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Pressure is growing on American drug companies — particularly Moderna, the upstart biotech firm that developed its coronavirus vaccine with billions of dollars in taxpayer money — to share their formulas with manufacturers in nations that desperately need more shots.

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Biden announces US will double global donation of COVID-19 vaccine doses

Wed, 2021-09-22 22:30 — mike kraft

Biden doubles US global donation of COVID-19 vaccine shots President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the United States is doubling its purchase of Pfizer's COVID-19 shots to share with the world to 1 billion doses as he embraces the goal of vaccinating 70% of the global population within the next year. AP NEWS

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California has the lowest coronavirus transmission rate in the U.S. --How it did it.

Wed, 2021-09-22 18:09 — mike kraft

California now has nation's lowest virus transmission rate California has the lowest coronavirus transmission rate of any state following a sharp decline in cases and hospitalizations after a summer surge. The nation's most populous state is the only one experiencing “substantial" coronavirus transmission, the second-highest level on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's color-coded map. In all other U.S.

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England's chief medical officer says COVID-19 transmission highest in children

Wed, 2021-09-22 17:29 — mike kraft

England's top medic says COVID-19 transmission highest in children England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said on Wednesday that COVID-19 transmission was currently highest in 12- to 15-year-olds, and that almost all unvaccinated children would get infected at some point. Alistair Smout Reuters

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Breakthrough COVID-19 cases expected to become more common in coming months

Wed, 2021-09-22 17:15 — mike kraft

Breakthrough COVID-19 cases expected to become increasingly common Experts blame the rise of the delta variant and declining efficacy of coronavirus vaccines but say there is no need for alarm. Roll Call

A breakthrough case of COVID-19 occurs when a person contracts COVID-19 at least two full weeks after the final dose of the vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks only breakthrough cases that result in hospitalization or death, as these incidences are both serious and very rare.

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