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EU launches new law suite against AstraZenca for failing to deliver vaccine supplies

Tue, 2021-05-11 18:08 — mike kraft

EU opens new front in AstraZeneca legal fight that may lead to fines The European Union launched a new lawsuit against AstraZeneca on Tuesday that could lead to financial sanctions for the company which the EU alleges has breached a supply contract for COVID-19 vaccines. Francesco Guarascio Reuters

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Health official says administration plans to make COVID-19 vaccine booster shots free

Tue, 2021-05-11 17:57 — mike kraft

Biden health official says COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be free COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be free to the public if they are needed, a top U.S. health official said Tuesday. Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

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States won't get Johnson & Johnson vaccines next week --report

Tue, 2021-05-11 17:42 — mike kraft

States won't get Johnson & Johnson vaccines next week White House officials told governors on a private call Tuesday that new supply of the J&J shot wasn't immediately available for ordering, POLITICO has learned. Rachel Roubein POLITICO

States won’t receive any doses of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine next week, the latest sign of how production problems are hurting output of the single-dose shot, according to four sources with knowledge.

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OPINION: CDC criticized for conservative, slow guidance statements

Tue, 2021-05-11 17:27 — mike kraft

CDC’s slow, cautious Covid-19 messaging seems out of step with moment Even defenders of the agency's approach admitted that its guidance has been conservative, and at times slow. Nicholas Florko STAT

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Germany hopes a COVID certificate will be a signal for travel in EU

Tue, 2021-05-11 10:30 — mike kraft

COVID certificate will be a signal for travel in EU, Germany says Germany hopes for a swift agreement on a COVID-19 certificate that could allow citizens to travel more easily in the European Union, as more and more countries are opening up amid falling infection rates ahead of the summer holiday season. Reuters Staff U.S.

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WHO says India Covid variant of 'global concern'

Tue, 2021-05-11 10:22 — mike kraft

WHO says India Covid variant of 'global concern' The WHO says the B.1.617 mutation spreads more easily than other variants and requires further study. BBC News

The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the coronavirus variant first found in India last year as a "variant of global concern".

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US high school dropout rate during coronavirus pandemic prompts new retention steps

Tue, 2021-05-11 10:09 — mike kraft

US schools fight to keep students amid fear of dropout surge KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — U.S. educators are doing everything they can to track down high school students who stopped showing up to classes and to help them get the credits needed to graduate, amid an anticipated surge in the country's dropout rate during the coronavirus pandemic... AP NEWS

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The states with the highest and lowest vaccination rates

Tue, 2021-05-11 09:54 — mike kraft

These are the states with the highest and lowest vaccination rates About 58% of American adults have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine -- but the rates differ depending on where you look. Eric Levenson, CNN CNN

(CNN) About 58% of American adults have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine -- but the rates differ depending on where you look.

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Vaccinating young teens presents new challenges, some parents reluctant

Tue, 2021-05-11 09:44 — mike kraft

Hundreds of high school seniors rode in bus caravans recently to a mass vaccination site outside Hartford, Conn., where they got Covid-19 shots as a D.J. played Lady Gaga and a selfie backdrop awaited.

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WHO will start trials on whether three existing drugs can save lives of hospitalized COCID patients

Mon, 2021-05-10 21:11 — mike kraft

International COVID-19 trial to restart with focus on immune responses World Health Organization will test whether three existing drugs can save lives of hospitalized people. Heidi Ledford nature

A landmark programme to test potential COVID-19 therapies in dozens of countries is restarting with a fresh roster of treatments — this time aimed at tempering the raging immune responses that can worsen severe disease.

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