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...While minority communities across the United States have struggled to trust the vaccine, the opposite is true for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a Native American tribe of 16,000 in western North Carolina, and other tribes across the country, which were also quick to adopt coronavirus prevention measures.

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Grocery workers feeling left out of vaccinations

Wed, 2021-02-17 10:28 — mike kraft

Vaccine delays leave grocery workers feeling expendable As panicked Americans cleared supermarkets of toilet paper and food last spring, grocery employees gained recognition as among the most indispensable of the pandemic's front-line workers. A... AP NEWS

As panicked Americans cleared supermarkets of toilet paper and food last spring, grocery employees gained recognition as among the most indispensable of the pandemic’s front-line workers.

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Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine supply to the EU 30% below plans, sources say

Wed, 2021-02-17 10:15 — mike kraft

Exclusive: Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine supply to the EU 30% below plans, sources say Pfizer has not yet delivered to the European Union about 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses that were due in December, EU officials said, leaving it about one-third short of the supplies it had expected by now from the U.S. company. Francesco Guarascio U.S.

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OVERVIEW: Rate of new coronavirus cases declining around the world, WHO says

Wed, 2021-02-17 10:05 — mike kraft

Live updates: Rate of new coronavirus cases declining around the world, WHO says In the United States, the number of new infections has fallen by 23.7 percent in the past week. That decline came as nearly 40 million people were reported to have received at least one coronavirus vaccine dose in the United States. Erin Cunningham, Derek Hawkins Washington Post

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WHO listed two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Tue, 2021-02-16 22:47 — mike kraft

WHO lists two additional COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use and COVAX roll-out Today WHO listed two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for these vaccines to be rolled out globally through COVAX.

WHO listed two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for these vaccines to be rolled out globally through COVAX. The vaccines are produced by AstraZeneca-SKBio (Republic of Korea) and the Serum Institute of India.

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Covid may never completely go away but become seasonal like the flu or colds

Tue, 2021-02-16 22:35 — mike kraft

Will COVID-19 become seasonal, like the flu? Here's what infectious disease experts think will happen in the years to come. TODAY.com

It's not guaranteed, but it's looking more like the winter months may become cold, flu and COVID-19 season.

Vaccines promise to defang the new coronavirus, taming it so that it's unable to cause serious disease and deaths, or threaten hospitals' ability to deal with patients.

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New COVID-19 cases in U.S. fall for fifth week in a row

Tue, 2021-02-16 20:31 — mike kraft

New COVID-19 cases in U.S. fall for fifth week in a row The United States last week reported a 23% drop in new cases of COVID-19 and a 16% fall in the number of people hospitalized with the virus, with both figures declining for a fifth week in a row. Reuters Staff U.S.

(Reuters) - The United States last week reported a 23% drop in new cases of COVID-19 and a 16% fall in the number of people hospitalized with the virus, with both figures declining for a fifth week in a row.

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