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More island destinations, eastern European nations added to CDC's 'very high' Covid-19 travel risk list

Mon, 2021-09-13 18:08 — mike kraft

More island destinations added to CDC's 'very high' Covid-19 travel risk list Island destinations from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean joined a handful of Eastern European countries among the latest places deemed "very high" risk for travel by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday, September 13. By Marnie Hunter, CNN CNN

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Data Analysis: Covid booster shots are ‘not appropriate’ at this time, U.S. and international scientists conclude

Mon, 2021-09-13 11:18 — mike kraft

Data shows Covid booster shots are 'not appropriate' at this time, U.S. and international scientists conclude An expert review of data concludes Covid vaccine boosters are not needed at this time for the general public, a group of U.S. and international scientists said. Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC

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Data analysis: Covid booster shots are ‘not appropriate’ at this time, U.S. and international scientists conclude

Mon, 2021-09-13 11:10 — mike kraft

Data shows Covid booster shots are 'not appropriate' at this time, U.S. and international scientists conclude An expert review of data concludes Covid vaccine boosters are not needed at this time for the general public, a group of U.S. and international scientists said. Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC

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UK drops plans for vaccine passports at crowded venues

Mon, 2021-09-13 10:47 — mike kraft

UK ditches plans for vaccine passports at crowded venues LONDON (AP) — Authorities in Britain have decided not to require vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs and other crowded events in England, Britain's health secretary said Sunday, reversing course amid opposition from some of the Conservative government’s supporters in Parliament. AP NEWS

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Biden to announce new COVID-19 steps ahead of U.N. meeting, surgeon general says

Mon, 2021-09-13 09:49 — mike kraft

Biden to announce new COVID-19 steps ahead of U.N. meeting, surgeon general says U.S. President Joe Biden will announce new steps to slow the spread of COVID-19 before the U.N. General Assembly meets, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said Sunday. Reuters Reuters

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New CDC studies show some fading of vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization in elderly

Fri, 2021-09-10 19:28 — mike kraft

New CDC studies show waning vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization in elderly Two of the analyses suggest that as the Delta variant spread this summer, the shots became less effective at keeping people 75 and older out of the hospital. Erin Banco POLITICO

Covid-19 vaccines continue to work well at preventing severe disease for the vast majority of Americans but they are becoming less effective at blocking infection, according to a series of studies the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Friday.

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Unvaccinated people were 11 times more likely to die of covid-19-- CDC report

Fri, 2021-09-10 19:12 — mike kraft

Unvaccinated people were 11 times more likely to die of covid-19, CDC report finds The Moderna shot is the most effective, says another study, the largest to date in the United States to assess the real-world effectiveness of the vaccines. Lena H. Sun, Joel Achenbach Washington Post

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Denmark. citing high vaccination rate, becomes one of the first EU countries to lift all domestic restrictions

Fri, 2021-09-10 13:02 — mike kraft

Citing high shot rates, Danes end COVID-19 restrictions

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — After 548 days with restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19, Denmark’s high vaccination rate has enabled the Scandinavian country to become one of the first European Union nations to lift all domestic restrictions.

The return to normality has been gradual, but as of Friday, the digital pass — a proof of having been vaccinated — is no longer required when entering night clubs, making it the last virus safeguard to fall.

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Australia: Delta gains gound, pushes daily COVID-19 cases to nearly 2,000

Fri, 2021-09-10 12:47 — mike kraft

Australia's daily COVID-19 cases near 2,000 as Delta gains ground Australia's COVID-19 daily cases topped 1,900 for the first time in the pandemic on Friday as an outbreak fuelled by the highly infectious Delta variant continued to gain ground in locked-down Sydney and Melbourne, its largest cities. Renju Jose Reuters

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BioNTech to seek approval soon for vaccine for children as young as 5

Fri, 2021-09-10 12:38 — mike kraft

BioNTech to seek approval in a 'few weeks' for Covid vaccine for children as young as 5 BioNTech has said it is expected to file its regulatory dossier on the five to 11-year-olds in September. It has also laid out plans to seek approval in children aged 6 months to 2 years later this year. NBC News

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