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Single COVID-19 vaccine dose can reduce household transmission by up to half: British researchers

Wed, 2021-04-28 12:10 — mike kraft

Single COVID-19 vaccine dose can reduce household transmission by up A single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can limit household transmission by up to half, according to a Justine Coleman TheHill

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Studies: Higher stroke risk linked to asymptomatic COVID-19 in younger men and spread of virus in cars, vans

Tue, 2021-04-27 21:20 — mike kraft

COVID-19 Scan for Apr 26, 2021 CIDRAP

Men under 50 recovering from asymptomatic COVID have double the likelihood of acute ischemic strokes (AIS) compared with men of the same age without COVID infection, according to a study last week in JAMA Network Open.

Eighteen South Asian men were treated in Singapore for AIS a median of 54.5 days after their initial COVID-19 diagnosis. Twelve (67.7%) had no known pre-existing risk factors. While AIS is a known neurologic complication from symptomatic COVID-19, none of these men experienced respiratory symptoms during their infection.

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CDC issues new guidance for wearing masks outdoors.

Tue, 2021-04-27 12:46 — mike kraft

CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don't need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers, and those who are unvaccinated can go without a face covering outside in some cases, too. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the updated guidance Tuesday in yet another carefully calibrated step on the road back to normal from the coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 570,000 people in U.S.

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Pakistan provinces run low on oxygen supplies, ban non-urgent surgeries

Tue, 2021-04-27 11:00 — mike kraft

Provinces in Pakistan ban non-urgent surgeries as oxygen supplies run low In light of depleting oxygen supplies in Pakistan, two provinces in the country have imposed a “complete ban” on elective surgeries in order to manage supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic. By Ben Westcott, Kara Fox and Niamh Kennedy, CNN CNN

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India update: Aid is arriving but situation will contionue dire

Tue, 2021-04-27 10:54 — mike kraft

Aid is coming to India, but its Covid-19 catastrophe is likely to continue. The European Union has sued AstraZeneca over its failure to deliver hundreds of millions of Covid vaccination doses by the end of June as promised. The New York Times

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US to share millions of AstraZeneca vaccine doses with other countries

Mon, 2021-04-26 15:49 — mike kraft

US to share AstraZeneca shots with world after safety check WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, the White House said Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months. The move greatly expands on the Biden administration's action last month to share about 4 million doses of the vaccine with Mexico and Canada. The AstraZeneca vaccine is widely in use around the world but has not yet been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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Suggestions on how to reach people who are reluctant to get vaccinated

Mon, 2021-04-26 12:05 — mike kraft

These are the pro-vaccine messages people want to hear No single strategy works for everyone, but a combination of several types of messages and messengers is persuading on-the-fence folks to get vaccinated. Frances Stead Sellers, Bonnie Berkowitz Washington Post

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ANALYSIS: India, the world’s largest vaccine producer struggles to overcome its latest COVID-19 surge—and that’s everyone’s problem.

Mon, 2021-04-26 09:34 — mike kraft

India Is a Warning The world’s largest vaccine producer is struggling to overcome its latest COVID-19 surge—and that’s everyone’s problem. Yasmeen Serhan The Atlantic

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EU takes legal action against AstraZeneca for vaccine delivery delays

Mon, 2021-04-26 09:19 — mike kraft

EU launches legal action against AstraZeneca for delays to vaccine delivery The legislative arm of the European Union has taken legal action against AstraZeneca over delays to the delivery of its Covid-19 vaccines to the bloc. By Ben Westcott, Kara Fox and Niamh Kennedy, CNN CNN

The legislative arm of the European Union has taken legal action against AstraZeneca over delays to the delivery of its Covid-19 vaccines to the bloc.

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