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Gates Foundation funding $40 million effort to help develop mRNA vaccines in Africa

Tue, 2023-10-10 11:34 — mike kraft

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A $40 million investment will help several African manufacturers produce new messenger RNA vaccines on the continent where people were last in line to receive jabs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Monday.

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Florida's DeSantis administration reaches agreement to disclose COVID-19 data

Tue, 2023-10-10 11:24 — mike kraft

In lawsuit settlement, DeSantis administration to disclose Florida's COVID-19 data again - UPI.com The DeSantis administration has reached an agreement to make COVID-19 related public records accessible as part of a settlement arising from a 2021 lawsuit pertaining to infection health data. UPI

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Updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine shipped to distributors

Tue, 2023-10-10 10:32 — mike kraft

Updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine shipped to distributors, to be available this week Vaccine maker Novavax Inc on Monday said it has shipped millions of doses its updated COVID-19 shots to distributors after receiving the go-ahead from U.S. regulators. Michael Erman Reuters

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Older adults still make up most Covid-19 hospitalizations; CDC concerned about lack of vaccinations

Mon, 2023-10-09 17:53 — mike kraft

Older adults still make up most Covid-19 hospitalizations, CDC report says, but concern grows over lack of vaccination | CNN Older adults have accounted for nearly two-thirds of Covid-19 hospitalizations in the United States this year, posing “a continued public health threat,” says a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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COVID-19 postive invection metrics trend down across US but deaths up slightly

Mon, 2023-10-09 17:44 — mike kraft

COVID-19 metrics trend down across US Verin Makcharoen/iStock CIDRAP

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in its weekly update on COVID-19 activity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said several markers of the virus were trending downward, including emergency department visits and test positivity.

Test positivity from September 24 to September 30 was 10.9%, down 1.2% from the previous week, and emergency department visits dropped to 1.6%, down 14.5% from the previous week. Deaths, however, while still at low levels, were up 3.8%.

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UNICEF says weather-related disasters have displaced millions of children

Fri, 2023-10-06 11:07 — mike kraft

UNICEF: 43.1 million children displaced by climate-exacerbated disasters over 6 years - UPI.com UNICEF on Friday said that natural disasters exacerbated by climate change have forced millions of children out of their homes in the past six years with the total expected to double in the coming decades. UPI

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Strike of 75,000 Kaiser health care workers is in its last day

Fri, 2023-10-06 10:33 — mike kraft

It's the last day of the largest health care strike in US history | CNN Business The largest health care strike in US history is now in its third, and final, day. Samantha Delouya CNN

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The temporary work stoppage will end at 6 am Pacific Time on Saturday morning, concluding a massive labor effort involving more than 75,000 health care workers and spanning four states.

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