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Many adolescents reported worsened or new-onset headaches during the COVID-19 pandemic--study

Mon, 2022-06-27 10:04 — mike kraft

Study: Many adolescents reported worsened or new-onset headaches during the COVID-19 pandemic Over one-third of schoolchildren who received online lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic reported a worsening of headache symptoms or new onset headaches, a study presented today at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress 2022 has found. News-Medical.net

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Monkeypox not a global emergency ‘at this stage’ -WHO panel

Mon, 2022-06-27 09:39 — mike kraft

WHO panel: Monkeypox not a global emergency 'at this stage' LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency. AP NEWS

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In a statement Saturday, a WHO emergency committee said many aspects of the outbreak were “unusual” and acknowledged that monkeypox — which is endemic in some African countries — has been neglected for years.

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Pfizer, BioNTech say updated vaccines offer ‘substantially higher immune response’ against omicron

Mon, 2022-06-27 09:28 — mike kraft

Pfizer, BioNTech say updated vaccines offer ‘substantially higher immune response’ against omicron Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies Pfizer and BioNTech announced Saturday that updated versions of their vaccines that were adapted to the omicron variant of COVID-19 deliver a “substantial… cfolmar The Hill

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Monkeypox Outbreak Strain Has Far More Mutations Than Expected

Fri, 2022-06-24 10:58 — mike kraft

Monkeypox Outbreak Strain Has Far More Mutations Than Expected Evidence of continued adaptation may account for suspected increase in transmissibility Kristina Fiore medpagetoday

The strain of monkeypox involved in the current global outbreak differs from its parent strain by about 50 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) -- far more than would be expected for an orthopoxvirus, researchers reported.

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Analysis: The next COVID booster shots will likely be updated for Omicron

Fri, 2022-06-24 10:02 — mike kraft

Analysis: The next COVID booster shots will likely be updated for Omicron COVID-19 vaccines this fall are likely to be based on the Omicron variant of the coronavirus rather than the original strain, although some experts suggest they may only offer significant benefits for older and immunocompromised people. Michael Erman Reuters

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Sanofi, GSK variant-specific COVID vaccine reported effective against Omicron

Fri, 2022-06-24 09:44 — mike kraft

Sanofi, GSK variant-specific COVID shot found effective against Omicron Late-stage data on an experimental COVID-19 vaccine from Sanofi and GSK has showed the shot confers protection against the Omicron variant of the virus, the companies said on Friday. Natalie Grover Reuters

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COVID vaccines saved 20M lives in 1st year, new estimates

Thu, 2022-06-23 18:50 — mike kraft

COVID vaccines saved 20M lives in 1st year, scientists say Nearly 20 million lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines during their first year, but even more deaths could have been prevented if international targets for the shots had been reached, researchers reported Thursday. AP NEWS

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The researchers used data from 185 countries to estimate that vaccines prevented 4.2 million COVID-19 deaths in India, 1.9 million in the United States, 1 million in Brazil, 631,000 in France and 507,000 in the United Kingdom.

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