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Vaccine requirements are being lifted across America but some health experts say the countryis not in safe territory

Fri, 2022-02-18 09:40 — mike kraft

Vaccine requirements are being lifted across America as Covid cases wane But a public health expert says it is a "move to promote normalcy without there really being normalcy." NBC News

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California adopts "endemic" virus policy, Colorado ends hospital crisis care protocol

Thu, 2022-02-17 19:39 — mike kraft

California adopts nation's first 'endemic' virus policy SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the first shift by a state to an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus pandemic that emphasizes prevention and quick reactions to outbreaks over mandates, a milestone nearly two years in the making that harkens to a return to a more normal existence. AP NEWS

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WHO says quarantine can be shortened in places with high COVID cases

Thu, 2022-02-17 19:31 — mike kraft

WHO says quarantine can be shortened in places with high COVID cases The World Health Organization said on Thursday countries struggling with surging COVID-19 infections may shorten the recommended quarantine duration of 14 days in some situations. Reuters Reuters

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Analysis: We now have a tool kit to live with the coronavirus

Thu, 2022-02-17 18:03 — mike kraft

The coronavirus is here to stay. We now have a tool kit to live with it. For the last two years, scientists have built a powerful array of tools to prevent and treat covid-19. With vaccines, home tests and treatments, people can coexist with the virus. Carolyn Y. Johnson, Aaron Steckelberg Washington Post

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Pfizer and BioNTech Omicron-targeted vaccine is delayed -

Thu, 2022-02-17 17:32 — mike kraft

Pfizer and BioNTech Omicron-targeted vaccine delayed - BioNTech CEO Delivery of Pfizer and BioNTech SE's vaccine to combat the Omicron COVID-19 variant was delayed by several weeks due to a slower-than expected data gathering process, BionTech Chief Executive Ugur Sahin told Germany's Bild on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

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BA.2 subvariant of Omicron may be more severe: Omicron already maor eeffective and evading vaccines and priot infection antibodies

Thu, 2022-02-17 17:20 — mike kraft

As BA.2 subvariant of Omicron rises, lab studies point to signs of severity | CNN The BA.2 virus -- a subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant -- isn't just spreading faster than its distant cousin, it may also cause more severe disease and appears capable of thwarting some of the key weapons we have against Covid-19, new research suggests. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Analysis: Biden’s new global vaccine push is running out of funds --Politico

Thu, 2022-02-17 11:05 — mike kraft

Biden’s new global vaccine push is running out of funds The president’s team is putting the world vaccination effort at the center of its Covid-19 strategy. But it lacks the money to pay for it. POLITICO

The Biden administration is turbocharging its effort to boost inoculations in low- and middle-income countries to prevent new, more-transmissible variants from emerging — an effort that would also protect Americans at home, according to three senior administration officials working on the effort.

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WHO calls for strengthened role as U.S. proposes new pandemic fund

Thu, 2022-02-17 10:44 — mike kraft

WHO calls for strengthened role as U.S. proposes new pandemic fund Efforts to strengthen global health security will only succeed if the role of the World Health Organization (WHO) is enhanced, the agency's head said on Thursday, as its biggest donor, Washington, proposed a new global pandemic prevention fund. Kate Lamb,Stanley Widianto Reuters

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Britain will offer COVID vaccine to all children 5-11

Thu, 2022-02-17 10:30 — mike kraft

UK to offer COVID vaccine to all children 5-11 LONDON (AP) — British authorities will offer a coronavirus vaccine to almost six million children from age 5 to 11, officials said Wednesday. The government said young children will be offered a low-dose COVID-19 shot on a “non-urgent” basis beginning in April in England. AP NEWS

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US government plans to make high-quality masks available for kids, White House adviser says

Thu, 2022-02-17 08:38 — mike kraft

US government plans to make high-quality masks available for kids, White House adviser says High-quality masks for children soon might be easier to find in the United States, if government plans come to fruition. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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