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The COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom has often foreshadowed what came later elsewhere. The highly contagious Alpha variant was first detected there, and the country then reported high caseloads of the more-contagious Delta strain before this variant dispersed around the rest of the world. The United Kingdom also saw a wave of infections that seems to have preceded a similar glut now sweeping Western Europe.

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Life expectancy fell sharply in the U.S. and Russia last year because of COVID

Thu, 2021-11-04 10:57 — mike kraft

The United States had the second-steepest decline in life expectancy among high-income countries last year during the pandemic, according to a study of death data spanning several continents.

The only country studied that saw a starker overall trend was Russia.

The study, published Wednesday in The BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal), assessed premature death in 37 countries, comparing observed life expectancy in 2020 with what would have been expected for the year based on historical trends from 2005-2019. Life expectancy dropped in 31 of these countries during the pandemic.

The U.S. trend was among the worst. ...

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Britain approves Merck's COVID-19 pill in world first shown to treat COVID

Thu, 2021-11-04 08:52 — mike kraft

UK authorizes Merck antiviral pill, 1st shown to treat COVID LONDON (AP) — Britain granted conditional authorization on Thursday to the only pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19 so far. It is the first country to OK the treatment from drugmaker Merck, although it wasn't immediately clear how quickly the pill would be available. AP NEWS

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France reports surge: More than 10,000 new COVID cases for 1st time in two months, hospitalizations also rise.

Wed, 2021-11-03 19:32 — mike kraft

France reports more than 10,000 new COVID cases for 1st time in two months French health authorities reported 10,050 daily new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, the first time the tally has topped 10,000 since Sept 14. Reuters Reuters

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Country by country, scientists are charting a possible end to the COVID-19 pandemic

Wed, 2021-11-03 09:45 — mike kraft

Analysis: Country by country, scientists eye beginning of an end to the COVID-19 pandemic As the devastating Delta variant surge eases in many regions of the world, scientists are charting when, and where, COVID-19 will transition to an endemic disease in 2022 and beyond, according to Reuters interviews with over a dozen leading disease experts. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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COVID-19 cases rise in Europe for 5th consecutive week an hour ago

Wed, 2021-11-03 09:31 — mike kraft

COVID-19 cases rise in Europe for 5th consecutive week GENEVA (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases has risen in Europe for the fifth consecutive week, making it the only world region where COVID-19 is still increasing, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday. AP NEWS

GENEVA (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases has risen in Europe for the fifth consecutive week, making it the only world region where COVID-19 is still increasing, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday.

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U.S. FDA authorizes first COVID-19 shot for young kids

Fri, 2021-10-29 16:24 — mike kraft

U.S. FDA authorizes first COVID-19 shot for young kids The U.S. health regulator on Friday authorized the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years, making it the first COVID-19 shot for young children in the United States. Reuters Reuters

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U.K. study finds vaccinated family members can still spread the delta variant to each other

Fri, 2021-10-29 11:40 — mike kraft

Delta Makes COVID a (Vaccinated) Family Affair Real-world U.K. study finds vaccinated family members can still spread the variant to each other Molly Walker medpagetoday

Vaccinated individuals with breakthrough infections with the Delta variant still have the risk of transmitting the virus even to their vaccinated family members, British researchers found.

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