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Canada cautions residents against international travel amid Omicron threat

Thu, 2021-12-16 04:48 — mike kraft
Canada advises against international travel amid Omicron threat Canada's government implored residents on Wednesday not to leave the country as provinces ramp up vaccinations to combat the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant, even as efforts to head off a COVID-19 wave are complicated by public fatigue over the pandemic. Anna Mehler Paperny,Steve Scherer Reuters
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There is a higher risk of heart complications from COVID-19 than vaccines -study confirms

Tue, 2021-12-14 22:24 — mike kraft
Higher risk of heart complications from COVID-19 than vaccines -study COVID-19 infections are more likely to trigger rare cardiovascular complications such as heart inflammation and irregular heartbeat than vaccines, a British study showed on Tuesday, after scientists parsed data of about 38 million vaccinated people. Reuters Reuters
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Vaccine passports' increased immunisation in countries with low coverage: Lancet study

Tue, 2021-12-14 22:10 — mike kraft
Covid passports could increase vaccine uptake, study suggests Certification encouraged vaccination in countries with low coverage, especially among young people the Guardian
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Editorial: Pragmatic steps to be smart about Covid and improve lives--NY Times

Tue, 2021-12-14 07:25 — mike kraft
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A year of vaccinnes: Medical science successes underminded by misinformation and needless deaths

Tue, 2021-12-14 06:37 — mike kraft
One year of vaccines: Many lives saved, many needlessly lost | AP News One year ago, the biggest vaccination drive in American history began with a flush of excitement in an otherwise gloomy December. Trucks loaded with freezer-packed vials of a COVID-19 vaccine that had proved wildly successful in clinical trials fanned out across the land, bringing shots that many hoped would spell the end of the crisis. AP NEWS
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The U.N.'s Covax is likely to deliver less than half of the promised 2 billion vaccine doses to help the world’s neediest icountries in 2021.

Tue, 2021-12-14 00:06 — mike kraft
Covax promised 2 billion vaccine doses to help the world’s neediest in 2021. It won’t even deliver even half that. The U.N.-led initiative is now aiming for 800 million doses to be delivered by the end of the year, but that isn't assured. Adam Taylor Washington Post
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Senegal expects waste of 400,000 COVID-19 vaccines by year-end

Mon, 2021-12-13 22:46 — mike kraft
EXCLUSIVE Senegal expects waste of 400,000 COVID-19 vaccines by year-end At least 200,000 COVID-19 vaccines have expired in Senegal without being used in the past two months and another 200,000 are set to expire at the end of December because demand is too slow, the head of its immunisation programme said on Monday. Edward Mcallister Reuters
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New York gvernor announces indoor mask mandate for public places

Fri, 2021-12-10 20:43 — mike kraft
New York to implement indoor mask mandate for public places | AP News NEW YORK (AP) — Facing a winter surge in COVID-19 infections, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that masks will be required in all indoor public places unless the businesses or venues implement a vaccine requirement. AP NEWS

... Hochul said the decision to impose a mask mandate was based on state’s weekly seven-day case rate, as well as increasing hospitalizations.

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Booster Shots: Omicron may require fourth vaccine dose sooner than expected, Pfizer says

Fri, 2021-12-10 04:23 — mike kraft
Covid-19 live updates: Omicron may require fourth vaccine dose sooner than expected, Pfizer says More than 40 people in the United States have tested positive for the omicron variant, the CDC said Wednesday. Nearly all had only mild symptoms. Washington Post
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Analysis: Beyond Omicron: what’s next for COVID’s viral evolution

Thu, 2021-12-09 05:58 — mike kraft
Beyond Omicron: what’s next for COVID’s viral evolution Nature - The rapid spread of new variants offers clues to how SARS-CoV-2 is adapting and how the pandemic will play out over the next several months. Callaway, Ewen nature

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