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South Africa new Covid cases double in 24 hours as Omicron spreads

Thu, 2021-12-02 11:26 — mike kraft

Covid: South Africa new cases double in 24 hours as Omicron spreads The new Omicron variant has now become dominant, the country's top medical scientists say. BBC News

Health officials say the new coronavirus variant Omicron has now become dominant in South Africa and is driving a sharp increase in new infections.

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Germany shuts out unvaccinated, other internstional developments

Thu, 2021-12-02 11:11 — mike kraft

Live updates: Germany shuts out unvaccinated, eyes mandate | AP News BERLIN - Germans who aren’t vaccinated are to be excluded from nonessential stores, cultural and recreational venues. Also, Germany’s parliament is to consider a general vaccine mandate. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday the measures were necessary in light of concerns that hospitals in Germany could become overloaded with COVID-19 patients. AP NEWS

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Merkel said, “The situation in our country is serious.”

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World overview: Omicron and delta spell return of unpopular restrictions in many but not all countries

Thu, 2021-12-02 10:56 — mike kraft

Omicron and delta spell return of unpopular restrictions | AP News PARIS (AP) — Greeks who are over age 60 and refuse coronavirus vaccinations could be hit with monthly fines of more than one-quarter of their pensions — a get-tough policy that the country's politicians say will cost votes but save lives. AP NEWS

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Previous infection protected against Delta. That doesn't seem to be the case with Omicron, South African expert says

Thu, 2021-12-02 10:32 — mike kraft

Previous infection protected against Delta. That doesn't seem to be the case with Omicron, expert says South Africa is seeing an increase in coronavirus reinfections in patients who contract the Omicron variant, Anne von Gottberg, a microbiologist from the country's National Institute for Communicable Diseases, said during a Thursday news briefing. By Rhea Mogul, Adam Renton, Sheena McKenzie & Ed Upright, CNN CNN

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U.S. emerges as outlier on Covid measures as Biden faces political headwinds

Thu, 2021-12-02 10:25 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to outline his plans Thursday to combat the coronavirus this winter with measures that would largely put the U.S. out of step with other countries that are clamping down on the new and worrying omicron variant.

The administration’s strategy will focus mostly on ramping up existing Covid-19 procedures and promoting vaccinations and booster shots, according to the White House, without pursuing many of the restrictions that are being imposed in other parts of the world. ...

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1st US case of COVID-19 omicron variant identified--Fauci

Wed, 2021-12-01 14:25 — mike kraft

Fauci: 1st US case of COVID-19 omicron variant identified | AP News WASHINGTON (AP) — A person in California who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue to study the risks posed by the new virus strain. AP NEWS

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US improves tracking of virus variants after a slow start.

Wed, 2021-12-01 13:30 — mike kraft

US tracking of virus variants has improved after slow start | AP News After a slow start, the United States has improved its surveillance system for tracking new coronavirus variants such as omicron, boosting its capacity by tens of thousands of samples per week since early this year. AP NEWS

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WHO: Travel bans hurting global cooperation in countering COVID

Wed, 2021-12-01 12:17 — mike kraft

Live updates: WHO: Travel bans hurting global cooperation | AP News GENEVA — The World Health Organization says travel bans by countries are having an impact on global cooperation against the new omicron variant by causing “challenges” to the sharing of laboratory samples from South Africa that can help get better grips on the new variant. AP NEWS

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30 percent of unvaccinated say omicron has made them consider inoculations: poll

Wed, 2021-12-01 10:18 — mike kraft

30 percent of unvaccinated say omicron has made them consider A newly released Morning Consult survey shows that nearly 30 percent of respondents who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 said Cameron Jenkins TheHill

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White House is coordinating with vaccine producers to develop contigency plans against new COVID variants

Wed, 2021-12-01 09:59 — mike kraft

Administration working with vaccine manufacturers to 'develop contingency plans' amid new variant

Washington (CNN) The Biden administration is coordinating with Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers to develop contingency plans in the event future coronavirus vaccines need to be modified, including to fight the Omicron variant, the White House's Covid-19 response coordinator said Tuesday.

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