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U.S. may recomend fourth Covid-19 shot this fall, as officials 'continually' look at emerging data

Mon, 2022-02-21 09:55 — mike kraft

A fourth Covid-19 shot might be recommended this fall, as officials 'continually' look at emerging data As the world approaches the second anniversary of the declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic by the World Health Organization, on March 11, more nations are rolling out -- or are discussing the possibility of -- fourth doses of coronavirus vaccine for their most vulnerable. In the United States, leading public health officials say they are "very carefully" monitoring if or when fourth doses might be needed. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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NY Y won’t enforce booster mandate for health care workers

Fri, 2022-02-18 18:19 — mike kraft

NY won't enforce booster mandate for health care workers ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will not enforce its mandate requiring health care workers to get COVID-19 boosters in light of concerns about staffing shortages, state health officials said Friday. Gov. AP NEWS

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U.S. will step up vaccine support to 11 African countries

Fri, 2022-02-18 10:10 — mike kraft

U.S. will ‘surge’ vaccine support to 11 African countries The initiative aims to protect Americans and the world from new coronavirus variants. Washington Post

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Six African countries to receive mRNA vaccine production technology

Fri, 2022-02-18 10:00 — mike kraft

Six African countries to receive mRNA vaccine technology BRUSSELS (AP) — The first African countries selected to receive the technology necessary to produce mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 are Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia, a summit meeting of European Union and African Union nations heard on Friday. AP NEWS

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Vaccine requirements are being lifted across America but some health experts say the countryis not in safe territory

Fri, 2022-02-18 09:40 — mike kraft

Vaccine requirements are being lifted across America as Covid cases wane But a public health expert says it is a "move to promote normalcy without there really being normalcy." NBC News

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California adopts "endemic" virus policy, Colorado ends hospital crisis care protocol

Thu, 2022-02-17 19:39 — mike kraft

California adopts nation's first 'endemic' virus policy SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the first shift by a state to an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus pandemic that emphasizes prevention and quick reactions to outbreaks over mandates, a milestone nearly two years in the making that harkens to a return to a more normal existence. AP NEWS

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WHO says quarantine can be shortened in places with high COVID cases

Thu, 2022-02-17 19:31 — mike kraft

WHO says quarantine can be shortened in places with high COVID cases The World Health Organization said on Thursday countries struggling with surging COVID-19 infections may shorten the recommended quarantine duration of 14 days in some situations. Reuters Reuters

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Analysis: We now have a tool kit to live with the coronavirus

Thu, 2022-02-17 18:03 — mike kraft

The coronavirus is here to stay. We now have a tool kit to live with it. For the last two years, scientists have built a powerful array of tools to prevent and treat covid-19. With vaccines, home tests and treatments, people can coexist with the virus. Carolyn Y. Johnson, Aaron Steckelberg Washington Post

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Pfizer and BioNTech Omicron-targeted vaccine is delayed -

Thu, 2022-02-17 17:32 — mike kraft

Pfizer and BioNTech Omicron-targeted vaccine delayed - BioNTech CEO Delivery of Pfizer and BioNTech SE's vaccine to combat the Omicron COVID-19 variant was delayed by several weeks due to a slower-than expected data gathering process, BionTech Chief Executive Ugur Sahin told Germany's Bild on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

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BA.2 subvariant of Omicron may be more severe: Omicron already maor eeffective and evading vaccines and priot infection antibodies

Thu, 2022-02-17 17:20 — mike kraft

As BA.2 subvariant of Omicron rises, lab studies point to signs of severity | CNN The BA.2 virus -- a subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant -- isn't just spreading faster than its distant cousin, it may also cause more severe disease and appears capable of thwarting some of the key weapons we have against Covid-19, new research suggests. Brenda Goodman CNN

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U.S. may recomend fourth Covid-19 shot this fall, as officials 'continually' look at emerging data

NY Y won’t enforce booster mandate for health care workers

U.S. will step up vaccine support to 11 African countries

Six African countries to receive mRNA vaccine production technology

Vaccine requirements are being lifted across America but some health experts say the countryis not in safe territory

California adopts "endemic" virus policy, Colorado ends hospital crisis care protocol

WHO says quarantine can be shortened in places with high COVID cases

Analysis: We now have a tool kit to live with the coronavirus

Pfizer and BioNTech Omicron-targeted vaccine is delayed -

BA.2 subvariant of Omicron may be more severe: Omicron already maor eeffective and evading vaccines and priot infection antibodies

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