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Israel has vaccinated six times more of its population than the United States. Can others learn from its success?

Sun, 2021-01-24 19:24 — mike kraft

One Country Has Jumped Ahead on Vaccinations Israel has vaccinated six times more of its population than the United States. Can others learn from its success? Uri Friedman The Atlantic

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Do Curfews Slow the Coronavirus?

Sun, 2021-01-24 18:39 — mike kraft

With coronavirus infections rising and a contagious new variant threatening to accelerate the pandemic, France has implemented a stringent 6 p.m.-to-6 a.m. curfew. Citizens nationwide are sequestered indoors, and businesses must close down.

In Quebec, Canadian officials imposed a similar restriction earlier this month, running from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. It has frayed nerves: Notably, a woman who was walking her boyfriend on a leash at 9 p.m. has argued that this was permitted during the curfew, surely one of the pandemic’s most unexpected moments.

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Overview: New virus clusters hit China's north provinces, other developments

Sun, 2021-01-24 17:33 — mike kraft

The Latest: New virus clusters hit China's north provinces BEIJING — A Chinese city has brought 2,600 temporary treatment rooms online as the country’s north battles new clusters of coronavirus. The single-occupancy rooms in the city of Nangong in... AP NEWS

BEIJING — A Chinese city has brought 2,600 temporary treatment rooms online as the country’s north battles new clusters of coronavirus.

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How 'vaccine nationalism' could prolong the Covid-19 pandemic

Sat, 2021-01-23 17:38 — mike kraft

How ‘vaccine nationalism’ could prolong the Covid-19 pandemic The hoarding of vaccine doses by rich countries has complicated the effort to secure enough for the world’s poorest nations. NBC News

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Covid: 'More deadly' UK variant claim played down by UK scientists, Anericans say more data needed

Sat, 2021-01-23 17:10 — mike kraft

Covid: 'More deadly' UK variant claim played down by scientists One says he is surprised Boris Johnson shared the early data when it is "not particularly strong". BBC News

Scientists say signs a new coronavirus variant is more deadly than the earlier version should not be a "game changer" in the UK's response to the pandemic.

Boris Johnson has said there is "some evidence" the variant may be associated with "a higher degree of mortality".

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C.D.C. Eases Coronavirus Vaccine Rules for ‘Exceptional Circumstances’

Sat, 2021-01-23 11:11 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has quietly changed its recommendations for coronavirus immunizations to give doctors the flexibility to handle “exceptional circumstances,” a spokeswoman said, even though the changes have not been studied in large clinical trials.

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Barriers slow efforts to vaccinate immigrants

Fri, 2021-01-22 21:05 — mike kraft

VIRUS TODAY: Barriers slow efforts to vaccinate immigrants Here's what's happening Friday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY — Advocacy groups are warning that immigrants in the U.S. may be some of the most... AP NEWS

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Emerging Coronavirus Variants May Pose Challenges to Vaccines

Fri, 2021-01-22 13:24 — mike kraft

The steady drumbeat of reports about new variants of the coronavirus — first in Britain, then in South Africa, Brazil and the United States — has brought a new worry: Will vaccines protect against these altered versions of the virus?

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New UK variant 'may be more deadly' -- Prime Minister Johnson

Fri, 2021-01-22 12:33 — mike kraft

New UK variant 'may be more deadly' Emerging evidence suggests the variant that emerged in the UK may be more deadly as well as spread faster. BBC News

Early evidence suggests the variant of coronavirus that emerged in the UK may be more deadly, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.

The data has been assessed by scientists on the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group, which has briefed government.

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Africa's COVID-19 case fatality rate surpasses global level

Fri, 2021-01-22 11:35 — mike kraft

Africa's COVID-19 case fatality rate surpasses global level Africa's coronavirus case fatality rate has risen alarmingly to 2.5%, higher than the global level of 2.2%, the head of the continent's disease control body said on Thursday. Reuters Staff U.S.

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Africa’s coronavirus case fatality rate has risen alarmingly to 2.5%, higher than the global level of 2.2%, the head of the continent’s disease control body said on Thursday.

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