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On the surface, there’s little about Whitfield Regional Hospital that would make it a safety net for Alabama’s sickest Covid-19 patients. It has a small ICU with eight beds, and no critical care doctors on staff. The rural hospital has spent decades focused on caring for the community surrounding Demopolis, population 7,000, in the heart of the state’s Black Belt.

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AstraZeneca seeks U.S. FDA authorisation of drug to prevent COVID-19

Tue, 2021-10-05 10:04 — mike kraft

AstraZeneca seeks U.S. authorisation of drug to prevent COVID-19 AstraZeneca has requested emergency use authorisation from U.S. regulators for its new treatment to prevent COVID-19 for people who respond poorly to vaccines because of a weakened immune system. Ludwig Burger,Sachin Ravikumar Reuters

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Italian studies show COVID-19 shots less effective in immunocompromised

Mon, 2021-10-04 10:07 — mike kraft

Italian studies show COVID-19 shots less effective in immunocompromised COVID-19 vaccines are less effective on people with weakened immune systems, three small Italian studies show, which the studies' researchers say highlight the need to deploy booster shots for this group of vulnerable people. Emilio Parodi Reuters

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CDC study finds side effects from COVID-19 vaccine booster are the same as after second shot

Fri, 2021-10-01 10:17 — mike kraft

COVID-19 vaccine booster shot side effects similar to first two doses, says CDC New study analyzed early reports from thousands of Americans who received an additional dose already. CBSHealth

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Changing distribution allocations, COVAX to send COVID shots only to nations with least coverage

Fri, 2021-10-01 09:58 — mike kraft

In a first, COVAX to send COVID shots only to least covered nations A global scheme designed to ensure fair access to COVID-19 vaccines will this month for the first time distribute shots only to countries with the lowest levels of coverage, the World Health Organization said. Francesco Guarascio Reuters

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Overview: Australia and other international briefs

Thu, 2021-09-30 12:02 — mike kraft

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Reuters Reuters

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Ivermectin disinformation causes wide variety of problems.

Wed, 2021-09-29 17:48 — mike kraft

Ivermectin disinformation leads to new kinds of chaos An avalanche of misinformation about the antiparasitic drug ivermectin’s ability to treat COVID-19 has caused a series of national problems, from increased calls to poisoning centers to a shortage of Justine Coleman TheHill

An avalanche of misinformation about the antiparasitic drug ivermectin’s ability to treat COVID-19 has caused a series of national problems, from increased calls to poisoning centers to a shortage of the medicine itself.

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Merck says its COVID-19 pill works against variants--lab studies

Wed, 2021-09-29 12:53 — mike kraft

Merck says research shows its COVID-19 pill works against variants Laboratory studies show that Merck & Co's experimental oral COVID-19 antiviral drug, molnupiravir, is likely to be effective against known variants of the coronavirus, including the dominant, highly transmissible Delta, the company said on Wednesday. Deena Beasley Reuters

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The Covid Crisis Is Now a Garbage Disposal Crisis, Too

Tue, 2021-09-28 18:40 — mike kraft

Across Brazil, recycling plants stopped running for months. In Uganda, a junkyard is short on reusable plastics. And in Indonesia’s capital, disposable gloves and face shields are piling up at a river mouth.

Surging consumption of plastics and packaging during the pandemic has produced mountains of waste. But because fears of Covid-19 have led to work stoppages at recycling facilities, some reusable material has been junked or burned instead.

At the same time, high volumes of personal protective equipment have been misclassified as hazardous, solid waste experts say. That material often isn’t allowed into the normal trash, so a lot of it is dumped in burn pits or as litter.

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