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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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Can vaccines stop the more contagious coronavirus variants spreading in the US?

Sat, 2021-03-20 12:21 — mike kraft

A more contagious coronavirus variant is spreading across the US. Can vaccines stop it? A new, more contagious and potentially more deadly Covid-19 variant called B.1.1.7 is spreading across the US. But the currently authorized vaccines should be able to stop it. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

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ANALYSIS: Five reasons why COVID herd immunity is probably impossible

Fri, 2021-03-19 20:40 — mike kraft

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00728-2

As COVID-19 vaccination rates pick up around the world, people have reasonably begun to ask: how much longer will this pandemic last? It’s an issue surrounded with uncertainties. But the once-popular idea that enough people will eventually gain immunity to SARS-CoV-2 to block most transmission — a ‘herd-immunity threshold’ — is starting to look unlikely.

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ANALYSIS: Post-immunization casesare very rare and but also very expected.

Fri, 2021-03-19 20:24 — mike kraft

Don’t Be Surprised When Vaccinated People Get Infected Post-immunization cases, sometimes called “breakthroughs,” are very rare and very expected. Katherine J. Wu The Atlantic

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Biden hopes to double the 100 milliion coronavirus shots given as of today

Fri, 2021-03-19 18:18 — mike kraft

Biden eyes new goal after US clears 100M shots since Jan. 20 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.

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OVERVIEW: COVID-19 International briefs

Fri, 2021-03-19 10:59 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Britain said on Thursday that there were lumps and bumps in the global vaccine supply chain that were causing slower than expected deliveries and scolded the European Union for threatening to slap a ban on vaccine exports. Reuters Staff U.S.

(Reuters) - Nearly a dozen countries resumed use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shots on Friday as EU and British regulators said its benefits outweighed any risks. Reports of rare instances of blood clotting had temporarily halted inoculations.

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Europe resumes vaccinations after clearing AstraZeneca vaccine

Fri, 2021-03-19 10:39 — mike kraft

Europe aims to get vaccinations back on track after clearing AstraZeneca shot Europe pushed to get its COVID-19 vaccination drive back on track on Friday after EU and British regulators said the benefits of AstraZeneca's shot outweighed any risks following reports of blood clots. Anthony Deutsch, Toby Sterling, Alistair Smout U.S.

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Europe's pause of AstraZeneca prompts doubts in Africa

Fri, 2021-03-19 10:24 — mike kraft

Europe pause of AstraZeneca sends ripple of doubt elsewhere KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine in several European countries over the past week could fuel skepticism about the shot far beyond their shores, potentially... AP NEWS

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Not enough vaccine in Europe to stop third wave, warns German Health Minister

Fri, 2021-03-19 10:15 — mike kraft

Not enough vaccine in Europe to stop third wave, warns German Health Minister There is not enough Covid-19 vaccine in Europe to stop the third wave of coronavirus infections, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday. By <a href="/profiles/nectar-gan">Nectar Gan</a> and<a href="https://twitter.com/robpicheta" target="_blank"> Rob Picheta</a>, CNN CNN

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Community clinics increasingly involved in helping people get vaccinated.

Fri, 2021-03-19 10:06 — mike kraft

Clinics across U.S. bring expertise, community connections to vaccine drive In the days before an east Los Angeles COVID-19 vaccination site opened in a Latino neighborhood that was hard-hit by the pandemic, people flooded California's online booking system to snap up appointments. The software accepted hundreds of ineligible residents from wealthy... Lisa Baertlein U.S.

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More than 40 % of US health care workers have not been vaccinated and many still resist --new poll

Fri, 2021-03-19 09:55 — mike kraft

More than 4 in 10 health-care workers have not been vaccinated, Post-KFF poll finds The lingering obstacles to vaccinating health-care workers foreshadows the challenge the United States will face as it attempts to get the vast majority of the population vaccinated. Washington Post

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