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

Wed, 2021-01-27 10:23 — 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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Avoid preventive pain relievers before getting a COVID vaccine: Experts

Wed, 2021-01-27 09:54 — mike kraft

Avoid preventive pain relievers before getting a COVID vaccine: Experts Vaccine recipients typically experience minimal side effects -- the most common being temporary pain and swelling at the injection site, fevers, chills, tiredness, muscle aches and pains and headaches. While these side effects are generally a minor nuisance to most people, some attempt to prevent them by taking common over-the-counter pain relievers like acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (e.g., Motrin, Advil) beforehand.

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Biden administration seeks to buy 200 million more vaccine doses, to be delivered through the summer

Tue, 2021-01-26 21:43 — mike kraft

Biden administration seeks to buy 200 million more vaccine doses, to be delivered through the summer The White House also told governors they will get 16 percent more doses starting next week because of increased manufacturing. Isaac Stanley-Becker, Laurie McGinley, Christopher Rowland Washington Post

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South Africa’s president criticizes ‘vaccine nationalism’

Tue, 2021-01-26 11:58 — 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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COVID-19 variant brings new dimension to Europe's pandemic

Tue, 2021-01-26 11:25 — mike kraft

COVID-19 variant brings new dimension to Europe's pandemic LISBON, Portugal (AP) — In the first week of December, Portugal’s prime minister gave his pandemic-weary people an early Christmas gift: restrictions on gatherings and travel due to COVID-19 would... AP NEWS

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As Virus Grows Stealthier, Vaccine Makers Reconsider Battle Plans

Tue, 2021-01-26 09:42 — mike kraft

As the coronavirus assumes contagious new forms around the world, two drug makers reported on Monday that their vaccines, while still effective, offer less protection against one variant and began revising plans to turn back an evolving pathogen that has killed more than two million people.

The news from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech underscored a realization by scientists that the virus is changing more quickly than once thought, and may well continue to develop in ways that help it elude the vaccines being deployed worldwide.

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Biden more bullish on vaccines, open to 1.5M daily shot goal

Mon, 2021-01-25 20:12 — mike kraft

Biden more bullish on vaccines, open to 1.5M daily shot goal WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday appeared to boost his goal for coronavirus vaccinations in his first 100 days in office, suggesting the nation could soon be injecting 1.5 million... AP NEWS

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US virus numbers drop, but race against new strains heats up

Mon, 2021-01-25 19:40 — mike kraft

US virus numbers drop, but race against new strains heats up Coronavirus deaths and cases per day in the U.S. dropped markedly over the past couple of weeks but are still running at alarmingly high levels, and the effort to snuff out COVID-19 is becoming an... AP NEWS

Coronavirus deaths and cases per day in the U.S. dropped markedly over the past couple of weeks but are still running at alarmingly high levels, and the effort to snuff out COVID-19 is becoming an ever more urgent race between the vaccine and the mutating virus.

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