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Covid vaccine booster shots might be necessary for some as early as September

Thu, 2021-05-20 14:03 — mike kraft

Vaccine boosters could be necessary as soon as the fall The CEOs of Moderna and Pfizer said a third shot could be necessary as soon as September. Caitlin Owens Axios

The first Americans to be vaccinated against the coronavirus could require a third "booster" shot as early as September, the CEOs of Pfizer and Moderna told Axios.

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More details on studies on vaccine effectiveness against varient discovered in India

Wed, 2021-05-19 22:29 — mike kraft

COVID vaccines can block variant hitting Asia, lab study finds Assays using live SARS-CoV-2 offer hope that the vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna will protect against a viral strain first seen in India. Nidhi Subbaraman Nature

Gold-standard experiments on two COVID-19 vaccines suggest that they confer immunity against a subtype of the SARS-CoV-2 variant tearing through India. But the research also hints that this subtype is more resistant to antibodies than are other forms of the virus.

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COVID-19 vaccines used in the US are likely to work against the variant first found in India--Dr.Fauci

Wed, 2021-05-19 22:14 — mike kraft

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Why thousands of Covid-19 vaccine doses going to waste in Africa

Wed, 2021-05-19 15:25 — mike kraft

African countries have struggled to secure enough Covid-19 vaccines. So why are thousands of doses going to waste? While many African nations are still struggling to get enough Covid-19 vaccines to protect their populations, those that have managed to shore up doses are struggling to administer them in time. Now they're facing the bitter reality of having to destroy thousands of expired doses. By <a href="/profiles/julia-hollingsworth">Julia Hollingsworth</a> and Adam Renton, CNN CNN

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ANALYSIS: Racial Gap in U.S. Vaccinations Is Shrinking, but Work Remains

Wed, 2021-05-19 15:00 — mike kraft

The Racial Gap in U.S. Vaccinations Is Shrinking, but Work Remains Known vaccination rates for Hispanic, Black, Native and Asian populations all now outpace vaccination for white people per capita. But because they have lagged for months, states still have significant ground to make up. The New York Times

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EU eases travel restrictions on non-EU tourists, including vaccinated Americans

Wed, 2021-05-19 14:49 — mike kraft

EU agrees to ease travel restrictions on non-EU tourists European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-EU visitors ahead of the summer tourist season, two EU sources said. Philip Blenkinsop Reuters

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Taiwan, once a covid success story, faces outbreak and vaccine shortage

Wed, 2021-05-19 02:28 — mike kraft

Once a covid success story, Taiwan struggles with a vaccine shortage Residents rush to get vaccinated amid the island's worst outbreak, only to find there are nowhere near enough doses. Lily Kuo, Alicia Chen Washington Post

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Experts say the U.S. pledge to deliver 80 million vaccine doses to other countries needs boosting

Tue, 2021-05-18 16:57 — mike kraft

The U.S. has promised 80 million vaccine doses to other countries. Experts say it isn’t nearly enough.

(New York Times) If all goes according to plan, the United States will soon send 80 million doses of Covid vaccines to help countries beleaguered by the coronavirus, President Biden said on Monday.

But world leaders, experts and advocates warn much more is needed to stop the virus from running rampant in much of the world, which gives it time to mutate and possibly evolve until it can evade vaccines.

Activists, too, have joined the cohort of voices calling on the Biden administration to move boldly. “Donating 80 million doses of vaccines without a plan to scale up production worldwide is like putting a Band-Aid on a machete wound,” said Gregg Gonsalves, a longtime AIDS activist.

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