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(CNN) The entire world remains unprepared for the next pandemic and most countries are underprepared even for small outbreaks of disease, researchers reported Wednesday.

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Up to 1 million COVID vaccines wasted in Nigeria

Wed, 2021-12-08 09:42 — Naomisfreeman

Up to 1 million COVID vaccines wasted in Nigeria

Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used, two sources told Reuters.

It's one of the biggest single losses of doses that shows the difficulty African nations have getting people vaccinated.

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Mixing Pfizer, AstraZ COVID-19 shots with Moderna gives better immune response -UK study

Mon, 2021-12-06 19:26 — mike kraft

Mixing Pfizer, AstraZ COVID-19 shots with Moderna gives better immune response -UK study A major British study into mixing COVID-19 vaccines has found that people had a better immune response when they received a first dose of AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech shots followed by Moderna nine weeks later, according to the results on Monday. Pushkala Aripaka,Lucy Marks

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New York Mayor announces vaccine mandate for private sector

Mon, 2021-12-06 10:36 — mike kraft

New York City will implement vaccine mandate for all private sector workers All private sector employers in New York City will now be required to implement a Covid-19 vaccine mandate by Dec. 27, the city’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, announced Monday. By <a href="/profiles/ivana-kottasova">Ivana Kottasová</a> and Kathryn Snowdon, CNN CNN

...Public sector workers were already subject to vaccine mandates.

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Discussing the difficulties of sending the right message about the omicron variant.

Fri, 2021-12-03 19:21 — mike kraft

With the first case of omicron confirmed in California and more cases expected across the U.S., public health officials who know the difference between good and bad crisis communication say they can't afford to be quiet and wait until scientists know how risky the new variant is before they speak out.

"We don't want to just be silent on the matter, because then that can cause fear and then that can allow for misinformation to creep in," says Elya Franciscus, the epidemiology operations manager for COVID-19 in Harris County, Texas.

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