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Merck says antiviral drug molnupiravir shows quicker reduction in covid-19 infections

Sun, 2021-03-07 01:56 — mike kraft
Merck says study shows COVID-19 drug causes quick reduction in virus U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc said on Saturday the experimental antiviral drug molnupiravir it is developing with Ridgeback Bio showed a quicker reduction in infectious virus in its phase 2a study among participants with early COVID-19. Reuters Staff U.S.
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Explanation of vaccine efficiency--NY Times

Sat, 2021-03-06 04:16 — 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 03:59 — 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 00:45 — 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

Fri, 2021-03-05 23:18 — 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

Fri, 2021-03-05 23:11 — 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 21:43 — 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 05:54 — 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 05:35 — 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 01:23 — 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 00:56 — 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 00:35 — 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

Thu, 2021-03-04 23:19 — 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

Thu, 2021-03-04 23:05 — 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 00:38 — 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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