Push to double up on Covid booster and flu shot may have a downside, experts caution The protection from flu vaccines erodes pretty quickly over a flu season. A dose given in early September may offer limited protection by February or March. Helen Branswell STAT

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A number of studies have shown that the benefit of a flu shot wanes substantially over the course of a flu season — exacerbating effectiveness problems that are frequently seen when some of the strains in the vaccine aren’t well matched to the strains making people sick....

EU regulator clears Pfizer-BioNTech's tweaked COVID booster LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of a tweaked booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine that includes protection against two of the latest versions of omicron, as countries look to bolster their immunization programs ahead of winter. AP NEWS

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People experiencing psychological distress are more likely to develop long Covid after an infection, study finds People who were experiencing psychological distress before getting Covid were more likely to have long-lasting symptoms than those who were not, according to new research. NBC News

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WHO sees October COVID surge in Ukraine, cites polio concerns The World Health Organisation expects a rise in COVID-19 in Ukraine to peak in October, possibly bringing hospitals close to their capacity threshold, WHO's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. Reuters Reuters

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'Don't wait' to get the new Covid shot, White House says The White House is pushing Americans to get the updated Covid booster ahead of a potential fall surge of the virus. The new shots target the BA.5 omicron subvariant. YahooNews

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The plans include the acquisition of more than 170 million doses of the new boosters, which will be available to consumers without an out-of-pocket cost.

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U.S. starts enrollments in trial testing smaller dosage of monkeypox vaccine

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U.S. health regulators last month authorized injecting the shot intradermally in adults, meaning between layers of the skin rather than below the skin, in an effort to stretch out low vaccine supplies. read more

New Omicron offshoot BA.4.6 evades protection of Evusheld's antibodies, study finds The antibodies in Evusheld, the only therapy available to protect people with reduced immune function against Covid-19, may lose their punch against the BA.4.6 subvariant, a new study shows. Brenda Goodman, CNN CNN

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U.S. orders 100 million COVID tests, White House says more needed The United States will boost its stockpile of at-home COVID-19 tests, ordering more than 100 million tests from domestic manufacturers, the White House said on Thursday, but warned it was a short-term solution. Ahmed Aboulenein Reuters

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