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COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alert

Sun, 2021-11-28 11:01 — mike kraft

COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alert The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries on Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to stop the spread. In the U.S., Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious diseases expert, said he would not be surprised if the omicron variant was already in the United States, too. “We have not detected it yet, but when you have a virus that is showing this degree of transmissibility ...

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U.S., EU restrict travel from southern Africa because of new COVID variant named "omicron"

Fri, 2021-11-26 14:32 — mike kraft

New virus variant emerges in Africa, stokes worldwide fears | AP News BRUSSELS (AP) — The discovery of a new coronavirus variant sent a chill through much of the world Friday as nations raced to halt air travel, markets fell sharply and scientists held emergency meetings to weigh the exact risks, which were largely unknown. AP NEWS

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BioNTech says it will know in 2 weeks whether the COVID-19 vaccine it developed with Pfizer works against the new variant discovered in southern Africa

Fri, 2021-11-26 10:16 — mike kraft

BioNTech says it will know in 2 weeks whether the COVID-19 vaccine it developed with Pfizer works against the new variant rapidly spreading in southern Africa The B.1.1.529 variant has been detected in South Africa, Botswana, Hong Kong, and Israel, and is spreading rapidly. YahooNews

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New German government to establish expert high level scientific team to advise on countering coronavirus pandemic team to

Wed, 2021-11-24 19:19 — mike kraft

Germany faces grim COVID milestone with leadership in flux | AP News ESCHWEILER, Germany (AP) — As Germany inches toward the mark of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, the country's leader-in-waiting announced plans Wednesday to create an expert team at the heart of the next government to provide daily scientific advice on tackling the coronavirus pandemic. AP NEWS

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CEPI to expand COVID-19 vaccine testing network to assess countermeasures to other epidemic threats

Wed, 2021-11-24 17:53 — mike kraft

CEPI to expand COVID-19 vaccine testing network to assess countermeasures to other epidemic threats - Homeland Preparedness News Building on the success of its COVID-10 vaccine testing network to date, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) announced this week that it will expand its centralized testing capabilities to the development of vaccines for other epidemic and pandemic … Read More » Chris Galford Homeland Preparedness News

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German research study indicates Covid vaccine that creates T-cells ‘gives better immune response than current jabs

Wed, 2021-11-24 12:54 — mike kraft

Covid vaccine that creates T-cells ‘gives better immune response than current jabs’ A new vaccine designed to specifically create T-cells against Covid produces a better immune response than the alternatives already in use, according to trial data. YahooNews

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Russia cracks down on anti-vaxxer disinformation; inoculation campaign lags behind

Wed, 2021-11-24 12:23 — mike kraft

Russia cracks down on anti-vaxxer disinformation as inoculation push lags behind Russian authorities said on Wednesday they were scouring social networks and media websites to find people spreading false claims about the dangers of COVID-19 vaccination, the latest in a series of measures to invigorate sluggish inoculation rates. Gleb Stolyarov Reuters

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Coronavirus: former heads of pandemic review panel warn 'the world is losing time'

Wed, 2021-11-24 10:26 — mike kraft

Coronavirus: former heads of pandemic review panel warn 'the world is losing time' Governments are not moving fast enough to end the pandemic or to prevent another one, warned the former heads of an independent body tasked with grading the world on its response to Covid-19.

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U.S. Not Heading for Lockdown--White House

Tue, 2021-11-23 12:15 — mike kraft

White House says U.S. will not lock down to fight Covid as European nations implement restrictions "We can curb the spread of the virus without having to in any way shut down our economy," White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients said. Robert Towey CNBC

The Biden administration has no plans to curb future Covid-19 surges using a nationwide lockdown, White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients said at a briefing Monday.

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ANALYSIS: Antiviral pills will change the pandemic, but they can’t end it alone

Tue, 2021-11-23 11:59 — mike kraft

Treatments will change the pandemic, but they can’t end it alone A year after coronavirus vaccines dangled visions of an end to the pandemic, science has delivered inspiring results again: two antiviral pills that dramatically reduce the risk of hospitalization and death. Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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