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ANALYSIS: Concern about coronavirus nullifying vaccinations is overblown-- experts.

Tue, 2021-04-13 08:57 — mike kraft

Don't worry about coronavirus variants overpowering vaccines, experts say Reports about "breakthrough" infections could lead people to conclude that vaccination is futile to begin with. In fact, widespread vaccine hesitancy is far more likely to prolong the pandemic than a plague of breakthrough infections. YahooNews

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U.S. Covid-19 hospitalizations rising among younger people, Michigan situation worse

Sun, 2021-04-11 23:41 — mike kraft

Covid-19 hospitalizations among younger people are rising in the US -- especially in one region The US just hit a record high of about 4.6 million Covid-19 vaccinations reported administered in one day, according to data published Saturday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

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Worldwide: Countries hit new records for virus cases, deaths

Fri, 2021-04-09 22:23 — mike kraft

Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths Ambulances filled with breathless patients lined up in Brazil as nations around the world set new records Thursday for COVID-19 deaths and new coronavirus infections. The disease surged even in... AP NEWS

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Rise of Variants in Europe adds to coronavius dangers

Fri, 2021-04-09 22:02 — mike kraft

Rise of Variants in Europe Shows How Dangerous the Virus Can Be Much of the continent is experiencing a wave of outbreaks driven by the B.1.1.7 variant, which ravaged Britain this winter. The New York Times

Europe, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic last spring, has once again swelled with new cases, which are inundating some local hospitals and driving a worrisome global surge of Covid-19.

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CDC Says More Virulent British Variant Of Coronavirus Now Dominant In U.S.

Thu, 2021-04-08 06:14 — mike kraft

CDC Says More Virulent British Strain Of Coronavirus Now Dominant In U.S. The variant known as B.1.1.7, which is more easily spread, was first identified in England last fall. Since then, it has spread quickly in the U.S. NPR.org

A more easily spread coronavirus variant first identified in England last year has now become the dominant strain in the U.S., the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.

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India reaches record 100,000 daily COVID-19 cases, mutants blamed

Tue, 2021-04-06 00:19 — mike kraft

India's daily virus cases breach 100,000; mutants, behaviour blamed India reported a record rise in COVID-19 infections on Monday, becoming the second country after the United States to post more than 100,000 new cases in a day, as politicians stage massive election rallies raising fears of further spreading the virus. Neha Arora, Rama Venkat U.S.

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Another US Covid-19 surge may affect younger people more sharply

Mon, 2021-04-05 23:28 — mike kraft

Another US Covid-19 surge may look different, experts say, particularly for younger people. Here's how Experts say Covid-19 vaccinations in the US are going extremely well -- but not enough people are yet protected and the country may be at the start of another surge. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

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Pfizer says tests show its vaccine is effective against the South African variant

Thu, 2021-04-01 21:37 — mike kraft

Pfizer says vaccine protection lasts at least 6 months after 2nd shot "It is an important step to further confirm the strong efficacy and good safety data we have seen so far," BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin said. NBC News

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The UK variant has become dominant in the US as predicted by the CDC--new study

Thu, 2021-04-01 05:43 — mike kraft

CDC warned the UK variant would become dominant by March, and there's evidence it has Mounting evidence suggests the more contagious coronavirus variant first identified in the UK, which experts believe is partly driving an uptick of cases in places like Michigan, may already be dominant across the US. By <a href="/profiles/joshua-berlinger">Joshua Berlinger</a>, Christopher Johnson and <a href="/profiles/angela-dewan">Angela Dewan</a>, CNN CNN

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Upcoming WHO report says animals likely source of COVID --AP

Mon, 2021-03-29 21:33 — mike kraft

AP Exclusive: WHO report says animals likely source of COVID BEIJING (AP) — A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is... AP NEWS

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