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UK military to support coronavirus testing as business groups warn of food supply issues

Wed, 2020-12-23 09:25 — mike kraft

British military personnel will be supporting efforts to carry out coronavirus tests, beginning Wednesday, for hauliers currently stranded in Kent, near the Port of Dover, the UK Ministry of Defense said Wednesday.

"Starting today, 170 personnel will support COVID-19 testing for hauliers travelling to France from Kent," the MOD said in a tweet. "The support from our Armed Forces personnel will help to get hauliers moving again."

Police at the port told a CNN team there that some form of mobile coronavirus testing is also expected to arrive at the port in the next few hours, however they could not confirm where the testing would take place.

The announcement comes hours after the UK and France agreed to allow truck drivers to travel across the English Channel from the Port of Dover -- the UK’s main gateway to France and the Continent for freight transportation -- providing they have proof of a negative coronavirus test result.

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British Airways and Delta agree to test all passengers before entering New York

Mon, 2020-12-21 18:41 — mike kraft

British Airways and Delta agree to test all passengers before entering New York British Airways and Delta Airlines have agreed to test all passengers before they enter New York state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday afternoon. By <a href="/profiles/julia-hollingsworth">Julia Hollingsworth</a>, <a href="/profiles/steve-george">Steve George</a>, <a href="/profiles/meg-wagner">Meg Wagner</a> and <a href="/profiles/melissa-mahtani">Melissa Mahtani</a>, CNN CNN

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World closes borders to Britain because of new coronavirus strain

Mon, 2020-12-21 10:15 — mike kraft

World closes borders to Britain as new coronavirus strain breeds panic A slew of countries closed their borders to Britain on Monday over fears of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, heightening global panic, causing travel chaos and raising the prospect of UK food shortages days before the Brexit cliff edge. Gerhard Mey, Ben Makori U.S.

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Several EU nations halt UK flights, fearing virus variant

Sun, 2020-12-20 10:53 — mike kraft

Several EU nations halt UK flights, fearing virus variant BERLIN (AP) — One by one, several European Union nations banned flights from the U.K. on Sunday and others like Germany were considering such action, all in hopes of blocking a new strain of... AP NEWS

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Pfizer decision to turn off temperature sensors forced scramble to ensure Covid-19 vaccines kept ultra-cold

Fri, 2020-12-18 11:27 — mike kraft

Pfizer decision on vaccine temperature sensors forced scramble - STAT Hospitals and the U.S. government scrambled to figure out how they would monitor the temperature of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. Olivia Goldhill STAT

A last-minute snafu this fall threatened to disrupt the smooth rollout of the first Covid-19 vaccine approved in the United States, according to industry officials.

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Vaccine Distribution Tracker: How Many Doses Can Your State Expect?

Thu, 2020-12-17 10:13 — mike kraft

Vaccine Distribution Tracker: How Many Doses Can Your State Expect? See where the federal government is sending 5.9 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine, enough to inoculate 2.9 million people against the coronavirus. nytimes

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National Guard Now Helping with COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in 26 States

Tue, 2020-12-15 17:36 — mike kraft

National Guard Now Helping with COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in 26 States The National Guard provided assistance Monday for the historic first U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations in a total of 26 states. Richard Sisk Military.com

In Ohio and West Virginia, National Guard members broke down the first shipments of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into smaller packages for transportation to vaccination sites.

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US vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nears

Tue, 2020-12-15 09:16 — mike kraft

US vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nears WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds more U.S. hospitals geared up to vaccinate their workers Tuesday as federal regulators issued a positive review of a second COVID-19 vaccine needed to boost the nation’s... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds more U.S. hospitals geared up to vaccinate their workers Tuesday as federal regulators issued a positive review of a second COVID-19 vaccine needed to boost the nation’s largest vaccination campaign.

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Vaccine distribution begins in the U.S,trucks start rolling

Sun, 2020-12-13 10:23 — mike kraft

Covid-19 Live Updates: Vaccine Shipments Start to Roll in the U.S. The first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine left a facility in Michigan early Sunday, with UPS and FedEx teaming up to ship them to all 50 states for distribution. nytimes

The first of nearly three million doses of the first Covid-19 vaccine were packed in dry ice and put on trucks at a Pfizer plant in Kalamazoo, Mich., on Sunday morning, destined for hundreds of distribution centers in all 50 states, the most ambitious vaccination campaign in American history.

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