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OVERVIEW: Italy imposes 5-day quarantine, BioNTech ramps up vaccine production

Tue, 2021-03-30 11:19 — mike kraft

The Latest: Italy orders 5-day quarantine on entries from EU ROME — Italy has imposed a five-day quarantine on people entering from other EU countries in a bid to deter Easter getaways and limit the spread of the coronavirus. Health Minister Roberto... AP NEWS

ROME — Italy has imposed a five-day quarantine on people entering from other EU countries in a bid to deter Easter getaways and limit the spread of the coronavirus.

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Single dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines are 80% effective--CDC study

Mon, 2021-03-29 11:32 — mike kraft

One dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines was 80% effective in preventing Covid in CDC study of health workers A single dose of Pfizer or Moderna's Covid-19 vaccines was 80% effective in preventing infections, according to a new CDC study. Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC

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A 4th COVID-19 wave may look different than previous surges

Mon, 2021-03-29 09:08 — mike kraft

Why a 4th COVID-19 wave may look different than previous surges As coronavirus cases and hospitalizations creep up across the country, health officials are continuing to urge caution, warning that despite the acceleration in the pace of vaccinations, the nation could face a potential fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, if Americans let their guards down too rapidly. “We’re seeing rising cases in several locations around the world, including in some U.S. states so a fourth wave seems possible,” Rachel Baker, an epidemiologist at Princeton University, told ABC News. At a White House briefing earlier this week, Dr.

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ANALYSIS: Dr. Debora Birx says number of US coronavirus deaths could have been "decreased substantially"

Sun, 2021-03-28 13:44 — mike kraft

Analysis: Birx shares her chilling conclusion as America arrives at a moment of introspection on the coronavirus The US may finally be getting a handle on the coronavirus pandemic, but for so many Americans, it's too late, and that disconnect is raising fresh questions about why the US couldn't have done more earlier. Analysis by Maeve Reston, CNN CNN

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Brazil's Coronvirus Situation worses, How the Outbreak Overwhelmed its Hospitals

Sun, 2021-03-28 12:29 — mike kraft

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — The patients began arriving at hospitals in Porto Alegre far sicker and younger than before. Funeral homes were experiencing a steady uptick in business, while exhausted doctors and nurses pleaded in February for a lockdown to save lives.

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Paris doctors worried about coronavirus overload, UK relaxes its restrictions

Sun, 2021-03-28 12:18 — mike kraft

Paris doctors warn of catastrophic overload of virus cases PARIS (AP) — Critical care doctors in Paris say surging coronavirus infections could soon overwhelm their ability to care for the sick in the French capital's hospitals, possibly forcing them to... AP NEWS

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New studies: Hundreds of thousands of American coronvirus deaths could have been avoided by more widespread precautions

Thu, 2021-03-25 19:20 — mike kraft

U.S. COVID response could have avoided hundreds of thousands of deaths: research The United States squandered both money and lives in its response to the coronavirus pandemic, and it could have avoided nearly 400,000 deaths with a more effective health strategy and trimmed federal spending by hundreds of billions of dollars while still supporting those... Howard Schneider U.S.

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U.S. COVID cases are climbing again as they did in Israel before vaccinations

Thu, 2021-03-25 17:05 — mike kraft

U.S. COVID cases are climbing again. The same thing happened in Israel — before vaccination crushed the variants. It’s official: After falling for more than two straight months, the average number of daily COVID-19 cases across the U.S. has begun — just barely — to rise again. YahooNews

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Two vaccines found effective for pregnant and lacitating women--new study

Thu, 2021-03-25 13:35 — mike kraft

Study finds mRNA Covid-19 vaccines are effective in pregnant and lactating women The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines are effective in pregnant and lactating women, who can pass protective antibodies to newborns, according to research published Thursday in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. By <a href="/profiles/julia-hollingsworth">Julia Hollingsworth</a> and <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/profiles/eliza-mackintosh" target="_blank">Eliza Mackintosh</a>, CNN CNN

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New statement: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 76% effective in updated U.S. trial results

Wed, 2021-03-24 22:07 — mike kraft

After results are questioned, AstraZeneca says complete data shows its vaccine is still highly effective.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/03/24/world/covid-vaccine-coronavirus-cases#after-results-are-questioned-astrazeneca-says-complete-data-shows-its-vaccine-is-still-highly-effective

AstraZeneca reiterated on Wednesday that its Covid-19 vaccine was very effective at preventing the disease, based on more recent data than was included when the company announced the interim results of its U.S. clinical trial on Monday.

The company said in a news release that its vaccine was 76 percent effective at preventing Covid-19. That is slightly lower than the efficacy number that the company announced earlier this week.

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