Vaccinations

ANALYSIS: What If We Never Reach Herd Immunity?

Fri, 2021-02-12 20:00 — mike kraft

What If We Never Reach Herd Immunity? Hitting the threshold might actually be impossible. But vaccines can still help end the pandemic. Sarah Zhang The Atlantic

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Covid-19 Vaccines have become a diplomacy tool in third world

Fri, 2021-02-12 12:37 — mike kraft

NEW DELHI — India, the unmatched vaccine manufacturing power, is giving away millions of doses to neighbors friendly and estranged. It is trying to counter China, which has made doling out shots a central plank of its foreign relations. And the United Arab Emirates, drawing on its oil riches, is buying jabs on behalf of its allies.

The coronavirus vaccine — one of the world’s most in-demand commodities — has become a new currency for international diplomacy.

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Canada suffers major shortage of vaccines despite major downpayments

Fri, 2021-02-12 11:58 — mike kraft

Canada's vaccine rollout stalls, confining seniors to their homes for months to come Like most Canadian seniors, David and Carol Green have been patient and even good humored about the pandemic waves that have kept them house-bound for nearly a year. Paula Newton, CNN CNN

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Coronavirus vaccines: Interactive charts showing how various countries are doing

Thu, 2021-02-11 21:51 — mike kraft

Coronavirus vaccines: How’s my country and the rest of the world doing? When it comes to vaccine distribution there is one question most people are asking - when will I be offered it? BBC News

When it comes to the coronavirus vaccine there is one question most people are asking - when will I get it? A handful of countries have set very specific vaccination targets, but for the rest of the world the picture is less clear.

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Guidance on what people can do safely after getting a COVID-19 vaccine

Thu, 2021-02-11 10:45 — mike kraft

After you get a COVID-19 vaccine, what can you do safely? As more people are fully vaccinated, certain activities will become less risky, but experts still recommend holding on to precautions for the near future. Science

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Fully vaccinated people can skip Covid quarantines, CDC says, with caveats

Thu, 2021-02-11 10:18 — mike kraft

Fully vaccinated people can skip Covid quarantines, CDC says People who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus -- right now that means with two doses of either the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccine -- can skip quarantine if they are exposed to someone infected with the virus, CDC said Wednesday. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

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Overview -- COCID-19 International developments

Thu, 2021-02-11 10:11 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus The African Union's disease control body said it was in discussions with Johnson & Johnson for the supply of more vaccine doses, while it also said it was not "walking away" from AstraZeneca's vaccine, after trial data showed it had greatly reduced efficacy against the variant... Reuters Staff U.S.

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WHO expert group recommends use of AstraZeneca vaccine

Wed, 2021-02-10 20:44 — mike kraft

WHO expert group recommends use of AstraZeneca vaccine GENEVA (AP) — Independent experts advising the World Health Organization about immunization on Wednesday recommended the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine even in countries that turned up worrying... AP NEWS

GENEVA (AP) — Independent experts advising the World Health Organization about immunization on Wednesday recommended the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine even in countries that turned up worrying coronavirus variants in their populations.

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