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CDC issues new guidance about vaccinations for people with underlying health conditions

Sun, 2020-12-27 10:28 — mike kraft

CDC issues new guidance about vaccinations for people with underlying The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday issued a new guidance stating that people with underlying health conditions can receive a coronavirus vaccine. Celine Castronuovo TheHill

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday issued a new guidance stating that people with underlying health conditions can receive a coronavirus vaccine.

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Early Vaccine Doubters Now Show a Willingness to Roll Up Their Sleeves

Sat, 2020-12-26 18:25 — mike kraft

Ever since the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine began last spring, upbeat announcements were stalked by ominous polls: No matter how encouraging the news, growing numbers of people said they would refuse to get the shot.

The time frame was dangerously accelerated, many people warned. The vaccine was a scam from Big Pharma, others said. A political ploy by the Trump administration, many Democrats charged. The internet pulsed with apocalyptic predictions from longtime vaccine opponents, who decried the new shot as the epitome of every concern they’d ever put forth.

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A side-by-side comparison of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines

Sat, 2020-12-26 11:46 — mike kraft

A side-by-side comparison of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines A look at how the two authorized vaccines stack up against one another on a host of factors, including efficacy and safety. Helen Branswell STAT

In an ideal world, a pandemic vaccine could be delivered in a single shot, so supplies could be stretched to cover a lot of people. It would trigger no side effect more significant than a sore arm. And it would be easy to ship and store.

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Why you still need to wear a mask after getting COVID-19 vaccine

Sat, 2020-12-26 10:08 — mike kraft

Why you still need to wear a mask after getting COVID-19 vaccine Getting the vaccine does not mean you can ignore precautions. ABC News ABC News

As the promise of a COVID-19 vaccine is fulfilled amid the rollout of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, the need to continue wearing masks, washing your hands and maintaining social distancing remains mission critical to protecting lives.

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What we know about the UK coronavirus variant

Sat, 2020-12-26 09:35 — mike kraft

What we know about the UK coronavirus variant Dozens of countries have banned travel from the UK in an effort to contain a new Covid-19 variant first reported in England. By <a href="/profiles/nectar-gan">Nectar Gan</a>, <a href="/profiles/brett-mckeehan">Brett McKeehan</a>, Zamira Rahim, Ed Upright and Melissa Macaya, CNN CNN

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New studies find having COVID-19 may protect against reinfection

Thu, 2020-12-24 16:50 — mike kraft

Two new studies give encouraging evidence that having COVID-19 may offer some protection against future infections. Researchers found that people who made antibodies to the coronavirus were much less likely to test positive again for up to six months and maybe longer.

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Isolation Helps Homeless Population Escape Worst of Virus

Thu, 2020-12-24 11:06 — mike kraft

... Early in the pandemic, health officials were terrified that the virus would decimate America’s homeless, the half million people who live in shelters or on the streets. As the year comes to a close, those same specialists say they are relieved that street encampments and homeless shelters did not suffer the same devastation as nursing homes.

Experts caution that the transitory nature of homelessness makes it challenging to gather precise data. And they remain anxious because overall rates of the virus soared throughout the fall. A recent outbreak at a shelter in San Diego served as a reminder that homeless populations, especially those sheltered indoors, are still very vulnerable to the dangers of Covid-19.

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Interactive map shows state by state coronavirus situation --NPR

Wed, 2020-12-23 19:28 — mike kraft

Coronavirus Is Surging: How Severe Is Your State's Outbreak? View NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off. NPR.org

This page is updated regularly.

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Interactive Map of where U.S Intensive care units are filling up --NT Times

Wed, 2020-12-23 17:56 — mike kraft

See Where U.S. Intensive Care Units Are Filling Up A Times analysis found that the number of hospitals with full or nearly full I.C.U.s has doubled nationwide since the beginning of October, and more than two in five hospitals have reached a critical occupancy level. nytimes

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What the data say about border closures and COVID spread

Wed, 2020-12-23 17:46 — mike kraft

What the data say about border closures and COVID spread Models estimate that travel restrictions worked early in the pandemic, but became less effective throughout the year. Smriti Mallapaty nature

As countries in Europe rush to close their borders to the United Kingdom to prevent transmission of a new — and potentially more transmissible — variant of SARS-CoV-2, research has estimated the effect of international travel restrictions on COVID-19 spread earlier in the pandemic.

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