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White House is coordinating with vaccine producers to develop contigency plans against new COVID variants

Wed, 2021-12-01 09:59 — mike kraft

Administration working with vaccine manufacturers to 'develop contingency plans' amid new variant

Washington (CNN) The Biden administration is coordinating with Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers to develop contingency plans in the event future coronavirus vaccines need to be modified, including to fight the Omicron variant, the White House's Covid-19 response coordinator said Tuesday.

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As nations tighten travel bans, EU urges vaccinations and WHO cautions against blanket travel bans

Wed, 2021-12-01 09:49 — mike kraft

U.S. and other countries tighten travel rules over Omicron, EU urges vaccination Air travellers to the United States will face tougher COVID-19 testing rules to try to slow the spread of the Omicron variant and other countries tightened border controls as a European leader urged all concerned to "prepare for the worst". David Shepardson,John Chalmers Reuters

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New court rulings halt Biden vaccine mandate for federal contractors, health workers

Tue, 2021-11-30 19:39 — mike kraft

New court rulings halt Biden vaccine mandate for federal contractors, A pair of rulings by separate federal judges Tuesday temporarily halted parts of the Biden administration’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for certain workers. John Kruzel TheHill

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Experts call for multi-pronged approach to Omicron, including testing, vaccines, world wide campaign

Tue, 2021-11-30 10:26 — mike kraft

Testing, vaccines, sequencing: experts call for multi-pronged approach to Omicron ‘Best hope’ for containing the new variant is worldwide vaccine campaign where rates are low, public health experts say the Guardian

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Politics: As omicron emerges, a tired public has little appetite for new restrictions

Mon, 2021-11-29 19:41 — mike kraft

As omicron emerges, a tired public has little appetite for new restrictions For now, public health officials are reiterating pleas for Americans to get vaccinated rather than proposing new rules or shutdowns. Washington Post

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Court issues injunction against mandate rule for health workers in 10 states

Mon, 2021-11-29 19:16 — mike kraft

Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 states | AP News JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement. AP NEWS

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U.S. CDC says all adults should get COVID-19 booster shots

Mon, 2021-11-29 19:09 — mike kraft

U.S. CDC says all adults should get COVID-19 booster shots The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday everyone aged 18 years and older should get a booster shot, as it looks to tackle a new and highly infectious strain of the coronavirus that is quickly spreading across the globe. Reuters Reuters

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Pfizer CEO thinks Covid-19 vaccine will work against Omicron variant, but could offer less protection

Mon, 2021-11-29 14:52 — mike kraft

Pfizer CEO thinks Covid-19 vaccine will work against Omicron variant, but could offer less protection Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer, said on CNBC’s Squawkbox Monday that he thinks the company's vaccine will work against the Omicron variant, but it could offer less protection. By <a href="/profiles/aditi-sandal">Aditi Sangal</a>, <a href="/profiles/helen-regan">Helen Regan</a>, <a href="/profiles/brad-lendon">Brad Lendon</a>, Rob Picheta and Ed Upright, CNN CNN

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Biden tells country that the new variant is cause for concern, not panic

Mon, 2021-11-29 14:46 — mike kraft

New variant cause for concern, not panic, Biden tells US | AP News WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called the new coronavirus variant omicron a cause for concern but “not a cause for panic" Monday and said he was not considering any widespread U.S. AP NEWS

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Omicron outbreak turns up heat on EU over vaccine access

Mon, 2021-11-29 11:40 — mike kraft

Omicron outbreak turns up heat on EU over vaccine access India and South Africa want a waiver on patents, but Brussels is not budging. POLITICO

An outbreak of the new Omicron coronavirus variant in Southern Africa is boosting critics of the EU, who say that Brussels is preventing a quick roll-out of jabs across poor nations by zealously defending vaccine patents.

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