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Implications of New COVID Variants Escaping the Immune System.

Thu, 2023-01-19 22:47 — mike kraft
New COVID Variants Are Escaping the Immune System. Here’s What That Means. Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero / The Daily Beast / GettyBA.5, BQ.1.1, and XBB? It’s no wonder people are struggling to keep all the circulating variants of COVID-19 straight right now. Whether you want to call them “alphabet soup,” “Scrabble,” or “Kraken,” we’ve been reminded time and again that it’s not the name of the subvariant that matters, but rather the way it interacts with our immune systems.
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RSV vaccine: Moderna, Pfizer’s race to obtain FDA approval process

Thu, 2023-01-19 06:32 — mike kraft

Moderna, Pfizer’s new race: The RSV vaccine FDA approval process

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Pfizer’s vaccine is already in the FDA approval process and Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel told CNBC from Davos on Wednesday that it will be filing for FDA approval for its vaccine soon — it even had a plan in place for top executives to be ready to submit over the holidays if needed.

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When young children test positive for Covid-19 and another respiratory virus, their illness may be much more severe--new study

Wed, 2023-01-18 22:37 — mike kraft
When young children test positive for Covid-19 and another respiratory virus, their illness may be much more severe, a new study suggests | CNN When Covid-19 patients younger than 5 also test positive for another respiratory virus, they tend to become sicker and develop more severe disease, a new study suggests. Jacqueline Howard,Janelle Chavez CNN

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How Accurate Are At-Home COVID Tests With The XBB Subvariant?

Sat, 2023-01-14 07:54 — mike kraft
How Accurate Are At-Home COVID Tests With The XBB Subvariant? Experts have a few theories on why some people may be getting false negatives when they believe they have COVID. YahooNews

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There aren’t any studies or pre-print reports currently available on how effective rapid tests are with XBB, but scientists predict that at-home tests will continue to work well with the latest crop of variants. 

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Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for 43% of U.S. COVID cases - CDC

Fri, 2023-01-13 23:25 — mike kraft
Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for 43% of U.S. COVID cases - CDC The fast-spreading Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for 43% of the COVID-19 cases in the United States for the week ended Jan. 14, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed on Friday. Reuters Reuters

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Problems in Predicting How Long A Person Is Protected After a COVID Infection

Thu, 2023-01-12 22:17 — mike kraft
How Long Are You Protected After A COVID Infection Now? COVID cases are rising as the new XBB subvariant spreads. Are you at risk for reinfection if you recently had the virus? YahooNews

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Exactly how long protection lasts after a COVID infection isn’t one-size-fits-all. A few factors make it impossible to say exactly how long you’re protected from reinfection.

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

Thu, 2023-01-12 08:30 — 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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Wastewater data should become a more mainstream public health tool

Thu, 2023-01-12 06:20 — mike kraft
What's standing in the way of wastewater data becoming a more mainstream public health tool When case counts suggest Covid-19 is in check, the truth is in the toilets. Brittany Trang STAT

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U.S. extends public health emergency status for COVID

Thu, 2023-01-12 06:11 — 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 23:06 — 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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