process crucial to tracking the spread of new, more contagious variants of the virus. Peter Sullivan TheHill

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Lab studies suggest Pfizer and Moderna vaccines can protect against coronavirus variants

Wed, 2021-02-17 18:53 — mike kraft

Lab studies suggest Pfizer and Moderna vaccines can protect against coronavirus variants A new report published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday suggests that Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine can protect people against concerning new coronavirus variants, including one first seen in South Africa called B.1.351. By <a href="/profiles/jessie-yeung">Jessie Yeung</a> and <a href="/profiles/sarah-faidell">Sarah Faidell</a>, CNN CNN

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Native Americans take steps to vaccinate and reduce COVID-19 spread

Wed, 2021-02-17 10:38 — mike kraft

Native Americans embrace vaccine, virus containment measures CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) — Joyce Dugan did not hesitate before sitting down inside the Cherokee Indian Hospital for her second and final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “I’m proud of our hospital,” the... AP NEWS

...While minority communities across the United States have struggled to trust the vaccine, the opposite is true for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a Native American tribe of 16,000 in western North Carolina, and other tribes across the country, which were also quick to adopt coronavirus prevention measures.

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Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine supply to the EU 30% below plans, sources say

Wed, 2021-02-17 10:15 — mike kraft

Exclusive: Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine supply to the EU 30% below plans, sources say Pfizer has not yet delivered to the European Union about 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses that were due in December, EU officials said, leaving it about one-third short of the supplies it had expected by now from the U.S. company. Francesco Guarascio U.S.

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OVERVIEW: Rate of new coronavirus cases declining around the world, WHO says

Wed, 2021-02-17 10:05 — mike kraft

Live updates: Rate of new coronavirus cases declining around the world, WHO says In the United States, the number of new infections has fallen by 23.7 percent in the past week. That decline came as nearly 40 million people were reported to have received at least one coronavirus vaccine dose in the United States. Erin Cunningham, Derek Hawkins Washington Post

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Biden expects the US to secure 600 million vaccine does by July, discusses schools

Wed, 2021-02-17 09:47 — mike kraft

Biden vows to make 600m vaccine doses available by end of July President calls for teachers to be vaccinated sooner as he describes plans for tackling Covid-19 in televised town hall the Guardian

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New COVID-19 cases in U.S. fall for fifth week in a row

Tue, 2021-02-16 20:31 — mike kraft

New COVID-19 cases in U.S. fall for fifth week in a row The United States last week reported a 23% drop in new cases of COVID-19 and a 16% fall in the number of people hospitalized with the virus, with both figures declining for a fifth week in a row. Reuters Staff U.S.

(Reuters) - The United States last week reported a 23% drop in new cases of COVID-19 and a 16% fall in the number of people hospitalized with the virus, with both figures declining for a fifth week in a row.

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