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CEPI to expand COVID-19 vaccine testing network to assess countermeasures to other epidemic threats

Wed, 2021-11-24 17:53 — mike kraft
CEPI to expand COVID-19 vaccine testing network to assess countermeasures to other epidemic threats - Homeland Preparedness News Building on the success of its COVID-10 vaccine testing network to date, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) announced this week that it will expand its centralized testing capabilities to the development of vaccines for other epidemic and pandemic … Read More » Chris Galford Homeland Preparedness News
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German research study indicates Covid vaccine that creates T-cells ‘gives better immune response than current jabs

Wed, 2021-11-24 12:54 — mike kraft
Covid vaccine that creates T-cells ‘gives better immune response than current jabs’ A new vaccine designed to specifically create T-cells against Covid produces a better immune response than the alternatives already in use, according to trial data. YahooNews
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Russia cracks down on anti-vaxxer disinformation; inoculation campaign lags behind

Wed, 2021-11-24 12:23 — mike kraft
Russia cracks down on anti-vaxxer disinformation as inoculation push lags behind Russian authorities said on Wednesday they were scouring social networks and media websites to find people spreading false claims about the dangers of COVID-19 vaccination, the latest in a series of measures to invigorate sluggish inoculation rates. Gleb Stolyarov Reuters
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Coronavirus: former heads of pandemic review panel warn 'the world is losing time'

Wed, 2021-11-24 10:26 — mike kraft
Coronavirus: former heads of pandemic review panel warn 'the world is losing time' Governments are not moving fast enough to end the pandemic or to prevent another one, warned the former heads of an independent body tasked with grading the world on its response to Covid-19.
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Arizona hospital executives issue plea as virus cases rise

Tue, 2021-11-23 18:14 — mike kraft
Arizona hospital executives issue plea as virus cases rise | AP News PHOENIX (AP) — Hospital executives and public health authorities across Arizona pleaded Tuesday for people to get vaccinated and do everything possible to avoid spreading the coronavirus as they gird for another surge in cases that threatens once again to overwhelm the state’s health care system. AP NEWS
 
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U.S. Not Heading for Lockdown--White House

Tue, 2021-11-23 12:15 — mike kraft
White House says U.S. will not lock down to fight Covid as European nations implement restrictions "We can curb the spread of the virus without having to in any way shut down our economy," White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients said. Robert Towey CNBC

The Biden administration has no plans to curb future Covid-19 surges using a nationwide lockdown, White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients said at a briefing Monday.

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ANALYSIS: Antiviral pills will change the pandemic, but they can’t end it alone

Tue, 2021-11-23 11:59 — mike kraft
Treatments will change the pandemic, but they can’t end it alone A year after coronavirus vaccines dangled visions of an end to the pandemic, science has delivered inspiring results again: two antiviral pills that dramatically reduce the risk of hospitalization and death. Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post
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How COVID shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants

Mon, 2021-11-22 19:26 — mike kraft
How COVID shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants Cadell Walker rushed to get her 9-year-old daughter Solome vaccinated against COVID-19 — not just to protect her but to help stop the coronavirus from spreading and spawning even more dangerous variants. “Love thy neighbor is something that we really do believe, and we want to be good community members and want to model that thinking for our daughter,” said the 40-year-old Louisville mom, who recently took Solome to a local middle school for her shot.
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White House says 90% of U.S. federal employees have received at least one COVID-19 dose

Mon, 2021-11-22 18:55 — mike kraft
90% of U.S. federal employees have received at least one COVID-19 dose -White House The White House confirmed on Monday that more than 90% of the 3.5 million federal employees covered by a presidential COVID-19 vaccine mandate had received at least one dose ahead of a Monday deadline. David Shepardson Reuters
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2 New Mexico school districts close down, citing COVID surge

Mon, 2021-11-22 17:52 — mike kraft
2 New Mexico school districts close down, citing COVID surge SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — At least two schools in New Mexico are sending students home early this week for remote learning, citing concerns over a coronavirus infection surge. Students at Santa Fe Public Schools will go remote starting Tuesday ahead of the Thanksgiving break, representing the largest voluntary closure of K-12 schools this semester. AP NEWS

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Schools have the power to decide whether to shut their doors or stay open.

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