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Biden opens global summit on climate, drawing comittments from China and Russia to cooperate

Thu, 2021-04-22 10:26 — mike kraft

At 'moment of peril,' Biden opens global summit on climate WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden convened leaders of the world's most powerful countries on Thursday to try to spur global efforts against climate change, drawing commitments from Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin to cooperate on cutting emissions despite their own sharp rivalries with the United States. “Meeting this moment is about more than preserving our planet,” Biden declared, speaking from a TV-style set for a virtual summit of 40 world leaders.

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India’s massive COVID surge puzzles scientists, initial antibody data may have been too narrow.

Wed, 2021-04-21 21:05 — mike kraft

India’s massive COVID surge puzzles scientists The virus is spreading faster than ever before in India despite previous high infection rates in megacities, which should have conferred some protection. Smriti Mallapaty Nature

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Few breakthrough Covid-19 infections found among fully vaccinated nursing home residents, CDC says

Wed, 2021-04-21 20:37 — mike kraft

Breakthrough Covid-19 infections "rare" among fully vaccinated nursing home residents, CDC says Most fully vaccinated residents of nursing homes were not infected, even after someone in the same facility tested positive for Covid-19, according to a new study that looked at infections in nursing homes in Chicago from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By Sophie Jeong, CNN CNN

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Rural Seniors lagging in getting vaccinations, prompting concerns about rural-urban divide

Wed, 2021-04-21 19:07 — mike kraft

Lagging Vaccination Rates Among Rural Seniors Hint At Brewing Rural-Urban Divide As adults of all ages get access to the COVID-19 vaccines, health researchers worry that the trend could worsen. NPR.org

... an NPR analysis of county-level vaccination data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows signs of an emerging rural-urban divide.

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The Michigan case: State was warned about the British COVID-19 variant, but many ignored it

Wed, 2021-04-21 18:22 — mike kraft

Michigan was warned about the British COVID-19 variant, but many ignored it While schools and restaurants reopened and mask and quarantine rules were relaxed, the British COVID-19 variant ran rampant in Michigan. YahooNews

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Biden proposes government financial help to encourage employers to give workers time off to get vaccinated

Wed, 2021-04-21 18:10 — mike kraft

Biden presses employers to provide paid time off for vaccine shots, recovery Sean Sullivan, Isaac Stanley-Becker Washington Post

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Fake Pfizer vaccine doses found in Mexico, Poland

Wed, 2021-04-21 12:59 — mike kraft

Pfizer identifies fake vaccine doses in Mexico, Poland Pfizer has identified fake doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Mexico and Poland. Jordan Williams TheHill

Pfizer has identified fake doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Mexico and Poland.

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FDA report describes problems at closed down Baltimore factory making J&J vaccine

Wed, 2021-04-21 12:49 — mike kraft

FDA inspection found problems at factory making J&J vaccine The Baltimore factory contracted to make Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine was dirty, didn’t follow proper manufacturing procedures and had poorly trained staff, resulting in contamination of material that was going to be put in the shots, U.S. regulators said Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration released a statement and a 13-page report detailing findings from its recent inspection of the now-idle Emergent Biosciences factory.

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Concerns that the U.S. is approaching the tipping point on vaccination demande

Wed, 2021-04-21 10:16 — mike kraft

US may soon reach a tipping point on Covid-19 vaccine demand. Here's why that's concerning As US health officials race to get more Covid-19 shots into arms to control the virus, experts now warn the country will run into another challenge in the next few weeks: vaccine supply will likely outstrip demand. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

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Higher percentages of women than men are getting vaccinated in t he U.S..

Wed, 2021-04-21 10:02 — mike kraft

Women turning out more than men for COVID-19 vaccines Women across the country are turning out more than men to get their COVID-19 vaccine, suggesting women are overcoming any potential hesitancy surrounding immunization in greater numbers than men. Justine Coleman TheHill

Women across the country are turning out more than men to get their COVID-19 vaccine, suggesting women are overcoming any potential hesitancy surrounding immunization in greater numbers than men.

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J. & J. to Resume E.U. Vaccine Rollout, With Warning of Rare Side Effect

Wed, 2021-04-21 09:48 — mike kraft

BRUSSELS — Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that it would resume the rollout of its coronavirus vaccine in Europe after the European Union’s drug regulator said that a warning should be added to the product indicating a possible link to rare blood clots, but that the shot’s benefits outweigh the risks.

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COVID-19 can damage the brain, but without infecting it, study suggests

Tue, 2021-04-20 20:33 — mike kraft

COVID-19 damages brain without infecting it, study suggests Brain abnormalities could explain the confusion and delirium of severe COVID-19. CIDRAP

Although SARS-CoV-2 probably does not infect the brain, it can damage it significantly, a new study of autopsies of 41 COVID-19 patients finds.

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Anti-vaxxers misuse VAERS clearing house Covid data to undermine vaccine efforts

Tue, 2021-04-20 13:36 — mike kraft

Anti-Vaxxers Turn Covid Data Into a Weapon Here’s the latest news from the global pandemic. Kristen V Brown Bloomberg.com

In a misleading video that recently went viral on Facebook, a man narrates as he scrolls through possible Covid-19 vaccine side effects reported in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS, a U.S. government-run clearinghouse for potential issues with vaccines.

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Troubled J&J vaccine contractor plant ordered to suspend production pending complete inspection

Tue, 2021-04-20 12:20 — mike kraft

FDA orders troubled Baltimore J&J contractor to pause manufacturing Federal regulators ordered the embattled Emergent BioSolutions plant in Baltimore to stop producing new Johnson & Johnson vaccine material pending a completed inspection, the company said Monday. Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

Federal regulators ordered the embattled Emergent BioSolutions plant in Baltimore to stop producing new Johnson & Johnson vaccine material pending a completed inspection, the company said Monday.

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