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South Africa vaccinates some young children in clinical test of Chinese vaccine

Fri, 2021-09-10 11:15 — mike kraft

South Africa vaccinates some kids in test of Chinese vaccine JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa on Friday started vaccinating children and adolescents as part of the global Phase 3 clinical trials of China’s Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 6 months and 17 years. AP NEWS

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa on Friday started vaccinating children and adolescents as part of the global Phase 3 clinical trials of China’s Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 6 months and 17 years.

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U.S. FDA says robust safety data needed before COVID-19 vaccine approval for kids

Fri, 2021-09-10 11:02 — mike kraft

U.S. FDA says robust safety data needed before COVID-19 vaccine approval for kids U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday clinical trials testing COVID-19 vaccines for children are expected to include a monitoring period of at least two months after half the participants get the shots to ensure safety. Reuters Reuters

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Biden's six-step Covid plan, explained

Fri, 2021-09-10 10:28 — mike kraft

Analysis: Biden's six-step Covid plan, explained The US Covid situation is as dire as ever, with 1,500 people dying each day -- an average of 150,000 new cases each day. Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN CNN

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President Biden's plan(read a full summary here) includes these points:

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Los Angeles, America's second-largest school district, will require coronavirus vaccine for students 12 and up

Thu, 2021-09-09 19:45 — mike kraft

Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest school district, will require coronavirus vaccine for students 12 and up Los Angeles County school officials voted unanimously on Thursday to order Covid-19 inoculations for all students aged 12 and over, the largest school district in the United States to take that step. The Associated Press CNBC

The Los Angeles board of education voted Thursday to require students 12 and older to be vaccinated against the coronavirus to attend in-person classes in the nation’s second-largest school district.

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Federal tally missing 16K nursing home COVID-19 deaths -- new report

Thu, 2021-09-09 19:15 — mike kraft

Research: Federal tally missing 16K nursing home COVID-19 deaths An official federal government tally missed nearly 16,000 COVID-19 nursing home deaths that occurred during the early months of the pandemic, according to new research published Thursday. Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

An official federal government tally missed nearly 16,000 COVID-19 nursing home deaths that occurred during the early months of the pandemic, according to new research published Thursday.

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Least Vaccinated States Lead Spike in Children’s Cases, Leaving Some Hospitals Stretched

Thu, 2021-09-09 08:51 — mike kraft

Least Vaccinated States Lead Spike in Children’s Cases, Leaving Some Hospitals Stretched Though serious illness in young people remains uncommon, more children are now being hospitalized for Covid-19 than ever before — especially in states where fewer residents have been vaccinated. The New York Times

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WHO calls for COVID-19 booster shot moratorium until 2022--White House calls it "false choice"

Thu, 2021-09-09 08:38 — mike kraft

WHO calls for COVID-19 booster shot moratorium until 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called on rich countries to refrain from giving people booster doses of coronavirus vaccines until at least 2022, expanding an earlier plea that has Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

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Americans are getting infected with COVID-19 at 10 times the rate needed to end the pandemic--Fauci

Thu, 2021-09-09 08:28 — mike kraft

Fauci warns COVID infections in U.S. are 10x too high to end pandemic The U.S. needs to drop from 160,000 to <10,000 new cases a day to get out of the pandemic phase. Eileen Drage O'Reilly Axios

Americans are now getting infected with COVID-19 at 10 times the rate needed to end the pandemic, which will persist until more people get vaccinated, NIAID director Anthony Fauci tells Axios.

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