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Asian-Pacific countries, lagging in jabs, still rely on supression tactics

Tue, 2021-06-22 21:00 — mike kraft

The Countries Stuck in Coronavirus Purgatory Much of Asia cannot (or will not) yet get jabbed, so the region is still having to rely on suppression tactics. Timothy McLaughlin The Atlantic

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New book: Inside the Trump Administration's Reesponse to the Pandemic

Tue, 2021-06-22 20:19 — mike kraft

New book offers fresh details about chaos, conflicts inside Trump’s pandemic response At one point, the president mused about repatriating infected Americans in Asia to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Dan Diamond Washington Post

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White House confirms administration likely to miss its vaccination goal. y

Tue, 2021-06-22 18:46 — mike kraft

Biden administration likely to miss July 4 vaccine target as new Covid strain surges The setback comes amid a drop in the nation’s vaccination rate and difficulties in convincing younger Americans in particular to seek out the shot. POLITICO

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Thousands of young children lost parents to Covid but help is scarce

Tue, 2021-06-22 11:02 — mike kraft

Thousands of young children lost parents to Covid. Where’s help for them? More than 46,000 children in the U.S. have lost a parent to Covid-19. Finding support for them remains a challenge. NBC News

Five months after her husband died of Covid-19, Valerie Villegas can see how grief has wounded her children.

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IN DEPTH: A look at the disputes over the origin of COVID-19 --Washington Post

Mon, 2021-06-21 20:45 — mike kraft

Scientists battle over the ultimate origin story: Where did the coronavirus come from? Stanley Perlman, who has been studying coronaviruses for 39 years, got a nasty email June 4: "Dr. Frankenstein just wants more public money and wants to research things he shouldn't be messing with.

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UIPDATE: Israel hopes to restore vaccine echange deal after Palestinians reject initial doses for being too old

Mon, 2021-06-21 19:50 — mike kraft

Israel struggles to restore vaccine swap deal after Palestinians reject doses for being too old Some 100,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine delivered to the West Bank on Friday are headed for the trash because of their imminent expiration. Shira Rubin Washington Post

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India faces "black fungus" complictions as COVID-Wave begins to flatten despite vaccine hesitancy

Mon, 2021-06-21 18:05 — mike kraft

As COVID-19 wave begins to flatten in India, new deadly illness poses a challenge The country has reported more than 28,000 cases of a rare fungal infection, now increasingly seen in COVID-19 patients and survivors. cbseveningnews

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India's central government asks states to be careful in easing lockdowns

Sat, 2021-06-19 15:25 — mike kraft

India ask states to 'carefully calibrate' lockdown easing India's central government on Saturday urged states to be careful in reopening from COVID-19 lockdowns to prevent a resurgence of infections in the hard-hit country. Reuters Staff U.S.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s central government on Saturday urged states to be careful in reopening from COVID-19 lockdowns to prevent a resurgence of infections in the hard-hit country.

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Why the raging COVIS-19 infections overseas matters to the U.S.

Sat, 2021-06-19 13:11 — mike kraft

COVID-19 Is Still Raging in Much of the World Experts say airline travel makes it easier to spread a virus worldwide. Plus, a virus has more chances to mutate as long as it is circulating somewhere. Christopher Curley Healthline

Experts say the United States still faces dangers from the COVID-19 pandemic if the virus is circulating in other parts of the world.

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UPDATE:European Union opens up to nonessential travel from US. other countries

Fri, 2021-06-18 10:08 — mike kraft

European Union opens up to nonessential travel from US The European Union is opening up nonessential travel from the United States and other countries. Jordan Williams TheHill

The European Union is opening up nonessential travel from the United States and other countries.

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