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Most Americans probably won’t be able to get a Covid-19 vaccine until mid-2021, CDC director says

“Those who are vaccine hesitant have had their hesitancy enhanced by a variety of things that are happening right now, particularly the unfortunate mix of science and politics,” Collins said at an event hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. A recent poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that more than… Read More »

Qatar Airways CEO says Covid vaccines likely to be required for travel: ‘This will be the trend’

A Qatar Airways plane takes-off from the Hamad International Airport in Doha on July 20, 2017. STRINGER | AFP | Getty Images The CEO of a flagship Middle Eastern airline has said the requirement for Covid-19 vaccinations will likely be a trend in air travel, as the industry attempts to rebound from the impact of… Read More »

Lingering Covid symptoms pose ‘really serious problem,’ researcher says

A researcher who studies so-called Covid long-haulers warned that lingering symptoms are a grim reality and can pose a serious problem.  “We’ve been tracking around 60 distinct symptoms in this patient population,” said David Putrino, the Director of Rehabilitation Innovation at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. “We really just need to focus on helping… Read More »