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Several EU nations halt UK flights, fearing virus variant

Sun, 2020-12-20 10:53 — mike kraft

Several EU nations halt UK flights, fearing virus variant BERLIN (AP) — One by one, several European Union nations banned flights from the U.K. on Sunday and others like Germany were considering such action, all in hopes of blocking a new strain of... AP NEWS

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Pfizer decision to turn off temperature sensors forced scramble to ensure Covid-19 vaccines kept ultra-cold

Fri, 2020-12-18 11:27 — mike kraft

Pfizer decision on vaccine temperature sensors forced scramble - STAT Hospitals and the U.S. government scrambled to figure out how they would monitor the temperature of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. Olivia Goldhill STAT

A last-minute snafu this fall threatened to disrupt the smooth rollout of the first Covid-19 vaccine approved in the United States, according to industry officials.

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Macron tests positive for COVID-19, forcing leaders to self isolate

Thu, 2020-12-17 09:49 — mike kraft

Macron tests positive for COVID-19, forcing leaders to self isolate President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, his office said, prompting a track and trace effort across Europe following meetings between the French leader and EU heads of government in recent days. Elizabeth Pineau, Michel Rose U.S.

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Supply issues hampering Pfizer providing additional vaccine faster

Wed, 2020-12-16 17:53 — mike kraft

Supply issues hampering Pfizer providing additional vaccine faster Vaccine supply constraints are complicating the Trump administration's hopes of striking a deal with Pfizer to purchase another 100 million doses of the company's coronavirus vaccines, the latest hurdle to ramping up vaccine production as the virus rapidly spreads. Ellie Kaufman and Sara Murray, CNN CNN

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In depth: How the ‘deep state’ scientists vilified by Trump helped develop vaccines in record time

Tue, 2020-12-15 17:58 — mike kraft

How the ‘deep state’ scientists vilified by Trump helped him deliver an unprecedented achievement A $14-billion partnership between government and industry is spurring the quickest vaccine development in U.S. history. Yasmeen Abutaleb, Laurie McGinley, Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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OVERVIEW: Italy COVID death toll worst in Europe, other developments

Tue, 2020-12-15 11:33 — mike kraft

Coronavirus digest: Italy death toll worst in Europe Italy now has the most deaths of any European nation from the pandemic. In the US, Donald Trump has declined to become one of the first to receive the new vaccine. Follow DW for the latest. Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com) DW.COM

Italy surpassed the UK for the most deaths of any European nation due to the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday.

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Europe prepares for its first batches of covid-19 vaccines

Sun, 2020-12-13 11:11 — mike kraft

Europe prepares for its first batches of covid-19 vaccines But supplies and uptake are both uncertain The Economist

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Most Americans with allergies should be safe to get Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine: FDA

Sun, 2020-12-13 10:47 — mike kraft

Most Americans with allergies should be safe to get Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine: FDA Top U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulators said on Saturday that most Americans with allergies should be safe to receive the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and Germany's Biotech SE. Michael Erman U.S.

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With U.S. now in hand, BioNTech CEO looks for more vaccine production

Sat, 2020-12-12 10:18 — mike kraft

With U.S. now in hand, BioNTech CEO looks for more vaccine production The chief executive of Germany's BioNTech SE said the biggest challenge facing it and partner Pfizer Inc now that their COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for use in the United States will be to scale up manufacturing to meet huge demand. Michael Erman U.S.

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F.D.A. Clears Pfizer Vaccine, and Millions of Doses Will Be Shipped Right Away

Fri, 2020-12-11 21:53 — mike kraft

The Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, clearing the way for millions of highly vulnerable people to begin receiving the vaccine within days.

The authorization was signed by the agency’s chief scientist on Friday evening, according to three people with knowledge of the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it.

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