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Biden bets on rapid COVID tests but they can be hard to find

Tue, 2021-09-21 16:55 — Naomisfreeman

Biden bets on rapid COVID tests but they can be hard to find WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is betting on millions more rapid, at-home tests to help curb the latest deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is overloading hospitals and threatening to shutter classrooms around the country. AP NEWS

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Will AstraZeneca shots be accepted for travel to the US?

Tue, 2021-09-21 12:21 — Naomisfreeman

EU says people vaccinated with AstraZeneca shots should be able to travel to U.S BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission said on Tuesday it would make sense for the United States to allow travel by people vaccinated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots, although existing U.S. guidance already authorises those travellers. On Monday, the White House said it would lift restrictions from November that bar EU citizens, including those fully vaccinated, from traveling to the United States.

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CDC recommends waiting period for Afghan flights to U.S. after measles cases

Mon, 2021-09-20 18:56 — mike kraft

CDC recommends waiting period for Afghan flights to U.S. after measles cases The CDC announced that it would halt flights to the U.S. for Afghan evacuees for at least a week out of an abundance of caution. Erin Banco POLITICO

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending the Biden administration halt flights of Afghan evacuees from military bases overseas to the U.S. for at least 21 days following a measles vaccination, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.

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The US death toll from Covid-19 has reached that of the 1918-1919 flu pandemic

Mon, 2021-09-20 17:36 — mike kraft

COVID has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000. The U.S. population a century ago was just one-third of what it is today, meaning the flu cut a much bigger, more lethal swath through the country. AP NEWS

COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000.

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OVERVIEW: Misc. international Covid-related developments

Mon, 2021-09-20 13:38 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Monday their COVID-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response in 5- to 11-year-olds, and they plan to ask for regulatory authorization as soon as possible to use the shot in children in that age range in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. Reuters Reuters

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Alabama counts more deaths than birthhs as Covid takes toll

Mon, 2021-09-20 13:15 — mike kraft

Alabama population on course to shrink for first time ever as Covid takes toll State’s chief medical officer says ‘Our state literally shrunk in 2020’ as deaths exceeded births the Guardian

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COVID creates shortages of an array of U.S. medical supplies

Mon, 2021-09-20 13:05 — mike kraft

COVID creates shortages of an array of U.S. medical supplies Shortages of masks and gloves that marked the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic have spread to a host of other items needed at medical facilities in the United States, from exam tables and heart defibrillators to crutches and IV poles. Timothy Aeppel Reuters

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Southern Baptist missionaries receive a new coronavirus vaccine mandate

Mon, 2021-09-20 12:55 — mike kraft

Southern Baptist missionaries receive a new coronavirus vaccine mandate Its leaders opposed President Biden’s recent vaccination mandate for businesses. Sarah Pulliam Bailey Washington Post

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Many faith leaders say no to endorsing vaccine exemptions

Mon, 2021-09-20 12:48 — mike kraft

Many faith leaders say no to endorsing vaccine exemptions As significant numbers of Americans seek religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates , many faith leaders are saying: Not with our endorsement. AP NEWS

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U.S. colleges seek help in states where governors oppose mask mandates.

Mon, 2021-09-20 12:36 — mike kraft

Governors shun vaccine mandates as colleges beg for help Some universities have tried to implement stricter Covid-19 precautions but quickly backed down once they realized the political consequences. Daniel Payne POLITICO

College presidents fighting Covid-19 outbreaks in many Republican-controlled states are pushing to enact campus vaccine mandates but are running into a problem: lawmaker resistance.

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