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Moderna will provide variant-adapted COVID shots for world's poorest

Mon, 2022-10-17 20:31 — mike kraft

Moderna signs deal on variant-adapted COVID shots for world's poorest Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) has agreed to provide its new variant-adapted COVID-19 vaccine to the global scheme aiming to deliver shots to the world's poorest people. Reuters Reuters

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Analysis: Africa's progress and challenges in confronting pandemics--report

Sat, 2022-10-15 07:18 — mike kraft

Africa: Ready to Respond | Think Global Health The changing story of a vulnerable continent better prepared to respond to pandemics Council on Foreign Relations

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Long Covid: More information sought

Sat, 2022-10-15 00:48 — mike kraft

What you need to know about the latest on long covid U.S. government estimates suggest that between 7 million and 23 million Americans are suffering from the long-term effects of infection with the coronavirus. Frances Stead Sellers Washington Post

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The next U.S. COVID wave will be 'much weirder than before.'

Fri, 2022-10-14 23:53 — mike kraft

The next U.S. COVID wave is coming. Why it will be 'much weirder than before.' It has become pretty much impossible to keep up with all of the latest coronavirus variants, but there's most likely a new wave on the way. YahooNews

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Monkeypox treatment trial begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fri, 2022-10-14 22:55 — mike kraft

Monkeypox treatment trial begins in the Democratic Republic of the NIH partnering with INRB to evaluate tecovirimat (TPOXX). National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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The trial will evaluate the drug’s safety and its ability to mitigate monkeypox symptoms and prevent serious outcomes, including death.

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U.S. Monkeypox response looks to long term strategies

Fri, 2022-10-14 22:28 — mike kraft

Monkeypox response looks to long term - Roll Call Federal officials warn that monkeypox is here to stay, but hope to use a combination of strategies to limit the spread of the virus. Roll Call

Federal officials look to vaccines, treatment, education to limit spread

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What we know about the illness caused by the new Omicron subvariants

Fri, 2022-10-14 22:13 — mike kraft

Omicron symptoms: What we know about illness caused by the new subvariants Symptoms of omicron and the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants are similar, doctors say. They're all still Covid, and they can still cause severe disease. NBC News

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Pfizer, BioNTech's updated booster protects against Omicron in human trial

Thu, 2022-10-13 22:14 — mike kraft

Pfizer, BioNTech's updated booster protects against Omicron in human trial Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said their COVID-19 vaccine booster, adapted for the BA.4 and the BA.5 subvariants, generated a strong immune response and was well tolerated in testing on humans. Ludwig Burger,Manas Mishra Reuters

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Discussion of what Covid-19 precautions people shoukd take for international travel

Thu, 2022-10-13 07:31 — mike kraft

What Covid-19 precautions should people take for international travel? Last week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it would no longer be maintaining a country-by-country travel advisory of Covid-19 risk. Instead of assessing the level of Covid-19 infection in each country, the CDC will post notices only when there are new variants or other situations that would change its travel recommendations. By Katia Hetter, CNN CNN

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Covid-19 treatment Paxlovid can interact with common heart medications, study cautions

Thu, 2022-10-13 06:19 — mike kraft

Covid-19 treatment Paxlovid can interact with common heart medications, doctors warn | CNN Covid-19 patients with a history of cardiovascular disease are at an increased risk of developing severe illness and could benefit most from the Covid-19 treatment Paxlovid -- but there's a catch. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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Paxlovid can have dangerous interactions with some of the most common medications for cardiovascular disease, including certain statins and heart failure therapies, a new paper warns.

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