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Lockdowns: jChina's soaring COVID numbers, New Zealand and Hong King experiences

Fri, 2022-03-18 19:56 — mike kraft

How China's soaring COVID numbers put the rest of the world at risk Over the last few weeks, China’s COVID curve has shot straight up. Nationwide, new daily cases cleared 5,100 for the first time ever on Monday. Even in February 2020, when the virus first skyrocketed in Wuhan, that number officially peaked at just 3,300 per day, on average. YahooNews

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German lawmakers vote to abolish most pandemic restrictions

Fri, 2022-03-18 19:35 — mike kraft

German lawmakers vote to abolish most pandemic restrictions BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers voted Friday to abolish most of the country's coronavirus pandemic restrictions despite a surge in infections, with almost 300,000 new daily cases reported. AP NEWS

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The Bundestag passed an amendment to the pandemic rules in a 364-277 vote with two abstentions. The upper house of parliament, made up of Germany’s 16 states, approved the measure later Friday.

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The likely reason for 'stealth' Omicron's recent success --study

Fri, 2022-03-18 11:34 — mike kraft

Study reveals likely reason for 'stealth' Omicron's recent success What accounts for BA.2's recent success? It's not due to an ability to evade the protection of COVID-19 vaccines, a new study finds. YahooNews

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Pfizer/BioNTech filed for FDA authorization for fourth Covid-19 vaccine doses for people 65 and up

Fri, 2022-03-18 10:08 — mike kraft

Pfizer/BioNTech seek FDA authorization for fourth Covid-19 vaccine doses for people 65 and up Pfizer and BioNTech submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of an additional booster dose of their Covid-19 vaccine for adults 65 and older who have gotten a booster dose of any of the authorized or approved vaccine, the companies said Tuesday. Amanda Sealy, Carma Hassan and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN CNN

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Dr. Fauci says COVID-19 cases will likely increase soon, though not necessarily hospitalizations

Fri, 2022-03-18 09:49 — mike kraft

Fauci says COVID-19 cases will likely increase soon, though not necessarily hospitalizations The U.S. should expect to see an increase in cases from the BA.2 variant, but it may not lead to a surge in hospitalizations or deaths, experts say. ABC News ABC News

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Hospitalizations of young children increased fivefold during omicron surge, but few died--CDC report

Thu, 2022-03-17 11:10 — mike kraft

Hospitalizations of young children increased fivefold during omicron surge, but few died, says CDC report The omicron variant caused less severe disease than delta for children under 5, and fewer deaths. Katie Shepherd Washington Post

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Global rise in COVID cases is 'tip of the iceberg' --WHO

Thu, 2022-03-17 10:28 — mike kraft

WHO says global rise in COVID cases is 'tip of the iceberg' Figures showing a global rise in COVID-19 cases could herald a much bigger problem as some countries also report a drop in testing rates, the WHO said. Jennifer Rigby,Manas Mishra Reuters

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A covid surge in Western Europe has U.S. bracing for another wave

Thu, 2022-03-17 09:07 — mike kraft

A covid surge in Western Europe has U.S. bracing for another wave Vaccines, natural immunity and relaxed restrictions make it difficult to predict how severe the next round of coronavirus will be. Washington Post

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Germany hits record Covid infection rate as mask mandates come to an end

Wed, 2022-03-16 19:02 — mike kraft

Germany hits record Covid infection rate since start of pandemic Over past 24 hours 262,593 cases have been recorded, but with testing facilities at capacity, number could be higher the Guardian

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Florida cuts COVID data reporting to every 2 weeks

Wed, 2022-03-16 11:47 — mike kraft

Florida limits COVID data to every 2 weeks, state says via meme Department of Health officials announced the change via Twitter, using Vince McMahon and cat memes. Tampa Bay Times

Florida officials have again rolled back access to the state’s COVID-19 data, and will now only release key pandemic metrics such as the number of people who have been infected, died and vaccinated once every two weeks instead of every week.

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