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Canada authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

Wed, 2020-12-09 17:24 — mike kraft

Canada authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Canada’s health regulator on Wednesday approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, making it the third country to authorize the use of the shot – as the green-lighting of the vaccine in the US is still New York Post

Canada’s health regulator on Wednesday approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, making it the third country to authorize the use of the shot – as the green-lighting of the vaccine in the US is still at least another day away.

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As U.S. companies push to get workers vaccinated, states disagree on who's essential

Wed, 2020-12-09 12:02 — mike kraft

As U.S. companies push to get workers vaccinated, states disagree on who's essential Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their U.S. workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential, and who is not. Tina Bellon, Richa Naidu U.S.

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UAE says Chinese vaccine 86% effective, offers few details

Wed, 2020-12-09 10:06 — mike kraft

UAE says Chinese vaccine 86% effective, offers few details ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday a Chinese coronavirus vaccine tested in the federation of sheikhdoms is 86% effective, in a statement that provided... AP NEWS

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U.K. Says Those With Severe Allergy Should Avoid Pfizer Shot

Wed, 2020-12-09 09:51 — mike kraft

U.K. Says Those With Severe Allergy Should Avoid Pfizer Shot People with a significant history of allergies should not currently receive the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE, the U.K.’s National Health Service said, after two people experienced reactions from the shots. Emily Ashton,Naomi Kresge Bloomberg.com

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Some States Balk After C.D.C. Asks for Personal Data of Those Vaccinated

Wed, 2020-12-09 09:38 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is requiring states to submit personal information of people vaccinated against Covid-19 — including names, birth dates, ethnicities and addresses, raising alarms among state officials who fear that a federal vaccine registry could be misused.

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White House task force warns states that vaccines will not reduce Covid spread until late spring

Wed, 2020-12-09 09:22 — mike kraft

White House task force warns states that vaccines will not reduce Covid spread until late spring The White House coronavirus task force is warning states that current vaccination plans won't reduce the spread of the disease until at least the late spring. Kevin Liptak, CNN CNN

(CNN) The White House coronavirus task force is warning states that current vaccination plans won't reduce the spread of the disease until at least the late spring.

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Getting a vaccine has been a huge undertaking. How all 50 states scramble to dole them out is the next massive challenge.

Wed, 2020-12-09 09:12 — mike kraft

Getting a vaccine has been a huge undertaking. How all 50 states scramble to dole them out is the next massive challenge. A USA TODAY survey finds most states are ready to distribute a coronavirus vaccine to health care workers but maybe not all who are next in line. YahooNews

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COVID-19 Data Release Shows Where Hospitals Around The Country Are Filling Up

Tue, 2020-12-08 18:46 — mike kraft

New data released by the Department of Health and Human Services on Monday gives the most detailed picture to date of how COVID-19 is stressing individual hospitals in the United States.

The information provides nationwide data on hospital capacity and bed use at a hospital-by-hospital level. This is the first time the federal agency has released the COVID-19 hospital data it collects at the facility level. Previously, HHS released data aggregated at the state level only.

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