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Large scale vaccination sites proliferate, advantages and shortcomings drawbacks

Mon, 2021-03-01 10:52 — mike kraft

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — With the nation’s coronavirus vaccine supply expected to swell over the next few months, states and cities are rushing to open mass vaccination sites capable of injecting thousands of shots a day into the arms of Americans, an approach the Biden administration has seized on as crucial for reaching herd immunity in a nation of 330 million.

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AP ANALYSIS: Some GOP state lawmakers help spread COVID-19 misinformation

Mon, 2021-03-01 09:39 — mike kraft

Some GOP state lawmakers help spread COVID-19 misinformation COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Many Republican lawmakers have criticized governors’ emergency restrictions since the start of the coronavirus outbreak. Now that most legislatures are back in session, a new... AP NEWS

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Many Republican lawmakers have criticized governors’ emergency restrictions since the start of the coronavirus outbreak. Now that most legislatures are back in session, a new type of pushback is taking root: misinformation.

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ANALYSIS: There is a chance to stop the coronavirus from making a big comeback after recent decline

Fri, 2021-02-26 13:39 — mike kraft

Across the United States, and the world, the coronavirus seems to be loosening its stranglehold. The deadly curve of cases, hospitalizations and deaths has yo-yoed before, but never has it plunged so steeply and so fast.

Is this it, then? Is this the beginning of the end? After a year of being pummeled by grim statistics and scolded for wanting human contact, many Americans feel a long-promised deliverance is at hand.

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COVIS-19 Survivors have estimated 10 fold increase in protection--study

Fri, 2021-02-26 10:55 — mike kraft

https://www.yahoo.com/news/most-covid-19-survivors-appear-195207766.html

COVID-19 survivors tend to have a roughly tenfold increase in protection against the virus, according to a government-funded study published Wednesday.

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Pharmacists say "pooling" of leftover vaccines would provide more shots

Fri, 2021-02-26 10:47 — mike kraft

Pharmacists say 'heartbreaking' waste of Covid vaccines has a simple solution The FDA says leftover Covid-19 vaccine cannot be combined because neither Moderna's nor Pfizer's products contain preservatives to prevent contamination. NBC News

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The curve of new Covid-19 cases is beginning to flatten after weeks of downward trend

Thu, 2021-02-25 17:11 — mike kraft

After weeks of sharp declines, new Covid-19 cases are beginning to flatten After six straight weeks of declines in new Covid-19 cases in the US, that number has started to plateau, even as hospitalizations and deaths continue to drop. Eric Levenson and Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

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Coronavirus study indicates the diferent ways children are affected by the virus

Wed, 2021-02-24 19:33 — mike kraft

The virus can sicken children in very different ways, a new study finds.

A large nationwide study has found important differences between the two major ways children have become seriously ill from the coronavirus. The findings may help doctors and parents better recognize the disease and understand more about the children who are at risk for either condition.

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ANALYSIS of the difficulties in comparing vaccines

Wed, 2021-02-24 19:09 — mike kraft

Why COVID vaccines are so difficult to compare Despite the widespread roll-out of several vaccines, it could be months before they can be ranked. Heidi Ledford nature

Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi knows that a vaccine that offers 70% protection against COVID-19 could be a valuable tool against the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria — especially if that vaccine is cheap and doesn’t have to be stored at extremely cold temperatures. But what if another vaccine — one that is more expensive to buy and to store — was 95% effective?

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