Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. California Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged mistakes in communicating with the public last year before the first loosening of coronavirus restrictions led to an early summer spike…
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Existing COVID Vaccines May Protect Against Brazilian Variant: Oxford Study
LONDON (Reuters) – Existing vaccines may protect against the Brazilian variant of the coronavirus, according to a University of Oxford study which also highlighted how a variant first found in South Africa poses the biggest headache for vaccine makers. Coronavirus…
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Pandemic Accelerates in Half of the Americas, Brazil Faces Record Cases, Deaths: PAHO Director
BRASILIA (Reuters) – New coronavirus cases are picking up again in half of the countries in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday, calling on Brazil to protect its people in the face of record infections…
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South Korean Hospitals Extract Extra COVID Vaccine Doses From Vials
SEOUL (Reuters) – In a handful of South Korean hospitals, designated nurses are using specially designed syringes to squeeze extra doses of coronavirus vaccine out of each vial in a bid to stretch the still limited number of vials to…
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Aviation Industry Urges Biden to Back COVID-19 Health Credentials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major U.S. aviation, travel and aerospace groups on Monday joined airline unions in urging the Biden administration to help establish temporary COVID-19 health credentials to boost travel, which has been hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic. In a…
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Cheers and Hope as Doctor Gets Nigeria’s First COVID-19 Vaccine
ABUJA (Reuters) – A doctor who has spent the past year treating COVID-19 patients on Friday became the first person in Nigeria to be vaccinated against the disease, kicking off a mammoth campaign that aims to inoculate 80 million people…
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Contagious Brazil COVID Variant Evades Immunity, Scientists Warn
LONDON (Reuters) – A highly transmissible COVID-19 variant that emerged in Brazil and has now been found in at least 20 countries can re-infect people who previously recovered from the disease, scientists said on Tuesday. In a study of the…
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UK to Prioritize Next Stage of COVID Vaccine by Age, Not Job
LONDON (Reuters) – Police and teachers will not jump to the head of the queue in the second phase of Britain’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout, with people instead prioritised by age, officials advising the government said on Friday, describing this as…
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Vaccinating Teachers to Reopen Schools ‘Not Doable’
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Vaccinating all teachers against COVID-19 before schools reopen isn’t doable, Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Wednesday. “If…
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Biden Administration Changes Vaccination Timeline
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Last week, Anthony Fauci, MD, said that “virtually everybody and anybody in any category could start to get vaccinated” in April. But on Tuesday, the Biden…
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