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Biontech, Pfizer to provide EU with extra 200 mln COVID doses, EU authorizes Novavax

Mon, 2021-12-20 10:55 — mike kraft
Biontech, Pfizer to provide EU with extra 200 mln COVID doses BioNTech SE and Pfizer said on Monday that they would be providing the European Union with more than 200 million additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine they produce. Reuters Reuters
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US could be in store for a 'grim beginning' to the new year, experts warn, as dual variants of Covid-19 spread

Mon, 2021-12-20 10:44 — mike kraft

(CNN) With the Delta and Omicron coronavirus variants spreading across the nation as the new year approaches, health experts are urging Americans to get vaccinated or boosted to protect themselves and others before they face greater chances of infection.

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U.S. could see 1 million cases per day, warns departing NIH director Francis Collins

Mon, 2021-12-20 10:19 — mike kraft

 

According to scientists' most pessimistic projections, the U.S. could reach over a half-million average daily infections by the end of January — more than double last winter's peak.

The outgoing director fears a worse situation.

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CDC finds coronavirus testing of exposed children in schools can safely replace quarantine

Fri, 2021-12-17 11:49 — mike kraft
CDC finds coronavirus testing of exposed children in schools can safely replace quarantine Children exposed the virus needn't return to virtual learning if their schools can implement a rigorous testing regime instead. Laura Meckler Washington Post
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U.S. CDC handing out free COVID-19 test kits for international travelers

Fri, 2021-12-17 11:34 — mike kraft
CDC handing out free COVID-19 test kits for international travelers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is handing out free coronavirus tests for international travelers during the holiday season. Lexi Lonas TheHill

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The CDC announced Thursday the initiative began Wednesday in a move to encourage international travelers to test themselves once they enter the country since the U.S. does not require it.

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As the omicron variant threatens to wipe out monoclonal antibodies, the U.S. is saving up one that will still work

Fri, 2021-12-17 10:59 — mike kraft
As the omicron variant threatens to wipe out monoclonal antibodies, the U.S. is saving up one that will still work Public health officials are debating when to switch over to sotrovimab, a monoclonal antibody treatment that retains efficacy against omicron. Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post
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Political: House of Representatives oversight committee releases report detailing efforts of Trump administration officials to 'undermine' Covid-19 efforts in US

Fri, 2021-12-17 10:37 — mike kraft

(CNN) Trump administration officials made "deliberate efforts to undermine the nation's coronavirus response for political purposes," a House oversight committee led by Democrats said in a report released Friday.

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Political analysis: Mandate resistance--why Republicans are oppposing Covid vaccine mandates

Fri, 2021-12-17 10:27 — mike kraft
Why GOP is stepping up fight against vaccine mandates Republicans say the government has overreached by requiring more than 100 million Americans to get the shot. The Christian Science Monitor The Christian Science Monitor
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AP EXPLAINER: Must employers follow Biden’s vaccine mandates?

Fri, 2021-12-17 10:18 — mike kraft
EXPLAINER: Must employers follow Biden's vaccine mandates? | AP News Tens of millions of workers across the U.S. are in limbo as federal courts have put President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates affecting private companies largely on hold. On Wednesday, a federal appeals court panel lifted a nationwide ban against the administration's vaccine mandate for health care workers, creating the potential for patchwork enforcement across the country. AP NEWS

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Justice Department asks Supreme Court to reinstate federal vaccine mandate for certain health care workers nationwide

Thu, 2021-12-16 19:44 — mike kraft

(CNN) The Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow a vaccine mandate aimed at certain extra health care workers to go into effect nationwide, marking the first time the justices have been asked to weigh in on a federal mandate the Biden administration put in place in order to get more Americans vaccinated in the midst of a surge of the Delta and Omicron coronavirus variants.

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