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EU Regulator Finds ‘Possible Link’ Between Astra Shot, Clots
Apr.07 -- The European Medicines Agency said that unusual blood clotting should be listed as possible side effects of AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine. EMA Executive Director Emer Cooke speaks at a press conference.
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Free COVID-19 Testing For Uninsured Americans Ends
The Biden Administration is calling on Congress to approve more COVID relief funding, nearly two weeks after it was cut from a federal spending bill.
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Bill Gates on Global Health Initiatives, Technology, Innovation
Jan.23 -- Bill Gates, co-founder at Microsoft, discusses funding for global health initiatives, dealing with workers who lose jobs to technology, and privacy and the protection of data. He speaks with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua at the...
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Vaccine Supply Inconsistent, 'Frustrating': Holy Name CEO
Mar.12 -- Dr. Michael Maron, Holy Name Medical Center CEO, gives an update on the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. He goes on to explain the inconsistencies he sees in vaccine supply and how the demand is exceeding it. He speaks with...
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Millions Dumped From Unemployment Amid Delta Surge
In 31 states, at least 1,000 schools have already closed. In 10 days, 15 staff members in Miami public schools have died. And in a new poll, 59% of parents support mask mandates for students and staff. Speaking of COVID implications,...
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World Remains in Serious Delta Surge: Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor Chris Beyrer discusses real world data on Covid vaccines, natural immunity, and public policy response on the coronavirus. The Bloomberg School of Public Health is supported by...
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The Path From Baker's Yeast to a Covid Vaccine
Sep.28 -- Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of Baylor College of Medicine's National School of Tropical Medicine, explains how yeast is playing into the development of vaccines and says he's worried that a new wave of Covid-19 infections may be...
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Covid-19 Has Many Months, Variants to Go: Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Senior Scholar Gigi Gronvall discusses the spread of the omicron variant, stress on the U.S. health care system, and the increase of antibodies from Covid-19 vaccines. The Bloomberg School of...
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Can the Airline Industry Fully Recover?
Sep.25 -- Shakeel Adam, managing director at Aviado Partners Advisory Services, an aviation, rail and hospitality adviser, discusses the prospects for the airline industry amid the coronavirus pandemic. Adam says many or even most of the...
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Eli Lilly Antibody Drug Will Reduce Hospitalizations: CEO
Nov.10 -- Eli Lilly & Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Ricks discusses the drugmaker's Covid-19 antibody therapy bamlanivimab, which was recently granted an emergency-use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug...
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Omicron Infection Curve Incredibly Steep: Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor Chris Beyrer discusses the confluence of a winter surge of coronavirus with the omicron variant, resistance to Covid restrictions, and elevated antibodies from booster shots. The...
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Global Vaccine Push Continues
The push to get the human population continues the world continues. Maria Elena Bottazzi, Baylor College of Medicine Associate Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and Microbiologist, spoke with Paul Sweeney and Matt Miller...
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Branson Favors Easing Covid Travel Restrictions
Virgin Group founder Richard Branson says he favors moves to ease Covid-19 travel restrictions by the U.K. and Germany.
Branson says he's recovering from a mild case of coronavirus and that he was fully vaccinated and boosted.
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Third Covid Dose Isn't a Booster, Says Fmr. Biden Advisor
Michael Osterholm, Univ. of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease policy director, and former Covid advisor to President Joe Biden, says a third Covid-19 vaccine dose isn't a booster shot. He's on "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)
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Bill Gates on Creating and Testing Vaccines
Jan.18 -- Microsoft co-founder and Technology Advisor Bill Gates discusses the creation of vaccines against epidemics, and the testing of an effective Ebola vaccine. He speaks with Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait from the...
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The common bacteria which is killing babies
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There are calls for the development of a vaccine to help prevent the death of thousands of newborn babies.
Millions of women unknowingly carry a bacteria which can be passed on in pregnancy and later...
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Omicron's Spread Pushed Global Cases Over 1 Million Again
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor and Virologist Andrew Pekosz discusses the omicron variant, the hospitalization rate for the variant and the infection rate of children. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance." The...
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Djokovic Vaccine Stance Draws Rebuke From Australia PM
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Wednesday that Tennis star Novak Djokovic should have "no special rules" for entering the country to compete in the Australian Open. Morison told reports Djokovic must "provide acceptable proof" when he...
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Immunocompromised Patients Denied 4th Vaccine Dose Despite CDC OK
The CDC held a conference call with pharmacists this week to reiterate the guidelines for who qualifies for a fourth vaccine dose.
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CDC Expands Booster Recommendations to 16, 17-Year-Olds
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending 16-and-17-year-olds in the U.S. to get Covid-19 booster shots. Robert Langreth reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia."
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How To Talk To Your Vax-Skeptic Uncle
The holidays are a time for warm family gatherings… and sometimes, heated conversations. With the Omicron variant threatening to disrupt another season, arguing about the coronavirus vaccine is on the table. We talk with two medical...
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Covid to Become Fifth Seasonal Coronavirus: Johns Hopkins
Dr. Amesh Adalja, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security senior scholar, discusses returning to activities as Covid-19 becomes endemic. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is supported by Michael R. Bloomberg, founder...
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Playing by the Rules
The drama between Novak Djokovic and the Australian government is shining a spotlight on the tension over vaccine mandates.
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U.S. COVID-19 Deaths in 2021 Surpass 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. According to federal data and Johns Hopkins University, the number of virus-related deaths recorded in the U.S. in 2021 has surpassed the toll in 2020. Experts say lower-than-expected immunization...