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TheHill.com Alaska tribal groups race to spend COVID-19 relief money before deadline

Thu, 2021-10-07 10:55 — mike kraft

Alaska tribal groups race to spend COVID-19 relief money Tribal groups that represent Native Alaskans are racing to spend half a billion dollars in federal coronavirus relief payments ahead of a December deadline after a delay that tribal leaders say could Reid Wilson TheHill

Tribal groups that represent Native Alaskans are racing to spend half a billion dollars in federal coronavirus relief payments ahead of a December deadline after a delay that tribal leaders say could become catastrophic for communities now at the epicenter of the pandemic’s latest wave.

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Tensions reportedly grow between Moderna, White House over vaccine production

Thu, 2021-10-07 10:48 — mike kraft

Tensions grow between Moderna, White House over vaccine production The Biden administration has urged Moderna for months to increase its production domestically. POLITICO

Vaccine maker Moderna is resisting pressure from the White House to increase international donations of its Covid-19 shot in 2022, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter.

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U.N. chief appeals for $8 bln to equitably vaccinate 40% of world in 2021

Thu, 2021-10-07 10:42 — mike kraft

U.N. chief appeals for $8 bln to equitably vaccinate 40% of world in 2021 U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Thursday for $8 billion to equitably vaccinate 40% of people in all countries by the end of the year as the World Health Organization launched a plan aiming to inoculate 70% of the world by mid-2022. Michelle Nichols Reuters

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Pfizer asks US to allow COVID shots for kids ages 5 to 11

Thu, 2021-10-07 08:49 — mike kraft

Pfizer asks US to allow COVID shots for kids ages 5 to 11 Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 -- and if regulators agree, shots could begin within a matter of weeks. Many parents and pediatricians are clamoring for protection for children younger than 12, today’s age cutoff for the vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. AP NEWS

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Some schools steer federal covid funding assistance to sports programs

Wed, 2021-10-06 19:21 — mike kraft

Flush with COVID-19 aid, schools steer funding to sports IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — One Wisconsin school district built a new football field. In Iowa, a high school weight room is getting a renovation. Another in Kentucky is replacing two outdoor tracks — all of this funded by the billions of dollars in federal pandemic relief Congress sent to schools this year. AP NEWS

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Former FDA head Scott Gottlieb urges U.S. to seriously prepare for next pandemic :

Wed, 2021-10-06 18:05 — mike kraft

Why the U.S. pandemic playbook was no match for COVID In his new book, former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb lays out what it will take for the U.S. to be ready to face future health crises. NPR.org

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Los Angeles officials approve one of strictest US vaccination mandates, other mandates likely

Wed, 2021-10-06 17:37 — mike kraft

Los Angeles OKs one of strictest US vaccination mandates LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles leaders on Wednesday approved one of the nation's strictest vaccine mandates — a sweeping measure that requires the shots for everyone entering bars, restaurants, nail salons, gyms or even a Lakers game. AP NEWS

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School absences related to COVID-19 jump sharply in England

Wed, 2021-10-06 12:46 — mike kraft

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More 'complex EU’ leads Europe to diverge from US on coronavirus vaccine booster recomendations

Wed, 2021-10-06 12:23 — mike kraft

‘Complex EU’ leads Europe to diverge from US on coronavirus vaccine booster Europe’s vaccine rollout is slightly different from the US program, and this played into the broader opinion by the EMA. POLITICO

The world's two leading medicines regulators have reached different decisions on a third dose of the BioNTech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine — and it’s partly because of the complexity of the EU, according to the European Medicines Agency.

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