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Johns Hopkins Researchers Are Working on a New Rapid COVID-19 Immunity Test

Mon, 2022-08-22 09:00 — mike kraft

Researchers Are Working on a New Rapid COVID-19 Immunity Test Glucose meters, which are widely available, could help test how much immunity people have to COVID-19 Time

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In a paper published in June in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the research team described how they developed a way to attach SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to sugar and then have the glucose reader measure those sugar levels, which reflect the antibody levels.

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Vaccines: Moderna to supply 12 million doses of Omicron-targeted COVID vaccines to Canada

Mon, 2022-08-22 08:55 — mike kraft

Moderna to supply 12 million doses of Omicron-targeted COVID shot to Canada Moderna Inc will supply 12 million doses of its COVID-19 shot adapted to target the Omicron variant of the coronavirus to Canada, the company said on Monday. Reuters Reuters

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OVERVIEW: U.S., Asia, Canandian developments

Mon, 2022-08-22 08:42 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing him to cancel a planned trip to Tunisia to attend a key conference on African development, a person close to him said on Sunday. Reuters Reuters

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FDA asks Pfizer to test second Paxlovid course in patients with COVID rebound

Fri, 2022-08-19 16:38 — mike kraft

FDA asks Pfizer to test second Paxlovid course in patients with COVID rebound The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered Pfizer Inc to test the effects of an additional course of its antiviral Paxlovid among people who experience a rebound in COVID-19 after treatment, the regulator said on Friday. Reuters Reuters

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Serious adverse events rare after COVID-19 boosters in young kids--studies

Fri, 2022-08-19 16:26 — mike kraft

Serious adverse events rare after COVID-19 boosters in young kids A related study in South Korea shows waning vaccine effectiveness in teens. CIDRAP

Data collected from two vaccine safety surveillance programs in the first 10 weeks of administration of third doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 to US children aged 5 to 11 years show that serious adverse events were rare.

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U.S. Covid costs for vaccines and treatment to shift to patients and insurers

Fri, 2022-08-19 13:19 — mike kraft

COVID costs could fall on insurers and consumers HHS has a meeting scheduled later this month with drugmakers, pharmacies, and state health departments to address the changes. Arielle Dreher Axios

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More Covid patients are reporting hair loss after a bout with the virus.

Fri, 2022-08-19 09:42 — mike kraft

More COVID patients reporting hair loss Experts say that hair loss may be induced by COVID-related stress, but it will grow back. ABC News ABC News

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Disinformation issue: Anti-vax group in Europe thrives online

Fri, 2022-08-19 09:27 — mike kraft

Anti-vax group in Europe thrives online, thwarts tech effort Troubled by the number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients showing up at his hospital, the French doctor logged on to Facebook and uploaded a video urging people to get vaccinated. AP NEWS

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He was soon swarmed by dozens, then hundreds, then more than 1,000 hateful messages from an anti-vaccine extremist group known as V_V. The group, active in France and Italy, has harassed doctors and public health officials, vandalized government offices and tried to disrupt vaccine clinics. ...

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