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Spread of coronavirus variants prompts calls for changing vaccine distribution strategy

Fri, 2021-04-09 14:50 — mike kraft

Rise of coronavirus variants will define the next phase of the pandemic in the U.S. Vaccines are effective against the three major new strains of the virus, but some places say they need more to fight highly transmissible types. Lenny Bernstein, Ariana Eunjung Cha, Terrence McCoy, Jacqueline Dupree Washington Post

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

Wed, 2021-04-07 23:14 — 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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The U.K. variant has spread to all 50 US states. Experts worry it could send cases surging

Tue, 2021-04-06 15:10 — mike kraft

A dangerous Covid-19 variant has spread to all 50 US states. Experts worry it could send cases surging The highly contagious Covid-19 variant first identified in the UK has now been reported in every state in the US, and experts are concerned spreading variants could send cases surging. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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

Mon, 2021-04-05 17:19 — 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 16:28 — 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 14:37 — 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

Wed, 2021-03-31 22:43 — 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 14:33 — 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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Vaccine deliveries will be delayed from Serum Institute of India and AstraZeneca

Thu, 2021-03-25 21:40 — mike kraft

COVAX announces vaccine delivery delays from Serum Institute of India and AstraZeneca Deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII) to countries participating in the COVAX program will be delayed during March and April, Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, announced in a news release on Thursday. 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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ANALYSIS: Coronavirus Variants Don't Seem to Be Highly Variable So Far

Thu, 2021-03-25 21:16 — mike kraft

The Coronavirus Variants Don't Seem to Be Highly Variable So Far SARS-CoV-2 may be settling into a limited set of mutations Vaughn Cooper Scientific American

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