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Scarity of medical oxygen in Africa, Latin America, causing unnecessary deaths --AP

Fri, 2021-02-26 01:36 — mike kraft

Medical oxygen scarce in Africa, Latin America amid virus DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A crisis over the supply of medical oxygen for coronavirus patients has struck nations in Africa and Latin America, where warnings went unheeded at the start of the pandemic... AP NEWS

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AstraZeneca to miss second-quarter EU vaccine supply target by half - EU official

Wed, 2021-02-24 00:49 — mike kraft

Exclusive: AstraZeneca to miss second-quarter EU vaccine supply target by half - EU official AstraZeneca expects to deliver less than half the COVID-19 vaccines it was contracted to supply the European Union in the second quarter, an EU official told Reuters on Tuesday. Francesco Guarascio U.S.

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G-7 leaders vow 'equitable' world vaccine access, but details scant

Fri, 2021-02-19 23:45 — mike kraft

G-7 vows 'equitable' world vaccine access, but details scant LONDON (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven economic powers promised Friday to immunize the world’s neediest people against the coronavirus by giving money, and precious vaccine doses, to a... AP NEWS

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How scarcity of niche biotech ingredients has slowed Covid-19 vaccine production

Fri, 2021-02-19 17:03 — mike kraft

Why grandparents can’t find vaccines: Scarcity of niche biotech ingredients Limited supply of key ingredients called lipids has constrained coronavirus vaccine manufacturing and contributed to the frustratingly slow rollout of shots in the United States and Europe. Christopher Rowland Washington Post

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UN says 130 countries have not received a single Covid vaccine dose

Thu, 2021-02-18 02:18 — mike kraft

'Wildly unfair': UN says 130 countries have not received a single Covid vaccine dose UN secretary general calls for ‘global vaccine taskforce’ led by G20 in what he says is a ‘moral test’ of world community Associated Press the Guardian

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Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine supply to the EU 30% below plans, sources say

Wed, 2021-02-17 16:15 — mike kraft

Exclusive: Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine supply to the EU 30% below plans, sources say Pfizer has not yet delivered to the European Union about 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses that were due in December, EU officials said, leaving it about one-third short of the supplies it had expected by now from the U.S. company. Francesco Guarascio U.S.

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Canada suffers major shortage of vaccines despite major downpayments

Fri, 2021-02-12 17:58 — mike kraft

Canada's vaccine rollout stalls, confining seniors to their homes for months to come Like most Canadian seniors, David and Carol Green have been patient and even good humored about the pandemic waves that have kept them house-bound for nearly a year. Paula Newton, CNN CNN

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Unwilling to wait, poorer countries seek their own vaccines

Sat, 2021-02-06 19:32 — mike kraft

Mutated virus may reinfect people already stricken once with covid-19, sparking debate and concerns The finding, though far from conclusive, has potential implications for how the pandemic will be brought under control, underscoring the critical role of vaccination. Carolyn Y. Johnson, William Wan Washington Post

ALSO SEE: Western countries have 'hoarded' Covid vaccines. Africa is being left behind as cases surge

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E.U. and U.K. Fighting Over Scarce Vaccines

Wed, 2021-01-27 16:23 — mike kraft

LONDON — The vaccine wars have come to Europe.

For months now, wealthy countries have been clearing the world’s shelves of coronavirus vaccines, leaving poorer nations with little hope of exiting the pandemic in 2021. But a fresh skirmish this week has pitted the rich against the rich — Britain versus the European Union — in the scramble for vials, opening a new and unabashedly nationalist competition that could poison relations and set back collective efforts to end the pandemic.

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