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Vaccine supply outstrips demand, but access inequity remains, especially in developing nations

Fri, 2022-04-08 09:55 — mike kraft
Vaccine supply outstrips demand, access inequity remains After two years of racing to vaccinate the world against Covid-19, the number of available doses now surpasses demand in many areas. YahooNews

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After two years of racing to vaccinate the world against Covid-19, the number of available doses now surpasses demand in many areas.

Yet a yawning gap remains in vaccination rates between the richest and poorest countries.

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Federal appeals supports Biden administration's federal employee vaccine mandate

Thu, 2022-04-07 19:28 — mike kraft
Appeals court OKs Biden federal employee vaccine mandate NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 was upheld Thursday by a federal appeals court. In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court and ordered dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the mandate. AP NEWS

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U.S.: Half of the states are seeing COVID case numbers rise again while nationwide totals continue to fall.

Thu, 2022-04-07 18:19 — mike kraft
COVID cases rise again in half the states While case numbers for the U.S. as a whole are still dropping, a growing number of states have seen their own numbers being to rise again. Tina Reed,Kavya Beheraj Axios

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Half of the states are seeing COVID case numbers rise again while nationwide totals continue to fall.

The big picture: The Omicron subvariant known as BA.2 is the dominant strain circulating around the U.S., accounting for almost three out of every four cases.

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German lawmakers reject bill requiring mandatory COVID shots for over 60s

Thu, 2022-04-07 11:54 — mike kraft
German lawmakers reject mandatory COVID shots for over 60s BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers on Thursday rejected a bill requiring all people 60 and over in the country to be vaccinated against coronavirus — a compromise solution the government had hoped would get a parliamentary majority. AP NEWS

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Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his health minister originally called for a vaccine mandate to apply to all adults in Germany, but some government lawmakers and most of the opposition had balked at the idea. ...

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Analysis Five ways to increase COVID-19 booster uptake

Thu, 2022-04-07 11:13 — mike kraft
5 ways to increase COVID-19 booster uptake: Analysis Although the Food and Drug Administration recently recommended a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for older Americans, the country has had to confront an ongoing struggle -- problems getting initial vaccination series, let alone first booster shots into arms. This may mean more frequent boosters until we are able to develop an annual multiple-part immunization package, having a combined COVID and influenza vaccine, for instance. YahooNews
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U.S. FDA aims to decide on strain selection for COVID boosters by June

Thu, 2022-04-07 08:51 — mike kraft
U.S. FDA aims to decide on strain selection for COVID boosters by June Top U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials on Wednesday said the agency is aiming to decide by June whether to change the design of COVID-19 vaccines in order to combat future variants, even if it does not have all the necessary information to measure their effectiveness. Manas Mishra,Michael Erman Reuters
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EU agencies say no evidence to support widespread use of fourth COVID shot

Wed, 2022-04-06 19:02 — mike kraft
No evidence to support widespread use of fourth COVID shot - EU agencies EU health agencies said on Wednesday there was no evidence to support the use of a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna in the general population, but they recommend a second booster for people aged 80 and above. Reuters Reuters
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FDA advisors meet to discuss COVID boosters for the fall and beyond

Wed, 2022-04-06 18:12 — mike kraft
US experts discuss COVID boosters for the fall and beyond WASHINGTON (AP) — While many Americans are trying to move on with their lives after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials are debating the best way to use vaccines to stay ahead of the coronavirus. AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — While many Americans are trying to move on with their lives after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials are debating the best way to use vaccines to stay ahead of the coronavirus.

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Florida closing its COVID sites, but Miami-Dade will use federal money to keep free tests, vaccines open

Wed, 2022-04-06 12:26 — mike kraft
Florida closing its COVID sites, but Miami-Dade will keep free tests, vaccines open As Florida closes all of its COVID-19 mass public testing, vaccination and treatment sites due to a lack of federal funding, Miami-Dade will continue to offer tests and vaccines free of charge at more than two dozen sites around the county using a different national resource: the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Miami Herald

 

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White House announces National Plan to Fight Long term COVID, promote research

Wed, 2022-04-06 12:00 — mike kraft
White House Rolls Out National Plan to Fight Long COVID New initiative aims to better understand, prevent, detect, and treat the condition Shannon Firth medpagetoday

The Biden administration unveiled a new plan on Tuesday to improve the nation's understanding of long COVID and to better prevent, detect, and treat the condition, particularly in hard-hit communities.

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