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Bivalent COVID vaccines: how they're stacking up against omicron

Thu, 2023-01-12 01:30 — mike kraft
Bivalent COVID vaccines have now been in use for a few months—here's how they're stacking up against omicron Vaccines have played a major role in mitigating the harms of the COVID pandemic since their rollout began just over two years ago. They're estimated to have saved tens of millions of lives across the ... Neil Mabbott

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U.S. extends public health emergency status for COVID

Wed, 2023-01-11 23:11 — mike kraft
U.S. extends public health emergency status for COVID The U.S. health department on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 pandemic's status as a public health emergency, allowing millions of Americans to continue receiving free tests, vaccines and treatments. Ahmed Aboulenein Reuters

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U.S. FDA vaccine advisers reported upset that early data about new Moderna Covid-19 booster shot wasn’t presented for review last year

Wed, 2023-01-11 16:06 — mike kraft
FDA vaccine advisers 'disappointed' and 'angry' that early data about new Covid-19 booster shot wasn't presented for review last year | CNN Some vaccine advisers to the federal government say they're "disappointed" and "angry" that government scientists and the pharmaceutical company Moderna didn't present a set of infection data on the company's new Covid-19 booster during meetings last year when the advisers discussed whether the shot should be authorized and made available to the public. Elizabeth Cohen,Naomi Thomas CNN
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Global COVID vaccine acceptance rose 5% from 2021 to 2022 --survey

Wed, 2023-01-11 01:08 — mike kraft
Global COVID vaccine acceptance rose 5% from 2021 to 2022 CIDRAP

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance climbed from 75% in 2021 to 79% in 2022 in 23 countries representing nearly 60% of the global population, finds a survey published yesterday in Nature Medicine.

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In eight countries, however, vaccine hesitancy increased (range, 1.0% in the United Kingdom to 21.1% in South Africa). And nearly 1 in 8 of all respondents (12.1%), particularly those aged 18 to 29 years, said they were hesitant to receive a booster dose (range, 1.1% in China to 28.9% in Russia).

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Moderna reported to charge $130 for Covid vaccine dose, Senator Sanders calls the charges outrageous

Wed, 2023-01-11 00:30 — mike kraft
Sanders tells Moderna planned COVID vaccine price hike is ‘unacceptable corporate greed’ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is calling on Moderna not to quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine, saying Tuesday that the plan amounts to “unacceptable corporate greed.” In a Tuesda… nweixel The Hill

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Omicron COVID booster cuts hospitalization in over 65s -- Israeli study

Mon, 2023-01-09 16:42 — mike kraft
Omicron COVID booster cuts hospitalization in over 65s, Israeli study finds The Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccine booster developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE sharply reduced hospitalizations among older patients, Israeli researchers said on Monday, in some of the first evidence of the jab's real-world effectiveness. Reuters Reuters
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New studies outline Omicron immune protection after infection, vaccination

Mon, 2023-01-09 16:37 — mike kraft
Studies detail Omicron immune protection after infection, vaccination One study looked at BA.5 infection after vaccination, while another examined vaccine effectiveness in children and adolescents. CIDRAP

A pair of new studies describe infection- and vaccine-conferred immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, with one showing that vaccinated people have good protection against BA.5 subvariant reinfection for at least 8 months after infection, and the other finding that the vaccine is 46% and 70% effective against infection and hospitalization, respectively, in children.

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Florida surgeon general used ‘flawed’ science to discourage vaccinations -- university faculty peers

Thu, 2023-01-05 16:56 — mike kraft
Fla. surgeon general used ‘flawed’ vaccine science, faculty peers say Joseph A. Ladapo may have violated University of Florida research integrity rules, a faculty task force said.
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In China, vaccine hesitancy lingers even as COVID cases surge

Tue, 2023-01-03 19:40 — mike kraft
'I don't trust it:' Vaccine hesitancy lingers even as China COVID cases surge The problem is a growing headache for Beijing as it tries to persuade more people to get vaccinated in the face of a spike in infections and the prospect of more than 1.5 million deaths after the lifting of strict anti-COVID measures. David Kirton Reuters

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COVID booster prompts good immune response, except after recent infection --study

Tue, 2023-01-03 18:50 — mike kraft
COVID booster prompts good immune response, except after recent infection CIDRAP

A study today in Clinical Infectious Diseases finds that a third COVID-19 vaccine dose triggered a robust immune response, regardless of whether recipients had been infected more than 3 months earlier, but it didn't significantly increase antibody levels in those infected less than 3 months before.

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