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Analysis: Wary of Russian vaccine, Brazil plans its own additional study for more safety data

Wed, 2021-06-09 12:03 — mike kraft

Analysis: Still wary of Russian vaccine, Brazil clears its own 'study' for more data Russian vaccine developers cheered hard-won access to Brazil's market last week, but with less than a million doses cleared for import, public health experts say the approval is more like a late-stage trial for the Sputnik V shot. Lisandra Paraguassu Reuters

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Moscow faces rising COVID-19 cases, toughens enforcement of mask and glove requirements

Wed, 2021-06-09 11:47 — mike kraft

Moscow to toughen enforcement of COVID-19 rules as cases rise Authorities in Moscow said on Wednesday they would step up enforcement of rules requiring people to wear medical masks and gloves in indoor public spaces due to a rising number of COVID-19 cases in the Russian capital. Reuters Reuters

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Boosting COVID vaccinations with virtual reality game--Denmark trial

Wed, 2021-06-09 11:23 — mike kraft

Denmark trial uses virtual reality game to boost COVID vaccinations Denmark researchers are using virtual reality to encourage more COVID-19 vaccinations, through a game of maneuvering through a virus-infected crowd in a city square. Tim Barsoe Reuters

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Pentagon closes majority of COVID-19 mass vaccination sites

Wed, 2021-06-09 10:56 — mike kraft

Pentagon closing majority of COVID-19 mass vaccination sites The Pentagon by the end of Tuesday will shutter all but five of the COVID-19 mass vaccination sites it opened alongside FEMA as the demand for the shot slows, according to the Defense Department’s Ellen Mitchell TheHill

The Pentagon by the end of Tuesday (was shutttering) all but five of the COVID-19 mass vaccination sites it opened alongside the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the demand for the shot slows, according to the Department of Defense’s (DOD) top spokesman.

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Millions of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines are set to expire this month, and states are scrambling; White House says only small fraction will be unused

Wed, 2021-06-09 10:16 — mike kraft

Millions of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines are set to expire this month, and states are scrambling to use up their stockpiles or send them abroad US states are racing to use up stocks of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, or send them elsewhere. Public opinion of the shot has soured. Grace Dean YahooNews

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Delta variant of increasing concern, accounts for 6 percent of new U.S. coronavirus infections, 60 % in UK

Wed, 2021-06-09 09:50 — mike kraft

Delta variant accounts for 6 percent of new U.S. coronavirus infections But vaccines appear to be highly effective in blocking symptoms of the latest, fast-spreading version of the coronavirus, health officials reported June 8. Lenny Bernstein Washington Post

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EU lawmakers approve virus certificates, boosting summer travel hopes

Wed, 2021-06-09 09:30 — mike kraft

EU lawmakers OK virus pass, boosting summer travel hopes BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers on Wednesday endorsed a new travel certificate that will allow people to move between European countries without having to quarantine or undergo extra coronavirus tests, paving the way for the pass to start in time for summer. AP NEWS

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U.S. CDC eases travel recommendations on dozens of countries, including Japan

Tue, 2021-06-08 22:42 — mike kraft

U.S. CDC eases travel recommendations on some 110 countries, territories including Japan The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased travel recommendations for more than 110 countries and territories, including Japan just ahead of the Olympics. David Shepardson Reuters

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SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine recipients have lower antibody levels

Tue, 2021-06-08 22:30 — mike kraft

SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine recipients have lower antibody levels - Outbreak News Today Levels of antibodies in the blood of vaccinated people that are able to recognise and fight the new SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant first discovered in India (B.1.617.2) are on average lower than those against previously circulating variants in the UK, according to new laboratory data from the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health […] Press Release Outbreak News Today

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Mastercard Foundation to spend $1.3B for COVID vaccinations for Africa \

Tue, 2021-06-08 20:34 — mike kraft

Foundation to spend $1.3B to vaccinate Africans for COVID One of the world's largest foundations will spend $1.3 billion over the next three years to acquire and deliver COVID-19 vaccines for more than 50 million people in Africa. It’s a first-of-its-kind effort for a Western nonprofit to bolster Africa’s lagging vaccination campaign amid widespread fears of a third wave of infections on the continent. AP NEWS

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