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Everything You Need to Know About Paxlovid — Especially, Should You Take It?

Thu, 2022-07-28 17:42 — FNUOvviyaa
Everything You Need to Know About Paxlovid — Especially, Should You Take It? Paxlovid has eclipsed other available therapies for preventing life-threatening covid symptoms in high-risk patients. But even as doctors praise its effectiveness, many say they have unanswered que… khnerich Kaiser Health News

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Reinfection, severe outcome more common with BA.5 variant; virus spike protein toxic to heart cells

Thu, 2022-07-28 17:38 — FNUOvviyaa
Reinfection, severe outcome more common with BA.5 variant; virus spike protein toxic to heart cells Compared with the earlier Omicron BA.2 subvariant, currently dominant Omicron BA.5 is linked with higher odds of causing a second SARS-COV-2 infection regardless of vaccination status, a study from Portugal suggests. Further, they found, in infected heart muscle cells only the SARS-CoV-2 spike interacted with so-called TLR4 proteins (Toll-like receptor-4) that recognize invaders and trigger inflammatory responses. YahooNews

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‘Absolutely ridiculous’: experts condemn Victoria’s scaling back of Covid PCR testing

Wed, 2022-07-27 15:30 — FNUOvviyaa
‘Absolutely ridiculous’: experts condemn Victoria’s scaling back of Covid PCR testing State government guidelines state ‘targeted’ testing approach is for ‘clinically vulnerable people’ and other at-risk groups the Guardian

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WHO releases global COVID-19 vaccination strategy update to reach unprotected

Fri, 2022-07-22 21:28 — FNUOvviyaa
WHO releases global COVID-19 vaccination strategy update to reach unprotected The global COVID-19 vaccination rollout is the biggest and fastest in history but many of those at greatest risk remain unprotected – only 28% of older people and 37% of health care workers in low-income countries have received their primary course of vaccines and most have not received booster doses.Health care workers, over 60s and other at-risk groups must be reached as priorities on the way to reaching the 70% coverage target. WHO’s strategy update elevates the targets of vaccinating 100%
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New study estimates how many children will get long Covid

Fri, 2022-07-22 21:13 — FNUOvviyaa
New study estimates how many children will get long Covid Research published Friday suggests that less than 10% of children with Covid will go on to have long-term symptoms. NBC News

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BA.5 is causing more Covid-19 reinfections, data suggests, but they don't appear to be more frequent

Fri, 2022-07-22 00:22 — FNUOvviyaa
BA.5 is causing more Covid-19 reinfections, but they don't appear to be more frequent It's not your imagination: As the rapidly spreading BA.5 coronavirus subvariant causes a surge in infections across the United States, more people are catching Covid-19 for the second or third time. Brenda Goodman, CNN CNN

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Out of nearly 300,000 infections since March 2021, the share that are reinfections almost doubled from 3.6% during the BA.2 wave in May to 6.4% during the BA.5 wave in July...
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Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine wins backing of CDC advisory panel

Wed, 2022-07-20 21:54 — FNUOvviyaa
Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine wins backing of CDC advisory panel An expert panel that advises the CDC on vaccine policy voted Tuesday to recommend use of Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine. Helen Branswell STAT

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Nasal vaccines may stop Covid infections. Will we get them soon?

Tue, 2022-07-19 14:27 — FNUOvviyaa
Nasal vaccines may stop Covid infections. Will we get them soon? Research on nasal vaccines is mostly in its early phases in the U.S., though many scientists believe this twist on vaccination could prove to be an effective way to block infections. NBC News

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Moderna’s new variant-busting COVID vaccine starting trial in Israel

Mon, 2022-07-18 17:51 — FNUOvviyaa
Moderna’s new variant-busting COVID vaccine starting trial in Israel Study will assess how well special shot built to be Omicron-proof protects against infection; expert says Israel helping lead way in ‘the future of the fight against the pandemic’ timesofisrael

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“The Omicron component in this new vaccine works alongside the original vaccine formulation that targets the original strain. And while the Omicron component was made to target early Omicron variants, it is likely to also target well newer sub-variants of Omicron, including those that haven’t yet emerged,” he said...

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Menstrual changes after Covid vaccines may be far more common than previously known

Fri, 2022-07-15 15:45 — FNUOvviyaa
Menstrual changes after Covid vaccines may be far more common than previously known A study found that 42% of people with regular menstrual cycles said they bled more heavily than usual after their Covid vaccination. NBC News

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