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Pfizer/BioNTech say real world data from Israel suggests vaccine 94% effective in preventing asymptomatic infection

Fri, 2021-03-12 15:25 — mike kraft

Pfizer/BioNTech say data suggests vaccine 94% effective in preventing asymptomatic infection Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Thursday that real-world data from Israel suggests their COVID-19 vaccine is 94% effective in preventing asymptomatic infections, meaning it could significantly reduce transmission. Michael Erman, Maayan Lubell U.S.

NEW YORK/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Thursday that real-world data from Israel suggests their COVID-19 vaccine is 94% effective in preventing asymptomatic infections, meaning it could significantly reduce transmission.

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ANALYSIS: WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response

Fri, 2021-03-12 01:43 — mike kraft

A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response GENEVA (AP) — When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago Thursday, it did so only after weeks of resisting the term and maintaining that the highly... AP NEWS

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ANALYIS: What went right and what went wrong in US pandemic response

Fri, 2021-03-12 01:32 — mike kraft

How the U.S. Pandemic Response Went Wrong—and What Went Right—during a Year of COVID On the anniversary of this global disaster, we take a look back at some of the biggest mistakes, surprising successes and lingering questions Tanya Lewis Scientific American

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New strudy confirms low incidence of acute allergic reactions to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

Wed, 2021-03-10 20:13 — mike kraft

Acute Allergic Reactions to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines This study examines the incidence of acute allergic reactions to mRNA COVID-19 vaccine administrations in health care employees in Massachusetts. JAMA_current

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Long-haul Covid patients can experience 'waves of symptoms,' early research suggests

Wed, 2021-03-10 17:14 — mike kraft

Covid symptoms can come in distinct 'waves' for long-hauler patients Long-term symptoms may emerge in a distinct pattern over weeks and months. NBC News

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Natalie Lambert, an associate research professor at Indiana University School of Medicine, surveyed thousands of "long-hauler" Covid-19 patients, finding that specific symptoms tend to emerge at regular intervals — usually a week or 10 days — resulting in what she calls "waves of symptoms."

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