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Best to get new booster before Halloween, White House COVID coordinator Dr. Jha says

Mon, 2022-09-19 14:56 — mike kraft

Best to get new booster before Halloween, White House COVID coordinator Dr. Jha says Ideal to get the updated COVID vaccine between mid-September and mid-October, Dr. Ashish Jha said, and no later than the end of October. ABC News ABC News

To optimize protection ahead of another pandemic winter, White House COVID coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said Friday people should consider getting the newly-updated COVID-19 booster before Halloween.

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Opinion: We're going to live wth the COVID virus, expert says

Fri, 2022-09-16 22:36 — mike kraft

Is COVID's end in sight? "We're going to live with the virus," expert says With flu season approaching, Dr. David Agus also urged people to get their flu shots. YahooNews

The director of the World Health Organization said this week that "the end is in sight" for the coronavirus pandemic. CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus said although he believes the U.S. is "at the end of the pandemic," COVID-19 is not necessarily "over."

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U.S. HHS debuts ads for updated Covid-19 booster, focusing on adults 50 and older

Fri, 2022-09-16 14:49 — mike kraft

HHS debuts ads for updated Covid-19 booster, focusing on adults 50 and older | CNN As part of the White House's Covid-19 response plan for the fall, the US Department of Health and Human Services is debuting a video ad to encourage people to get the updated Covid-19 booster shot -- especially those who are 50 and older. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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Concerns that hundreds of Americans still dying daily of COVID-19, with colder weather still coming

Thu, 2022-09-15 15:38 — mike kraft

Hundreds of Americans still dying of COVID-19 each day ahead of the fall "The seven-day average daily deaths are still too high, about 375 per day — well above the around 200 deaths a day we saw earlier this spring and, in my mind, far too high for a vaccine-preventable disease," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House press briefing with the COVID-19 response team last week.

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Pfizer starts late-stage trial of mRNA-based flu vaccine

Thu, 2022-09-15 15:19 — mike kraft

Pfizer starts late-stage trial of mRNA-based flu vaccine Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday it had started a late-stage U.S. trial of an influenza vaccine involving 25,000 patients, among the first such studies for a messenger RNA flu shot. Reuters Reuters

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Germans slow to get COVID booster take-up low, new version may help - doctors group

Thu, 2022-09-15 15:13 — mike kraft

German COVID booster take-up low, new version may help - doctors group Demand for booster vaccinations against COVID-19 is low in Germany, the association of general practitioners said on Thursday, with some patients waiting for a booster designed to combat the currently circulating Omicron BA.4/5 subvariants. Reuters Reuters

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Analysis: Lancet COVID Panel report blasts governments’ and WHO covid response

Thu, 2022-09-15 00:23 — mike kraft

‘Untrustworthy and ineffective’: Panel blasts governments’ covid response In long-awaited report, the Lancet’s Covid-19 Commission also revives disputed claims about virus’ origins Dan Diamond Washington Post

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Complexity of new COVID booster roleout shows need for care

Wed, 2022-09-14 22:52 — mike kraft

Complexity of Covid vaccine program leads to concerns about potential for error The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination program has reached new heights of complexity with the start of the bivalent booster program, leading to concerns about the potential for more errors in the administration of vaccines. Helen Branswell STAT

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Nigeria to produce vaccines locally with Serum Institute of India

Wed, 2022-09-14 22:40 — mike kraft

Nigeria to produce vaccines locally with Serum Institute of India Nigeria will partner with Serum Institute of India to start local manufacturing of vaccines used in the country's immunisation programmes, health minister Osagie Ehanire said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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Monkeypox outbreak slowing in the US, but challenges remain

Wed, 2022-09-14 17:45 — mike kraft

Monkeypox outbreak slowing in the US, but health leaders say critical challenges remain New monkeypox cases in the United States have been steadily dropping in recent weeks, with cases reported in the first week of September cut to about half of what they were at their peak a month ago. Deidre McPhillips, CNN CNN

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