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U.S., India, Japan and Australia develop vaccine pact to supply Asia, counter China

Fri, 2021-03-12 19:26 — mike kraft

U.S., India, Japan and Australia counter China with billion-dose vaccine pact The United States and three of its closest Indo-Pacific partners committed to supplying up to a billion coronavirus vaccine doses across Asia by the end of 2022 at a summit on Friday carefully choreographed to counter China's growing influence. David Brunnstrom, Michael Martina, Jeff Mason U.S.

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Biden faces push to engage in "vaccine diplomacy"

Fri, 2021-03-12 12:03 — mike kraft

Biden faces pressure to distribute vaccines worldwide, while Americans still need them at home Russia and China are winning goodwill by shipping vaccines to needy nations. The Biden administration has been unable to match that because of domestic political pressures and health needs. Anne Gearan, Miriam Berger Washington Post

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Overview: International and U.S roundups--AP and Reuters

Fri, 2021-03-12 11:46 — mike kraft

The Latest: Japan to tighten border control against variants TOKYO — Transportation minister Kazuyoshi Akaba says Japan will tighten border controls and limit the number of entrants to up to 2,000 per day to guard against the more contagious variants of the... AP NEWS

TOKYO — Transportation minister Kazuyoshi Akaba says Japan will tighten border controls and limit the number of entrants to up to 2,000 per day to guard against the more contagious variants of the coronavirus.

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Anti-vaccination groups step up social media attacks despite countermeasures.

Fri, 2021-03-12 11:06 — mike kraft

Defying rules, anti-vaccine accounts thrive on social media With vaccination against COVID-19 in full swing, social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter say they’ve stepped up their fight against misinformation that aims to undermine trust in the... AP NEWS

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India's vaccine approved for regular emergency use after Phase 3 trials show 81% efficacy

Fri, 2021-03-12 09:31 — mike kraft

India's vaccine approved for regular emergency use after Phase 3 trials show 81% efficacy India’s locally developed vaccine, Covaxin, has been given the same emergency use licensure as the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, the country's Health Ministry announced Thursday. By <a href="/profiles/jessie-yeung">Jessie Yeung</a>, Melissa Macaya and <a href="/profiles/meg-wagner">Meg Wagner</a>, CNN CNN

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Pfizer/BioNTech say real world data from Israel suggests vaccine 94% effective in preventing asymptomatic infection

Fri, 2021-03-12 09:25 — mike kraft

Pfizer/BioNTech say data suggests vaccine 94% effective in preventing asymptomatic infection Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Thursday that real-world data from Israel suggests their COVID-19 vaccine is 94% effective in preventing asymptomatic infections, meaning it could significantly reduce transmission. Michael Erman, Maayan Lubell U.S.

NEW YORK/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Thursday that real-world data from Israel suggests their COVID-19 vaccine is 94% effective in preventing asymptomatic infections, meaning it could significantly reduce transmission.

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AstraZeneca safety controversy, shipping issues

Fri, 2021-03-12 09:16 — mike kraft

Covid 19 live updates: WHO says no link between blood clots and AstraZeneca vaccine as more nations suspend its use Italy, Romania and Thailand joined at least four other European nations this week in suspending the injections while the bloc’s drug regulator investigates. Erin Cunningham, Lateshia Beachum Washington Post

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ANALYSIS: WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response

Thu, 2021-03-11 19:43 — mike kraft

A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response GENEVA (AP) — When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago Thursday, it did so only after weeks of resisting the term and maintaining that the highly... AP NEWS

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Novavax vaccine showing high effectiveness against original coronavirus and British variant

Thu, 2021-03-11 19:22 — mike kraft

Novavax vaccine 96% effective against original coronavirus, 86% vs British variant in UK trial Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine was 96% effective in preventing cases caused by the original version of the coronavirus in a late-stage trial conducted in the United Kingdom, the company said on Thursday, moving it a step closer to regulatory approval. Dania Nadeem, Carl O’Donnell U.S.

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Seattle’s virus success is an example of what could have been

Thu, 2021-03-11 19:15 — mike kraft

SEATTLE — Facing the nation’s first widespread coronavirus outbreak, some of Washington State’s top leaders quietly gathered on a Sunday morning last March for an urgent strategy session.

The virus had been rampaging through a nursing home in the Seattle suburbs. By the time the meeting began, the region had recorded most of the nation’s first 19 deaths. New cases were surfacing by the hour.

As the meeting’s presentation got to the fifth slide, the room grew somber. The numbers showed a variety of potential outcomes, but almost every scenario was a blue line pointing exponentially upward. ...

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