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CDC: Some People Got Delta and Omicron Just 3 Months Apart

Mon, 2022-04-11 17:05 — FNUOvviyaa

CDC: Some People Got Delta and Omicron Just 3 Months Apart Four states reported early reinfection, mostly in unvaccinated children Molly Walker medpagetoday

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WHO says it is analysing two new Omicron COVID sub-variants

Mon, 2022-04-11 10:27 — FNUOvviyaa

WHO says it is analysing two new Omicron COVID sub-variants The World Health Organization said on Monday it is tracking a few dozen cases of two new sub-variants of the highly transmissible Omicron strain of the coronavirus to assess whether they are more infectious or dangerous. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Covid Cases are spiking in New York City and Washington, D.C

Fri, 2022-04-08 17:25 — mike kraft

Cases are spiking in New York City and Washington, D.C. The New York Times

While much of the United States has reported a plateau in coronavirus cases in recent weeks, New York City and Washington, D.C., have been battling a swift rise in cases in the last two weeks as the virus has again upended Broadway and the halls of the federal government.

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Covid virus has infected more than two thirds of Africans--WHO

Thu, 2022-04-07 12:18 — mike kraft

Over two thirds of Africans infected by COVID virus since pandemic began - WHO More than two thirds of Africans have been infected by COVID-19 since the pandemic started, 97 times more than reported confirmed cases, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) study published on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

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Additional Covid side effect information-- massive infections and increased risk of blood cots

Thu, 2022-04-07 11:29 — mike kraft

Study reveals how Covid-19 infections can set off massive inflammation in the body From the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed that in severe cases of Covid-19 -- the ones that landed people in the hospital on ventilators with shredded lungs -- most of the internal wreckage wasn't being directly inflicted by the virus itself but by a blizzard of immune reactions triggered by the body to fight the infection. Brenda Goodman, CNN CNN

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U.S. FDA aims to decide on strain selection for COVID boosters by June

Thu, 2022-04-07 08:51 — mike kraft

U.S. FDA aims to decide on strain selection for COVID boosters by June Top U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials on Wednesday said the agency is aiming to decide by June whether to change the design of COVID-19 vaccines in order to combat future variants, even if it does not have all the necessary information to measure their effectiveness. Manas Mishra,Michael Erman Reuters

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FDA advisors meet to discuss COVID boosters for the fall and beyond

Wed, 2022-04-06 18:12 — mike kraft

US experts discuss COVID boosters for the fall and beyond WASHINGTON (AP) — While many Americans are trying to move on with their lives after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials are debating the best way to use vaccines to stay ahead of the coronavirus. AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — While many Americans are trying to move on with their lives after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials are debating the best way to use vaccines to stay ahead of the coronavirus.

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COVID cases and deaths continue to fall globally 2 hours ago--WHO

Wed, 2022-04-06 10:06 — mike kraft

WHO: COVID cases and deaths continue to fall globally GENEVA (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases reported globally has dropped for a second consecutive week and confirmed COVID-19 deaths also fell last week, according to a World Health Organization report issued Wednesday. AP NEWS

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CDC director says there's no downside to getting a fourth dose now, and that recent omicron infection also provides a boost for the previously vaccinated.

Wed, 2022-04-06 09:43 — mike kraft

CDC director clears up confusion on 2nd Covid boosters There's no downside to getting a fourth dose now, Dr. Rochelle Walensky told NBC News, adding that recent omicron infection counts as a "natural boost" for the vaccinated. NBC News

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Fourth Dose of Pfizer Vaccine vs Omicron — Real-world data show less infection and severity, but long-term benefit less clear

Wed, 2022-04-06 09:30 — mike kraft

Mixed Bag for Fourth Dose of Pfizer Vaccine vs Omicron Real-world data show less infection and severity, but long-term benefit less clear Molly Walker medpagetoday

Rates of confirmed Omicron-related COVID infection and severe disease were lower after a fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to real-world data from Israel, although protection against confirmed infection seemed short-lived.

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