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New CDC studies show some fading of vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization in elderly

Sat, 2021-09-11 00:28 — mike kraft

New CDC studies show waning vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization in elderly Two of the analyses suggest that as the Delta variant spread this summer, the shots became less effective at keeping people 75 and older out of the hospital. Erin Banco POLITICO

Covid-19 vaccines continue to work well at preventing severe disease for the vast majority of Americans but they are becoming less effective at blocking infection, according to a series of studies the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Friday.

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Australia: Delta gains gound, pushes daily COVID-19 cases to nearly 2,000

Fri, 2021-09-10 17:47 — mike kraft

Australia's daily COVID-19 cases near 2,000 as Delta gains ground Australia's COVID-19 daily cases topped 1,900 for the first time in the pandemic on Friday as an outbreak fuelled by the highly infectious Delta variant continued to gain ground in locked-down Sydney and Melbourne, its largest cities. Renju Jose Reuters

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Background: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants

Thu, 2021-09-09 01:29 — mike kraft

Explainer: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants The continued spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spawned a Greek alphabet of variants - a naming system used by the World Health Organization to track concerning new mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19. Some have equipped the virus with better ways of infecting humans or evading vaccine protection. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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ANALYIS: Why We Can’t Turn the Corner on Covid

Mon, 2021-09-06 19:47 — mike kraft

Why We Can’t Turn the Corner on Covid After a hot vax summer that wasn’t, it’s clearer than ever that there will be no easy end to the pandemic. Joanne Kenen POLITICO

The summer of 2021 began with such promise. On Memorial Day, the traditional start of summer, many Americans thought that the worst of Covid might be over, that masks were out and hugs (or more) might be in. But that optimism has yielded to a more somber and uncertain Labor Day as hot vax summer turned into hot spot autumn.

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Varient: South African health minister says C.1.2 variant not a threat for now

Fri, 2021-09-03 15:06 — mike kraft

South African health minister says C.1.2 variant not a threat for now South Africa's Health Minister Joe Phaahla said on Friday that scientists had told the government that at this stage the C.1.2 coronavirus variant detected locally was not a threat. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. ‘keeping a very close eye’ on mu variant--Dr. Fauci

Fri, 2021-09-03 14:53 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: U.S. ‘keeping a very close eye’ on mu variant, Fauci says The World Health Organization has designated it a "variant of interest." Bryan Pietsch, Adela Suliman, Annabelle Timsit Washington Post

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WHO says it is monitoring a new Covid variant called ‘mu’

Wed, 2021-09-01 17:20 — mike kraft

World Health Organization monitoring new COVID-19 variant The World Health Organization added another COVID-19 variant of interest to its list of “variants of interest.” Monday, the WHO said it is now monitoring the development of the “Mu” variant. Tim Kephart WFTS

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Overview: Possible new varient, Europe, Japan developments

Tue, 2021-08-31 15:19 — mike kraft

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Reuters Reuters

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Even with the Delta variant, the ability of COVID-19 vaccines to prevent hospitalization hasn't significantly dropped, CDC scientist says

Tue, 2021-08-31 15:01 — mike kraft

Even with the Delta variant, the ability of COVID-19 vaccines to prevent hospitalization hasn't significantly dropped, CDC scientist says Since the Delta variant appeared, vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization ranged from 75% to 95%, Dr. Sara Oliver said. Sarah Al-Arshani YahooNews

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US intel review inconclusive on origin of COVID-19 virus

Fri, 2021-08-27 23:57 — mike kraft

US intel review inconclusive on COVID-19 origin An intelligence community report released Friday was inconclusive as to whether COVID-19 originated in a lab or jumped from animals to humans naturally, though U.S. officials stated that it was not Nathaniel Weixel and Rebecca Beitsch TheHill

An intelligence community report released Friday was inconclusive as to whether COVID-19 originated in a lab or jumped from animals to humans naturally, though U.S. officials stated that it was not developed as a biological weapon.

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