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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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Study saying COVID-19 vaccines cause heart inflammation that was hyped by anti-vaxxers, withdrawn due to miscalculation

Sun, 2021-10-10 21:03 — mike kraft

Fact Check-Pre-print study that claimed 1 in 1,000 risk of myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccine was withdrawn due to miscalculation Correction Oct. 4: corrects spelling of denominator in paragraph 13, and in the same paragraph corrects “25 orders of magnitude off” to “25 times smaller”. Changes 'magnitude' to 'factor' in verdict. Reuters Fact Check U.S.

A pre-print study which claimed that there is a 1 in 1,000 risk of contracting a heart inflammation condition known as myocarditis has since been retracted due to a calculation.

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Analysis: Desperate airlines hope vaccine mandates will lure back passengers

Fri, 2021-10-08 19:52 — mike kraft

Desperate airlines hope vaccine mandates will lure back passengers The one thing we do know for certain is that the airline industry as we know it is changing forever. Jay Ratliff, Opinion Contributor TheHill

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Analysis: How COVAX failed on its promise to vaccinate the world

Fri, 2021-10-08 19:33 — mike kraft

'Naively ambitious':How COVAX failed on its promise to vaccinate the world The global collaboration, set up early in the pandemic to give people in rich and poor nations equitable access to vaccines, has fallen short. Olivia Goldhill STAT

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Scientists hail historic malaria vaccine approval — but point to challenges ahead

Fri, 2021-10-08 19:19 — mike kraft

Scientists hail historic malaria vaccine... Nature - The WHO-approved RTS,S vaccine has modest efficacy and requires a complex regimen of doses, so ample funding and clear communication will be crucial to success. Maxmen, Amy nature

More than 130 years after the naming of the Plasmodium parasites behind malaria, the world now has its first approved vaccine against them. Many malaria researchers have celebrated the development, but others have expressed concerns over the deployment of a vaccine that has only moderate efficacy.

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Delta does not appear to make children sicker; Secondary immune response stronger after infection than after shot--studies

Fri, 2021-10-08 18:22 — mike kraft

Delta does not appear to make children sicker; Secondary immune response stronger after infection than after shot The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review. Nancy Lapid Reuters

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EU ambassador says Russia delays EMA Sputnik V vaccine inspections - media report

Fri, 2021-10-08 10:52 — mike kraft

EU envoy says Russia delays EMA Sputnik V vaccine inspections - media Russia has repeatedly delayed inspections by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) necessary for the certification of its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in the European Union, the EU's ambassador to Moscow was quoted as saying on Friday. Reuters Staff U.S.

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Human behavior will determine when the Covid-19 pandemic ends, CDC director says

Fri, 2021-10-08 10:00 — mike kraft

Human behavior will determine when the Covid-19 pandemic ends, CDC director says The US is making headway in its battle against Covid-19 -- with infection and hospitalization rates on the decline after a surge fueled by the highly transmissible Delta variant. Aya Elamroussi and Mallika Kallingal, CNN CNN

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CDC Urges Flu Shots --Including for all Health Workers --as Survey Shows Half of Americans Don't Plan on It

Fri, 2021-10-08 09:54 — mike kraft

CDC Urges Flu Shots as Survey Shows Half of Americans Don't Plan on It US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. Track elected officials, research health conditions, and find news you can use in politics, business, health, and education. HealthDay US News & World Report

FRIDAY, Oct. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey showing that nearly half of U.S. adults are not likely to get a flu shot this season has prompted federal health officials to urge all Americans to get the flu vaccines.

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Covid-19 booster shots in U.S. now surpassing initial vaccination doses

Fri, 2021-10-08 09:43 — mike kraft

Chart: The Covid-19 booster shot boom An average of nearly 400,000 people per day have received booster shots in the previous seven days, double from the week before. NBC News

An NBC News analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows that the number of people receiving booster shots is outpacing those getting their first or second doses of the initial vaccination, and is contributing to a modest increase in Covid vaccinations in October.

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