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Leaders of the major industrial nations have pledged one billion Covid vaccine doses to poor countries as a "big step towards vaccinating the world", Boris Johnson has said.

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Mexico: government says says COVID-19 has affected a fourth of its population

Sat, 2021-06-12 09:52 — mike kraft

Mexico says COVID-19 has affected a fourth of its population About a quarter of Mexico's 126 million people are estimated to have been infected with the coronavirus, the health ministry said on Friday, far more than the country's confirmed infections. Reuters Reuters

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Indian state sharply raises COVID-19 death toll as country braces for a possib le next wave.

Fri, 2021-06-11 12:27 — mike kraft

Indian state sharply raises COVID-19 death toll prompting call for wide review An Indian state has raised its COVID-19 death toll sharply higher after the discovery of thousands of unreported cases, lending weight to suspicion that India's overall death tally is significantly more than the official figure. Manas Mishra,Neha Arora Reuters

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FDA advisers debate criteria for approving a coronavirus vaccine for young children

Fri, 2021-06-11 10:25 — mike kraft

FDA advisers debate standards on a coronavirus vaccine for young children Executives from Pfizer and Moderna have said that data showing whether their vaccines are effective in younger children are expected by fall. Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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Worldwide Coronavirus deaths this year surpass 2020 total

Fri, 2021-06-11 09:29 — mike kraft

Coronavirus deaths this year surpass 2020 total The coronavirus pandemic has already killed more people this year than in all of 2020, according to a Wall Street Journal Caroline Vakil TheHill

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British PM says G-7 nations expected to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world

Thu, 2021-06-10 17:42 — mike kraft

G-7 nations expected to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world ST. IVES, England (AP) — The Group of Seven nations are set to commit to sharing at least 1 billion coronavirus shots with the world, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Thursday, with half coming from the U.S. AP NEWS

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ANALYSIS: Which groups in the US are still dying of COVID-19-- South still lags in vaccinations

Thu, 2021-06-10 11:01 — mike kraft

Which Groups Are Still Dying of Covid in the U.S.? Deaths have dropped precipitously since their January peak, but the coronavirus continues to claim several thousand lives per week. The New York Times

Deaths from Covid-19 have dropped 90 percent in the United States since their peak in January, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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