Disease Prevention

At the very moment a better coronavirus vaccine is expected to finally become available, America’s vaccination program is feeling the effects of a long period of retreat.

Local programs to bring shots to the places where Americans gather and the institutions they trust have folded, a consequence in some cases of congressional resistance to more pandemic response spending.

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U.S. Government website to suspend orders for free COVID tests due to limited supply

Fri, 2022-08-26 17:09 — mike kraft

First to USA TODAY: Government website to suspend orders for free COVID tests due to limited supply The Biden administration says it has to suspend distribution of free at-home COVID-19 tests because Congress hasn't provided the additional funds requested. YahooNews

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UK approves Novavax COVID shot for 12-17 year-olds

Fri, 2022-08-26 12:37 — mike kraft

Britain approves Novavax COVID shot for 12-17 year-olds Britain's medicines regulator on Friday approved Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 12 and 17 years. Reuters Reuters

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The mRNA vaccines made by Moderna as well as the partnership between Pfizer-BioNTech are also cleared for use by this age group, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said. ...

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U.S. federally funded health and science studies are to be avaiable free instead of behind publications' pay walls for a year.

Fri, 2022-08-26 10:18 — mike kraft

White House directs health, science agencies to make federally funded studies free to access The White House on Thursday directed health and science agencies to make federally funded studies immediately available to the public after publication. Sarah Owermohle STAT

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Country- by- country report on vaccines delivered to poorer nations by international agency

Fri, 2022-08-26 09:59 — mike kraft

Factbox: Vaccines delivered under COVAX sharing scheme for poorer countries The COVAX facility, backed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), has delivered 1.63 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to 146 countries, GAVI data shows. Reuters Reuters

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Moderna sued Pfizer and BioNTech, accusing them of copying the central technology behind its coronavirus vaccine.

Fri, 2022-08-26 09:36 — mike kraft

Moderna files patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech over mRNA Covid-19 vaccines | CNN Moderna on Friday filed patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech "for infringing patents central to (its) mRNA technology platform," the company said in a news release Friday. Ben Tinker,Amanda Sealy CNN

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OPINION: Florida still needs Congressional fundng for Covid testing

Thu, 2022-08-25 18:52 — mike kraft

COVID isn’t over. Congressional funding for testing in Florida shouldn’t be either | Opinion Funding for free COVID testing for low-income and uninsured Floridians through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has officially lapsed. For many communities in our state, a lack of access to free testing means they are at risk. Miami Herald

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COVID testing is necessary in the continued fight against the virus and was key to ensuring Florida’s economy could remain open. Access to testing allowed local governments to track the virus, and effectively and efficiently treat patients....

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Interview: What Fauci’s exit tells us about the ongoing fight against Covid

Thu, 2022-08-25 10:19 — mike kraft

What Fauci's exit tells us about the ongoing fight against Covid There was a time when Anthony Fauci thought he would retire when the Covid-19 pandemic was over. That, he admits now, may never happen. But this December, he announced this week, will have to be good enough. Sarah Owermohle STAT

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Fauci said that his chief objective after he steps down is addressing the splintering national sentiment towards vaccination and the federal response.

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