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C.D.C. Stops Investigating Mild Infections in Vaccinated Americans who did not need hospitalization

Tue, 2021-05-25 21:20 — mike kraft

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No vaccine provides perfect protection, and so-called breakthrough infections after coronavirus vaccination are rare and unlikely to lead to serious illness. Federal health officials have told fully vaccinated people they no longer need to wear masks or maintain social distance because they are protected, nor do they need to be tested or quarantine after an exposure, unless they develop symptoms.

Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped investigating breakthrough infections among fully vaccinated people unless they become so sick that they are hospitalized or die.

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Report on US companies requiring workers to get vaccinated and others offering incentives

Tue, 2021-05-25 21:03 — mike kraft

Here are the companies requiring employees to get vaccinated As vaccinations taper going into summer, employers are considering several ways to encourage their workforce to get inoculated against COVID-19. Stephanie Asymkos Yahoo

As vaccinations taper going into summer, employers are considering several ways to encourage their workforce to get inoculated against COVID-19.

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Experts emphasize the need for younger Americans to get vaccinated

Tue, 2021-05-25 19:17 — mike kraft

Young Americans are lagging behind with Covid-19 vaccines. And these threats have experts pushing for their vaccination Experts are turning their focus in the fight against Covid-19 to vaccinating young Americans -- warning that even though they don't face a high chance of serious illness, they still risk long-term symptoms if they get coronavirus. Madeline Holcombe and Ray Sanchez, CNN CNN

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Half of US adults are now vaccinated against COVID-19 but pace is slowing.

Tue, 2021-05-25 18:59 — mike kraft

CDC: Half of US adults now vaccinated against COVID-19 Half of all American adults are officially fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, marking significant progress since the vaccines were Justine Coleman TheHill

Half of all American adults are officially fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, marking significant progress since the vaccines were first authorized in December.

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Closer looks and background on Wuhan lab and origins of coronavirus

Tue, 2021-05-25 12:55 — mike kraft

NIH experts respond to questions about Wuhan lab at House committee hearing

Renewed interest in a lab-leak hypothesis prompted a few questions about the coronavirus’s origins at a House Appropriations subcommittee meeting Tuesday, amid discussion of the National Institutes of Health budget.

Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) held up a copy of the Wall Street Journal, referring to its recent story about workers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China who became sick in November 2019. Harris asked Francis S. Collins, who directs NIH, whether it was correct that $600,000 of $3.7 million in NIH funding, given to the research group EcoHealth Alliance, was directed to the Wuhan facility. That was accurate, Collins said.

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US tells citizens to avoid travel to Japan due to Covid outbreak

Tue, 2021-05-25 11:08 — mike kraft

US tells citizens to avoid travel to Japan due to Covid outbreak Move comes amid preparations in Tokyo for the Olympics, which are due to be held from 23 July despite a raging fourth wave the Guardian

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EU leaders agree to donate 100 million doses of vaccines, strengthen W.H.O.

Tue, 2021-05-25 10:29 — mike kraft

EU leaders agree to donate 100 million doses of vaccines EU leaders have agreed to donate at least 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to poorer nations by the end of the year ABC News ABC News

BRUSSELS -- EU leaders agreed Tuesday to donate at least 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations by the end of the year as supplies steadily rise across Europe.

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SURVEY: 1 in 4 unvaccinated people may not comply with CDC guidelines to wear masks indoors

Tue, 2021-05-25 10:15 — mike kraft

1 in 4 unvaccinated people may not comply with CDC guidelines to wear masks indoors, survey suggests Some vaccinated people will still be wearing masks to protect themselves from people who may not be vaccinated or wearing masks. Matt Motta The Conversation

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Moderna Covid-19 vaccine is safe and appears effective in adolescents --company announcement

Tue, 2021-05-25 09:43 — mike kraft

Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine is safe and appears effective in adolescents Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine is safe and appears to be effective in adolescents, the company said Tuesday. John Bonifield and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN CNN

(CNN) Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine is safe and appears to be effective in adolescents, the company said Tuesday.

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Administration allocates $4.8B for testing uninsured people for COVID-19

Tue, 2021-05-25 09:33 — mike kraft

HHS commits $4.8B for testing uninsured people for COVID-19 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday that it is designating $4.8 billion to provider relief funding for COVID-19 testing for uninsured people in the U.S. Justine Coleman TheHill

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday that it is designating $4.8 billion to provider relief funding for COVID-19 testing for uninsured people in the U.S.

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