Brickwizard
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MatsuShimizu
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Authorities in Vietnam have detected a new coronavirus variant that is a combination of the Covid variants first identified in India and the UK and spreads quickly by air, the health minister has said.
Read more here at Reuters.
Similar news at NDTV here and The Guardian here. In cases you didn't know about these news portals, you can find more info about NDTV here (Wikipedia) and The Guardian here.
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MatsuShimizu
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Flights into Hanoi will be suspended from June 1 through 7, and the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam reports international flights into Ho Chi Minh City are also suspended until June 14.
Vietnam Suspends Some International Flights After Discovering ‘Very Dangerous’ Coronavirus Variant Combining India And U.K. Strains
The country has recorded more than half of its total Covid-19 cases since late April.
www.forbes.com
About the Vietnam COVID variant: Video from the Reuters Youtube channel
The four coronavirus variants considered of concern by the U.N. agency and known generally by the public as the UK, South Africa, Brazil and India variants have now been given the letters Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta according to the order of their detection.
Full news from Reuters:
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Is it all Greek to you? Coronavirus variants get new names
Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek alphabet to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma.
www.reuters.com
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MatsuShimizu
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Vietnam detects hybrid of Indian and UK Covid-19 variants
The mutation spreads quickly by air, the health minister said.
www.cnbc.com
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Australia's Victoria state extends COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne
Australia's Victoria state on Wednesday extended a COVID-19 lockdown in state capital Melbourne for another week in a bid to contain the latest virus outbreak, but eased restrictions in other regions.
www.reuters.com
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WHO approves Sinovac COVID shot in second Chinese milestone
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it has approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech (SVA.O) for emergency use listing, paving the way for a second Chinese shot to be used in poor countries.
www.reuters.com
Source here:https://www.who.int/en/activities/tracking-SARS-CoV-2-variants/
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MatsuShimizu
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Moderna plans mix of COVID-19 vaccine doses with new Lonza deal
Moderna is gearing up to halve the dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. drugmaker said on Wednesday, so that it can also be used to combat variants and inoculate children.
www.reuters.com
China's Guangdong tightens coronavirus measures
As COVID-19 cases edge up, Taiwan unveils mass vaccination plan
Australia's Victoria extends Melbourne lockdown
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What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:
www.reuters.com
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MatsuShimizu
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Video from DW News Youtube Channel.
Thai-developed COVID-19 vaccine starts human trials
Thailand started human trials on Monday of a domestically developed coronavirus vaccine and expects to deploy it next year, which its health minister said could give the country more freedom with its vaccine policy.
www.reuters.com
Covid: Indian variant 'now dominant' in the UK
Confirmed cases of the Indian variant have risen to 12,431 in the UK, according to new data from Public Health England
www.bbc.com
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MatsuShimizu
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Switzerland approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for 12-15 year olds
Switzerland on Friday approved vaccinating 12-to-15-year-old children with the COVID-19 shot from Pfizer (PFE.N) and BioNTEch , ahead of the country's plan to start inoculating younger people starting as early as July.
www.reuters.com
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Sinovacâs COVID-19 vaccine gains China nod for emergency use in kids, adolescents
China has approved emergency use of Sinovac Biotech's (SVA.O) COVID-19 vaccine in people aged between three and 17, its chairman Yin Weidong told state TV late on Friday.
www.reuters.com
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Swiss to launch COVID-19 certificates next week to ease travel
Switzerland will start distributing "COVID-19 certificates" next week to people who have been vaccinated, tested negative or recovered from infection as a way to ease travel in Europe, the government said on Friday.
www.reuters.com
MatsuShimizu
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Vaccination doesn’t 100% prevent you from getting infected, but it does reduce the chance of catching it or falling seriously ill.
Condobloke
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The Delta variant...from India....has been found in a couple of people in Melbourne, Australia.
These people were in 'hotel quarantine'.....which up until now has been something of a joke. ( a bad joke)
Here's hoping these incidents have been "roped off" in a proper manner.
www.abc.net.au
These people were in 'hotel quarantine'.....which up until now has been something of a joke. ( a bad joke)
Here's hoping these incidents have been "roped off" in a proper manner.
Delta COVID strain that devastated India detected in Victorian community
Genomic sequencing in two cases in Melbourne has detected the Delta strain of the virus, which is considered a variant of concern by health authorities.
www.abc.net.au
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MatsuShimizu
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Covid Delta variant ‘about 40% more transmissible’, says Matt Hancock
Under-30s to be offered jabs from next week but variant makes decision on easing rules in England ‘more difficult’
www.theguardian.com
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Australia's Victoria logs biggest rise in COVID-19 cases in a week
Australia's Victoria state on Monday reported its biggest rise in new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in nearly a week as authorities scramble to track the source of the highly infectious Delta variant found among infections.
www.reuters.com
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MatsuShimizu
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Major Chinese city battles Delta Covid variant first detected in India with lockdowns, mass testing
Authorities in Guangzhou have carried out more than 16 million coronavirus tests and locked down certain parts of the city to control a flare up of cases.
www.cnbc.com
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New antibody drug shows promise in mouse study; vaping may increase lung vulnerability to virus
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
www.reuters.com
Covid: When can teenagers get a second dose?
All 16 and 17 year-olds in the UK can now have a second dose 12 weeks after the first.
www.bbc.com
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Brickwizard
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Covid: When can teenagers get a second dose?
All 16 and 17 year-olds in the UK can now have a second dose 12 weeks after the first.
www.bbc.co.uk
Condobloke
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Speaking of variants etc etc......this report/summation from ABC NEWS, Australia...regarding the Delta variants spread through India.
www.abc.net.au
How the Delta variant crushed a 'herd immunity' myth and ravaged the Indian capital
As Delta rampaged through India undetected, doctors were confounded by the sheer scale of the virus's spread. This is how the COVID-19 variant fuelled a calamitous surge in cases before slipping beyond the country's borders.
www.abc.net.au
MatsuShimizu
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Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it will begin testing its COVID-19 vaccine in a larger group of children under age 12 after selecting a lower dose of the shot in an earlier stage of the trial.
Pfizer to test COVID-19 vaccine in larger group of children below 12
Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it will begin testing its COVID-19 vaccine in a larger group of children under age 12 after selecting a lower dose of the shot in an earlier stage of the trial.
www.reuters.com
Fauci says U.S. must vaccinate more people before Delta becomes dominant Covid variant in America
Dr. Anthony Fauci says the U.S. must vaccinate more people before the Covid variant Delta, first identified in India, becomes the country's dominant strain.
www.cnbc.com
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Condobloke
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Good Luck to all your family, @etbandung
MatsuShimizu
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Pfizer (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech (22UAy.DE) said on Thursday they have agreed to supply the U.S. government with 500 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to donate to poorer countries over the next two years.
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Pfizer to provide U.S. with 500 million COVID-19 vaccines to donate to world
Pfizer (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech (22UAy.DE) said on Thursday they have agreed to supply the U.S. government with 500 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to donate to poorer countries over the next two years.
www.reuters.com
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AstraZeneca says working with Southeast Asian nations on vaccine deliveries
AstraZeneca (AZN.L) says it is working closely with Southeast Asia governments to ensure its COVID-19 vaccine is supplied "as quickly as possible", after reported delays in deliveries of orders from a Thai plant owned by the country's powerful king.
www.reuters.com
MatsuShimizu
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Linus Torvalds Wants Everyone to Get Vaccinated and Stop Believing in Anti-vax Conspiracies
Linus Torvalds is furious again, and this time, again for a good reason. Linux kernel mailing list is the place dedicated for discussions on kernel development. But, amidst the pandemic when vaccinations are in full swing all over the globe, there have been some anti-vax comments going...
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U.S. administers 305.7 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines - CDC
The United States has administered 305,687,618 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and distributed 372,830,865 doses in the country as of Thursday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
www.reuters.com
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MatsuShimizu
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U.S. FDA asks J&J to discard millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration on Friday said Johnson & Johnson must throw away millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine that were manufactured at a problem-plagued Baltimore factory but also cleared millions for use.
www.reuters.com
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Mexico says COVID-19 has affected a fourth of its population
About a quarter of Mexico's 126 million people are estimated to have been infected with the coronavirus, the health ministry said on Friday, far more than the country's confirmed infections.
www.reuters.com
The Delta Covid-19 Variant Is Spreading: What Does This Mean for the U.S.?
The coronavirus variant, known as B.1.617.2, is the most worrying of a lineage of the virus that was first identified in India in late 2020, has spread to 85 countries and has become the most common in the U.S.
www.wsj.com
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I got the Moderna 2nd shot back in May the first in April, got is at Publix. My wife got CoVid 19 and was treated with Doxycycline made a full recovery in 4 days
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