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Vaccine passports' increased immunisation in countries with low coverage: Lancet study

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Covid passports could increase vaccine uptake, study suggests Certification encouraged vaccination in countries with low coverage, especially among young people the Guardian

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The U.N.'s Covax is likely to deliver less than half of the promised 2 billion vaccine doses to help the world’s neediest icountries in 2021.

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2021-12-13 13:36

Covax promised 2 billion vaccine doses to help the world’s neediest in 2021. It won’t even deliver even half that. The U.N.-led initiative is now aiming for 800 million doses to be delivered by the end of the year, but that isn't assured. Adam Taylor Washington Post

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Health costs pushed or worsened poverty for over 500 mln --World Bank and WHO

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2021-12-13 12:31

Health costs pushed or worsened poverty for over 500 mln More than half a billion people globally were pushed or sent further into extreme poverty last year as they paid for health costs out of their own pockets, with the COVID-19 pandemic expected to make things worse, the World Health Organization and the World Bank said on Sunday. Manas Mishra Reuters

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WHO Brief says Overall risk from Omicron remains high as many questions remain

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2021-12-13 12:06

Overall risk from Omicron remains high as many questions remain, WHO says The overall risk from the Omicron variant remains high, and more information is still needed about the variant, the World Health Organization said in a technical brief about the variant, published Friday. By <a href="/profiles/meg-wagner">Meg Wagner</a> and Melissa Macaya, CNN CNN

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Wisconsin, other midwest hospitals facing new COVID surge

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2021-12-10 17:17

Hospitals in the Midwest Face New COVID Surge Amid increasing Delta cases, staffing is down, and Omicron looms Jennifer Henderson medpagetoday

Nearly 2 years into the pandemic, hospitals in the Midwest are getting hit with a staggering new surge.

Capacity is strained, and so is staff. And no one knows for sure what the Omicron variant will bring.

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California: First Omicron case found in San Diego, state's medical director harassed by anti-vaxxers

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2021-12-10 10:22

1st Case of COVID Omicron Variant Found in Fully Vaccinated and Boosted San Diegan On Thursday, San Diego officials reported the first case of a local patient who had tested positive for the omicron variant of COVID. Brenda Gregorio-Nieto,Eric S. Page,The Associated Press NBC 7 San Diego

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Omicron: Preliminary data suggest it is more transmissible and milder than delta; WHO warns against complacency

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2021-12-08 17:54

Covid-19 live updates: Preliminary data suggest omicron is more transmissible, causes milder cases than delta, WHO says WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against drawing “firm conclusions”, as he said it is “too early to be sure.” Washington Post

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WHO: Weekly COVID cases dip in Europe after weeks of gains but up in Africa

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2021-12-08 11:31

WHO: Weekly COVID cases dip in Europe after weeks of gains | AP News GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s European region has recorded a slight drop in both COVID-19 cases and deaths last week after facing a string of weekly increases. AP NEWS

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Up to 1 million COVID vaccines wasted in Nigeria

Submitted by Naomisfreeman on Wed, 2021-12-08 09:42

Up to 1 million COVID vaccines wasted in Nigeria

Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used, two sources told Reuters.

It's one of the biggest single losses of doses that shows the difficulty African nations have getting people vaccinated.

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Omicron can evade vaccines, but Pfizer says booster jabs do the trick

Submitted by Naomisfreeman on Wed, 2021-12-08 09:34

Omicron can evade vaccines, but Pfizer says booster jabs do the trick While it appears that Omicron has a "very large" advantage over previous strains, it doesn't appear to be making people sicker, and Pfizer says a booster shot "neutralized" it in the lab. YahooNews

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Vaccine passports' increased immunisation in countries with low coverage: Lancet study

The U.N.'s Covax is likely to deliver less than half of the promised 2 billion vaccine doses to help the world’s neediest icountries in 2021.

Health costs pushed or worsened poverty for over 500 mln --World Bank and WHO

WHO Brief says Overall risk from Omicron remains high as many questions remain

Wisconsin, other midwest hospitals facing new COVID surge

California: First Omicron case found in San Diego, state's medical director harassed by anti-vaxxers

Omicron: Preliminary data suggest it is more transmissible and milder than delta; WHO warns against complacency

WHO: Weekly COVID cases dip in Europe after weeks of gains but up in Africa

Up to 1 million COVID vaccines wasted in Nigeria

Up to 1 million COVID vaccines wasted in Nigeria

Omicron can evade vaccines, but Pfizer says booster jabs do the trick

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