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Los Angeles County sees exponential growth in Covid-19 cases as Delta variant becomes dominant

Fri, 2021-07-09 10:35 — mike kraft

Los Angeles County sees exponential growth in Covid-19 cases as Delta variant becomes dominant, worrying officials The most populous county in the US is seeing "exponential growth" of Covid-19 cases as Delta takes over as the dominant coronavirus strain, health officials in Los Angeles County said. Aya Elamroussi, CNN CNN

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DISCUSSION: Can we stretch existing Covid vaccines to inoculate more people? Experts are divided

Fri, 2021-07-09 10:13 — mike kraft

Can we stretch existing Covid vaccines to inoculate more people? Is the world is using more vaccine than it needs to on each person immunized, depriving people in the queue of a chance to be protected? Helen Branswell STAT

With the global supply of Covid-19 vaccine still woefully inadequate, vaccine makers are scouring the pharmaceutical landscape for partners to ramp up manufacturing, and civil society groups are pressing politicians to waive intellectual property protections in a bid to spur still more production.

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Study: The Delta Variant Isn't Just Hyper-Contagious. It Also Grows More Rapidly Inside victims

Fri, 2021-07-09 09:27 — mike kraft

The Delta Variant Isn't Just Hyper-Contagious. It Also Grows More Rapidly Inside You New research from China suggests people infected with the delta variant have, on average, about 1,000 times more virus in their respiratory tracts than those infected with the original strain. NPR.org

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Overview: WHO sounds alarm as global deaths top 4 million, delta spreads to 100 countries

Fri, 2021-07-09 09:14 — mike kraft

Coronavirus world updates: WHO sounds alarm as global deaths top 4 million, delta spreads to 100 countries WHO chief warned that more contagious variants are “currently winning the race against vaccines” with much of the world’s population unvaccinated. Erin Cunningham Washington Post

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After Pfizer says vax booster may be needed, CDC and FDA say not necessarily so yet

Fri, 2021-07-09 08:59 — mike kraft

Fully vaccinated people don't need Covid boosters, health agencies say "We are prepared for booster doses if and when the science demonstrates that they are needed," the FDA and the CDC said. NBC News

People who are fully vaccinated do not need Covid-19 boosters, health and drug officials said Thursday.

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New study shows need for full vaccination to protect against Belta or Delta variants

Thu, 2021-07-08 17:43 — mike kraft

New study shows need for full vaccination to protect against delta variant A study released Thursday found that one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or AstraZeneca vaccines “barely” offers any protection against the delta variant of COVID-19. Mychael Schnell TheHill

A study released Thursday found that one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or AstraZeneca vaccines “barely” offers any protection against the delta variant of COVID-19.

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Pfizer to seek OK for 3rd, booster shot, to extend protection

Thu, 2021-07-08 17:27 — mike kraft

Pfizer to ask FDA to authorize booster dose of COVID vaccine as Delta variant spreads Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) plans to ask U.S.

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U.S Scene: Missouri fights virus surge, New York City saluted health workers

Thu, 2021-07-08 10:24 — mike kraft

As New York salutes health workers, Missouri fights a surge New York held a ticker-tape parade Wednesday for the health care workers and others who helped the city pull through the darkest days of COVID-19, while authorities in Missouri struggled to beat back a surge blamed on the fast-spreading delta variant and deep resistance to getting vaccinated. AP NEWS

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ANALYSIS: Five undervaccinated clusters put the entire United States at risk

Thu, 2021-07-08 09:49 — mike kraft

Five undervaccinated clusters put the entire United States at risk A new data analysis identifies clusters of unvaccinated people, most of them in the southern United States, that are vulnerable to surges in Covid-19 cases and could become breeding grounds for even more deadly Covid-19 variants. Elizabeth Cohen and John Bonifield, CNN CNN

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Commentary: Red states in more trouble from coronavirus pandemic

Wed, 2021-07-07 18:28 — mike kraft

The spread of the Delta variant in relatively unvaccinated parts of the U.S. is getting worse.

Nationwide, the number of new Covid-19 cases is holding steady. But that steadiness hides two dueling realities, in two different Americas.

In many urban and suburban communities, Covid continues to plummet. The rate of new daily cases has fallen below three per 100,000 residents in large cities like Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington. As a point of comparison, the national rate of new daily cases peaked last winter above 75 per 100,000 people.

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