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Ventilation can help make public transit safer but masks are better, experts say

Fri, 2022-04-22 13:48 — mike kraft

Ventilation helps make public transit safer from spread of Covid-19, but masks are better Although a federal judge struck down the Biden administration's mask mandate for public transportation Monday, some experts say you don't want to throw out your mask just yet. No matter the form of public transportation -- planes, trains, trams, subways, buses or even rideshares -- good ventilation can help reduce the spread of Covid-19, but masks work best. Jen Christensen, CNN CNN

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DOJ files court case, CDC says face masks are still needed, and WHO says omicron accounts for 99.5% of global COVID cases

Fri, 2022-04-22 13:41 — mike kraft

CDC says face masks are still needed to protect the public, and WHO says omicron accounts for 99.5% of global COVID cases The Justice Department has filed an appeal seeking to overturn a federal judge's ruling that ended the face-mask mandate on planes and other modes of public... Ciara Linnane MarketWatch

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Biden administration may not approve covid vaccines until June for kids under 5 --sources

Thu, 2022-04-21 21:39 — mike kraft

Waiting for a Covid vaccine for your under-5 kid? It may take a bit longer. Public health protocols are being relaxed around the country. But the one segment of the population for which the vaccine isn’t authorized is going to have to wait longer. POLITICO

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G20 agrees to set up global pandemic preparedness fund

Thu, 2022-04-21 21:26 — mike kraft

G20 agrees to set up global pandemic preparedness fund G20 countries have provisionally agreed to set up a global fund for pandemic preparedness, likely to be housed at the World Bank. Reuters Reuters

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The Omicron variants: An overview of the tracking and the related research

Thu, 2022-04-21 15:20 — mike kraft

Omicron splinters into fast-spreading lineages, highlighting coronavirus's evolution A burgeoning form of Omicron, called BA.2.12.1 — itself a sublineage of the BA.2 branch — now accounts for nearly one in five cases of Covid-19 in the U.S. Andrew Joseph STAT

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Vaccine research: CureVac, GSK's experimental COVID variant vaccine effective in mice -study

Thu, 2022-04-21 15:09 — mike kraft

CureVac, GSK's experimental COVID variant vaccine effective in mice -study CureVac and GSK's second-generation vaccine candidate targeting two recent COVID-19 variants has been shown to be highly effective in preclinical studies on mice, CureVac said, as it seeks to catch up with rivals' development work. Ludwig Burger Reuters

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Moderna to file for EUA of COVID-19 shot for very young kids by end of April

Thu, 2022-04-21 14:58 — mike kraft

Moderna to file for EUA of COVID-19 shot for very young kids by April end Moderna plans to submit an application to the U.S. health regulator for emergency use authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine among kids between the ages of six months to five years by end of the month, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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CDC advisers consider what's next for Covid-19 boosters

Thu, 2022-04-21 14:48 — mike kraft

CDC advisers mull what's next for Covid-19 boosters Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to mull over what the future of Covid-19 booster shots might look like -- and they acknowledge that entirely different vaccine formulations could be needed. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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Shanghai allows 4 million out of homes as virus rules ease

Wed, 2022-04-20 23:54 — mike kraft

Shanghai allows 4 million out of homes as virus rules ease BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai allowed 4 million more people out of their homes Wednesday as anti-virus controls that shut down China's biggest city eased, while the International Monetary Fund cut its forecast of Chinese economic growth and warned the global flow of industrial goods might be disrupted. AP NEWS

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Ventilation can help make public transit safer but masks are better, experts say

DOJ files court case, CDC says face masks are still needed, and WHO says omicron accounts for 99.5% of global COVID cases

Biden administration may not approve covid vaccines until June for kids under 5 --sources

G20 agrees to set up global pandemic preparedness fund

The Omicron variants: An overview of the tracking and the related research

Vaccine research: CureVac, GSK's experimental COVID variant vaccine effective in mice -study

Moderna to file for EUA of COVID-19 shot for very young kids by end of April

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