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Explanation of vaccine efficiency--NY Times

Sat, 2021-03-06 06:16 — mike kraft
What Do Vaccine Efficacy Numbers Actually Mean? All of the F.D.A.-authorized vaccines offer strong protection against Covid-19, and assessing their efficacy isn’t as simple as a head-to-head comparison. nytimes
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High summer heat in some neighborhoods adds to COVID risks

Sat, 2021-03-06 05:59 — mike kraft
A complicating factor in combating Covid hot spots: Heat Heat, environmental problems and the pandemic concentrate in certain neighborhoods. Here’s a new idea for what to do about it. POLITICO

Last summer, just as cases of Covid-19 began to surge in Southern California, so did the heat.

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Israel, Austria and Denmark agree to cooperate on developing vaccine booster shots.

Sat, 2021-03-06 02:45 — mike kraft
Israel, Austria and Denmark establish vaccine-supply alliance Israel, Austria and Denmark said on Thursday they would set up a joint research and development fund and possibly production facilities for COVID-19 vaccines to ensure they had long-term supplies for booster shots or to contend with virus mutations. Dan Williams U.S.
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study indicates AstraZeneca effective against Brazil variant, source says

Sat, 2021-03-06 01:18 — mike kraft
Exclusive: Oxford study indicates AstraZeneca effective against Brazil variant, source says Preliminary data from a study conducted at the University of Oxford indicates that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca PLC is effective against the P1, or Brazilian, variant, a source with knowledge of the study told Reuters on Friday. Rodrigo Viga Gaier U.S.
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Canada approves J&J Vaccine, its fourth cleared vaccine

Sat, 2021-03-06 01:11 — mike kraft
Canada clears Johnson & Johnson vaccine, first to approve 4 TORONTO (AP) — Canada is getting a fourth vaccine to prevent COVID-19 as the country's health regulator has cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two, officials... AP NEWS
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Fever scanners used to check temperatures to fight covid can be wildly inaccurate, researchers find

Fri, 2021-03-05 23:43 — mike kraft
Those fever scanners that everyone is using to fight covid can be wildly inaccurate, researchers find A flood of thermal scanners hit the market last year. But researchers say many of the devices use software that can make a feverish person appear perfectly well. Drew Harwell Washington Post
 
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Report: Covid-19 death rates 10 times higher in countries where most adults are overweight

Fri, 2021-03-05 07:54 — mike kraft
Covid-19 death rates 10 times higher in countries where most adults are overweight, report finds The risk of death from Covid-19 is about 10 times higher in countries where more than half of the population is overweight, according to a report released Wednesday by the World Obesity Forum. Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN CNN
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ANALYSIS: Why Vaccinated People Still Need to Wear a Mask

Fri, 2021-03-05 07:35 — mike kraft

The new Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna seem to be remarkably good at preventing serious illness. But it’s unclear how well they will curb the spread of the coronavirus.

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Some religious leaders minimize fetal tissue issue in J&J vaccine

Fri, 2021-03-05 03:23 — mike kraft
Religious leaders reassure faithful over Johnson & Johnson vaccine Some religious leaders are speaking out in favor of Catholics receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after the U.S. Sarah Polus TheHill
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Research beginning into when will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines?

Fri, 2021-03-05 02:56 — mike kraft
When will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines? NEW YORK (AP) — When will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines? It depends on the child's age, but some teenagers could be rolling up their sleeves before too long. The Pfizer... AP NEWS
 
When will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines? (AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)
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Italy blocks AstraZeneca vaccine shipoment to Australia, using new regulations

Fri, 2021-03-05 02:35 — mike kraft
Covid: Italy 'blocks' AstraZeneca vaccine shipment to Australia The bar on shipping 250,000 doses amid a row with the firm is backed by the EU. BBC News

The Italian government has blocked the export of an Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine shipment to Australia.

The decision affects 250,000 doses of the vaccine produced at an AstraZeneca facility in Italy.

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Europe starts formal review of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine

Fri, 2021-03-05 01:19 — mike kraft
Europe starts formal review of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine Europe's medicines regulator said on Thursday it had started a rolling review of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, an important display of confidence in the shot that paves the way for its potential approval across the 27-nation bloc. Andrew Osborn, Pushkala Aripaka U.S.
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Vaccine 2nd doses issue: US says necessary, Canada and Germany extend

Fri, 2021-03-05 01:05 — mike kraft
Two doses of Pfizer and Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine are necessary, officials say, but questions still linger The United States is holding firm to the strategy to administer two doses of the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines a few weeks apart. Still, the idea of expanding the supply by dispensing only one dose hasn't faded away. The Trump administration's surgeon general, Dr. Jerome Adams, said in a tweet on Tuesday that the good protection available with one shot "is better than great protection for a few." Jen Christensen, CNN CNN
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Political Analysis: Biden aims to manage expectations with pandemic amid various uncertainities

Thu, 2021-03-04 02:38 — mike kraft
Analysis: Biden aims to manage expectations with pandemic WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden doesn’t just have to manage the coronavirus pandemic — he also has to manage people’s expectations for how soon the country will come out of it. And on... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden doesn’t just have to manage the coronavirus pandemic — he also has to manage people’s expectations for how soon the country will come out of it.

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Antibodies from South African variant may offer cross-protection-- South African scientists

Thu, 2021-03-04 01:59 — mike kraft
South African scientists find antibodies from variant may offer cross-protection Research by South African scientists suggests that antibodies triggered by exposure to the country's dominant coronavirus variant can prevent infection by other variants, the scientists said on Wednesday. Alexander Winning U.S.
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