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Mon, 2021-03-22 18:55 — mike kraft

The Latest: Spain to offer AstraZeneca shot to adults 18-65 MADRID — Spain’s health minister said the country will resume use of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 by extending it to adults up to 65 years of age and that authorities will consider... AP NEWS

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OVERVIEW: COVID-19 International briefs

Fri, 2021-03-19 10:59 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Britain said on Thursday that there were lumps and bumps in the global vaccine supply chain that were causing slower than expected deliveries and scolded the European Union for threatening to slap a ban on vaccine exports. Reuters Staff U.S.

(Reuters) - Nearly a dozen countries resumed use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shots on Friday as EU and British regulators said its benefits outweighed any risks. Reports of rare instances of blood clotting had temporarily halted inoculations.

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Experts: Virus surge in Europe should raise caution flags for the US

Wed, 2021-03-17 12:46 — mike kraft

Experts: Virus surge in Europe a cautionary tale for US Optimism is spreading in the U.S. as COVID-19 deaths plummet and states ease restrictions and open vaccinations to younger adults. But across Europe, dread is setting in with another wave of... AP NEWS

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Halting AstraZeneca vaccine across Europe weakens an already faltering rollout

Tue, 2021-03-16 19:13 — mike kraft

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/03/16/world/covid-19-coronavirus#halting-a-key-vaccine-across-europe-weakens-an-already-faltering-rollout

The suspension of the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine by most governments across Europe has further set back an already fraught inoculation campaign on the continent even as the bloc’s main drug regulator said there was no indication that vaccination has caused side effects such as blood clots.

No country in the European Union is on pace to reach its goal of vaccinating 70 percent of its population by September. Hundreds of millions of people across the continent are still constrained by some of the most severe coronavirus restrictions in the world, and millions more are facing the prospect of rules being tightened further to tackle a third wave of the coronavirus.

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OVERVIEW: Briefs on coronavirus international developments

Tue, 2021-03-16 09:21 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Sweden, Portugal, Latvia and Slovenia joined a number of the European Union states in suspending AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots over concerns of possible serious side-effects, while the World Health Organization said there was no proven link and people should not panic. Reuters Staff U.S.

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* Coronavirus infections are rising exponentially in Germany, an expert at the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases said.

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WHO says it will continue its rollout of AstraZenca vaccine, downplaying concerns

Tue, 2021-03-16 09:08 — mike kraft

WHO: Vaccine rollout unaffected by concerns over AstraZeneca The U.N. health agency says its global rollout of coronavirus vaccines remains unaffected even as a growing number of countries have suspended use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine amid concerns about blood clots in some people who received it Jamey Keaten | AP Washington Post

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Germany, France and Italy become latest to suspend use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine.

Mon, 2021-03-15 13:43 — mike kraft

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/03/15/world/covid-19-coronavirus#germany-france-and-italy-become-latest-to-suspend-use-of-astrazenecas-vaccine

Germany, France and Italy temporarily suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, joining a growing list of nations that paused use of the vaccine in recent days over concerns that it might be tied to blood clots.

Leading public health agencies, including the World Health Organization, say that millions of people have received the vaccine without experiencing blood clotting issues, and they caution that experts have not found a causative link between the vaccine and the conditions. The company has also defended the vaccine as safe, amid the flurry of suspensions.

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Childhood mental health issues rise amid pandemic

Sat, 2021-03-13 12:14 — mike kraft

Global rise in childhood mental health issues amid pandemic PARIS (AP) — By the time his parents rushed him to the hospital, 11-year-old Pablo was barely eating and had stopped drinking entirely. Weakened by months of self-privation, his heart had slowed... AP NEWS

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OVERVIEW: Europe and other coronavirus developments

Wed, 2021-03-03 10:28 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Johnson & Johnson's newly authorized vaccine has started shipping, while a highly transmissible variant of coronavirus first identified in the Brazilian city of Manaus has been detected in Britain for the first time. Reuters Staff U.S.

(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson’s newly authorized vaccine has started shipping, while a highly transmissible variant of coronavirus first identified in the Brazilian city of Manaus has been detected in Britain for the first time.

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Europe shifts tactics to speed vaccinations

Wed, 2021-03-03 10:09 — mike kraft

Tactical shift: Europe seeks vaccine 'overdrive' to catch up BERLIN (AP) — Slow off the blocks in the race to immunize its citizens against COVID-19, Germany faces an unfamiliar problem: a glut of vaccines and not enough arms to inject them into. Like... AP NEWS

BERLIN (AP) — Slow off the blocks in the race to immunize its citizens against COVID-19, Germany faces an unfamiliar problem: a glut of vaccines and not enough arms to inject them into.

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