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Chinese Covid vaccines getting widespread distribution despite some concerns.

Tue, 2021-03-02 19:22 — mike kraft

Chinese vaccines sweep much of the world, despite concerns TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The plane laden with vaccines had just rolled to a stop at Santiago’s airport in late January, and Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, was beaming. “Today,” he said, “is a... AP NEWS

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The plane laden with vaccines had just rolled to a stop at Santiago’s airport in late January, and Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, was beaming. “Today,” he said, “is a day of joy, emotion and hope.”

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Under pressure over slow vaccine rollouts, EU considers switch to emergency approvals

Tue, 2021-03-02 19:06 — mike kraft

EU, under pressure over vaccine rollouts, considers switch to emergency approvals The European Commission said on Tuesday that it was considering emergency approvals for COVID-19 vaccines as a faster alternative to more rigorous conditional marketing authorisations which have been used so far. Francesco Guarascio U.S.

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NIH halts trial of COVID-19 convalescent plasma in emergency department patients with mild symptoms

Tue, 2021-03-02 17:27 — mike kraft

U.S. trial of COVID-19 blood plasma halted after no benefit found The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Tuesday that it has halted a trial of convalescent blood plasma in the treatment of patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms as it was unlikely to benefit this group. Reuters Staff U.S.

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Biden says there will be enough vaccine doses for every adult in America by May

Tue, 2021-03-02 16:55 — mike kraft

There will be enough vaccine doses for every adult in America by May, Biden says President Joe Biden said that there will be enough vaccine supply for every adult in America by the end of May, thanks to ramped up production and the authorization of a third vaccine by Johnson & Johnson. By <a href="/profiles/jessie-yeung">Jessie Yeung</a>, <a href="/profiles/brett-mckeehan">Brett McKeehan</a>, Rob Picheta, Kareem Khadder and Ed Upright, CNN CNN

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Merck will join with rival Johnson & Johnson to step up J&J's Covid vaccine production

Tue, 2021-03-02 16:48 — mike kraft

Under a White House-brokered deal, Merck will help boost supplies of its rival Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine

The pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co will help manufacture the new Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine under an unusual deal, brokered by the White House, that could substantially increase the supply of the new vaccine and ramp up the pace of vaccination just as worrisome new variants of the virus have been found in the United States.

The arrangement, first reported by The Washington Post on Tuesday, comes just days after the Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

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European Union looks elsewhere to improve faltering vaccination efforts

Tue, 2021-03-02 11:03 — mike kraft

Europe's unified vaccination strategy is splintering The European Union's 27-nation vaccine strategy is splintering as member states turn to nations outside the bloc to boost a faltering rollout plagued by supply issues, contract skirmishes and sluggish takeup. Zamira Rahim, CNN CNN

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COVID-19 pandemic tensions prompt some attacks on health workers overseas

Tue, 2021-03-02 10:48 — mike kraft

COVID-19 pandemic fuels attacks on health workers globally Two Nigerian nurses were attacked by the family of a deceased COVID-19 patient. One nurse had her hair ripped out and suffered a fracture. The second was beaten into a coma. Following the... AP NEWS

Two Nigerian nurses were attacked by the family of a deceased COVID-19 patient. One nurse had her hair ripped out and suffered a fracture. The second was beaten into a coma.

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New Varient in Brazil causes concern, infected previous COVID-19 victims

Tue, 2021-03-02 10:03 — mike kraft

In just a matter of weeks, two variants of the coronavirus have become so familiar that you can hear their inscrutable alphanumeric names regularly uttered on television news.

B.1.1.7, first identified in Britain, has demonstrated the power to spread far and fast. In South Africa, a mutant called B.1.351 can dodge human antibodies, blunting the effectiveness of some vaccines.

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New virus cases rising globally for first time in weeks---WHO

Tue, 2021-03-02 09:37 — mike kraft

WHO: New virus cases rising globally for first time in weeks The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a briefing on Monday that new coronavirus cases are increasing worldwide f Zack Budryk TheHill

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Twitter taking more action aganst COVID vaccine misinformation

Mon, 2021-03-01 20:27 — mike kraft

Twitter cracks down on COVID vaccine misinformation SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter says it has begun labeling tweets that include misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and using a “strike system” to eventually remove accounts that repeatedly... AP NEWS

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter says it has begun labeling tweets that include misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and using a “strike system” to eventually remove accounts that repeatedly violate its rules.

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