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Haiti still does not have a single vaccine following delayed requests

Mon, 2021-04-05 22:15 — mike kraft

A year after pandemic hit, Haiti awaits vaccines amid apathy PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti does not have a single vaccine to offer its more than 11 million people over a year after the pandemic began, raising concerns among health experts that the... AP NEWS

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Roundup: Vaccinating adults appears to protect children around them; bar opening event linked to 46 COVID-19 cases

Mon, 2021-04-05 20:08 — mike kraft

Vaccinating adults appears to protect children around them; bar opening event linked to 46 COVID-19 cases The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Nancy Lapid U.S.

(Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

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Researchers Are starting Clinical Trials on a New Type Low-Cost Coronavirus Vaccine

Mon, 2021-04-05 12:41 — mike kraft

A new vaccine for Covid-19 that is entering clinical trials in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam could change how the world fights the pandemic. The vaccine, called NVD-HXP-S, is the first in clinical trials to use a new molecular design that is widely expected to create more potent antibodies than the current generation of vaccines. And the new vaccine could be far easier to make.

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India reaches record 100,000 daily COVID-19 cases, mutants blamed

Mon, 2021-04-05 12:19 — mike kraft

India's daily virus cases breach 100,000; mutants, behaviour blamed India reported a record rise in COVID-19 infections on Monday, becoming the second country after the United States to post more than 100,000 new cases in a day, as politicians stage massive election rallies raising fears of further spreading the virus. Neha Arora, Rama Venkat U.S.

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UK eyes mass testing, overview of other developments

Mon, 2021-04-05 11:59 — mike kraft

UK eyes mass testing as it takes next steps out of lockdown LONDON (AP) — All adults and children in England will be able to have routine coronavirus tests twice a week as a way to stamp out new outbreaks, the British government said Monday as it prepared... AP NEWS

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Johnson & Johnson to take full control of its coronavirus vaccine production at Baltimore plant as AstraZeneca is relocated

Sun, 2021-04-04 19:08 — mike kraft

Johnson & Johnson to take full control of its coronavirus vaccine production at Baltimore plant as AstraZeneca is relocated Contamination of doses at the facility will not impede the president’s goal of enough vaccine for every U.S. adult by end of May, Biden officials said. Amy Goldstein, Jon Swaine, Christopher Rowland Washington Post

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Vaccine passport apps are being developed but face technical challenges

Sat, 2021-04-03 11:52 — mike kraft

Vaccine passport apps are here. But the technical challenges are still coming. Vaccine passports need to be standardized to be useful. Several different organizations are creating different standards. Rachel Lerman Washington Post

SAN FRANCISCO — Coming soon to your smartphone: Digital codes that afford you access to airplanes, concert venues and even restaurants.

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Micoscopic study shows why cotton is a good material for masks.

Sat, 2021-04-03 11:38 — mike kraft

Microscopic images of face masks show they slow spread of COVID-19 | Science News Important insights into the particle-filtering properties of different fabrics also offer a sense of the unseen, textured world of face masks. Helen Thompson Science News

Studying fabrics at very high magnification helps determine how some face masks filter out particles better than others. And the close-ups reveal an unseen beauty of the mundane objects that have now become an essential part of life around the world.

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