COVID-19

WHO says Covid pandemic is growing ‘exponentially’ as some nations relax restrictions

Mon, 2021-04-12 14:36 — mike kraft

WHO says Covid pandemic is growing 'exponentially' at more than 4.4 million new cases a week Maria Van Kerkhove, the agency's technical lead for Covid-19, said "we're in a critical point of the pandemic." Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC

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Regeneron says antibody cocktail reduced Covid infections by 81% when given asi njection, not an IV

Mon, 2021-04-12 11:31 — mike kraft

Regeneron says its antibody cocktail injection prevents Covid In previous studies, antibodies had to be given intravenously. This one can be given with an under-the-skin injection. Matthew Herper STAT

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said Monday that a single administration of its monoclonal antibody cocktail reduced the risk that volunteers exposed to Covid-19 would develop the disease by 81%.

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Efforts to detect variants step up but are still far behind,

Mon, 2021-04-12 10:52 — mike kraft

As variants surge, efforts in a patchwork of surveillance have ramped up to detect them Though variant hunting has improved, experts say it’s not enough to stay ahead of dangerous new forms of the virus. Erin Cox, Jenna Portnoy Washington Post

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Maine starts using mobile COVID-19 vaccination units to reach rural areas

Mon, 2021-04-12 10:35 — mike kraft

Mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit gets rolling in rural Maine PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine deployed its mobile vaccination unit on Monday as part of an effort to get COVID-19 shots to remote corners of the state. The unit got its start at the Oxford... AP NEWS

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine deployed its mobile vaccination unit on Monday as part of an effort to get COVID-19 shots to remote corners of the state.

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Michigan's Covid-19 crisis could be a sign of what's to come for the US, expert says

Mon, 2021-04-12 10:15 — mike kraft

Michigan's Covid-19 crisis could be a sign of what's to come for the US, expert says As the US races to vaccinate more Americans, Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising, predominantly among younger people who haven't yet gotten a shot. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

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Australia’s pandemic experience offers a potential model for Indigenous health care --experts say EY

Sun, 2021-04-11 20:22 — mike kraft

Australia made a plan to protect Indigenous elders from covid-19. It worked. The pandemic ravaged first-nation communities in many parts of the world. Australia bucked the trend. Rachel Pannett Washington Post

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Canada's vaccination program pivots to focus on frontline workers

Sun, 2021-04-11 20:09 — mike kraft

In COVID-19 vaccination pivot, Canada targets frontline workers Canada is shifting its vaccination campaign to target frontline workers, moving away from a largely age-based rollout as the country tries to get a handle on the raging third wave of the pandemic. Anna Mehler Paperny U.S.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada is shifting its vaccination campaign to target frontline workers, moving away from a largely age-based rollout as the country tries to get a handle on the raging third wave of the pandemic.

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