Los Angles, Congress take divergent paths after COVID test warning

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles will continue using a coronavirus test that federal regulators warned may produce false results while Congress, which has used the same test, is seeking an alternative.

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HHS Announces $22 Billion in Funding to Support Expanded COVID Testing, Vaccination Distribution

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced two upcoming actions by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide more than $22 billion in funding to states, localities, and territories in support of the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as directed by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.

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FDA warns COVID-19 test could produce false negatives. It's used at 100+ sites in California

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine not affected by mutation seen in contagious coronavirus variant, study indicates

A mutation found in fast-spreading coronavirus variants does not negate the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, researchers reported late Thursday.

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Vaccine rollout hits snag as some health workers balk at shots

The desperately awaited vaccination drive against the coronavirus in the U.S. is running into resistance from an unlikely quarter: Surprising numbers of health care workers who have seen firsthand the death and misery inflicted by COVID-19 are refusing shots.

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Biden will release all available vaccine doses in break from Trump administration policy of holding back stock for second dose -- CNN Report

People without symptoms spread virus in more than half of cases -- CDC model

US tops 4,000 daily deaths from coronavirus, other developments

Mexico to ask help to get vaccines for migrants in US

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico said Wednesday it has been trying to get help from non-profit groups or the U.S. government to get coronavirus vaccines for Mexican migrants working in the United States.

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240 Israelis found with COVID after vaccination, underscoring need for vigilance

South Africa, Kenya announce large purchases of COVID-19 Vaccine

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa says it will import 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to inoculate the country’s health workers. This is South Africa’s first announcement of the purchase of a COVID-19 vaccine as its cases soar.

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Loss of Smell Occurs in 86 Percent of Mild COVID Cases, New Study Finds

 

Most patients with mild symptoms of COVID-19 lose their sense of taste and smell but tend to recover it quickly, according to findings from a new study.

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Blood Plasma Reduces Risk of Severe Covid-19 if Given Early

A small but rigorous clinical trial in Argentina has found that blood plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients can keep older adults from getting seriously sick with the coronavirus — if they get the therapy within days of the onset of the illness.

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How Latinx Health Care Providers United to Spread Information About COVID-19

It was the first Wednesday after Thanksgiving, and Durham County’s COVID-19 cases were surging much more rapidly than Rodney Jenkins, the county health director, wanted to see.

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Severe allergic reactions reported in the US after getting COVID-19 vaccine, but CDC says cases are rare

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