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Booster Shots: Omicron may require fourth vaccine dose sooner than expected, Pfizer says

Thu, 2021-12-09 17:53 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: Omicron may require fourth vaccine dose sooner than expected, Pfizer says More than 40 people in the United States have tested positive for the omicron variant, the CDC said Wednesday. Nearly all had only mild symptoms. Washington Post

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Rapid coronavirus tests are still hard to find in many places, despite Biden vows

Thu, 2021-12-09 12:47 — mike kraft

President Biden announced last week that rapid coronavirus tests were a pillar of his plan to fight the new and potentially more transmissible omicron variant, now confirmed in at least 21 states.

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U.S. FDA authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech booster for 16- and 17-year-olds

Thu, 2021-12-09 11:51 — mike kraft

U.S. FDA authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech booster for 16- and 17-year-olds The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE those aged 16 and 17, as public health officials have urged Americans to get the additional shots on concerns about the new Omicron variant of the virus. Reuters Reuters

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The US is undercounting COVID deaths, researchers say. Now they have a tool to figure out why.

Thu, 2021-12-09 11:37 — mike kraft

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Senate votes to repeal Biden's vaccine mandate, House vote uncertain

Thu, 2021-12-09 10:15 — mike kraft

Senate votes to repeal Biden's vaccine mandate The Senate voted Wednesday night to repeal President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate on private businesses with over 100 employees by a vote of 52-48. Two Democrats crossed party lines and voted with all Republicans present to repeal the mandate. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. and Jon Tester, D-Mont., were expected. Yahoo

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Three Northeast states deploy National Guard amid medical capacity crisis due to pandemic

Thu, 2021-12-09 10:10 — mike kraft

(CNN) The governors of Maine and New York deployed the National Guard in response to dangerously low capacity at statewide medical facilities due to the pandemic.

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Los Angeles: School Board fires 500 unvaccinated employees

Wed, 2021-12-08 18:21 — mike kraft

Los Angeles school board fires 500 unvaccinated employees | AP News LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly 500 Los Angeles Unified School District employees were fired this week for refusing to comply with a mandate that they get vaccinated against COVID-19, while some 34,000 students have not yet been vaccinated as required. AP NEWS

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OPINION: Former CDC director Frieden writes on: What's next with Omicron and the pandemic?

Wed, 2021-12-08 18:15 — mike kraft

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The world is unprepared for the next pandemic, Global Health Security Index study finds

Wed, 2021-12-08 18:04 — mike kraft

(CNN) The entire world remains unprepared for the next pandemic and most countries are underprepared even for small outbreaks of disease, researchers reported Wednesday.

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