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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting tested for the coronavirus or going into quarantine afterward.

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Fauci says U.S. may not need AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Fri, 2021-04-02 10:00 — mike kraft

Exclusive: Fauci says U.S. may not need AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine The United States may not need AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, even if it wins U.S. regulatory approval, Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease doctor told Reuters on Thursday. Julie Steenhuysen U.S.

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Some poor countries can’t cover the cost of administering the coronavirus vaccines when they finally receive them

Fri, 2021-04-02 09:36 — mike kraft

Coronavirus vaccines are finally reaching poor countries, but some can’t cover the cost of administering them Public health experts told The Post that many low-income countries are on track to face acute shortages of trained and salaried health-care workers in a few months, when Covax shipments increase. Miriam Berger Washington Post

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Maryland's problems as illustration of difficulties in smooth vaccination rollout

Fri, 2021-04-02 09:21 — mike kraft

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — The path to quickly vaccinating the nation’s 250 million adults will be paved with pharmacy chains, hospitals and hulking stadiums where uniformed troops help inoculate thousands of people a day.

But it will also rely on the recreation center at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden here, along with tiny storefront service organizations and vaccine-stocked vans that scour neighborhoods for the unprotected.

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Ontario provience will enter a third lock down because of increasing COVID-19 cases

Thu, 2021-04-01 20:36 — mike kraft

Ontario 'pulling the emergency brake' with third COVID-19 lockdown as cases rise, ICU beds fill The Canadian province of Ontario will enter a limited lockdown for 28 days on Saturday, as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise and more dangerous virus variants take hold, the premier said on Thursday. Allison Martell, Moira Warburton U.S.

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OPINION: How Europe has mishandled the pandemic--The Economist

Thu, 2021-04-01 19:58 — mike kraft

How Europe has mishandled the pandemic What happened and what does it mean for the union? The Economist

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Amid signs of improving US coronavius situation, hot spots like Michigan are a warning sign.

Thu, 2021-04-01 11:58 — mike kraft

In a spring of hope, Michigan is a reminder that the Covid winter has yet to pass

Americans have entered a disconcerting phase of the pandemic.

They are awash in hopeful news: With more than 2.8 million shots on average being administered every day, the country is fast approaching universal vaccine eligibility for all adults.

And then there are problems like Michigan.

In a rural stretch of the state along the shore of Lake Huron, coronavirus outbreaks are ripping through churches, schools and restaurants. For more than a week, ambulances have taken several hourlong trips each day to rush Covid-19 patients to I.C.U.s in Detroit, Port Huron or Saginaw.

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