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India suffers record new cases and fatalities, variant may be contributing factor

Wed, 2021-04-28 12:33 — mike kraft

India reports record new cases and fatalities, official Covid death toll surpasses 200,000 Government data showed at least another 3,293 people died, while overall cases also rose by a record 360,960 reported infections. Saheli Roy Choudhury CNBC

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Studies: Higher stroke risk linked to asymptomatic COVID-19 in younger men and spread of virus in cars, vans

Tue, 2021-04-27 21:20 — mike kraft

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Men under 50 recovering from asymptomatic COVID have double the likelihood of acute ischemic strokes (AIS) compared with men of the same age without COVID infection, according to a study last week in JAMA Network Open.

Eighteen South Asian men were treated in Singapore for AIS a median of 54.5 days after their initial COVID-19 diagnosis. Twelve (67.7%) had no known pre-existing risk factors. While AIS is a known neurologic complication from symptomatic COVID-19, none of these men experienced respiratory symptoms during their infection.

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Pakistan provinces run low on oxygen supplies, ban non-urgent surgeries

Tue, 2021-04-27 11:00 — mike kraft

Provinces in Pakistan ban non-urgent surgeries as oxygen supplies run low In light of depleting oxygen supplies in Pakistan, two provinces in the country have imposed a “complete ban” on elective surgeries in order to manage supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic. By Ben Westcott, Kara Fox and Niamh Kennedy, CNN CNN

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US, UK and EU to send aid to India as it stuggles with coronavirus surge

Sun, 2021-04-25 11:39 — mike kraft

U.S. racing to send aid to India as COVID-19 cases soar The United States is deeply concerned by a massive surge in coronavirus cases in India and will race additional support to the Indian government and health care workers, a White House spokeswoman said on Saturday. Reuters,Andrea Shalal Reuters

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Indian hospitals short of oxygen supplies as country sets coronavirus record

Fri, 2021-04-23 09:50 — mike kraft

Indian hospitals plead for oxygen, country sets virus record NEW DELHI (AP) — India put oxygen tankers on special express trains as major hospitals in New Delhi on Friday begged on social media for more supplies to save COVID-19 patients who are struggling to breathe. More than a dozen people died when an oxygen-fed fire ripped through a coronavirus ward in a populous western state. India’s underfunded health system is tattering as the world’s worst coronavirus surge wears out the nation, which set another global record in daily infections for a second straight day with 332,730.

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Canada Bans Flights From Covid-Hit India, Pakistan for 30 Days

Thu, 2021-04-22 18:03 — mike kraft

Canada Bans Flights From Covid-Hit India, Pakistan for 30 Days Canada is banning direct flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days to help control the spread of new variants of Covid-19. Kait Bolongaro,Sandrine Rastello Bloomberg

Canada is banning direct flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days to help control the spread of new variants of Covid-19.

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India’s massive COVID surge puzzles scientists, initial antibody data may have been too narrow.

Wed, 2021-04-21 21:05 — mike kraft

India’s massive COVID surge puzzles scientists The virus is spreading faster than ever before in India despite previous high infection rates in megacities, which should have conferred some protection. Smriti Mallapaty Nature

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Analysis: The vaccine stuation as countries seek more Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 doses

Fri, 2021-04-16 12:11 — mike kraft

Analysis: Countries seek more Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 shots as concerns mount over rival vaccines Wealthy governments are looking to COVID-19 shots from Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) to keep their vaccination programs on track, as safety concerns and production problems sideline vaccines from AstraZeneca Plc and Johnson & Johnson, public health experts and industry analysts say. Carl O'd

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Researchers Are starting Clinical Trials on a New Type Low-Cost Coronavirus Vaccine

Mon, 2021-04-05 12:41 — mike kraft

A new vaccine for Covid-19 that is entering clinical trials in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam could change how the world fights the pandemic. The vaccine, called NVD-HXP-S, is the first in clinical trials to use a new molecular design that is widely expected to create more potent antibodies than the current generation of vaccines. And the new vaccine could be far easier to make.

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