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CDC coding error led to overcount of 72,000 Covid deaths

Calls for agency to communicate clearly and transparently after error, corrected last week, inadvertently added deaths to tracker

The Guardian - US

EXPLAINER: What to know about COVID vaccines for little kids

Moderna says it will ask regulators to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 6 but several hurdles need to be cleared before the shots could become available

The Independent UK

Pfizer CEO pushes yearly Covid shots

Assertions by pharmaceutical company executives have created pressure for scientists and politicians to take action

Salon

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Moderna says its low-dose COVID shots work for kids under 6

Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers

The Independent UK

CDC To Stop Using COVID as Excuse To Expel Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors

There are no public health gains from booting kids out of the country.

Reason

Nearly 19,000 more deaths in Cook County: The pandemic’s toll, two years in

An analysis shows since the first COVID death in 2020, Cook County has seen thousands of deaths beyond what would be expected — the equivalent of a plane crash every two weeks — and it’s not all from the virus.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jason Roy handed two match ban - suspended for 12 months - for improper conduct

England's white ball opener has done something wrong, but the ECB refuse to disclose what it is or why they have sanctioned him

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FDA advisory panel to discuss additional Covid-19 boosters: What we know so far

Pfizer and Moderna seek approval for second ‘booster’ doses as White House warns US has exhausted funding to buy more shots

The Independent UK

White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests positive for COVID, will not travel to Europe with Biden

White House press secretary Jen Psaki has again tested positive for COVID and will have to skip President Joe Biden’s trip to Europe.

Tribune News Service

White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests positive for Covid

Psaki, who will no longer travel to Europe with Biden, says she met with him this week but he has since tested negative

The Guardian - US

Scientists worry virus variant may push up COVID cases in US

Scientists worry that a contagious coronavirus variant may soon push cases up in the United States just as it has in Europe and Asia

The Independent UK

Southwest Airlines flight attendants ask Biden to drop face mask mandate

The union for flight attendants at Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is asking the White House and other aviation regulators to drop face mask mandates that have become a hallmark of flying during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tribune News Service

White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests positive for COVID-19

"The President is not considered a close contact as defined by CDC guidance."

Axios

Pfizer CEO pushes yearly shots for COVID. Not so fast, experts say

When Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said March 13 that all Americans would need a second booster shot, it struck many COVID-19 experts as a self-serving remark without scientific merit. It also set off spasms of doubt over the country’s objectives in its fight against the coronavirus.

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A new COVID variant is spreading across the US. Here’s what you need to know about BA.2

Around the world, infections are largely due to the BA.2 version of omicron. In the U.S., BA.2 accounted for about a quarter (23.1%) of the cases for the week ending March 12, the CDC says. That’s up from 14.2% the week ending March 5.

Liverpool Echo

Growing concerns over £7m paid out to New Chinatown builders

Parent company behind the New Chinatown scheme recently entered into administration

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The US maternal mortality rate peaked during the pandemic and was highest for Black women

The US maternal mortality rate is one of the highest among developed countries.

USAFacts

The US maternal mortality rate increased nearly 40% in 2021, was highest for Black women

The US maternal mortality rate is one of the highest among developed countries.

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Tribune News Service

MRNA vaccines blocked worst outcomes as variants spread, CDC says

Messenger RNA vaccines were highly effective at preventing people from suffering the most severe outcomes from COVID-19 even as infectious new coronavirus variants spread, a U.S. study found.

The Independent UK

Fauci warns Covid cases likely to rise as White House on edge amid European spike

Officials from the White House Covid task force and the CDC have discussed re-instituting mask mandates

Tribune News Service

CDC retomará su papel como líder en datos de hospitales pandémicos

Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) planean recuperar su papel como principal organismo en la recopilación de datos hospitalarios acerca de las amenazas de enfermedades infecciosas, después de haber sido despojados de este trabajo a mediados de la pandemia debido a su lenta respuesta.

The Independent UK

US adult smoking rate fell during first year of pandemic

The first year of the pandemic saw fewer Americans smoking

Axios

Biden officials fear "mass migration event" if COVID border policies end

Title 42 has been used to rapidly expel migrants at the southern border.

The Independent UK

Lawsuit from jetBlue pilots claims face masks cause claustrophobia and are ‘totally ineffective’

CDC considering revising mask mandate this year

Reason

Biden's Plans To Fix the Pay Gap Won't Actually Help Women

Plus: A win for animal rights activists in Iowa, Republicans sue the CDC over air travel mask mandate, and more...

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