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Australia faces clusters of COVID-19 clusters in new dangerous phaser

Mon, 2021-06-28 18:13 — mike kraft

Australia battles several clusters in new pandemic phase CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia was battling to contain several COVID-19 clusters around the country on Monday in what some experts have described as the nation’s most dangerous stage of the pandemic since the earliest days. AP NEWS

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Oxford vaccine produces strong immune response from booster shot - study

Mon, 2021-06-28 15:03 — mike kraft

Oxford vaccine produces strong immune response from booster shot - study A third shot of the Oxford-AstraZeneca (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine produces a strong immune response, researchers said on Monday, adding there was not yet evidence that such shots were needed, especially given shortages in some countries. Alistair Smout Reuters

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Booster may be needed for J&J shot as Delta variant spreads

Sat, 2021-06-26 16:04 — mike kraft

Booster may be needed for J&J shot as Delta variant spreads, some experts already taking them Infectious disease experts are weighing the need for booster shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech (PFE.N), or Moderna (MRNA.O) mRNA-based vaccines for Americans who received Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) one-dose vaccine due to the increasing prevalence of the more contagious Delta coronavirus variant.

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WHO urges fully vaccinated people to continue to wear masks as delta Covid variant spreads

Sat, 2021-06-26 15:55 — mike kraft

WHO urges fully vaccinated people to continue to wear masks as delta Covid variant spreads "People cannot feel safe just because they had the two doses. They still need to protect themselves," WHO official Dr. Mariangela Simao told reporters. Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC

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It could take up to a year for covid victims to regain ability to taste and smell

Fri, 2021-06-25 23:22 — mike kraft

Lost your sense of taste and smell from COVID? It could take up to a year to get back, study finds: Latest COVID-19 updates COVID-19 survivors who lost their sense of taste and smell may have to wait up to a year to fully recover, a new study says. The latest COVID updates. Adrianna Rodriguez and Doyle Rice USA TODAY

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Russia mandates vaccinations for some as virus cases surge

Fri, 2021-06-25 16:39 — mike kraft

Russia mandates vaccinations for some as virus cases surge MOSCOW (AP) — They tried grocery giveaways and lotteries for new cars and apartments. But an ambitious plan of vaccinating 30 million Russians by mid-June still has fallen short by a third. So now, many regional governments across the vast country are obligating some workers to get vaccinated and requiring the shots to enter certain businesses, like restaurants. AP NEWS

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Researchers looking into possible benefits of people receiving two different coronavirus vaccines

Fri, 2021-06-25 14:41 — mike kraft

The most widely used coronavirus vaccines are designed as two-shot inoculations, and nearly everyone worldwide who has had both doses has received the same vaccine both times.

But that is changing, as more countries are allowing — and even, in some cases, encouraging — mix-and-match inoculation, with people receiving a first shot of one vaccine, and then a second shot of a different one. On Tuesday, Germany’s government revealed that Chancellor Angela Merkel had received two different shots, adding to the growing interest in the practice.

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COVAX vaccines to receive more funding; tighter access planned

Fri, 2021-06-25 14:31 — mike kraft

More funds approved for COVAX vaccines, tighter access planned - statement The board of the GAVI vaccine alliance has approved a further $775 million to fund the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to lower-income economies over the next two years, as it plans to accelerate the rollout, it said on Friday. Reuters Reuters

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Some previously relaxed places are reimposing restrictions because of new COVID-19 outbreaks

Fri, 2021-06-25 14:23 — mike kraft

New COVID-19 Outbreaks Are Driving Some Places Back Under Lockdown And Behind Masks Health officials around the world have announced renewed restrictions this week as they see clusters of outbreaks from the delta variant of the coronavirus. NPR.org

An increase of coronavirus infections around the world is forcing some governments to reimplement lockdown measures to control the spread of the virus.

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ANALYSIS: Almost all of those dying in the U.S. from COVID-19 have not been vaccinated

Fri, 2021-06-25 02:23 — mike kraft

Nearly all of theCOVID deaths in the U.S. are among the unvaccinated

Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication that deaths per day — now down to under 300 — could be practically zero if everyone eligible got the vaccine.

An Associated Press analysis of available government data from May shows that “breakthrough” infections in fully vaccinated people accounted for fewer than 1,200 of more than 853,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations. That’s about 0.1%.

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