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Analysis: Experts question reliance on monkeypox vaccine with little data, short supply

Tue, 2022-08-23 18:30 — mike kraft

Analysis: Experts question reliance on monkeypox vaccine with little data, short supply A reliance on vaccines in short supply and questions over their best use are hampering efforts to curb the global spread of monkeypox which has hit dozens of countries for the first time, health officials say. Jennifer Rigby,Natalie Grover Reuters

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Moderna asks FDA to authorize its updated Covid booster shot

Tue, 2022-08-23 18:22 — mike kraft

Moderna asks FDA to authorize its updated Covid booster shot Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its bivalent omicron Covid booster. YahooNews

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Multiple symptoms and hospitalization linked to long covid in children--study

Tue, 2022-08-23 11:57 — mike kraft

Hospitalization, multiple symptoms linked to long covid in children The researchers also found that the more covid symptoms young people had initially, the more likely they were to develop long covid. Linda Searing Washington Post

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Regular physical activity may lessen Covid risks -- British study

Tue, 2022-08-23 11:16 — mike kraft

Regular physical activity may lessen Covid risks, study finds The research suggested exercise could affect the severity of infection, rates of hospitalisation and death the Guardian

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Dr. Fauci on COVID conspiracy theories --a distortion of reality

Tue, 2022-08-23 10:59 — mike kraft

Fauci on COVID conspiracy theories: ‘What we’re dealing with now is just a distortion of reality’ Anthony Fauci, who on Monday announced that he is leaving the Biden administration, pushed back on conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic hours later, calling the claims “a distortion of r… jmueller The Hill

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Report on new study to develop home test for COVID antibodies

Tue, 2022-08-23 10:32 — mike kraft

Scientists are racing to develop home tests that measure protection against Covid-19 Scientists are trying to develop tests that are just as convenient as antigen tests, but can tell people whether they currently have neutralizing antibodies that protect against SARS-CoV-2. Edward Chen STAT

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U.S. plan to stretch monkeypox vaccine supply already facing implementation problems

Tue, 2022-08-23 10:08 — mike kraft

U.S. plan to stretch monkeypox vaccine supply already hitting hurdles The federal government's plans for fractional dosing of monkeypox vaccine assume that five doses can be extracted from a vial, but some local health officials are reporting that they can get only three or four doses. Helen Branswell STAT

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Pfizer's COVID vaccine 73.2% effective in kids under 5-- new data

Tue, 2022-08-23 09:58 — mike kraft

Pfizer's COVID vaccine 73.2% effective in kids under 5, new data shows Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's vaccine was 73.2% effective in preventing COVID-19 among children aged 6 months through 4 years, new data from the companies showed on Tuesday, two months after the U.S. rollout of the shots began for that age group. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. CDC approves use of Novavax's COVID shot for adolescents

Mon, 2022-08-22 17:43 — mike kraft

U.S. CDC recommends use of Novavax's COVID shot for adolescents The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday signed off on the use of Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged 12 through 17. Reuters Reuters

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Pfizer seeks FDA approval of updated COVID vaccine booster retooled for Omcron

Mon, 2022-08-22 17:37 — mike kraft

Pfizer seeks U.S. authorization for vaccine booster retooled for Omicron Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech said on Monday they had sought U.S. authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine booster retooled to target the Omicron variant, and would have doses available to ship immediately after regulatory clearance. Reuters Reuters

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Analysis: Experts question reliance on monkeypox vaccine with little data, short supply

Moderna asks FDA to authorize its updated Covid booster shot

Multiple symptoms and hospitalization linked to long covid in children--study

Regular physical activity may lessen Covid risks -- British study

Dr. Fauci on COVID conspiracy theories --a distortion of reality

Report on new study to develop home test for COVID antibodies

U.S. plan to stretch monkeypox vaccine supply already facing implementation problems

Pfizer's COVID vaccine 73.2% effective in kids under 5-- new data

U.S. CDC approves use of Novavax's COVID shot for adolescents

Pfizer seeks FDA approval of updated COVID vaccine booster retooled for Omcron

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