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Winter coronavirus wave ebbs and deaths drop, but experts fear a spring surge

Sat, 2021-02-13 10:44 — mike kraft

Winter coronavirus wave ebbs and deaths drop, but experts fear a spring surge The emergence of more-transmissible variants sparks new warnings against complacency. Joel Achenbach, Brittany Shammas, Fenit Nirappil, Jacqueline Dupree Washington Post

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White House says it's not looking to require COVID-19 tests before domestic flights

Sat, 2021-02-13 10:29 — mike kraft

White House says it's not looking to require COVID-19 tests before The White House says it’s not currently looking to require passengers to get COVID-19 tests before domestic flights. Jordan Williams TheHill

The White House says it’s not currently looking to require passengers to get COVID-19 tests before domestic flights.

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CDC Issues Newest Guidance Yet For Reopening Schools

Fri, 2021-02-12 17:41 — mike kraft

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its much-anticipated, updated guidance Friday to help school leaders decide how to safely bring students back into classrooms, or keep them there. Rather than a political push to reopen schools, the update is a measured, data-driven effort to expand on old recommendations and advise school leaders on how to "layer" the most effective safety precautions: masking, physical distancing, handwashing and respiratory etiquette, ventilation and building cleaning, and contact tracing.

For politicians, parents and school leaders looking for a clear green light to reopen schools, this is not it.

"CDC is not mandating that schools reopen," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Friday on a phone briefing with reporters.

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Covid-19 Vaccines have become a diplomacy tool in third world

Fri, 2021-02-12 12:37 — mike kraft

NEW DELHI — India, the unmatched vaccine manufacturing power, is giving away millions of doses to neighbors friendly and estranged. It is trying to counter China, which has made doling out shots a central plank of its foreign relations. And the United Arab Emirates, drawing on its oil riches, is buying jabs on behalf of its allies.

The coronavirus vaccine — one of the world’s most in-demand commodities — has become a new currency for international diplomacy.

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Canada suffers major shortage of vaccines despite major downpayments

Fri, 2021-02-12 11:58 — mike kraft

Canada's vaccine rollout stalls, confining seniors to their homes for months to come Like most Canadian seniors, David and Carol Green have been patient and even good humored about the pandemic waves that have kept them house-bound for nearly a year. Paula Newton, CNN CNN

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The situation of pharmacies in vaccine rollout

Fri, 2021-02-12 11:20 — mike kraft

Small pharmacies are crucial to vaccine distribution. But it could cost them. “We're doing a tremendous amount of work to provide this vaccine compared to others, and the reimbursement this time should be simple and represent that," one pharmacist said. NBC News

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U.S. joins WHO programme to strengthen international efforts against COVID-19

Fri, 2021-02-12 11:00 — mike kraft

U.S. joins WHO programme aimed at boosting COVID-19 fight A U.S. official told a World Health Organization meeting on Tuesday that Washington would participate in a programme to boost COVID-19 testing, diagnostics and vaccines as it joins global efforts to respond to the pandemic. Reuters Staff U.S.

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False vaccine claims plague Latino immigrant community, inhibit vaccinations

Fri, 2021-02-12 10:49 — mike kraft

Among Latino immigrants, false vaccine claims are spreading as fast as the virus Just like in the 2020 election, experts say, misleading social media posts and videos in Spanish are less likely to be flagged than those in English. Teo Armus Washington Post

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Although more vaccines are on their way, logistical hurdles remain

Fri, 2021-02-12 10:36 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Thursday it had secured 200 million more doses of coronavirus vaccines, enough to inoculate every American adult, but President Biden warned that logistical hurdles would most likely mean that many Americans will still not have been vaccinated by the end of the summer.

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