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OVERVIEW: US won't reach target for January 1 vaccinations, new case surge expected

Tue, 2020-12-29 11:43 — mike kraft

Coronavirus live updates: Fauci says US must 'assume it's going to get worse' in January; stimulus checks delayed to next week? Kamala Harris to get the vaccine. $2,000 stimulus checks head to Senate. California likely extend stay-at-home orders three weeks. Latest COVID-19 news. YahooNews

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For Covid-19 Vaccines, Some Are Too Rich — and Too Poor

Tue, 2020-12-29 10:57 — mike kraft

CAPE TOWN — A few months from now, a factory in South Africa is expected to begin churning out a million doses of Covid-19 vaccine each day in the African country hardest-hit by the pandemic.

But those vials will probably be shipped to a distribution center in Europe and then rushed to Western countries that have pre-ordered them by the hundreds of millions. None have been set aside for South Africa.

The country, which will help manufacture the vaccine and whose citizens have enrolled in clinical trials, does not expect to see the first trickle of doses until around the middle of next year. By then, the United States, Britain and Canada may already have vaccinated more than 100 million people.

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Belarus, Argentina start vaccinations with Russian shots

Tue, 2020-12-29 10:43 — mike kraft

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MOSCOW (AP) — Belarus and Argentina launched mass coronavirus vaccinations with the Russian-developed Sputnik V shot on Tuesday, becoming the first countries outside Russia to roll out the vaccine, which has faced criticism over the speed with which it was approved.

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Record Covid-19 hospitalizations in US could soon force health experts to ration care

Tue, 2020-12-29 10:31 — mike kraft

Record Covid-19 hospitalizations in US could soon force health experts to ration care The number of patients hospitalized across the US with Covid-19 is the highest it's ever been -- and at this rate health experts warn they may have to ration nurses, respirators and care. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker of where doses have been given

Tue, 2020-12-29 10:23 — mike kraft

More Than 4.6 Million Shots Given: Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker It’s the start of the biggest vaccination campaign in history Bloomberg.com

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More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up

Mon, 2020-12-28 19:28 — mike kraft

More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the first shots to a nation anxiously awaiting relief from the... AP NEWS

A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the first shots to a nation anxiously awaiting relief from the catastrophic outbreak.

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White House testing czar: UK coronavirus variant 'likely' in US

Mon, 2020-12-28 10:43 — mike kraft

White House testing czar: UK coronavirus variant 'likely' in US Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary Adm. John Bowden TheHill

Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary Adm. Brett Giroir said Monday that a new, faster-spreading strain of coronavirus first found in the United Kingdom is "likely" already present in the U.S., though he cautioned that officials have no evidence of its presence yet.

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Number of ICU patients with Covid-19 in the US continues to grow, HHS data shows

Mon, 2020-12-28 10:32 — mike kraft

Number of ICU patients with Covid-19 in the US continues to grow, HHS data shows The share of intensive care unit patients with Covid-19 in the US has been steadily increasing each week since the end of September, according to a CNN analysis of data published Monday by the US Department of Health and Human Services. By <a href="/profiles/ben-westcott">Ben Westcott</a>, Adam Renton, Melissa Macaya and <a href="/profiles/melissa-mahtani">Melissa Mahtani</a>, CNN CNN

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Tribes try to protect their elders and their knowledge from virus; Canada distributes vaccines to remote areas

Mon, 2020-12-28 10:10 — mike kraft

Tribes try to shield elders and their knowledge from virus As Monica Harvey watched, crowds flocked to a Sam's Club in northern Arizona where she works, picking shelves clean of toilet paper and canned goods. Native American seniors couldn't move fast... AP NEWS

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Overview: COVID-19 International and U.S. developments

Mon, 2020-12-28 09:53 — mike kraft

The Latest: S. Korea confirms first COVID-19 variant cases SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has confirmed its first cases of a more contagious variant of COVID-19 that was first identified in the United Kingdom. The Korea Disease Control and... AP NEWS

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has confirmed its first cases of a more contagious variant of COVID-19 that was first identified in the United Kingdom.

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