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Explainer: the Delta variant of coronavirus with K417N mutation

Wed, 2021-06-23 09:41 — mike kraft

Explainer: What is the Delta variant of coronavirus with K417N mutation? India said on Wednesday it has found around 40 cases of the Delta coronavirus variant carrying a mutation that appears to make it more transmissible, and advised states to increase testing. WHAT IS DELTA PLUS?

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AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccines both effective against Delta COVID-19 variants-study

Wed, 2021-06-23 09:32 — mike kraft

AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccines effective against Delta COVID-19 variants-study COVID-19 vaccines made by AstraZeneca (AZN.L) and the Pfizer-BioNTech (PFE.N), (22UAy.DE) alliance remain broadly effective against Delta and Kappa variants of the COVID-19 causing virus, which were first identified in India, according to a scientific study, underpinning a continued push to deliver the shots. Ludwig Burger,Aishwarya Nair

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Asian-Pacific countries, lagging in jabs, still rely on supression tactics

Tue, 2021-06-22 21:00 — mike kraft

The Countries Stuck in Coronavirus Purgatory Much of Asia cannot (or will not) yet get jabbed, so the region is still having to rely on suppression tactics. Timothy McLaughlin The Atlantic

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AstraZeneca says its vaccine is effective against COVID-19 variants identified in India

Tue, 2021-06-22 19:05 — mike kraft

AstraZeneca vaccine effective against COVID-19 variants identified in India AstraZeneca Plc's (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine is effective against Delta and Kappa variants, which were first identified in India, the company said on Tuesday, citing a study. Reuters Reuters

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Thousands of young children lost parents to Covid but help is scarce

Tue, 2021-06-22 11:02 — mike kraft

Thousands of young children lost parents to Covid. Where’s help for them? More than 46,000 children in the U.S. have lost a parent to Covid-19. Finding support for them remains a challenge. NBC News

Five months after her husband died of Covid-19, Valerie Villegas can see how grief has wounded her children.

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Cuba says its Abdala vaccine is 92.28% effective against coronavirus

Tue, 2021-06-22 10:29 — mike kraft

Cuba says Abdala vaccine 92.28% effective against coronavirus

HAVANA, June 21 (Reuters) - Cuba said on Monday its three-shot Abdala vaccine against the coronavirus had proved 92.28% effective in last-stage clinical trials.

The announcement came just days after the government said another homegrown vaccine, Soberana 2, had proved 62% effective with just two of its three doses. ...

The announcement came from state-run biopharmaceutical corporation BioCubaFarma, which oversees Finlay, the maker of Soberana 2, and the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, the producer of Abdala.

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WHO says delta is the most contagious Covid variant and will ‘pick off’ most vulnerable

Tue, 2021-06-22 10:01 — mike kraft

WHO says delta is the fastest and fittest Covid variant and will 'pick off' most vulnerable Delta has the potential "to be more lethal because it's more efficient in the way it transmits between humans," the WHO's Dr. Mike Ryan said. Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC

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IN DEPTH: A look at the disputes over the origin of COVID-19 --Washington Post

Mon, 2021-06-21 20:45 — mike kraft

Scientists battle over the ultimate origin story: Where did the coronavirus come from? Stanley Perlman, who has been studying coronaviruses for 39 years, got a nasty email June 4: "Dr. Frankenstein just wants more public money and wants to research things he shouldn't be messing with.

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WHO's new global lists of high-burden countries for TB, HIV-associated TB and drug-resistant TB

Mon, 2021-06-21 20:04 — mike kraft

WHO releases new global lists of high-burden countries for TB, HIV-associated TB and drug-resistant TB

17 June 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released updated global lists of high burden countries for tuberculosis (TB), HIV-associated TB and multidrug/rifampicin-resistant TB (MDR/RR-TB). The new lists are for 2021–2025 and replace those previously used between 2016 and 2020.

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