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100 MILLION Americans are fully vaccinated

100 MILLION Americans are fully vaccinated: White House announces 30% of US adults are inoculated against Covid as deaths fall to their lowest level of 2021 at 628 a day At least 100 million people in the US are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 That represents about 30 percent of U.S. adults and more than 220… Read More »

Covid-19 deaths pass three million worldwide

The WHO is working on a global scheme, Covax, to get rich countries to share their jabs with lower income countries. Covax plans to deliver about two billion vaccine doses globally by the end of the year, but many vaccines require two doses per person. BBC News – Health

The UK’s National Health Service just approved a drug that costs nearly $2.5 million a dose

Kate Cardente holds her then 3-month-old daughter, Ainsley, as she undergoes a gene therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). SMA is a disease that is the primary genetic cause of death in babies. Ainsley is getting a one-time infusion of Zolgensma. Baltimore Sun | Tribune News Service | Getty Images LONDON — A drug that… Read More »

Covid-19: Global coronavirus cases pass 50 million

Biden ‘seeks to quickly reverse’ Trump policies The US president-elect is preparing for office and convening a coronavirus task force on Monday. BBC News – Health