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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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Explainer: What is the COVID BA.5 variant and why is it reinfecting so many people?--Reuters

Wed, 2022-07-13 17:52 — mike kraft

Explainer: What is the COVID BA.5 variant and why is it reinfecting so many people? BA.5, part of the Omicron family, is the latest coronavirus variant to cause widespread waves of infection globally. Jennifer Rigby,Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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Overview:Covid development China, Australia, Denmark, U.S., Canada,

Wed, 2022-07-13 10:24 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Anxiety levels rose along with temperatures in Shanghai on Wednesday, as medical workers sweated beneath their hazmat suits while administering compulsory mass testing for COVID-19 in a city that recently emerged from a painful two-month lockdown. Reuters Reuters

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Adapted, two-strain vaccines will improve COVID protection - EU official

Wed, 2022-07-13 09:04 — mike kraft

Adapted, two-strain vaccines to lift COVID protection - EU official Adapted versions of established mRNA COVID-19 vaccines that address two variants in one shot will soon offer people better protection than vaccines that are now available, a European health official said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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EU backs second COVID booster for over-60s, before variant-adapted vaccines are ready

Mon, 2022-07-11 09:40 — mike kraft

EU backs second COVID booster for over-60s, before variant-adapted vaccines are ready European Union health agencies on Monday recommended a second COVID-19 booster for everyone over 60, as well as medically vulnerable people, amid a new rise in infections and hospitalisations across Europe. Natalie Grover,Francesco Guarascio Reuters

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New coronavirus mutant raises concerns in India and beyond

Mon, 2022-07-11 09:23 — mike kraft

New coronavirus mutant raises concerns in India and beyond The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States. AP NEWS

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Overview: Asia, Sweden, Africa, Israel developments

Fri, 2022-07-08 11:55 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus China is reducing scrutiny of citizens' travel history for COVID-19 monitoring, requiring that a mandatory mobile app show the previous seven days of travel, down from 14. Reuters Reuters

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EU drugs regulator open to continuing OVID boosters that target older Omicron variants

Thu, 2022-07-07 17:41 — mike kraft

EU drugs regulator open to COVID boosters that target older Omicron offshoots The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is open to using next generation COVID-19 vaccines that target older offshoots of the Omicron variant this fall, an official said on Thursday, amid a rise in cases due to new Omicron subvariants. Natalie Grover,Ludwig Burger Reuters

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Mmonkeypox study shows differing symptoms

Wed, 2022-07-06 18:14 — mike kraft

Study on monkeypox outbreak shows differing symptoms All but 3 of 52 patients had lesions and rashes on their genitals or anal regions. CIDRAP

A new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases found that the clinical profile in recent monkeypox cases is different than in past events, with fatigue and fever less common and genital skin lesions more likely.

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