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OPINIONS: How to reach the unvaccinated --payments and numbers

Tue, 2021-07-20 12:02 — mike kraft

Late last week Michael Brendan Dougherty of National Review stirred up a mix of interest and outrage among journalists by arguing that more understanding should be extended to unvaccinated Americans, whose hesitancy about getting Pfizered or Modernafied often reflects a reasonable uncertainty and wariness after a year of shifting public-health rhetoric, blunders and misleading messaging.

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FDA plans to decide on full formal approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 shot by January

Fri, 2021-07-16 19:09 — mike kraft

U.S. FDA sets January target to decide on approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 shot The U.S. health regulator will review Pfizer (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech SE's (22UAy.DE) application for full approval of their COVID-19 vaccine in people 16 years and older by January, the companies said on Friday. Reuters Reuters

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The big picture: Delta Variant Widens Gulf Between Vaccinated and Unvaccinated in U.S. and Overseas

Thu, 2021-07-15 11:17 — mike kraft

Even as many Americans celebrate the apparent waning of the pandemic, the thrum of concern over the so-called Delta variant grows steadily louder.

The variant, the most contagious version yet of the coronavirus, accounts for more than half of new infections in the United States, federal health officials reported this month. The spread of the variant has prompted a vigorous new vaccination push from the Biden administration, and federal officials are planning to send medical teams to communities facing outbreaks that now seem inevitable.

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COVID-19 deaths in Africa surge 43% week-on-week-- WHO

Thu, 2021-07-15 10:46 — mike kraft

COVID-19 deaths in Africa surge 43% week-on-week, WHO says Africa recorded a 43% jump in COVID-19 deaths last week as infections and hospital admissions have risen and countries face shortages of oxygen and intensive-care beds, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

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Some countries defend mixing vaccines after WHO criticizes the booster strategy. List attached

Thu, 2021-07-15 09:57 — mike kraft

Covid-19 global updates: Some countries defend mixing vaccines after WHO suggests booster strategy is ‘chaotic’ WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said plans by some countries to administer booster shots signaled a “dangerous trend,” but many are pressing ahead amid concerns about the delta variant. Erin Cunningham Washington Post

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The COVID-19 Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing The Most Right Now

Thu, 2021-07-15 09:36 — mike kraft

The COVID-19 Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing The Most Right Now Has the delta variant or the coronavirus vaccine changed how patients feel or how sick they're getting? Here's what to know. Catherine Pearson HuffPost

More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, experts have unraveled so many mysteries about how to treat the virus and prevent it. But at the same time, SARS-CoV-2 is always changing as new variants emerge. And accordingly, the ways in which the virus affects people seem to be shifting as well.

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