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Delta variant , low vaccine rates, easing of rules, is making unvaccinated people more vulnerable

Thu, 2021-07-01 19:57 — mike kraft

Delta variant exploits low vaccine rates, easing of rules The latest alarming coronavirus variant is exploiting low global vaccination rates and a rush to ease pandemic restrictions, adding new urgency to the drive to get more shots in arms and slow its supercharged spread. AP NEWS

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List of countries vaccinating children against COVID-19--Reuters

Thu, 2021-07-01 13:14 — mike kraft

Factbox: Countries vaccinating children against COVID-19 Moderna (MRNA.O) is seeking a green light for using its COVID-19 vaccine for teens as young as 12 in the EU, United States and Canada, as Pfizer (PFE.N) - whose shot is already being administered - plans tests on even younger children. Reuters Reuters

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New Covid wave could be imminent as delta variant sweeps Europe, WHO says

Thu, 2021-07-01 10:20 — mike kraft

New Covid wave could be imminent as delta variant sweeps Europe, WHO says The WHO said a decline in the number of infections in the region over the past 10 weeks has now come to an end. Holly Ellyatt CNBC

A new wave of coronavirus cases could soon arrive in Europe, the World Health Organization warned Thursday, highlighting that a decline in the number of infections in the region has now come to an end.

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COVID-19 now surging in vulnerable Africa rural areas

Wed, 2021-06-30 19:23 — mike kraft

Virus infections surging in Africa's vulnerable rural areas ZVIMBA, Zimbabwe (AP) — For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been a “city disease,” affecting those in the capital, Harare, or other, distant big towns. AP NEWS

ZVIMBA, Zimbabwe (AP) — For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been a “city disease,” affecting those in the capital, Harare, or other, distant big towns.

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ANALYIS: COVID Delta variant takeover in U.K. offers a warning, and some hope

Wed, 2021-06-30 10:22 — mike kraft

COVID Delta variant takeover in U.K. offers a warning, and some hope Britain, where the strain already accounts for 99% of new cases, can offer some useful insight into battling the highly-transmissible variant first detected in India. cbsthismorning

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Germany catches up with the United States in terms of the proportion of the population with a first COVID-19 vaccination

Wed, 2021-06-30 10:07 — mike kraft

Germany catches up with U.S. in vaccination drive Germany has caught up with the United States in terms of the proportion of the population with a first COVID-19 vaccination, the health minister said on Wednesday, adding the more infectious Delta variant meant it was important to keep up the pace. Reuters Reuters

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France delays some regional relaxing of COVID restrictions as concerns grow over fourth wave

Wed, 2021-06-30 09:54 — mike kraft

France delays some regional unwinding of COVID restrictions as concerns over fourth wave grow France decided on Wednesday to delay the unwinding of COVID-19 restrictions in a southwestern region of the country, while the government's leading scientific adviser said a fourth wave of the virus was likely to the emergence of the Delta variant. Reuters Reuters

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OVERVIEW: U.S. Military, Asia, South Pacific developments

Wed, 2021-06-30 09:41 — mike kraft

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Reuters Staff U.S.

-- Members of the U.S. military who were vaccinated against COVID-19 showed higher-than-expected rates of heart inflammation, although the condition was still extremely rare, according to a study released on Tuesday.

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