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UPDATE: US gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11

Tue, 2021-11-02 20:37 — mike kraft

US gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11 U.S. health officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 shot, a major expansion of the nation’s vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration already authorized the shots for children ages 5 to 11 — doses just a third of the amount given to teens and adults. AP NEWS

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List of various countries vaccinating children

Tue, 2021-11-02 19:15 — mike kraft

Factbox: Countries vaccinating children against COVID-19 The United States is set to roll out Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 this week and the shots could be administered as soon as Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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New report urges governments, multilateral and international institutions, and private actors to act immediately to strengthen planning for future pandemic vaccines

Tue, 2021-11-02 18:49 — mike kraft

New Report: Navigating the World that COVID-19 Made: A Strategy for Revamping the Pandemic Research and Development Preparedness and Response Ecosystem The Center for Health Security and The Council on Foreign Relations released a report urging governments, multilateral and international institutions, and private actors to act immediately to strengthen planning for future pandemic vaccines. JHCHS website designer Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

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Explainer: What to know about the COVID-19 vaccine for U.S. children

Tue, 2021-11-02 18:02 — mike kraft

Explainer: What to know about the COVID-19 vaccine for U.S. children A panel of advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control will vote on Tuesday on whether to recommend a COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 that was authorized last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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CDC vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine in children 5-11

Tue, 2021-11-02 17:48 — mike kraft

US panel urges kids 5-11 get COVID shots, final OK due soon An influential advisory panel on Tuesday recommended kid-size doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, putting the U.S. on the brink of a major expansion of vaccinations. A final decision was expected within hours. AP NEWS

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Opinion: Make Covid-19 testing an empowering choice rather than a draconian punishment

Tue, 2021-11-02 11:14 — mike kraft

Shift Covid testing from draconian punishment to empowerment - STAT Instead of viewing Covid-19 testing as a means of limiting access, reframe it as an empowering tool to let people gather more confidently. Maaisha Osman STAT

Public health is at its best when it is pragmatic in the face of complex problems fraught with stigma and uncertainty, like moving in the direction of full vaccination in the face of many Americans’ entrenched or even defiant anti-vaccination sentiment.

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How Often Do COVID Vaccines Cause Heart Problems in Kids? --rarely

Tue, 2021-11-02 10:54 — mike kraft

How Often Do COVID Vaccines Cause Heart Problems in Kids? Federal regulators are reviewing data on the link between Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine and a rare heart problem in adolescents, the company announced Sunday. That side effect — myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle — has also worried advisers to federal agencies in deliberations regarding use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in younger children and teenagers.

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Indonesia is first country to authorize Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

Tue, 2021-11-02 10:31 — mike kraft

Indonesia first to greenlight Novavax COVID-19 vaccine JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Biotechnology company Novavax said Monday that Indonesia has given the world's first emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine, which uses a different technology than current shots. AP NEWS

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The U.S. has new COVID vaccine rules for international travelers. Here's what to know

Tue, 2021-11-02 09:53 — mike kraft

The U.S. has new COVID vaccine rules for international travelers. Here's what to know The requirements set by the Biden administration take effect Nov. 8 and cover approved vaccines, exceptions for the unvaccinated and protocols after arrival. NPR.org

The U.S. has come up with new rules and regulations for travelers flying in from other countries, to take effect on Monday, November 8.

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Travel: Russia, Belgium moves to CDC's highest risk travel category

Tue, 2021-11-02 09:47 — mike kraft

Russia moves to CDC's highest risk travel category The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added Russia to its list of "very high" risk travel destinations this week. By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN CNN

(CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added Russia to its list of "very high" risk travel destinations this week.

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