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OVERVIEW: Rich countries to address unequal global vaccine rollout, and other developments

Wed, 2021-05-05 10:08 — mike kraft
Covid-19 live updates: Club of rich countries to address unequal global vaccine rollout According to the World Health Organization, of the 832 million vaccine doses administered around the world by mid-April, just 0.2% were given in lower-income countries. Jennifer Hassan, Paul Schemm, Lateshia Beachum Washington Post
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OVERVIEW:US to talk to WTO on wider vaccine distribution, and other developments

Sun, 2021-05-02 19:16 — mike kraft
The Latest: US to talk to WTO on wider vaccine distribution WASHINGTON — The White House says the U.S. trade representative will begin talks with the World Trade Organization on ways to overcome intellectual property issues that are keeping critically needed COVID-19 vaccines from being more widely distributed. The White House has been under intense pressure to join an effort to help waive patent rules for the vaccines so that poorer countries can begin to make their own generic versions. White House chief of staff Ron Klain said Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation” that U.S.
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Single COVID-19 vaccine dose can reduce household transmission by up to half: British researchers

Wed, 2021-04-28 12:10 — mike kraft
Single COVID-19 vaccine dose can reduce household transmission by up A single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can limit household transmission by up to half, according to a Justine Coleman TheHill
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One Covid vaccine shot cuts infection rate in all age groups --British study

Fri, 2021-04-23 10:16 — mike kraft
One Covid vaccine cuts infection rate in all age groups Real-world data found the AZ and Pfizer jabs worked equally well in over-75s and younger people. BBC News

The chances of becoming infected by Covid fell sharply after a first dose of either the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccines, a UK study has found.

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British scientists launch study to see to what extent coronavirus victims can get reinfected

Tue, 2021-04-20 11:47 — mike kraft
New UK challenge trial studies if people can catch coronavirus again British scientists on Monday launched a trial which will deliberately expose participants who have already had COVID-19 to the coronavirus again to examine immune responses and see if people get reinfected. Reuters Reuters
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Higher risk of brain clots from COVID-19 than from vaccines--UK study

Thu, 2021-04-15 12:08 — mike kraft
UK scientists find higher risk of brain clots from COVID-19 compared with vaccines There is a much higher risk of brain blood clots from COVID-19 infection than there is from vaccines against the disease, British researchers said on Thursday, after the rollout of inoculations was disrupted by reports of rare clots. Alistair Smout Reuters
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AstraZeneca shot is good if safety issues can be overcome, U.S. official Fauci says

Tue, 2021-04-13 13:37 — mike kraft
AstraZeneca shot is good if safety issues can be overcome, U.S. official Fauci says U.S. infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine had good efficacy, but safety concerns needed to be straightened out and it might not be needed for Americans because of supplies of other shots. Reuters Staff U.S.
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AstraZeneca developments: Oxford suspends trial with children, European official says casual link with rare blot cots

Tue, 2021-04-06 18:37 — mike kraft
Oxford halts AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations in kids' trial The University of Oxford has suspended AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations in a small clinical trial for children, while the U.K.’s medicines regulator examines reports of rare blood clotting in vaccinated adults. Kayla Rivas Fox News
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UK eyes mass testing, overview of other developments

Mon, 2021-04-05 11:59 — mike kraft
UK eyes mass testing as it takes next steps out of lockdown LONDON (AP) — All adults and children in England will be able to have routine coronavirus tests twice a week as a way to stamp out new outbreaks, the British government said Monday as it prepared... AP NEWS
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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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