Vaccinations

EU behinds the scenes considers using Russia's Sputnik vaccine to meet shortages of western supplies

Mon, 2021-03-15 12:14 — mike kraft

Unthinkable? EU considers getting a vaccine boost from Russia's Sputnik Publicly, the European Union has dismissed Russia's global coronavirus vaccine supply campaign as a propaganda stunt by an undesirable regime. Francesco Guarascio, John Chalmers, Emilio Parodi U.S.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Publicly, the European Union has dismissed Russia’s global coronavirus vaccine supply campaign as a propaganda stunt by an undesirable regime.

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OPINION: Local leaders are key to helping reach herd immunity

Mon, 2021-03-15 11:44 — mike kraft

Here's how people can help reach herd immunity We must engage local people from vaccine hesitant communities in leading the development and dissemination of COVID-19 vaccination education messages. Daniel Schober, opinion contributor TheHill

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Focus group provides indications of how some Trump supporters can be persuaded to get vaccinated --but not by politicians

Mon, 2021-03-15 11:20 — mike kraft

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Majority of US prison guards refusing Covid vaccine

Mon, 2021-03-15 11:04 — mike kraft

US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks A Florida correctional officer polled his colleagues earlier this year in a private Facebook group: “Will you take the COVID-19 vaccine if offered?” The answer from more than half: “Hell... AP NEWS

Florida correctional officer polled his colleagues earlier this year in a private Facebook group: “Will you take the COVID-19 vaccine if offered?”

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Facebook developments: labeling Covid-19 vaccination posts, launcing sign-up website, analyizing anti-vax posters

Mon, 2021-03-15 10:53 — mike kraft

Facebook to label all Covid-19 vaccination posts, launch sign-up website Facebook said on Monday it has started adding labels to posts that discuss the safety of the shots and will soon label all posts about the vaccines. NBC News

Facebook, which has been criticized by lawmakers and researchers for allowing vaccine misinformation to spread on its platforms, said on Monday it has started adding labels to posts that discuss the safety of the shots and will soon label all posts about the vaccines.

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Regular booster vaccines are the future to counter COVID-19 virus -- expert says

Mon, 2021-03-15 10:34 — mike kraft

Exclusive: Regular booster vaccines are the future in battle with COVID-19 virus, top genome expert says Regular booster vaccines against the novel coronavirus will be needed because of mutations that make it more transmissible and better able to evade human immunity, the head of Britain's effort to sequence the virus's genomes told Reuters. Guy Faulconbridge U.S.

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Although US Covid-19 cases are flatttening, experts are concerned about another surge

Mon, 2021-03-15 10:10 — mike kraft

US Covid-19 cases have flattened. Here's why that may predict another surge, expert says There's good reason to be optimistic about where the US could be by summer as Covid-19 vaccinations accelerate. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

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Timeline of major U.S. developments in the year of the Covid-19 pandemic --The Washington Post

Sun, 2021-03-14 12:07 — mike kraft

A year of the pandemic: Sorrow, stamina, defiance, despair For most Americans, March 11 was the day the coronavirus crisis first became real. Fifty-two weeks later, millions have fallen ill and millions more have been vaccinated. More than 525,000 are dead. This timeline tells the story of a singular period in history. Reis Thebault, Tim Meko, Junne Alcantara Washington Post

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EU defends its vaccine distribution and Pfizer expected to offset AstraZeneca delays

Sun, 2021-03-14 11:54 — mike kraft

EU defends vaccine distribution as nations complain it is uneven The European Commission on Saturday defended its policy of distributing COVID-19 vaccines evenly in the bloc after Austria and five other member states complained that doses were not allocated equally. Reuters Staff U.S.

VIENNA (Reuters) - The European Commission on Saturday defended its policy of distributing COVID-19 vaccines evenly in the bloc after Austria and five other member states complained that doses were not allocated equally.

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