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OVERVIEW : U.S. and overseas developments

Fri, 2020-12-18 17:44 — mike kraft

The Latest: 2nd reported severe reaction to COVID-19 vaccine FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A second healthcare worker has experienced a severe reaction after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, officials said Friday. Both cases were in Alaska. In the latest,... AP NEWS

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A second healthcare worker has experienced a severe reaction after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, officials said Friday.

Both cases were in Alaska.

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U.S. government buys another 100 million doses of Moderna vaccine

Sat, 2020-12-12 10:12 — mike kraft

U.S. government buys another 100 million doses of Moderna vaccine The expanded order would ensure continuous vaccine delivery through the end of June 2021, at a total cost of $3.2 billion, the Trump administration said. Sarah Owermohle POLITICO

The United States will buy 100 million additional shots of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine — doubling its initial order of the vaccine, which the FDA is expected to authorize later this month.

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Canada authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

Wed, 2020-12-09 17:24 — mike kraft

Canada authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Canada’s health regulator on Wednesday approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, making it the third country to authorize the use of the shot – as the green-lighting of the vaccine in the US is still New York Post

Canada’s health regulator on Wednesday approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, making it the third country to authorize the use of the shot – as the green-lighting of the vaccine in the US is still at least another day away.

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‘We’re Clearly Not Doing Enough’: Drop in Testing Hampers Coronavirus Response

Sat, 2020-08-15 19:36 — mike kraft

For months, public health experts and federal officials have said that significantly expanding the number of coronavirus tests administered in the United States is essential to reining in the pandemic. By some estimates, several million people might need to be tested each day, including many people who don’t feel sick.

But the country remains far short of that benchmark and, for the first time, the number of known tests conducted each day has fallen.

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San Francisco flattened the curve early. Now, coronavirus cases are surging.

Mon, 2020-08-03 10:16 — mike kraft

San Francisco flattened the curve early. Now, coronavirus cases are surging. The Bay Area was supposed to be exceptional. Quarantine fatigue and a prison outbreak changed that. Heather Kelly, Rachel Lerman Washington Post

SAN FRANCISCO — The Bay Area was supposed to be exceptional.

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Hidden Data Suggests Fracking Created Widespread, Systemic Impact in Pennsylvania

Tue, 2017-01-24 07:07 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Annual citizen complaints reported to PA DEP compared to the annual number of new unconventional oil and gas wells. © Public Herald

Trends Show Impacts Are Getting Worse

publicherald.org - by Melissa A. Troutman, Sierra Shamer and Joshua B. Pribanic

After a three-year investigation in Pennsylvania, Public Herald has uncovered evidence of widespread and systemic impacts related to “fracking,” a controversial oil and gas technology.

Ending over a decade of suppression by the state, this evidence is now available to the public for the first time.

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