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The per-day count of new, confirmed Covid-19 cases in each state. Updated daily -NBC tracker .

Wed, 2021-09-29 17:40 — mike kraft

Chart: Track coronavirus hot spots across the United States From New York to Washington, see the per-day count of new, confirmed Covid-19 cases in each state. Updated daily. NBC News

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For first time, majority of Republicans say they have received at least one vaccine shot--Gallup poll.

Wed, 2021-09-29 12:44 — mike kraft

Vaccination increase includes largest Republican gain since April: An increase in Americans who say they are vaccinated against COVID-19 includes the largest Republican gain since April, according to a Gallup poll released Wedn Jordan Williams TheHill

An increase in Americans who say they are vaccinated against COVID-19 includes the largest Republican gain since April, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. ...

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Concern that talk of boosters will hurt drive to reach the unvaccinated

Wed, 2021-09-29 12:37 — mike kraft

Some fear boosters will hurt drive to reach the unvaccinated NEW YORK (AP) — The spread of COVID-19 vaccination requirements across the U.S. hasn't had the desired effect so far, with the number of Americans getting their first shots plunging in recent weeks. AP NEWS

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Two Europes: Low vaccine rates in east Europe overwhelm ICUs

Tue, 2021-09-28 12:45 — mike kraft

Two Europes: Low vaccine rates in east overwhelm ICUs BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — In a packed intensive care unit for coronavirus patients in Romania’s capital, Bucharest, 55-year-old Adrian Pica sits on his bed receiving supplementary oxygen to help him breathe. AP NEWS

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Some do change their minds

Tue, 2021-09-28 12:14 — mike kraft

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: A Moving Target Even some of those who said they wouldn't get vaccinated ended up getting the shot, study finds Zaina Hamza medpagetoday

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is not set in stone, with a little under a third of study participants who said they would not get the vaccine in late 2020 becoming vaccinated in early 2021, researchers found.

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New York health care workers rush to get vaccinated, averting staffing crisis

Tue, 2021-09-28 09:32 — mike kraft

Health care workers in New York rush to get vaccinated, averting a staffing crisis

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Thousands of health care workers in New York got inoculated against Covid-19 ahead of Monday’s deadline, helping the state avoid a worst-case scenario of staffing shortages at hospitals and nursing homes.

Health officials across the state reported that employees had rushed to get vaccinated before Monday, avoiding being suspended or getting fired. New York has 600,000 health care workers.

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Pfizer submits data to FDA for use of its Covid vaccine for children ages 5 to 11

Tue, 2021-09-28 09:21 — mike kraft

Pfizer submits data to FDA, seeking to use its Covid vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 These younger kids could be vaccinated by Halloween, Pfizer CEO says. NBC News

Pfizer-BioNTech submitted data to the Food and Drug Administration to clear its Covid-19 vaccine for use in children ages 5 to 11, officials announced Tuesday.

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U.S. Hospitals fear staffing shortages as vaccine deadlines loom

Mon, 2021-09-27 18:52 — mike kraft

Hospitals fear staffing shortages as vaccine deadlines loom Hospitals and nursing homes around the U.S. are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. With ultimatums taking effect this week in states like New York, California, Rhode Island and Connecticut, the fear is that some employees will quit or let themselves be fired or suspended rather than get the vaccine. AP NEWS

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OVerview, varous Europe and other developments

Mon, 2021-09-27 18:02 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus The global vaccine alliance Gavi is proposing to revamp distribution rules after COVAX allotted more doses to Britain than to Botswana, which is among other poorer nations that have fledgling vaccination drives at best. Reuters Reuters

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WHO Seeks to Revive Stalled Inquiry into COVID-19 Origins

Mon, 2021-09-27 11:54 — mike kraft

CNS The Soufan Group Morning Brief Sent out each weekday, The CNS Soufan Group Morning Brief offers a roundup of the most important current events stories related to national security.

The World Health Organization is reviving its stalled investigation into the origins of COVID-19 with a new team of about 20 scientists. The team—including specialists in laboratory safety and biosecurity and geneticists and animal-disease experts versed in how viruses spill over from nature—is being assembled with a mandate to find new evidence in China and elsewhere. The possibilities that the new team is charged with examining include whether the COVID-19 virus could have emerged from a lab, according to WHO officials.

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