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CHICAGO (AP) — His last job was selling cars, but in his new gig, working to turn the tide against a pandemic, Herman Simmons knows not to be too pushy or overbearing.

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

Fri, 2021-03-26 01:35 — 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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Facing sweltering soldiers and flooded ports, NATO addresses climate change

Thu, 2021-03-25 08:20 — mike kraft

Facing sweltering soldiers and flooded ports, NATO to focus on climate change Biden administration makes possible a shift that couldn’t happen under Trump. Michael Birnbaum, Missy Ryan Washington Post

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U.N. Human Rights Council calls for fair, affordable access to COVID-19 vaccines

Thu, 2021-03-25 07:26 — mike kraft

Top U.N. rights body calls for fair, affordable access to COVID-19 vaccines The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on Tuesday calling for equitable, affordable access to COVID-19 vaccines and fair pricing. Stephanie Nebehay U.S.

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on Tuesday calling for equitable, affordable access to COVID-19 vaccines and fair pricing.

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Germany: Angela Merkel backtracks on Easter lockdown after uproar

Thu, 2021-03-25 01:44 — mike kraft

Merkel backtracks on Easter lockdown after uproar In a turnabout move, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told state premiers in a video call that there would not be a strict lockdown over Easter after all. This follows a day of criticism and confusion in Germany. Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com) DW.COM

erman Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of Germany's 16 states will reverse their plan to toughen virus lockdown measures over Easter.

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Department of HHS report on how the coronavirus pandemic battered U.S. hospitals >

Thu, 2021-03-25 01:25 — mike kraft

A year fighting a global pandemic leaves US hospitals in shambles, new report finds Burned out medical staff suffering from trauma and in some cases PTSD, the erosion of public trust in hospitals, and frustration over the "unpredictable and insufficient" supply of vaccines are just some of the problems outlined in a new report on US hospitals released by the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general Wednesday. Kristen Holmes, CNN CNN

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E.U. planning to Curb Covid Vaccine Exports for 6 Weeks

Wed, 2021-03-24 09:58 — mike kraft

BRUSSELS — The European Union is finalizing emergency legislation that will give it broad powers to curb exports for the next six weeks of Covid-19 vaccines manufactured in the bloc, a sharp escalation in its response to supply shortages at home that have created a political maelstrom amid a rising third wave on the continent.

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U.S. health officials and an oversight board accused AstraZeneca of presenting potentially misleading information

Wed, 2021-03-24 03:57 — mike kraft

Federal health officials and an independent oversight board accused AstraZeneca of presenting the world with potentially misleading information about the effectiveness of the company’s Covid-19 vaccine, an extraordinary blow to the credibility of a company whose product has been seen as critical to the global fight against the pandemic.

In a two-page letter to AstraZeneca and federal authorities on Monday, an independent panel of medical experts that was helping oversee the vaccine’s clinical trial in the United States said the company had essentially cherry-picked data that was “most favorable for the study as opposed to the most recent and most complete.”

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