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More governments are setting up own vaccine production facilities to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers

Fri, 2021-03-12 19:41 — mike kraft

As vaccine nationalism deepens, governments pay to bring production home In the German town of Dessau, one of the sites of the Bauhaus art school, an institute was set up in 1921 to mass-produce vaccines that later helped strengthen the German Democratic Republic. Exactly 100 years later, the site is gearing up to be a one-stop shop to produce... Caroline Copley, Andreas Rinke, Allison Martell U.S.

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Overview: International and U.S roundups--AP and Reuters

Fri, 2021-03-12 11:46 — mike kraft

The Latest: Japan to tighten border control against variants TOKYO — Transportation minister Kazuyoshi Akaba says Japan will tighten border controls and limit the number of entrants to up to 2,000 per day to guard against the more contagious variants of the... AP NEWS

TOKYO — Transportation minister Kazuyoshi Akaba says Japan will tighten border controls and limit the number of entrants to up to 2,000 per day to guard against the more contagious variants of the coronavirus.

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AstraZeneca safety controversy, shipping issues

Fri, 2021-03-12 09:16 — mike kraft

Covid 19 live updates: WHO says no link between blood clots and AstraZeneca vaccine as more nations suspend its use Italy, Romania and Thailand joined at least four other European nations this week in suspending the injections while the bloc’s drug regulator investigates. Erin Cunningham, Lateshia Beachum Washington Post

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Novavax vaccine showing high effectiveness against original coronavirus and British variant

Thu, 2021-03-11 19:22 — mike kraft

Novavax vaccine 96% effective against original coronavirus, 86% vs British variant in UK trial Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine was 96% effective in preventing cases caused by the original version of the coronavirus in a late-stage trial conducted in the United Kingdom, the company said on Thursday, moving it a step closer to regulatory approval. Dania Nadeem, Carl O’Donnell U.S.

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OVERVIEW: U.S. and international coronavirus developments

Wed, 2021-03-10 17:44 — mike kraft

The Latest: SC nursing homes can open indoor visitation COLUMBIA, S.C. — A year into the coronavirus pandemic, more people can now spend time with family members and friends in South Carolina nursing homes and residential care facilities after state... AP NEWS

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A year into the coronavirus pandemic, more people can now spend time with family members and friends in South Carolina nursing homes and residential care facilities after state officials updated visitation guidelines Wednesday.

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Vaccine supplies: US purchases 100 million more J&J, Europe to get mopre Pfizer doses

Wed, 2021-03-10 17:22 — mike kraft

Biden announces plans to purchase 100 million more Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine doses President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is directing the US Department of Health and Human Services to purchase an additional 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. Jeremy Diamond, Kaitlan Collins and Kate Sullivan, CNN CNN

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E.U. Exports Millions of Vaccine Doses Despite Supply Crunch at Home--NY Times

Wed, 2021-03-10 08:52 — mike kraft

BRUSSELS — The European Union exported 25 million doses of vaccines produced in its territory last month to 31 countries around the world, with Britain and Canada the top destinations, just as the bloc saw its own supply cut drastically by pharmaceutical companies, slowing down vaccination efforts and stoking a political crisis at home.

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UK COVID-19 variant has significantly higher death rate--new study

Wed, 2021-03-10 08:38 — mike kraft

UK COVID-19 variant has significantly higher death rate, study finds A highly infectious variant of COVID-19 that has spread around the world since it was first discovered in Britain late last year is between 30% and 100% more deadly than previous dominant variants, researchers said on Wednesday. Kate Kelland U.S.

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Italy becomes first EU country to make a deal to produce Rusian vaccine

Tue, 2021-03-09 19:15 — mike kraft

Russia to make Sputnik V vaccine in Italy, a first in EU MILAN (AP) — Russia has signed a deal to produce its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Italy, the first contract in the European Union, the Italian Russian Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday.... AP NEWS

MILAN (AP) — Russia has signed a deal to produce its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Italy, the first contract in the European Union, the Italian Russian Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday.

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