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With the global supply of Covid-19 vaccine still woefully inadequate, vaccine makers are scouring the pharmaceutical landscape for partners to ramp up manufacturing, and civil society groups are pressing politicians to waive intellectual property protections in a bid to spur still more production.

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Study: The Delta Variant Isn't Just Hyper-Contagious. It Also Grows More Rapidly Inside victims

Fri, 2021-07-09 14:27 — mike kraft

The Delta Variant Isn't Just Hyper-Contagious. It Also Grows More Rapidly Inside You New research from China suggests people infected with the delta variant have, on average, about 1,000 times more virus in their respiratory tracts than those infected with the original strain. NPR.org

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Overview: WHO sounds alarm as global deaths top 4 million, delta spreads to 100 countries

Fri, 2021-07-09 14:14 — mike kraft

Coronavirus world updates: WHO sounds alarm as global deaths top 4 million, delta spreads to 100 countries WHO chief warned that more contagious variants are “currently winning the race against vaccines” with much of the world’s population unvaccinated. Erin Cunningham Washington Post

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After Pfizer says vax booster may be needed, CDC and FDA say not necessarily so yet

Fri, 2021-07-09 13:59 — mike kraft

Fully vaccinated people don't need Covid boosters, health agencies say "We are prepared for booster doses if and when the science demonstrates that they are needed," the FDA and the CDC said. NBC News

People who are fully vaccinated do not need Covid-19 boosters, health and drug officials said Thursday.

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New study shows need for full vaccination to protect against Belta or Delta variants

Thu, 2021-07-08 22:43 — mike kraft

New study shows need for full vaccination to protect against delta variant A study released Thursday found that one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or AstraZeneca vaccines “barely” offers any protection against the delta variant of COVID-19. Mychael Schnell TheHill

A study released Thursday found that one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or AstraZeneca vaccines “barely” offers any protection against the delta variant of COVID-19.

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