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Biden administration may not approve covid vaccines until June for kids under 5 --sources

Thu, 2022-04-21 17:39 — mike kraft

Waiting for a Covid vaccine for your under-5 kid? It may take a bit longer. Public health protocols are being relaxed around the country. But the one segment of the population for which the vaccine isn’t authorized is going to have to wait longer. POLITICO

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G20 agrees to set up global pandemic preparedness fund

Thu, 2022-04-21 17:26 — mike kraft

G20 agrees to set up global pandemic preparedness fund G20 countries have provisionally agreed to set up a global fund for pandemic preparedness, likely to be housed at the World Bank. Reuters Reuters

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The Omicron variants: An overview of the tracking and the related research

Thu, 2022-04-21 11:20 — mike kraft

Omicron splinters into fast-spreading lineages, highlighting coronavirus's evolution A burgeoning form of Omicron, called BA.2.12.1 — itself a sublineage of the BA.2 branch — now accounts for nearly one in five cases of Covid-19 in the U.S. Andrew Joseph STAT

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Vaccine research: CureVac, GSK's experimental COVID variant vaccine effective in mice -study

Thu, 2022-04-21 11:09 — mike kraft

CureVac, GSK's experimental COVID variant vaccine effective in mice -study CureVac and GSK's second-generation vaccine candidate targeting two recent COVID-19 variants has been shown to be highly effective in preclinical studies on mice, CureVac said, as it seeks to catch up with rivals' development work. Ludwig Burger Reuters

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Moderna to file for EUA of COVID-19 shot for very young kids by end of April

Thu, 2022-04-21 10:58 — mike kraft

Moderna to file for EUA of COVID-19 shot for very young kids by April end Moderna plans to submit an application to the U.S. health regulator for emergency use authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine among kids between the ages of six months to five years by end of the month, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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CDC advisers consider what's next for Covid-19 boosters

Thu, 2022-04-21 10:48 — mike kraft

CDC advisers mull what's next for Covid-19 boosters Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to mull over what the future of Covid-19 booster shots might look like -- and they acknowledge that entirely different vaccine formulations could be needed. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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Shanghai allows 4 million out of homes as virus rules ease

Wed, 2022-04-20 19:54 — mike kraft

Shanghai allows 4 million out of homes as virus rules ease BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai allowed 4 million more people out of their homes Wednesday as anti-virus controls that shut down China's biggest city eased, while the International Monetary Fund cut its forecast of Chinese economic growth and warned the global flow of industrial goods might be disrupted. AP NEWS

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WHO funding plan watered down after U.S. calls for reform - draft document

Wed, 2022-04-20 18:10 — mike kraft

WHO funding plan watered down after U.S. calls for reform - draft document A planned funding overhaul aimed at strengthening the World Health Organization (WHO) has been partly watered down, according to an internal document seen by Reuters, after pressure from the United States and other donor countries. Francesco Guarascio Reuters

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Increased use of home testing means covid cases could be undercounted even more than before

Wed, 2022-04-20 17:51 — mike kraft

Rise in at-home testing means we could be undercounting Covid-19 cases even more than before As the number of Covid-19 cases grows in the United States, experts wonder if the country fully understands the current threat from the pandemic. Jen Christensen, Jacqueline Howard and Deidre McPhillips, CNN CNN

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Biden administration may not approve covid vaccines until June for kids under 5 --sources

G20 agrees to set up global pandemic preparedness fund

The Omicron variants: An overview of the tracking and the related research

Vaccine research: CureVac, GSK's experimental COVID variant vaccine effective in mice -study

Moderna to file for EUA of COVID-19 shot for very young kids by end of April

CDC advisers consider what's next for Covid-19 boosters

Shanghai allows 4 million out of homes as virus rules ease

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WHO funding plan watered down after U.S. calls for reform - draft document

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