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Cuomo Confirms Case of New, More Contagious U.K. Strain of Virus in New York

Mon, 2021-01-04 18:28 — mike kraft

Cuomo Confirms Case of New, More Contagious U.K. Strain of Virus in New York New York joined a growing number of states on Monday to confirm the presence of a new strain of the coronavirus that’s believed to be at least 50 percent more contagious. A man in his 60s living in upstate New York has tested positive for the U.K. strain of the coronavirus, known as B.1.1.7., Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on a… Brian Price NBC New York

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States Are Shutting Down Prisons as Guards are Crippled By Covid-19

Sat, 2021-01-02 17:34 — mike kraft

Battered by a wave of coronavirus infections and deaths, local jails and state prison systems around the United States have resorted to a drastic strategy to keep the virus at bay: Shutting down completely and transferring their inmates elsewhere.

From California to Missouri to Pennsylvania, state and local officials say that so many guards have fallen ill with the virus and are unable to work that abruptly closing some correctional facilities is the only way to maintain community security and prisoner safety.

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Coronavirus: Israel leads in giving vaccnations, India hold national drill

Sat, 2021-01-02 12:39 — mike kraft

Coronavirus: Israel leads vaccine race with 12% given jab With more than 1m people inoculated, Israel has by far the highest vaccination rate in the world. BBC News

Israel has given vaccinations against coronavirus to more than one million people, the highest rate in the world, as global immunisation efforts step up.

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Fast rollout of virus vaccine trials reveals tribal distrust in U.S.

Sat, 2021-01-02 11:51 — mike kraft

Fast rollout of virus vaccine trials reveals tribal distrust FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The news came during a hopeful time on the largest Native American reservation. Daily coronavirus cases were in the single digits, down from a springtime peak of 238... AP NEWS

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The news came during a hopeful time on the largest Native American reservation.

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Pfizer and BioNTech to offer COVID vaccine to volunteers who got placebo

Fri, 2021-01-01 19:59 — mike kraft

Pfizer and BioNTech to offer COVID vaccine to volunteers who got placebo Pfizer Inc and its partner BioNTech Se plan to give volunteers who received a placebo in its COVID-19 vaccine trial an option to receive a first dose of the vaccine by March 1, 2021, while staying within the study. Reuters Staff U.S.

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Researchers think 'hundreds' of people in US could have new UK coronavirus strain

Fri, 2021-01-01 11:31 — mike kraft

Researchers think 'hundreds' of people in US could have new UK coronavirus strain Researchers studying the new UK strain of the coronavirus think it likely arrived in the US in mid-November, and that many people in the United States could already be infected. Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent CNN

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OPINION: Stopping the syndemic: Covid-19 plus other debilitating and deadly diseases

Thu, 2020-12-31 14:57 — mike kraft

Stopping the syndemic: Covid-19 plus other deadly diseases - STAT As the pandemic rips across the world, other debilitating and deadly diseases are left undiagnosed and untreated. We're facing a syndemic. Patrick Skerrett STAT

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UK rolls out Astra/Oxford COVID vaccine after world-first approval

Wed, 2020-12-30 09:41 — mike kraft

UK rolls out Astra/Oxford COVID vaccine after world-first approval Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, hoping that rapid action would help it stem a surge of infections driven by a highly contagious variant of the virus. Alistair Smout, Paul Sandle U.S.

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Biden vows more vigorous federal effort to counter the pandemic

Wed, 2020-12-30 09:34 — mike kraft

Biden criticizes Trump’s coronavirus effort, vows extensive federal response The president-elect said he would increase the production of materials needed for vaccines, as well as ramping up their distribution. Jenna Johnson, Amy B Wang, Chelsea Janes Washington Post

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There is currently no evidence UK coronavirus variant is linked to a higher risk of hospitalization

Tue, 2020-12-29 19:17 — mike kraft

There is currently no evidence UK coronavirus variant is linked to a higher risk of hospitalization Preliminary analysis from Public Health England (PHE) on the new variant of coronavirus first detected in the UK has revealed that, while the variant appears to be more transmissible, there is no evidence it’s linked to a higher risk of hospital admission or death. By Julia Hollingsworth, Adam Renton, Amy Woodyatt, Harry Clarke-Ezzidio and Veronica Rocha, CNN CNN

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