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Omicron cannot escape T cells; boosters protect households from Omicron --research summaries

Thu, 2021-12-30 12:18 — mike kraft

Omicron cannot escape T cells; boosters protect households from Omicron The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Nancy Lapid Reuters

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U.S. authorizes Roche and Siemens at-home COVID-19 test

Thu, 2021-12-30 11:11 — mike kraft

U.S. authorizes German firm Siemens Healthineers' at-home COVID-19 test The U.S. drug regulator has granted emergency use authorization to German health technology company Siemens Healthineers' at-home COVID-19 tests, a move that will boost availability of tests pressured by rising infection cases. Reuters Reuters

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Mexico approves use of Cuba’s Abdala coronavirus vaccine; cuts by half order of Chinese vaccine

Thu, 2021-12-30 11:00 — mike kraft

Mexico approves use of Cuba's Abdala coronavirus vaccine | AP News MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s health safety council announced Wednesday that it has approved the use of Cuba’s three-dose Abdala coronavirus vaccine. The council said it had sufficient evidence the vaccine is safe and effective. AP NEWS

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The approval for emergency use does not necessarily mean the Mexican government, which is currently the country’s only purchaser of vaccines, will acquire or administer Abdala in Mexico.

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J&J booster slashes Omicron hospitalisations -South African study

Thu, 2021-12-30 10:49 — mike kraft

Johnson & Johnson's booster shot provides high levels of protection against the omicron variant of Covid-19, according to data from a trial of healthcare workers in South Africa released Thursday.

Preliminary results from the Sisonke study, which have not been peer-reviewed, found that for people who had received one vaccine dose, the booster improved protection against hospitalization to 85 percent from 63 percent.

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Florida cuts back on some New Year's events; New York City scales back

Thu, 2021-12-30 10:37 — mike kraft

New Year's celebrations in Florida adjust to omicron | AP News MIAMI (AP) — There are no plans for the neon Big Orange to rise up the side of the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami this year, and a festival with food trucks and performers in a northeast Florida beach town has been canceled. AP NEWS

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More US states are at or near all-time peak Covid-19 hospitalization levels

Thu, 2021-12-30 10:29 — mike kraft

More US states are at or near all-time peak Covid-19 hospitalization levels Maryland and the District of Columbia are the latest to see all-time high hospitalization levels from Covid-19 — at a time when about 10 states are experiencing some of the highest hospitalization numbers of the pandemic. By <a href="/profiles/jessie-yeung">Jessie Yeung</a> and Adam Renton, CNN CNN

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WHO chief worried about ‘tsunami’ of omicron, delta cases

Thu, 2021-12-30 10:18 — mike kraft

WHO chief worried about 'tsunami' of omicron, delta cases | AP News BERLIN (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that he's worried about the omicron and delta variants of COVID-19 producing a “tsunami” of cases between them, but he's still hopeful that the world will put the worst of the pandemic behind it in 2022. AP NEWS

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Update: US officials defend reduced isolation guideline, new figures on cases

Thu, 2021-12-30 10:13 — mike kraft

Officials defend new isolation rules; studies show shorter, fewer hospitalizations with omicron: Live COVID updates The CDC is recommending reducing the number of isolation days from 10 to five for those who test positive for COVID-19. Latest news. YahooNews

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CDC director explains new Covid-19 guidance and discusses background to decisions

Wed, 2021-12-29 19:00 — mike kraft

(CNN) Sweeping new Covid-19 isolation and quarantine guidelines were spurred by scientific research and what Americans would likely tolerate, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.

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