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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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Aridis Pharma COVID-19 Antibody Neutralizes Omicron Variant In Animal Study

Thu, 2022-02-17 17:27 — mike kraft

Aridis Pharma COVID-19 Antibody Neutralizes Omicron Variant In Animal Study Aridis Pharmaceuticals Inc's (NASDAQ: ARDS) fully human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in the AR-701 cocktail has been shown to neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant. Both mAbs conferred complete protection against Omicron infected animals when given either parenterally or by intranasal administration. Both mAbs in the AR-701 cocktail, i.e., AR-720 and AR-703, neutralized all authentic SARS-CoV-2 beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, and Omicron variants in vitro.

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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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Israel drops COVID passport system as omicron wanes

Thu, 2022-02-17 11:27 — mike kraft

Israel to scrap COVID passport system as omicron wanes JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says the country’s coronavirus vaccination “green pass” system will be suspended as new daily cases of COVID-19 continue to decline. Naftali Bennett said Thursday after meeting with health officials that Israel’s omicron wave “has been broken” and that additional reductions in coronavirus restrictions were forthcoming. AP NEWS

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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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Short AstraZeneca shelf life complicates COVID vaccine rollout to world's poorest countries

Wed, 2022-02-16 09:48 — mike kraft

Exclusive: Short AstraZeneca shelf life complicates COVID vaccine rollout to world's poorest The relatively short shelf life of AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine is complicating the rollout to the world's poorest nations, according to officials and internal World Health Organization documents reviewed by Reuters. Francesco Guarascio,Jennifer Rigby

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Canada to ease travel requirements as COVID cases decline

Tue, 2022-02-15 18:01 — mike kraft

Canada to ease travel requirements as COVID cases decline Canada will ease entry for fully vaccinated international travelers starting on Feb. 28 as COVID-19 cases decline, allowing a rapid antigen test for travelers instead of a molecular one, officials said on Tuesday. Steve Scherer Reuters

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Climate change: Record drought in U.S. West, sea level expected to rise a foot by 2050

Tue, 2022-02-15 17:57 — mike kraft

Western drought fueled by climate change is the worst in 1,200 years, scientists say Researchers estimated that 42% of the drought's severity can be attributed to human-caused climate change. Emma Newburger CNBC

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