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U.S. to lift travel curbs on eight African countries

Fri, 2021-12-24 10:17 — mike kraft

Exclusive: U.S. to lift travel curbs on eight African countries The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries imposed last month over concerns about the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, the White House said Friday. David Shepardson Reuters

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Overview: Asia/Pacific, Europe, U.S., Africa, Mideast

Thu, 2021-12-23 12:54 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Two vaccine makers said their shots protected against Omicron as UK data suggested it may cause proportionally fewer hospital cases than the Delta coronavirus variant, though public health experts warned the battle against COVID-19 was far from over. Reuters Reuters

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CDC adds Spain, 7 other places, to its highest travel risk level

Tue, 2021-12-21 10:27 — mike kraft

CDC moves 8 places, including the world's No. 2 destination, to its highest travel risk level The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added eight destinations to its highest-risk category for travel on Monday, including tourist favorite Spain. Find out the other seven places now on Level 4. By Forrest Brown, CNN CNN

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Prelimninary Research Indicates Most of the World’s Vaccines Likely Won’t Prevent Infection From Omicron

Mon, 2021-12-20 11:07 — mike kraft

A growing body of preliminary research suggests the Covid vaccines used in most of the world offer almost no defense against becoming infected by the highly contagious Omicron variant.

All vaccines still seem to provide a significant degree of protection against serious illness from Omicron, which is the most crucial goal. But only the Pfizer and Moderna shots, when reinforced by a booster, appear to have initial success at stopping infections, and these vaccines are unavailable in most of the world.

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S.Africa says vaccines, prior infection help mildness of Omicron COVID cases

Fri, 2021-12-17 10:03 — mike kraft

S.Africa says vaccines, prior infection help mildness of COVID cases South Africa's health minister said on Friday that the government believed that vaccines and high levels of prior COVID-19 infection were helping to keep disease milder in a wave driven by the Omicron variant. Alexander Winning Reuters

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Refugees lack COVID shots because drugmakers fear lawsuits - UN documents

Thu, 2021-12-16 11:38 — mike kraft

Refugees lack COVID shots because drugmakers fear lawsuits - documents Tens of millions of migrants may be denied COVID-19 vaccines from a global programme because some major manufacturers are worried about legal risks from harmful side effects, according to officials and internal documents from Gavi, the charity operating the programme, reviewed by Reuters. Francesco Guarascio,Panu Wongcha-um Reuters

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S.Africa reports record daily COVID-19 cases as Omicron spreads

Wed, 2021-12-15 20:43 — mike kraft

S.Africa reports record daily COVID-19 cases as Omicron spreads South Africa reported a record number of new daily COVID-19 infections on Wednesday in a fourth wave believed to be largely caused by the Omicron coronavirus variant. Reuters Reuters

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More than 40% of people with COVID-19 never show symptoms, study finds

Wed, 2021-12-15 17:40 — mike kraft

More than 40% of people with COVID-19 never show symptoms, study finds. What experts have learned about these cases. Researchers looked at 95 studies from Jan. 2020 to Feb. 2021 consisting of nearly 30M people in Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Africa. YahooNews

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Vaccines are not being wasted in Africa, WHO official says

Tue, 2021-12-14 12:35 — mike kraft

Vaccines are not being wasted in Africa, WHO official says The World Health Organization’s regional office for Africa says it is necessary to “dispel” the notion that vaccines are being wasted in Africa, explaining less than 0.25% of doses made available to the continent have expired. By Ed Upright CNN

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Reuters summary of some other recent studies on COVID-19.

Tue, 2021-12-14 10:24 — mike kraft

Vaccines appear weak at blocking Omicron, better against severe disease The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Nancy Lapid Reuters

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