Biden administration to invest $1.7 billion to fight coronavirus variants
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Last Updated: Apr 16, 2021, 08:15 PM IST
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The investment, which will be part of President Joe Biden s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, will improve detection, monitoring, and mitigation of these variants by scaling up genomic sequencing efforts - a key step in containing the spread, the White House said.
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The Biden administration on Friday said it will invest $1.7 billion to help states and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fight COVID-19 variants that are rapidly spreading across the United States. The investment, which will be part of President Joe Biden s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, will improve detection, monitoring, and mitigation of these variants by scaling up genomic sequencing efforts - a key step in containing the spread, the White House said.
US panel to meet again next week to discuss pause on Johnson & Johnson s Covid-19 shot
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US panel to meet again next week to discuss pause on Johnson & Johnson s Covid-19 shot
Reuters / Updated: Apr 16, 2021, 20:09 IST
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel will meet on April 23. AP Photo
A US panel will meet again next week to discuss whether the pause on the use of Johnson & Johnson s COVID-19 vaccine s should continue, after delaying a vote on the matter earlier this week. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel will meet on April 23, according to a notice posted on the regulator s website.
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Some of these treatments aren’t new and have actually be in use for a while.
For example, the monoclonal antibody treatments aren’t new at all. As COVID cases have increased in the current wave, Michigan should prioritize treatment.
There are many people who are eligible for monoclonal antibody treatments who either aren’t being offered it or don’t know to ask about it.
The most ideal candidates to receive these treatments are people testing positive for coronavirus and have certain risk factors like being over 65 years old, diabetes, obesity or a combination of risk factors if they are younger than 65.
Leaving the middle seat empty on planes can reduce the spread of Covid, says new study
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Leaving the middle seat empty on planes can reduce the spread of Covid, says new studyAP
Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021, 07:11 PM IST
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The airlines argue that filters and air-flow systems on most planes make them safe when passengers wear face masks.
A new study says leaving middle seats open could give airline passengers more protection from the virus that causes COVID-19. Researchers said the risk of passengers being exposed to the virus from an infected person on the plane could be reduced by 23% to 57% if middle seats are empty, compared with a full flight.