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Biden bets on rapid COVID tests but they can be hard to find

Tue, 2021-09-21 21:55 — Naomisfreeman

Biden bets on rapid COVID tests but they can be hard to find WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is betting on millions more rapid, at-home tests to help curb the latest deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is overloading hospitals and threatening to shutter classrooms around the country. AP NEWS

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Will AstraZeneca shots be accepted for travel to the US?

Tue, 2021-09-21 17:21 — Naomisfreeman

EU says people vaccinated with AstraZeneca shots should be able to travel to U.S BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission said on Tuesday it would make sense for the United States to allow travel by people vaccinated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots, although existing U.S. guidance already authorises those travellers. On Monday, the White House said it would lift restrictions from November that bar EU citizens, including those fully vaccinated, from traveling to the United States.

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CDC recommends waiting period for Afghan flights to U.S. after measles cases

Mon, 2021-09-20 23:56 — mike kraft

CDC recommends waiting period for Afghan flights to U.S. after measles cases The CDC announced that it would halt flights to the U.S. for Afghan evacuees for at least a week out of an abundance of caution. Erin Banco POLITICO

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending the Biden administration halt flights of Afghan evacuees from military bases overseas to the U.S. for at least 21 days following a measles vaccination, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.

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The US death toll from Covid-19 has reached that of the 1918-1919 flu pandemic

Mon, 2021-09-20 22:36 — mike kraft

COVID has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000. The U.S. population a century ago was just one-third of what it is today, meaning the flu cut a much bigger, more lethal swath through the country. AP NEWS

COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000.

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Southern Baptist missionaries receive a new coronavirus vaccine mandate

Mon, 2021-09-20 17:55 — mike kraft

Southern Baptist missionaries receive a new coronavirus vaccine mandate Its leaders opposed President Biden’s recent vaccination mandate for businesses. Sarah Pulliam Bailey Washington Post

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Many faith leaders say no to endorsing vaccine exemptions

Mon, 2021-09-20 17:48 — mike kraft

Many faith leaders say no to endorsing vaccine exemptions As significant numbers of Americans seek religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates , many faith leaders are saying: Not with our endorsement. AP NEWS

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FDA expected to OK Pfizer boosters for older Americans this week

Mon, 2021-09-20 16:19 — mike kraft

Regulators expected to OK Pfizer boosters for older Americans this week U.S. regulators are expected to authorize a third booster shot of the Pfizer Inc /BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine for older and some high-risk Americans early this week in time for the government to roll them out by Friday as hoped. Michael Erman Reuters

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U.S. to ease travel restrictions for vaccinated foreign visitors, effective early Novemeber

Mon, 2021-09-20 15:49 — mike kraft

U.S. to ease travel restrictions for foreign visitors who are vaccinated against Covid The Biden administration will also require unvaccinated U.S. citizens to test a day before departure and after they return home. Leslie Josephs CNBC

The U.S. is planning to ease travel restrictions for international visitors who are vaccinated against Covid-19, including those from the U.K. and EU, the White House said Monday.

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