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Shut out from mainstream medicine, some immigrants are buying expensive, unproven Covid therapies

Tue, 2021-06-22 23:50 — mike kraft

FRESNO, Calif. — On a Tuesday afternoon in April, among tables of vegetables, clothes and telephone chargers at Fresno’s biggest outdoor flea market were prescription drugs being sold as treatments for Covid.

Vendors sold $25 injections of the steroid dexamethasone, several kinds of antibiotics and the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin. Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine — the malaria drugs pushed by President Donald J. Trump last year — make regular appearances at the market as well, as do sham herbal supplements.

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Novavax COVID-19 shot is 90 % effective --large study

Mon, 2021-06-14 21:22 — mike kraft

Novavax: Large study finds COVID-19 shot about 90% effective Vaccine maker Novavax said Monday its shot was highly effective against COVID-19 and also protected against variants in a large, late-stage study in the U.S. and Mexico. The vaccine was about 90% effective overall and preliminary data showed it was safe, the company said. AP NEWS

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OPINION: 5 ways to use J & J coronavirus vaccines before they expire

Mon, 2021-06-14 08:31 — mike kraft

5 ways to use Johnson & Johnson vaccines before they expire The J&J vaccine — although safe and efficacious — has been a victim of vaccine hesitancy and misunderstanding. Dr. Amesh A. Adalja, opinion contributor TheHill

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Mexico: government says says COVID-19 has affected a fourth of its population

Sat, 2021-06-12 21:52 — mike kraft

Mexico says COVID-19 has affected a fourth of its population About a quarter of Mexico's 126 million people are estimated to have been infected with the coronavirus, the health ministry said on Friday, far more than the country's confirmed infections. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. CDC eases travel recommendations on dozens of countries, including Japan

Wed, 2021-06-09 10:42 — mike kraft

U.S. CDC eases travel recommendations on some 110 countries, territories including Japan The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased travel recommendations for more than 110 countries and territories, including Japan just ahead of the Olympics. David Shepardson Reuters

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Biiden announces the US will quickly share more vaccines with other countries

Fri, 2021-06-04 04:47 — mike kraft

US to swiftly boost global vaccine sharing, Biden announces WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Thursday the U.S. will swiftly donate a first tranche of 25 million doses of surplus vaccine overseas through the U.N.-backed COVAX program, promising infusions for South and Central America, Asia, Africa and others at a time of glaring shortages abroad and more than ample supplies at home. AP NEWS

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Overview: Latin America registers more than 1 million deaths, Germany quarantines British vistors

Sun, 2021-05-23 04:54 — mike kraft

Coronavirus digest: Latin America passes 1 million deaths | DW | 22.05.2021 The region, which includes hard-hit Brazil, has recorded almost 30% of all global fatalities. Meanwhile, US states are lifting lockdown restrictions as the rate of vaccination increases. Follow DW for the latest. Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com) DW.COM

Latin America passes 1 million deaths

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Pfizer begins exporting to Mexico COVID-19 vaccine from its US plant

Sat, 2021-05-01 07:57 — mike kraft

Exclusive: Pfizer begins exporting U.S.-made COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico Pfizer Inc's (PFE.N) shipment of COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico this week includes doses made in its U.S.

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South America Suffers Worst Pandemic Death Tolls Yet

Fri, 2021-04-30 22:53 — mike kraft

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — In the capital of Colombia, Bogotá, the mayor is warning residents to brace for “the worst two weeks of our lives.”

Uruguay, once lauded as a model for keeping the coronavirus under control, now has one of the highest death rates in the world, while the grim daily tallies of the dead have hit records in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Peru in recent days.

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