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BioNTech chief says Europe can reach herd immunity this summer

Wed, 2021-04-28 14:53 — mike kraft

BioNTech boss: Europe will reach herd immunity this summer BERLIN (AP) — Europe can achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus within three to four months, the head of German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, which developed the first widely approved COVID-19 vaccine with U.S. partner Pfizer, said Wednesday. While the exact threshold required to reach that critical level of immunization remains a matter of debate, experts say a level above 70% would significantly disrupt transmission of the coronavirus within a population.

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India suffers record new cases and fatalities, variant may be contributing factor

Wed, 2021-04-28 12:33 — mike kraft

India reports record new cases and fatalities, official Covid death toll surpasses 200,000 Government data showed at least another 3,293 people died, while overall cases also rose by a record 360,960 reported infections. Saheli Roy Choudhury CNBC

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Single COVID-19 vaccine dose can reduce household transmission by up to half: British researchers

Wed, 2021-04-28 12:10 — mike kraft

Single COVID-19 vaccine dose can reduce household transmission by up A single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can limit household transmission by up to half, according to a Justine Coleman TheHill

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OVERVIEW: US case counts fall; vaccine trials underway for small children

Wed, 2021-04-28 10:18 — mike kraft

'New normal' may be near as US case counts fall; vaccine trials underway for small children; 200,000 deaths in India: Live COVID-19 updates India crossed a bleak milestone Wednesday of 200,000 people lost to the coronavirus. In the US, infections are falling. Latest COVID-19 news. John Bacon and Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY YahooNews

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U.S. pharmacies to offer second vaccine doses to people who got first shots elsewhere.

Wed, 2021-04-28 10:09 — mike kraft

Federal health officials said on Tuesday that they were directing nearly all drugstores and grocery-store pharmacies to offer second doses of Covid-19 vaccines to people who received their first shot from a different provider.

Growing numbers of Americans who received a first shot of the two-dose Pfizer-BioNtech or Moderna vaccine are not getting their second shots, in part because of challenges with access. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 5 million people, or nearly 8 percent of those who were partially vaccinated, have missed getting their second dose.

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Reconsidering the origins of Ebola virus disease outbreaks by reviewing new evidence from Guinea

Tue, 2021-04-27 21:53 — mike kraft

Spillover or endemic? Reconsidering the origins of Ebola virus disease outbreaks by revisiting local accounts in light of new evidence from Guinea - Guinea English Analysis on Guinea about Health and Epidemic; published on 23 Apr 2021 by BMJ ReliefWeb

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Studies: Higher stroke risk linked to asymptomatic COVID-19 in younger men and spread of virus in cars, vans

Tue, 2021-04-27 21:20 — mike kraft

COVID-19 Scan for Apr 26, 2021 CIDRAP

Men under 50 recovering from asymptomatic COVID have double the likelihood of acute ischemic strokes (AIS) compared with men of the same age without COVID infection, according to a study last week in JAMA Network Open.

Eighteen South Asian men were treated in Singapore for AIS a median of 54.5 days after their initial COVID-19 diagnosis. Twelve (67.7%) had no known pre-existing risk factors. While AIS is a known neurologic complication from symptomatic COVID-19, none of these men experienced respiratory symptoms during their infection.

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Biden says new CDC mask guidance is a reason why all Americans should get vaccinated

Tue, 2021-04-27 21:06 — mike kraft

Biden pushes new CDC mask guidance as a reason why all Americans should get vaccinated President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged all eligible Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, saying that new guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention easing certain restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals is a great incentive for Americans to roll up their sleeves. Jason Hoffman and Maegan Vazquez, CNN CNN

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Montana legislature passes bill to prohibit employers requiring a vaccine

Tue, 2021-04-27 19:54 — mike kraft

Montana legislature passes bill to prohibit employers requiring a The Montana legislature has passed a bill prohibiting employers from requiring that their workers get a particular vaccine. Jordan Williams TheHill

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Disinformation impact: Miami private school says teachers who get coronavirus vaccine aren’t welcome

Tue, 2021-04-27 19:45 — mike kraft

Miami private school says teachers who get coronavirus vaccine aren’t welcome, citing debunked misinformation A letter from the founder of Miami's Centner Academy cited debunked misinformation about the vaccines’ impact on fertility and menstruation in women and girls, without offering any evidence or support to back up its claims. Katie Shepherd Washington Post

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Amid new CDC guidance for vaccinated people, US may still hit a wall with vaccine hesitancy

Tue, 2021-04-27 19:33 — mike kraft

(CNN) Just in time for warmer weather, fully vaccinated Americans can now safely enjoy more pre-pandemic activities without a mask, according to new guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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