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Repeat COVID is riskier than first infection, study finds

Fri, 2022-11-11 16:48 — mike kraft

Repeat COVID-19 infections increase risk of organ failure, death | Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Researchers recommend masks, vaccines, vigilance to prevent reinfection Kristina Sauerwein Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

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European regulator approves Pfizer's Omicron booster for children

Fri, 2022-11-11 16:29 — mike kraft

European regulator recommends Pfizer's Omicron booster for children Pfizer Inc and its partner BioNTech said on Thursday the EU health regulator has recommended authorising the use of their bivalent COVID-19 shot as a booster in children aged 5 through 11. Reuters Reuters

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UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID booster targeting Omicron BA.4/5

Wed, 2022-11-09 15:57 — mike kraft

UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID booster targeting Omicron BA.4/5 Britain's health regulator on Wednesday approved the country's first two-pronged COVID-19 booster targeting the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants and the original coronavirus strain. Pushkala Aripaka Reuters

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Novavax says Omicron shot shows strong immune response as second booster

Tue, 2022-11-08 14:56 — mike kraft

Novavax says Omicron shot shows strong immune response as second booster Vaccine maker Novavax Inc said on Tuesday its COVID-19 shot retooled against the Omicron BA.1 variant showed a strong immune response as the fourth dose and met the main goal of strain change in a late-stage study. Reuters Reuters

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Information on the new COVID variants that are circulating

Sat, 2022-11-05 00:21 — mike kraft

New COVID Variants Are Circulating. Here's What to Know. As it gets colder and more people move their activities indoors, the recent decline in COVID-19 cases across the United States has started to level off. Coronavirus-related hospitalizations are ticking up in a number of states, including Arizona, Indiana, Illinois, Nevada, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wisconsin. And there have been a variety of unnerving headlines about the immune evasion and increased transmissibility of the next round of coronavirus subvariants. At least half a dozen v YahooNews

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Data on Covid vaccines delivered under COVAX sharing scheme for poorer countries

Fri, 2022-11-04 15:19 — mike kraft

Factbox: Vaccines delivered under COVAX sharing scheme for poorer countries The COVAX facility, backed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), has delivered 1.83 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to 146 countries, GAVI data shows. Reuters Reuters

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Vaccines: Pfizer, Biotech report booster shot effectiveness and trials on combined Covid and flu vaccine

Fri, 2022-11-04 14:40 — mike kraft

Pfizer, BioNTech say bivalent COVID-19 booster shot performs better against BA.5 omicron subvariant Pfizer and BioNTech said that updated data from a Phase 2-3 clinical trial shows the bivalent booster performed better against the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants. ABC News ABC News

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Are the unvaccinated still a danger to the rest of us--a complex issue ?

Thu, 2022-11-03 17:09 — mike kraft

Are the unvaccinated still a danger to the rest of us? Americans who still aren't fully vaccinated against COVID-19 probably have some immunity from a past infection. They may not be so dangerous anymore. YahooNews

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China's zero-Covid policy explained, cases highest since August, zone closed aroung Iphone factory

Thu, 2022-11-03 16:48 — mike kraft

Factbox: What is China's zero-COVID policy and how does it work? Nearly three years into the pandemic, China is sticking with a strict COVID-19 containment policy that has caused mounting economic damage and widespread frustration, while keeping its borders shut for most international travel. Reuters Reuters

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Analysis: The Pandemic Uncovered Ways to Speed Up Science

Tue, 2022-11-01 22:44 — mike kraft

The Pandemic Uncovered Ways to Speed Up Science There doesn't have to be a trade-off between good research and fast research. Saloni Dattani WIRED

The pandemic highlighted broad problems in research: that many studies were hyped, error-ridden, or even fraudulent, and that misinformation could spread rapidly. But it also demonstrated what was possible.

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