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The mission of the Global Health Working Group is to explore and improve current and emerging states of health and human security worldwide.

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Researchers Are starting Clinical Trials on a New Type Low-Cost Coronavirus Vaccine

Mon, 2021-04-05 12:41 — mike kraft

A new vaccine for Covid-19 that is entering clinical trials in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam could change how the world fights the pandemic. The vaccine, called NVD-HXP-S, is the first in clinical trials to use a new molecular design that is widely expected to create more potent antibodies than the current generation of vaccines. And the new vaccine could be far easier to make.

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India reaches record 100,000 daily COVID-19 cases, mutants blamed

Mon, 2021-04-05 12:19 — mike kraft

India's daily virus cases breach 100,000; mutants, behaviour blamed India reported a record rise in COVID-19 infections on Monday, becoming the second country after the United States to post more than 100,000 new cases in a day, as politicians stage massive election rallies raising fears of further spreading the virus. Neha Arora, Rama Venkat U.S.

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UK eyes mass testing, overview of other developments

Mon, 2021-04-05 11:59 — mike kraft

UK eyes mass testing as it takes next steps out of lockdown LONDON (AP) — All adults and children in England will be able to have routine coronavirus tests twice a week as a way to stamp out new outbreaks, the British government said Monday as it prepared... AP NEWS

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Johnson & Johnson to take full control of its coronavirus vaccine production at Baltimore plant as AstraZeneca is relocated

Sun, 2021-04-04 19:08 — mike kraft

Johnson & Johnson to take full control of its coronavirus vaccine production at Baltimore plant as AstraZeneca is relocated Contamination of doses at the facility will not impede the president’s goal of enough vaccine for every U.S. adult by end of May, Biden officials said. Amy Goldstein, Jon Swaine, Christopher Rowland Washington Post

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Can You Still Spread COVID-19 Even After Getting Vaccinated, and the nedd to keep wearing a mask

Sat, 2021-04-03 10:38 — mike kraft

Can You Still Spread COVID-19 Even After Getting Vaccinated? Here's What We Know So Far CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky had said that "vaccinated people do not carry the virus," but experts are saying to still use caution. Health.com

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ANALYSIS: To reach herd immunity, kids will have to be vaccinated

Fri, 2021-04-02 21:31 — mike kraft

What we know so far about the effort to vaccinate children To achieve herd immunity, experts say kids need to get vaccinated, reducing the virus's ability to spread. Science

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CDC updates guidance to cruise ship industry, urges vaccinations

Fri, 2021-04-02 20:46 — mike kraft

CDC updates guidance to cruise ship industry, urges vaccinations The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on Friday issued new guidance to the cruise ship industry, including the need for COVID-19 vaccinations, a necessary step before passenger voyages can resume. David Shepardson U.S.

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CDC now says it is OK for fully vaccinated to travel again

Fri, 2021-04-02 12:15 — mike kraft

Fully vaccinated can travel again, says new CDC guidance

NEW YORK (AP) — Add travel to the activities vaccinated Americans can enjoy again, according to new U.S. guidance issued Friday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting tested for the coronavirus or going into quarantine afterward.

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