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FDA recommends not using certain syringes from Chinese firm after safety issues

Sat, 2021-05-22 12:24 — mike kraft

FDA recommends not using syringes from Chinese firm after safety issues with vaccine injections At least one pharmacist that Reuters spoke to said the syringes had been shipped for use with the Pfizer Inc /BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine. An FDA spokesperson said the devices stopped being shipped in COVID-19 vaccination kits as of March 22.

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Taiwan, once a covid success story, faces outbreak and vaccine shortage

Tue, 2021-05-18 21:28 — mike kraft

Once a covid success story, Taiwan struggles with a vaccine shortage Residents rush to get vaccinated amid the island's worst outbreak, only to find there are nowhere near enough doses. Lily Kuo, Alicia Chen Washington Post

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Efforts to vaccinate the world lagging despite steps to provide more doses

Sat, 2021-05-08 11:20 — mike kraft

Even with more vaccines on the horizon, much of the world will most likely keep waiting for doses

The World Health Organization approved one Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccine and could soon approve another. The Biden administration has backed waiving intellectual property protections for vaccines, which could make it easier for more countries to make them.

But the campaign to vaccinate the world is floundering, and experts warn it will take more to reverse the trend.

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W.H.O. approves China’s Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use.

Fri, 2021-05-07 11:45 — mike kraft

The World Health Organization on Friday approved China’s Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, easing the way for poorer nations to get access to another much-needed shot to help end the pandemic.

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Biden opens global summit on climate, drawing comittments from China and Russia to cooperate

Thu, 2021-04-22 10:26 — mike kraft

At 'moment of peril,' Biden opens global summit on climate WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden convened leaders of the world's most powerful countries on Thursday to try to spur global efforts against climate change, drawing commitments from Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin to cooperate on cutting emissions despite their own sharp rivalries with the United States. “Meeting this moment is about more than preserving our planet,” Biden declared, speaking from a TV-style set for a virtual summit of 40 world leaders.

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Chinese official acknowledges the country's vaccines’ effectiveness is low

Sun, 2021-04-11 11:50 — mike kraft

Official: Chinese vaccines' effectiveness low BEIJING (AP) — In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country's top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering... AP NEWS

BEIJING (AP) — In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country’s top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them to get a boost.

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Scientists call for new probe into COVID-19 origins: with or without China

Wed, 2021-04-07 21:15 — mike kraft

Scientists call for new probe into COVID-19 origins: with or without China A joint China-World Health Organization (WHO) study into COVID-19 has provided no credible answers about how the pandemic began, and more rigorous investigations are required - with or without Beijing's involvement, a group of international scientists and researchers said... Reuters Staff U.S.

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Fourteen countries and European Commission express concern about WHO Covid-19 origin report

Tue, 2021-03-30 19:44 — mike kraft

U.S., 13 countries concerned WHO COVID-19 origin study was delayed, lacked access -statement The United States and 13 other countries expressed concerns on Tuesday that the World Health Organization (WHO) report on the origins of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 was delayed and lacked access to complete data, according to a joint statement. Reuters Staff U.S.

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US governors "know better" than to relax Covid-19 restrictions, White House adviser says

Tue, 2021-03-30 10:28 — mike kraft

US governors "know better" than to relax Covid-19 restrictions, White House adviser says White House senior Covid-19 adviser Andy Slavitt suggested Tuesday that American governors “know better” than to relax Covid-19 restrictions as fears of a fourth surge in the US rise. By <a href="/profiles/joshua-berlinger">Joshua Berlinger</a>, <a href="/profiles/angela-dewan">Angela Dewan</a>, <a href="/profiles/meg-wagner">Meg Wagner</a>, Melissa Macaya, Mike Hayes and <a href="/profiles/melissa-mahtani">Melissa Mahtani</a>, CNN CNN

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Upcoming WHO report says animals likely source of COVID --AP

Mon, 2021-03-29 09:33 — 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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