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Indian variant: UK may start vaccinating young people in hotspots, and how much faster does it spread?

Sat, 2021-05-15 13:12 — mike kraft

UK may start vaccinating young people in hotspots to combat spread of variant found in India Growing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus variant first identified in India may force the United Kingdom to tweak its Covid-19 vaccination program to prioritize people in the most affected areas, a top health official said Friday. Ivana Kottasová and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN CNN

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U.S. federal parks, buildings will not require masks for vaccinated -U.S. official

Sat, 2021-05-15 12:41 — mike kraft

U.S. federal parks, buildings will not require masks for vaccinated -U.S. official New guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released this week means that fully vaccinated staff, contractors and visitors no longer need masks in federal buildings or on federal lands, according to an official with the Office of Management and... Reuters Staff U.S.

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Outreach workers hit the streets to encourage hesitators to get vaccinated change minds

Sat, 2021-05-15 12:36 — mike kraft

As vaccinations drop, outreach workers hit the streets to change minds Volunteers across the country are responding to people's fears, coaxing the hesitant and removing obstacles for those who want to get vaccinated. NBC News

DETROIT — Tanika Knighton knows how devastating Covid-19 can be: Her 62-year-old father died of the disease last spring, and she and her husband both got very sick last year.

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NYTimes Survey: 723 Epidemiologists on When and How the U.S. Can Fully Return to Normal

Sat, 2021-05-15 11:55 — mike kraft

Covid-19 cases are decreasing in the United States, and masks are no longer required everywhere, but the pandemic is not over — and won’t be until younger children can also be vaccinated, epidemiologists said in a new survey by The New York Times.

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Additional explanation about the CDC’s new mask guidelines

Sat, 2021-05-15 11:43 — mike kraft

What you need to know about the CDC’s new mask guidelines What happens to kids under 12? How do you know if someone is vaccinated? Laurie McGinley, Lenny Bernstein Washington Post

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States and stores sort out how to adjust to new CDC mask guidelines

Fri, 2021-05-14 20:09 — mike kraft

States, business sort out what new CDC mask guidance means More than a dozen states quickly embraced new federal guidelines that say fully vaccinated Americans no longer need to wear masks indoors or out in most cases. AP NEWS

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New large study finds Pfizer, Moderna vaccines to be 94 percent in health care workers

Fri, 2021-05-14 19:47 — mike kraft

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines found to be 94 percent effective in health The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines were found to be 94 percent effective in health care workers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) ongoing largest Justine Coleman TheHill

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Webcast: Vaccinating the World in 2021, Monday, May 17, 11:00 AM ET

Fri, 2021-05-14 12:11 — mike kraft

Vaccinating the World in 2021 Join us for a conversation with Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and Ambassador Mark Green. Wilson Center

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Vaccinating the World in 2021

Join us for a conversation with Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and Ambassador Mark Green.

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May. 17, 2021

11:00am – 11:45am ET

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ANALYSIS: How many unvaccinated people will stop wearing masks now?

Fri, 2021-05-14 11:27 — mike kraft

Analysis | How many unvaccinated people will stop wearing masks now? Polls show a strong majority of those who are refusing the vaccine already feel safe interacting without masks. And there's going to be little to stop them from doing so now. Aaron Blake Washington Post

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Mask Guidelines: futher explanations

Fri, 2021-05-14 11:00 — mike kraft

CDC lifts indoor mask guidelines for fully vaccinated people. What does it actually mean? The new CDC guidelines may encourage more people to get vaccinated with tangible rewards, but it may also add to the confusion of mask etiquette. Adrianna Rodriguez USA TODAY

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