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WHO warns Covid-19 pandemic is 'not necessarily the big one'

Tue, 2020-12-29 16:31 — mike kraft

WHO warns Covid-19 pandemic is 'not necessarily the big one' Experts tell end of year media briefing that virus is likely to become endemic and the world will have to learn to live with it Melissa Davey the Guardian

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For Covid-19 Vaccines, Some Are Too Rich — and Too Poor

Tue, 2020-12-29 15:57 — mike kraft

CAPE TOWN — A few months from now, a factory in South Africa is expected to begin churning out a million doses of Covid-19 vaccine each day in the African country hardest-hit by the pandemic.

But those vials will probably be shipped to a distribution center in Europe and then rushed to Western countries that have pre-ordered them by the hundreds of millions. None have been set aside for South Africa.

The country, which will help manufacture the vaccine and whose citizens have enrolled in clinical trials, does not expect to see the first trickle of doses until around the middle of next year. By then, the United States, Britain and Canada may already have vaccinated more than 100 million people.

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Investigation: The CDC’s failed race against covid-19: A threat underestimated and a test overcomplicated

Tue, 2020-12-29 01:16 — mike kraft

The CDC’s failed race against covid-19: A threat underestimated and a test overcomplicated Thai scientists deployed a coronavirus test within hours. The CDC took 46 days to roll out a working test as the virus spread. David Willman Washington Post

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The curse of the incidental illness: Seen as side effects to Covid vaccinations, ailments may have little to do with them

Tue, 2020-12-29 00:43 — mike kraft

Incidental illnesses threaten to give Covid-19 vaccines a bad rap There's a lack of public understanding that many problems that occur after vaccination probably aren’t tied to immunization itself. Helen Branswell STAT

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How Much Herd Immunity Is Enough?

Sun, 2020-12-27 15:34 — mike kraft

At what point does a country achieve herd immunity? What portion of the population must acquire resistance to the coronavirus, either through infection or vaccination, in order for the disease to fade away and life to return to normal?

Since the start of the pandemic, the figure that many epidemiologists have offered has been 60 to 70 percent. That range is still cited by the World Health Organization and is often repeated during discussions of the future course of the disease.

Although it is impossible to know with certainty what the limit will be until we reach it and transmission stops, having a good estimate is important: It gives Americans a sense of when we can hope to breathe freely again.

Recently, a figure to whom millions of Americans look for guidance — Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, an adviser to both the Trump administration and the incoming Biden administration — has begun incrementally raising his herd-immunity estimate.

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CDC issues new guidance about vaccinations for people with underlying health conditions

Sun, 2020-12-27 15:28 — mike kraft

CDC issues new guidance about vaccinations for people with underlying The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday issued a new guidance stating that people with underlying health conditions can receive a coronavirus vaccine. Celine Castronuovo TheHill

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday issued a new guidance stating that people with underlying health conditions can receive a coronavirus vaccine.

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A side-by-side comparison of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines

Sat, 2020-12-26 16:46 — mike kraft

A side-by-side comparison of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines A look at how the two authorized vaccines stack up against one another on a host of factors, including efficacy and safety. Helen Branswell STAT

In an ideal world, a pandemic vaccine could be delivered in a single shot, so supplies could be stretched to cover a lot of people. It would trigger no side effect more significant than a sore arm. And it would be easy to ship and store.

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Why you still need to wear a mask after getting COVID-19 vaccine

Sat, 2020-12-26 15:08 — mike kraft

Why you still need to wear a mask after getting COVID-19 vaccine Getting the vaccine does not mean you can ignore precautions. ABC News ABC News

As the promise of a COVID-19 vaccine is fulfilled amid the rollout of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, the need to continue wearing masks, washing your hands and maintaining social distancing remains mission critical to protecting lives.

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What we know about the UK coronavirus variant

Sat, 2020-12-26 14:35 — mike kraft

What we know about the UK coronavirus variant Dozens of countries have banned travel from the UK in an effort to contain a new Covid-19 variant first reported in England. By <a href="/profiles/nectar-gan">Nectar Gan</a>, <a href="/profiles/brett-mckeehan">Brett McKeehan</a>, Zamira Rahim, Ed Upright and Melissa Macaya, CNN CNN

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New studies find having COVID-19 may protect against reinfection

Thu, 2020-12-24 21:50 — mike kraft

Two new studies give encouraging evidence that having COVID-19 may offer some protection against future infections. Researchers found that people who made antibodies to the coronavirus were much less likely to test positive again for up to six months and maybe longer.

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