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  Why are excess deaths still so high?

  unherd.com - Thomas Fazi

  Around the middle of last year, researchers in several countries started noticing something disturbing: despite the fall in Covid deaths everywhere, …

• Robert McGrath

  

  The FDA is proposing a move to annual COVID shots. Some experts worry it’s too soon, and too simple of an approach

  Fortune - Erin Prater

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking to simplify the COVID vaccine regimen, potentially moving to annual boosters similar to those given …

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  Just over a quarter of Africans have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19

  Semafor - Alexander Onukwue

  The News COVID-19 vaccination rates are at less than half the population in most African countries, according to the most recent data published by the …

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  Robert McGrath

  Dec 25, 2022
• Robert McGrath

  

  China changes definition of Covid deaths as cases surge

  The Guardian - Verna Yu

  No new fatalities reported this week, despite numerous reports of overloaded hospitals and crematoriums China has moved to a narrower definition of Covid deaths, which will drastically cut its death statistics as cases increase following the relaxation of zero-Covid rules. Authorities reported no new …

• Robert McGrath

  

  COVID-19 isn't over. How to help everyone, everywhere endure the next stage.

  USA TODAY - Ángel Gurría

  Hundreds of treatments are being developed, but unless governments urgently intervene, they also will remain out of reach for many people on earth. After more than two years of disruption, many of us are looking forward to a normal holiday season this year. The threat posed by COVID-19 has not gone …