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Millions of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines are set to expire this month, and states are scrambling; White House says only small fraction will be unused

Wed, 2021-06-09 10:16 — mike kraft

Millions of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines are set to expire this month, and states are scrambling to use up their stockpiles or send them abroad US states are racing to use up stocks of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, or send them elsewhere. Public opinion of the shot has soured. Grace Dean YahooNews

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Delta variant of increasing concern, accounts for 6 percent of new U.S. coronavirus infections, 60 % in UK

Wed, 2021-06-09 09:50 — mike kraft

Delta variant accounts for 6 percent of new U.S. coronavirus infections But vaccines appear to be highly effective in blocking symptoms of the latest, fast-spreading version of the coronavirus, health officials reported June 8. Lenny Bernstein Washington Post

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EU lawmakers approve virus certificates, boosting summer travel hopes

Wed, 2021-06-09 09:30 — mike kraft

EU lawmakers OK virus pass, boosting summer travel hopes BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers on Wednesday endorsed a new travel certificate that will allow people to move between European countries without having to quarantine or undergo extra coronavirus tests, paving the way for the pass to start in time for summer. AP NEWS

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SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine recipients have lower antibody levels

Tue, 2021-06-08 22:30 — mike kraft

SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine recipients have lower antibody levels - Outbreak News Today Levels of antibodies in the blood of vaccinated people that are able to recognise and fight the new SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant first discovered in India (B.1.617.2) are on average lower than those against previously circulating variants in the UK, according to new laboratory data from the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health […] Press Release Outbreak News Today

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Mastercard Foundation to spend $1.3B for COVID vaccinations for Africa \

Tue, 2021-06-08 20:34 — mike kraft

Foundation to spend $1.3B to vaccinate Africans for COVID One of the world's largest foundations will spend $1.3 billion over the next three years to acquire and deliver COVID-19 vaccines for more than 50 million people in Africa. It’s a first-of-its-kind effort for a Western nonprofit to bolster Africa’s lagging vaccination campaign amid widespread fears of a third wave of infections on the continent. AP NEWS

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US increasingly unlikely to meet Biden’s July 4 vaccination goal

Tue, 2021-06-08 20:13 — mike kraft

US increasingly unlikely to meet Biden's July 4 vax goal WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks. Now, though, the U.S. is unlikely to meet his target to have 70% of Americans at least partially vaccinated by July 4. AP NEWS

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Africa: Third wave hits continent as Covid vaccine imports dry up

Tue, 2021-06-08 11:53 — mike kraft

Third wave sweeps across Africa as Covid vaccine imports dry up WHO says continent urgently needs more jabs as eight countries report rise of 30% in cases in a week the Guardian

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Essay: A Strategy for the Long Fight Against COVID-19

Tue, 2021-06-08 11:37 — mike kraft

The Forever Virus Global herd immunity is now unreachable. How should governments' strategy in the fight against COVID-19 change in response? Foreign Affairs

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Disinformation issue: New anti-vaccine film targets Black Americans with false information

Tue, 2021-06-08 11:23 — mike kraft

Anti-Vaccine Film Targeted To Black Americans Spreads False Information A new movie produced by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine group tries to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic, the racial justice movement, and renewed interest in the history of medical racism. NPR.org

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Pfizer to test COVID-19 vaccine for children under 12

Tue, 2021-06-08 10:23 — mike kraft

Pfizer to start large study to test COVID-19 vaccine in children below 12 Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it will start a large study to test its COVID-19 vaccine in children below 12 and selected a dosing regime for the trial. Reuters Staff U.S.

(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it will start a large study to test its COVID-19 vaccine in children below 12 and selected a dosing regime for the trial.

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