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U.S. Calls for Pause on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine After Clotting Cases

Tue, 2021-04-13 08:57 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — Federal health agencies on Tuesday called for an immediate pause in use of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose coronavirus vaccine after six recipients in the United States developed a rare disorder involving blood clots within about two weeks of vaccination.

All six recipients were women between the ages of 18 and 48. One woman died and a second woman in Nebraska has been hospitalized in critical condition.

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ANALYSIS: Concern about coronavirus nullifying vaccinations is overblown-- experts.

Mon, 2021-04-12 20:57 — mike kraft

Don't worry about coronavirus variants overpowering vaccines, experts say Reports about "breakthrough" infections could lead people to conclude that vaccination is futile to begin with. In fact, widespread vaccine hesitancy is far more likely to prolong the pandemic than a plague of breakthrough infections. YahooNews

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'Huge' explosion rocks St. Vincent as volcano keeps erupting

Mon, 2021-04-12 14:51 — mike kraft

'Huge' explosion rocks St. Vincent as volcano keeps erupting KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AP) — La Soufriere volcano fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas early Monday in the biggest explosive eruption yet since volcanic activity began on the eastern... AP NEWS

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WHO says Covid pandemic is growing ‘exponentially’ as some nations relax restrictions

Mon, 2021-04-12 14:36 — mike kraft

WHO says Covid pandemic is growing 'exponentially' at more than 4.4 million new cases a week Maria Van Kerkhove, the agency's technical lead for Covid-19, said "we're in a critical point of the pandemic." Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC

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Regeneron says antibody cocktail reduced Covid infections by 81% when given asi njection, not an IV

Mon, 2021-04-12 11:31 — mike kraft

Regeneron says its antibody cocktail injection prevents Covid In previous studies, antibodies had to be given intravenously. This one can be given with an under-the-skin injection. Matthew Herper STAT

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said Monday that a single administration of its monoclonal antibody cocktail reduced the risk that volunteers exposed to Covid-19 would develop the disease by 81%.

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Australia’s pandemic experience offers a potential model for Indigenous health care --experts say EY

Sun, 2021-04-11 20:22 — mike kraft

Australia made a plan to protect Indigenous elders from covid-19. It worked. The pandemic ravaged first-nation communities in many parts of the world. Australia bucked the trend. Rachel Pannett Washington Post

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Canada's vaccination program pivots to focus on frontline workers

Sun, 2021-04-11 20:09 — mike kraft

In COVID-19 vaccination pivot, Canada targets frontline workers Canada is shifting its vaccination campaign to target frontline workers, moving away from a largely age-based rollout as the country tries to get a handle on the raging third wave of the pandemic. Anna Mehler Paperny U.S.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada is shifting its vaccination campaign to target frontline workers, moving away from a largely age-based rollout as the country tries to get a handle on the raging third wave of the pandemic.

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