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Canada approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children, shipments to start immediately

Fri, 2021-11-19 10:54 — mike kraft

Canada approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children, shipments to start immediately Canada on Friday authorized the use of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, paving the way for the inoculation of elementary school-age children across the country. Reuters Reuters

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The shot is the first to be made available for young children in Canada. Officials had made clear for weeks that the decision would be favorable, noting that incidences of COVID-19 are highest in those under 12.

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Scientists puzzled but cautious as Africa so far avoids COVID disaster

Fri, 2021-11-19 10:45 — mike kraft

Scientists mystified, wary, as Africa avoids COVID disaster HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — At a busy market in a poor township outside Harare this week, Nyasha Ndou kept his mask in his pocket, as hundreds of other people, mostly unmasked, jostled to buy and sell fruit and vegetables displayed on wooden tables and plastic sheets. AP NEWS

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Little kids can likely read your emotions even when you wear a face mask, study finds

Mon, 2021-11-15 18:54 — mike kraft

Little kids can likely read your emotions even when you wear a face mask, study finds A study of over 300 children ages 3 to 6 found that they can determine a person's emotions, even while they were wearing a face mask. Jen Christensen, CNN CNN

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New study indicated one out of seven kids infected with COVID have late symptoms

Fri, 2021-11-12 17:19 — mike kraft

Once-healthy kids face symptoms months after COVID infection A recent study found that COVID affects one in seven children months after they were infected. YahooNews

....A recent study in the United Kingdom found that COVID affects one in seven children months after they were infected. Symptoms can include headaches, anxiety, lung issues and fatigue.

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Parents' income might predict whether children get Covid-19 vaccinations

Fri, 2021-11-12 10:37 — mike kraft

Parents' income might predict Covid-19 vaccination choices for their children Along with what state you live in and what political party you belong to, there's another factor that helps predict attitudes about vaccination: income. Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent CNN

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Moderna says Covid vaccine has fewer breakthrough cases than Pfizer’s, but higher myocarditis rates in young men

Thu, 2021-11-11 18:12 — mike kraft

Moderna defended the use of its Covid vaccine, saying the protection it offers against severe disease, hospitalization and death outweighs the risk of myocarditis.

Moderna defended the use of its Covid-19 vaccine Thursday, saying the protection it offers against severe disease, hospitalization and death outweighs the risk of myocarditis, a rare heart condition seen in a small number of young men who received the shot.

The company announced last week that the Food and Drug Administration needed more time to decide whether to authorize its two-dose vaccine for use in children ages 12 to 17 as the agency looks into reports of myocarditis, or the inflammation of the heart muscle. ...

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