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Five tactics used to spread vaccine misinformation in the wellness community, and why they work

Fri, 2021-10-22 17:50 — mike kraft

Five tactics used to spread vaccine misinformation in the wellness community, and why they work The content shared in some online wellness spaces has powerful emotional and psychological foundations that can cause even science-minded people to question the public health consensus on the ability of vaccines to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. Washington Post

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The COVID-19 Pandemic Could Continue Well Into 2022 --WHO official .

Fri, 2021-10-22 17:39 — mike kraft

The COVID-19 Pandemic Could Continue Well Into 2022. Here's Why. Western countries might be majority inoculated, but what about the global South? YahooNews

We might be ready for the pandemic to be over, but it looks set to be with us for a long while yet.

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Britain’s Gamble on Few Virus Restrictions is being tested by increases in infections, deaths

Fri, 2021-10-22 10:29 — mike kraft

LONDON — For the last four months, Britain has run a grand epidemiological experiment, lifting virtually all coronavirus restrictions, even in the face of a high daily rate of infections. Its leaders justified the approach on the grounds that the country’s rapid rollout of vaccines had weakened the link between infection and serious illness.

Now, with cases, hospital admissions and deaths all rising again; the effect of vaccines beginning to wear off; and winter looming, Britain’s strategy of learning to live with the virus is coming under its stiffest test yet.

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Explanation: What is the ‘delta plus’ variant of the coronavirus?

Fri, 2021-10-22 10:02 — mike kraft

What is the 'delta plus' variant of the coronavirus? What is the “delta plus” variant? It’s a relative of the delta variant, identified by British scientists last month. Because it isn't a variant of interest or concern, it has not yet been officially named after a letter of the Greek alphabet, like the other worrisome variants. AP NEWS

What is the “delta plus” variant?

It’s a relative of the delta variant, identified by British scientists last month.

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U.S. urges all WTO members to support intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines

Fri, 2021-10-22 09:45 — mike kraft

U.S. urges all WTO members to support intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines The White House on Thursday called on all World Trade Organization members to support an intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines. Reuters Reuters

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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in kids

Fri, 2021-10-22 09:39 — mike kraft

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in kids Kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5- to 11-year-olds, according to study details released Friday as the U.S. considers opening vaccinations to that age group. AP NEWS

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UPDATE: CDC signs off on Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters and says people can get a shot different from their original one

Thu, 2021-10-21 21:12 — mike kraft

CDC signs off on Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters and says people can get a shot different from their original one The decision means that those eligible for boosters can choose any of the three now authorized in the United States. Washington Post

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Moderna won't share its vaccine recipe. WHO has hired an African startup to crack it

Thu, 2021-10-21 18:01 — mike kraft

Moderna won't share its vaccine recipe. WHO has hired an African startup to crack it It's the first step in an audacious plan to solve vaccine inequity by setting up the manufacturing of mRNA vaccines across low-resource countries. NPR.org

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The World Health Organization has hired the company, called Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines, as part of a $100 million plan to figure out how to make an mRNA vaccine against COVID that is as close as possible to the version produced by Moderna.

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