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Information on vaccines to counter Ebola and other diseases

The Mission of this group is to follow the development of vaccines and other medications to counter Ebola and other diseases.

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African women are behind in vaccination efforts

Thu, 2021-10-14 16:44 — mike kraft

Women left behind: Gender gap emerges in Africa's vaccines SARE GIBEL, Gambia (AP) — The health outreach workers who drove past Lama Mballow's village with a megaphone handed out T-shirts emblazoned with the words: “I GOT MY COVID-19 VACCINE!” By then, the women in Sare Gibel already had heard the rumors on social media: The vaccines could make your blood stop or cause you to miscarry. AP NEWS

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FDA advisory panel unanimously recommends Moderna Covid booster shots for at-risk adults

Thu, 2021-10-14 16:39 — mike kraft

FDA panel unanimously recommends Moderna Covid booster shots for at-risk adults The endorsement is a crucial step before the U.S. can start giving third shots to some of the millions of Americans who originally received Moderna's vaccine. Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC

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Covid vaccines for US children are coming but challenge will be persuading parents

Thu, 2021-10-14 10:57 — mike kraft

Covid vaccines for US children are coming but challenge will be persuading parents Authorization for kids aged 5-11 is inching closer but only a third of parents plan to take up the shots as soon as vaccines are ready Socially distanced kindergarten students wait for their parents to pick them up on the first day of in-person learning at Maurice Sendak elementary school in Los Angeles in April.

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Vaccination could have prevented 90,000 deaths over four months, study says

Thu, 2021-10-14 10:47 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: FDA advisory panel meets on Moderna booster shots; Biden to address public Approximately 90,000 covid-19 deaths could have been avoided over four months of this year if more U.S. adults had chosen to be vaccinated, a new study found. Washington Post

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Why Many Black Americans Decided to get Covid Vaccine Shots

Thu, 2021-10-14 10:30 — mike kraft

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In the first months after the vaccine rollout, Black Americans were far less likely than white Americans to be vaccinated. In addition to the difficulty of obtaining shots in their communities, their hesitancy was fueled by a powerful combination of general mistrust of the government and medical institutions, and misinformation over the safety and efficacy of the vaccines.

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Some U.S. pastors, advocacy groups are mobilizing against COVID-19 vaccine mandates

Thu, 2021-10-14 10:21 — mike kraft

U.S. pastors, advocacy groups mobilize against COVID-19 vaccine mandates From the outside, First Harvest Ministries in Waveland, Mississippi, could almost be mistaken for a storage shed were it not for the steeple. Tom Hals Reuters

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Maine can bar religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandate; Arkansas allows opt-outs

Wed, 2021-10-13 19:44 — mike kraft

Maine can bar religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandate, judge rules A U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday that Maine can bar religious exemptions to its requirement that healthcare workers in the state get vaccinated against COVID-19, a day after a judge ordered New York to allow such exemptions to its mandate. Tom Hals Reuters

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Study finds 'mixing and matching' boosters safe, but Moderna, Pfizer are best

Wed, 2021-10-13 19:24 — mike kraft

Study finds 'mixing and matching' boosters safe, but Moderna, Pfizer Receiving a booster dose of a different vaccine than what was initially administered is safe and effective, though people who received Johnson & Johnson's vaccine may get more benefit from a booster Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

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Putin calls for faster vaccination as Russian COVID toll hits new daily record

Tue, 2021-10-12 20:42 — mike kraft

Putin calls for faster vaccination as Russian COVID toll hits new daily record Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia needed to speed up its vaccination campaign against COVID-19 as the country recorded its highest single-day death toll since the start of the pandemic. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. FDA staff says Moderna did not meet all criteria for COVID-19 boosters

Tue, 2021-10-12 20:23 — mike kraft

U.S. FDA staff says Moderna did not meet all criteria for COVID-19 boosters Scientists at the U.S.

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