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New study describes how unvaccinated people are more likely to listen to their doctors than the government

Wed, 2021-11-10 18:41 — mike kraft

Unvaccinated people will hear you out on the COVID-19 shot — as long as you don't work for the government A new report from Deloitte finds that unvaccinated Americans are more likely to listen to some people over others. Andrew Keshner MarketWatch

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CDC warns that measles is a renewed global threat after 22 million babies missed their vaccines during the pandemic

Wed, 2021-11-10 18:26 — mike kraft

Measles is renewed global threat after 22 million babies missed their vaccines during the pandemic, CDC warns The global threat of measles has become worse after 22 million babies missed their vaccinations because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the CDC AND WHO warned Wednesday. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

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EU to decide on Moderna's COVID-19 shot for younger kids in two months

Wed, 2021-11-10 10:13 — mike kraft

EU to decide on Moderna's COVID-19 shot for younger kids in two months The European Union's drug regulator expects to decide in about two months on whether to allow the use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in children aged six to 11 years, it said on Wednesday, after the U.S. drugmaker sought approval. Reuters Reuters

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US to provide J&J vaccine for conflict zones

Wed, 2021-11-10 09:44 — mike kraft

Blinken: US to give J&J vaccine in conflict zones Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday announced an effort to distribute Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccines to populations living in conflict zones. Laura Kelly TheHill

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Blinken said the U.S. has helped broker a deal between Johnson & Johnson and COVAX, the global initiative for distributing the COVID-19 vaccine, to deliver the one-shot J&J vaccine to people living in conflict zones and other humanitarian settings. ...

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WHO: Coronavirus cases declining everywhere except Europe

Wed, 2021-11-10 09:39 — mike kraft

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that coronavirus deaths rose by 10% in Europe in the past week, making it the only world region where both COVID-19 cases and deaths are steadily increasing. It was the sixth consecutive week that the virus has risen across the continent.

In its weekly report on the pandemic, the U.N. health agency said there were about 3.1 million new cases globally, about a 1% increase from the previous week. Nearly two-thirds of the coronavirus infections - 1.9 million - were in Europe, where cases rose by 7%.

The countries with the highest numbers of new cases worldwide were the United States, Russia, Britain, Turkey and Germany. The number of weekly COVID-19 deaths fell by about 4% worldwide and declined in every region except Europe. ...

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Pfizer/ BioNTech seek FDA authorization for Covid-19 vaccine booster for all adults

Tue, 2021-11-09 18:17 — mike kraft

Pfizer and BioNTech seek FDA authorization for Covid-19 vaccine booster for all adults Pfizer and BioNTech said on Tuesday they're seeking emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for a Covid-19 vaccine booster for all individuals age 18 and older. The companies are seeking an amendment to the existing EUA for booster doses for some adults. Amanda Sealy and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN CNN

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Texas study finds unvaccinated 20 times more likely to die from COVID-19

Tue, 2021-11-09 18:08 — mike kraft

Unvaccinated 20 times more likely to die from COVID-19: Texas study A Texas government study Justine Coleman TheHill

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U.S. Surgeon general releases guide to combating COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Tue, 2021-11-09 17:59 — mike kraft

Surgeon general releases guide to combating COVID-19 vaccine misinformation The government's top doctor released a step-by-step toolkit Tuesday morning to help people combat misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines in their own close circles. "We need people in communities all across our country to have these conversations," Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in an interview with ABC News. Over the summer, the surgeon general issued an advisory that called misinformation an urgent public health threat. Yahoo

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Covid-19 drove deaths up 16% in OECD countries; deaths in Russia rech record daily level

Tue, 2021-11-09 10:55 — mike kraft

Covid-19 drove deaths up 16% in OECD countries and hit mental health, too, report finds The Covid-19 pandemic drove deaths up by 16% among the 38 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, hitting overall life expectancy in 24 out of 30 members, the organization said Tuesday. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

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Coronavirus Infection Found in Iowa Deer, dogs in Malyasia and Haiti

Tue, 2021-11-09 10:44 — mike kraft

A new study of hundreds of white-tailed deer infected with the coronavirus in Iowa has found that the animals probably are contracting the virus from humans, and then rapidly spreading it among one another, according to researchers.

Up to 80 percent of deer sampled from April 2020 through January 2021 in the state were infected, the study indicated.

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