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The Navajo nation faces surging virus cases: outside contacts seem to counter high vaccination rates

Wed, 2021-11-03 12:31 — mike kraft

The virus is surging on the Navajo Nation, despite high vaccination rates

The Navajo Nation managed to tame Covid-19 earlier this year, mounting a campaign that drove its vaccination rate far above the United States average, after the virus ravaged the Navajo people.

But now the nation — the largest reservation in the United States — is enduring yet another virus surge, and experts and tribal leaders aren’t sure why. Other highly vaccinated tribes are also contending with a resurgent virus.

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UPDATE: US gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11

Tue, 2021-11-02 20:37 — mike kraft

US gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11 U.S. health officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 shot, a major expansion of the nation’s vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration already authorized the shots for children ages 5 to 11 — doses just a third of the amount given to teens and adults. AP NEWS

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List of various countries vaccinating children

Tue, 2021-11-02 19:15 — mike kraft

Factbox: Countries vaccinating children against COVID-19 The United States is set to roll out Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 this week and the shots could be administered as soon as Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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Explainer: What to know about the COVID-19 vaccine for U.S. children

Tue, 2021-11-02 18:02 — mike kraft

Explainer: What to know about the COVID-19 vaccine for U.S. children A panel of advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control will vote on Tuesday on whether to recommend a COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 that was authorized last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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CDC vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine in children 5-11

Tue, 2021-11-02 17:48 — mike kraft

US panel urges kids 5-11 get COVID shots, final OK due soon An influential advisory panel on Tuesday recommended kid-size doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, putting the U.S. on the brink of a major expansion of vaccinations. A final decision was expected within hours. AP NEWS

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How Often Do COVID Vaccines Cause Heart Problems in Kids? --rarely

Tue, 2021-11-02 10:54 — mike kraft

How Often Do COVID Vaccines Cause Heart Problems in Kids? Federal regulators are reviewing data on the link between Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine and a rare heart problem in adolescents, the company announced Sunday. That side effect — myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle — has also worried advisers to federal agencies in deliberations regarding use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in younger children and teenagers.

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Indonesia is first country to authorize Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

Tue, 2021-11-02 10:31 — mike kraft

Indonesia first to greenlight Novavax COVID-19 vaccine JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Biotechnology company Novavax said Monday that Indonesia has given the world's first emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine, which uses a different technology than current shots. AP NEWS

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U.S. worker rebellion swells against vaccine mandates

Tue, 2021-11-02 09:36 — mike kraft

From Boeing to Mercedes, a U.S. worker rebellion swells over vaccine mandates In Wichita, Kansas, nearly half of the roughly 10,000 employees at aircraft companies Textron Inc and Spirit AeroSystems remain unvaccinated against COVID-19, risking their jobs in defiance of a federal mandate, according to a union official. Tina Bellon,Eric M. Johnson Reuters

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Less Than 6% Of New York City Workforce Placed On Unpaid Leave Under Vaccine Mandate

Mon, 2021-11-01 19:25 — mike kraft

De Blasio: Less Than 6% Of New York City Workforce Placed On Unpaid Leave Under Vaccine Mandate Mayor Bill de Blasio said 91% of the city's more than 300,000 employees are vaccinated. That leaves about 9,000 unvaccinated workers who were put on unpaid leave. reanderson13 CBS New York

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About 12,000 unvaccinated people have applied for medical or religious exemptions. In the meantime, they are working and being tested.

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Vaccination program for children 5 to 11 will be in full swing Nov. 8, and other developments

Mon, 2021-11-01 18:13 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: Vaccination program for children 5 to 11 will be in full swing Nov. 8 About 91 percent of the city’s employees have been vaccinated, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio (D). Washington Post

The government’s vaccination program for children ages 5 to 11 will be fully running Nov. 8, said Jeff Zients, the White House coronavirus coordinator, at a news conference Monday.

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