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US COVID-19 deaths hit lowest level in 10 months

Wed, 2021-05-12 13:10 — mike kraft

Taming the virus: US deaths hit lowest level in 10 months COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have tumbled to an average of around 600 per day — the lowest level in 10 months — with the number of lives lost dropping to single digits in well over half the states and hitting zero on some days... AP NEWS

COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have tumbled to an average of around 600 per day — the lowest level in 10 months — with the number of lives lost dropping to single digits in well over half the states and hitting zero on some days.

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CDC says kids are making up larger proportion of Covid-19 cases in the US

Wed, 2021-05-12 12:57 — mike kraft

Kids are making up larger proportion of Covid-19 cases now, CDC says Children and teens are starting to make up a larger proportion of coronavirus cases now than earlier in the epidemic, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. CNN

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The Coronavirus spread threatens Southeast Asia and elsewhere

Tue, 2021-05-11 19:20 — mike kraft

As the virus threatens Southeast Asia, the spread of new variants continues to be a danger everywhere

After a devastating year with wave after wave of coronavirus infections around the world, new cases and deaths are falling in many of the Western nations that were once among the hardest hit. But while the virus recedes in wealthy nations with robust vaccination campaigns, it is pummeling India and threatening to swamp Southeast Asian countries that until now had largely kept the virus at bay.

Taken together, the opposing regional trends add up to a leveling of global daily new cases at “an unacceptably high plateau” that leaves the world in continuing danger, the director general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday.

In Southeast Asia, Dr. Tedros noted that “cases and deaths are still increasing rapidly.”

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EU launches new law suite against AstraZenca for failing to deliver vaccine supplies

Tue, 2021-05-11 18:08 — mike kraft

EU opens new front in AstraZeneca legal fight that may lead to fines The European Union launched a new lawsuit against AstraZeneca on Tuesday that could lead to financial sanctions for the company which the EU alleges has breached a supply contract for COVID-19 vaccines. Francesco Guarascio Reuters

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Novavax delays until 3rd quarter timelines for COVID-19 vaccine regulatory filings

Mon, 2021-05-10 19:22 — mike kraft

Novavax delays timelines for COVID-19 vaccine regulatory filings, production Novavax Inc (NVAX.O) on Monday again delayed its timeline for ramping up COVID-19 vaccine production and said it now does not expect to seek regulatory authorization for the shot in the United States, Britain and Europe until the third quarter of 2021, sending its shares tumbling. Carl O'donnell Reuters

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FDA approves Pfizer vaccines for younger teens, 12-15

Mon, 2021-05-10 18:17 — mike kraft

FDA gives Pfizer nod to provide COVID-19 vaccine to younger teens The Food and Drug Administration signed off on providing Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine shot to 12-to 15-year-olds. Karen Weintraub USA TODAY

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Indian government concerned about "black fungus" in COVID-19 patients

Mon, 2021-05-10 10:48 — mike kraft

'Black Fungus' Complication Adds to India's COVID Woes

BENGALURU (Reuters) - The Indian government has told doctors to look out for signs of mucormycosis or "black fungus" in COVID-19 patients as hospitals report a rise in cases of the rare but potentially fatal infection.

The state-run Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said at the weekend that doctors treating COVID-19 patients, diabetics and those with compromised immune systems should watch for early symptoms including sinus pain or nasal blockage on one side of the face, one-sided headache, swelling or numbness, toothache and loosening of teeth.

The disease, which can lead to blackening or discolouration over the nose, blurred or double vision, chest pain, breathing difficulties and coughing blood, is strongly linked to diabetes. And diabetes can in turn be exacerbated by steroids such as dexamethasone, used to treat severe COVID-19.

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Herd immunity unlikely: The world may need to live with the virus

Mon, 2021-05-10 10:07 — mike kraft

The world may need to learn to live with the virus.

Early in the pandemic, there was hope that the world would one day achieve herd immunity, the point when the coronavirus lacks enough hosts to spread easily. But over a year later, the virus is crushing India with a fearsome second wave and surging in countries from Asia to Latin America.

Experts now say it is changing too quickly, new more contagious variants are spreading too easily and vaccinations are happening too slowly for herd immunity to be within reach anytime soon.

That means if the virus continues to run rampant through much of the world, it is well on its way to becoming endemic, an ever-present threat.

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