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WHO panel backs use of Omicron-adapted vaccine as booster dose

Fri, 2022-06-17 17:09 — FNUOvviyaa

WHO panel backs use of Omicron-adapted vaccine as booster dose A modified coronavirus vaccine that targets the Omicron variant can be administered as a booster dose to broaden immunity, a technical advisory group set up the World Health Organization said on Friday. Reuters Reuters

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White House: Florida doctors can order under-5 COVID shots

Fri, 2022-06-17 17:03 — FNUOvviyaa

White House: Florida doctors can order under-5 COVID shots WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida doctors will be able to order COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 from the federal government, the White House said Friday, after Republican Gov. AP NEWS

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Omicron Less Likely to Cause Long COVID, Data Suggest

Fri, 2022-06-17 16:51 — FNUOvviyaa

Omicron Less Likely to Cause Long COVID, Data Suggest Odd of long COVID as high as 50% less during Omicron era Judy George medpagetoday

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About 4.5% of people who became infected with SARS-CoV-2 when Omicron was the dominant strain experienced long COVID symptoms, compared with 10.8% who became infected during the Delta period, reported Claire Steves, PhD, of King's College London in England, and co-authors...

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Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 account for 21% of COVID variants in U.S. - CDC

Tue, 2022-06-14 12:47 — FNUOvviyaa

Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 account for 21% of COVID variants in U.S. - CDC The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron are estimated to make up about 8.3% and 13.3% of the coronavirus variants in the United States as of June 11, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday. Reuters Reuters

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EU agency sees risk of COVID deaths rising as Omicron subvariants spread

Mon, 2022-06-13 17:46 — FNUOvviyaa

EU agency sees risk of COVID deaths rising as Omicron subvariants spread FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Two newer Omicron lineages, BA.4 and BA.5, are spreading more quickly than other corovanirus variants in Europe, which could lead to more hospitalisations and deaths as they become dominant, the EU's disease prevention agency said on Monday. Reuters Staff Reuters

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Trials of new Covid vaccine raise hopes of once-a-year booster

Thu, 2022-06-09 17:11 — FNUOvviyaa

Trials of new Covid vaccine raise hopes of once-a-year booster Moderna shot is said to produce eightfold increase in antibody levels against Omicron in first four weeks the Guardian

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White House shifts COVID-19 funds due to stalemate on new money

Wed, 2022-06-08 13:02 — FNUOvviyaa

White House shifts COVID-19 funds due to stalemate on new money The White House said Wednesday it is cutting funds from some areas of its COVID-19 response in order to shift money to vaccines and treatments, given that new funding remains stalled in Congress. … lvella The Hill

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In the shift, $5 billion will go towards buying updated vaccines for the fall, $4.9 billion will go towards buying an additional 10 million courses of the Pfizer treatment Paxlovid and $300 million will go to buying more monoclonal antibody treatments...

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Moderna says updated COVID shot boosts omicron protection

Wed, 2022-06-08 12:47 — FNUOvviyaa

Moderna says updated COVID shot boosts omicron protection Moderna's experimental COVID-19 vaccine that combines its original shot with protection against the omicron variant appears to work, the company announced Wednesday. Moderna's preliminary study results show people given the combination shot experienced a higher boost in omicron-fighting antibodies than if they just got a fourth dose of the original vaccine. “We believe strongly that this data supports an update of the vaccine,” Dr.

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Covid-weary Americans enter summer with little effort to contain a still-raging pandemic

Mon, 2022-05-30 08:39 — mike kraft

Covid was vanishing last Memorial Day. Cases are five times higher now. Covid-weary Americans enter summer with little effort to contain a still-raging pandemic. Washington Post

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Patient group calls for more regular scheduling of recurring COVID-19 boosters to encourage vaccinations

Fri, 2022-05-27 17:28 — mike kraft

Patient group calls for recurring COVID-19 boosters to cut through vaccine apathy The nonprofit ECRI said adopting a booster shot schedule targeting emerging variants would create certainty and convince more Americans to get shots. YahooNews

Fewer than one in three Americans have received an extra shot of the COVID-19 vaccine and one patient safety group thinks that's a public health challenge.

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