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UN says 130 countries have not received a single Covid vaccine dose

Thu, 2021-02-18 01:18 — mike kraft

'Wildly unfair': UN says 130 countries have not received a single Covid vaccine dose UN secretary general calls for ‘global vaccine taskforce’ led by G20 in what he says is a ‘moral test’ of world community Associated Press the Guardian

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Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine supply to the EU 30% below plans, sources say

Wed, 2021-02-17 15:15 — mike kraft

Exclusive: Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine supply to the EU 30% below plans, sources say Pfizer has not yet delivered to the European Union about 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses that were due in December, EU officials said, leaving it about one-third short of the supplies it had expected by now from the U.S. company. Francesco Guarascio U.S.

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Canada suffers major shortage of vaccines despite major downpayments

Fri, 2021-02-12 16:58 — mike kraft

Canada's vaccine rollout stalls, confining seniors to their homes for months to come Like most Canadian seniors, David and Carol Green have been patient and even good humored about the pandemic waves that have kept them house-bound for nearly a year. Paula Newton, CNN CNN

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Unwilling to wait, poorer countries seek their own vaccines

Sat, 2021-02-06 18:32 — mike kraft

Mutated virus may reinfect people already stricken once with covid-19, sparking debate and concerns The finding, though far from conclusive, has potential implications for how the pandemic will be brought under control, underscoring the critical role of vaccination. Carolyn Y. Johnson, William Wan Washington Post

ALSO SEE: Western countries have 'hoarded' Covid vaccines. Africa is being left behind as cases surge

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E.U. and U.K. Fighting Over Scarce Vaccines

Wed, 2021-01-27 15:23 — mike kraft

LONDON — The vaccine wars have come to Europe.

For months now, wealthy countries have been clearing the world’s shelves of coronavirus vaccines, leaving poorer nations with little hope of exiting the pandemic in 2021. But a fresh skirmish this week has pitted the rich against the rich — Britain versus the European Union — in the scramble for vials, opening a new and unabashedly nationalist competition that could poison relations and set back collective efforts to end the pandemic.

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South Africa’s president criticizes ‘vaccine nationalism’

Tue, 2021-01-26 16:58 — mike kraft

South Africa's president criticizes 'vaccine nationalism' JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African president and African Union chairman Cyril Ramaphosa has called on richer nations to release surplus vaccine doses to the rest of the world. Delivering an... AP NEWS

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African president and African Union chairman Cyril Ramaphosa has called on richer nations to release surplus vaccine doses to the rest of the world.

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2 in 5 Americans live where COVID-19 strains hospital ICUs

Sun, 2021-01-24 21:11 — mike kraft

2 in 5 Americans live where COVID-19 strains hospital ICUs Straining to handle record numbers of COVID-19 patients, hundreds of the nation's intensive care units are running out of space and supplies and competing to hire temporary traveling nurses at... AP NEWS

Straining to handle record numbers of COVID-19 patients, hundreds of the nation’s intensive care units are running out of space and supplies and competing to hire temporary traveling nurses at soaring rates. Many of the facilities are clustered in the South and West.

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IN DEPTH ANALYSIS: Vaccines were a chance to redeem failures in the U.S. coronavirus response. What went wrong?

Tue, 2021-01-12 18:43 — mike kraft

Vaccines were a chance to redeem failures in the U.S. coronavirus response. What went wrong? A delayed and disjointed rollout was fueled by political schisms and a decentralized health system. Lena H. Sun, Isaac Stanley-Becker, Frances Stead Sellers, Laurie McGinley, Amy Goldstein, Christopher Rowland, Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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As Biden promises to hurry vaccines, a U.K. experiment could be a test case

Sat, 2021-01-09 17:47 — mike kraft

As Biden promises to hurry vaccines, a U.K. experiment could be a test case Beset by a highly transmissible coronavirus variant, Britain extends the waiting period between doses to 84 days in a bid to offer more people at least some protection. William Booth Washington Post

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