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COVID's new Omicron sub-lineages can dodge immunity from past infection but not vaccinations--study

Mon, 2022-05-02 22:17 — mike kraft

COVID's new Omicron sub-lineages can dodge immunity from past infection, study says They are far less able to thrive in the blood of people vaccinated against COVID-19, South African scientists found. Tim Cocks Reuters

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Moderna aims for Fall release for omicron, variant-specific COVID-19 vaccine boosters

Mon, 2022-05-02 21:47 — mike kraft

Moderna aims for Fall release for omicron, variant-specific COVID-19 vaccine boosters The FDA is seeking applications for updated, variant-specific vaccines by no later than June, requiring testing by early May. YahooNews

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Dr. Deborah Birx says US must prepare for summer COVID surge as immunity wanes

Mon, 2022-05-02 21:22 — mike kraft

Birx says US must prepare for summer COVID surge as immunity wanes Deborah Birx, a leading member of the Trump administration’s White House coronavirus task force, said on Sunday the U.S. should be prepared for another potential COVID-19 surge after a recent uptic… mbeals The Hill

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Fauci: COVID-19 Is Here to Stay, but We Can Control It, perhaps with longer lasting vaccines

Sat, 2022-04-30 08:58 — mike kraft

Fauci: COVID-19 Is Here to Stay, but We Can Control It Next steps may include variant-specific vaccines Jennifer Henderson medpagetoday

Alhough it would be next to impossible to eradicate SARS-CoV-2, it is fully feasible to control it, said Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), during a virtual event held Friday morning by the National Press Club.

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Pfizer says COVID treatment Paxlovid fails to prevent spread of infection of household members

Sat, 2022-04-30 06:00 — mike kraft

Pfizer says COVID treatment Paxlovid fails to prevent infection of household members Pfizer Inc on Friday said a large trial found that its COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid was not effective at preventing coronavirus infection in people living with someone who had been exposed to the virus. Reuters Reuters

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althcare FDA sets tentative June dates for meeting on proposed vaccine for under 5's

Fri, 2022-04-29 22:49 — mike kraft

FDA sets tentative June dates for meeting on young kids’ vaccine The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday released tentative June dates for its advisory committee to meet to discuss authorizing COVID-19 vaccines for young children, offering a rough timel… psullivan The Hill

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The agency said it is setting aside June 8, 21 and 22 for meetings of its advisory committee for vaccines for children under 5 and will provide more details once applications from Pfizer and Moderna are complete.

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China: Shanghai risk ebbs, but political stakes high

Fri, 2022-04-29 22:41 — mike kraft

More than 12 million in Shanghai can leave homes as COVID risk ebbs As many as 12.38 million Shanghai residents, nearly half the population of China's financial hub, are now in lower-risk areas, meaning they can leave their homes, the government said on Friday. Reuters Reuters

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Black and Hispanic Americans remain far more cautious in their approach to COVID-19 than white Americans--polls

Fri, 2022-04-29 22:18 — mike kraft

Racial split on COVID-19 endures as restrictions ease in US Black and Hispanic Americans remain far more cautious in their approach to COVID-19 than white Americans, recent polls show, reflecting diverging preferences on how to deal with the pandemic as federal, state and local restrictions fall by the wayside. AP NEWS

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U.S. Covid deaths no longer overwhelmingly among unvaccinated as toll on elderly grows

Fri, 2022-04-29 21:48 — mike kraft

Covid deaths no longer overwhelmingly among unvaccinated as toll on elderly grows The pandemic’s toll is no longer falling almost exclusively on those who chose not to get shots, according to a Post analysis, as the elderly and immunocompromised have a harder time dodging increasingly contagious strains. Washington Post

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Fauci said the US is 'out of the pandemic phase.' What does that mean?

Thu, 2022-04-28 22:56 — mike kraft

Fauci said the US is 'out of the pandemic phase.' What does that mean? The worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic may be over in the United States, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, who recently said we are "out of the pandemic phase." ABC News ABC News

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