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Merck formally requests FDA authorization for COVID-19 antiviral pill

Mon, 2021-10-11 09:42 — mike kraft

Merck requests FDA authorization for COVID-19 antiviral pill Merck said on Monday that it has requested authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its antiviral COVID-19 pill. Joseph Choi TheHill

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Study saying COVID-19 vaccines cause heart inflammation that was hyped by anti-vaxxers, withdrawn due to miscalculation

Sun, 2021-10-10 21:03 — mike kraft

Fact Check-Pre-print study that claimed 1 in 1,000 risk of myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccine was withdrawn due to miscalculation Correction Oct. 4: corrects spelling of denominator in paragraph 13, and in the same paragraph corrects “25 orders of magnitude off” to “25 times smaller”. Changes 'magnitude' to 'factor' in verdict. Reuters Fact Check U.S.

A pre-print study which claimed that there is a 1 in 1,000 risk of contracting a heart inflammation condition known as myocarditis has since been retracted due to a calculation.

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Analysis: How COVAX failed on its promise to vaccinate the world

Fri, 2021-10-08 19:33 — mike kraft

'Naively ambitious':How COVAX failed on its promise to vaccinate the world The global collaboration, set up early in the pandemic to give people in rich and poor nations equitable access to vaccines, has fallen short. Olivia Goldhill STAT

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Delta does not appear to make children sicker; Secondary immune response stronger after infection than after shot--studies

Fri, 2021-10-08 18:22 — mike kraft

Delta does not appear to make children sicker; Secondary immune response stronger after infection than after shot 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 have yet to be certified by peer review. Nancy Lapid Reuters

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Comparing the risk of Covid-19 for kids compares to other dangers

Fri, 2021-10-08 11:18 — mike kraft

How the risk of Covid-19 for kids compares to other dangers Children are at much lower risk of Covid-19 than adults. But what does that actually mean? German Lopez Vox

Kids are back in school. The federal government seems to be on the verge of approving vaccines for younger children. And as more adults are fully vaccinated, much of the US is slowly returning to normal.

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Merck antiviral drug molnupiravir has not shown "significant efficacy" against COVID-19-- Indian officials

Fri, 2021-10-08 10:32 — mike kraft

Merck drug less effective against moderate COVID -India regulatory source Merck & Co's experimental antiviral drug molnupiravir has not shown "significant efficacy" against moderate COVID-19, a source with the Drug Controller General of India said. Neha Arora Reuters

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Human behavior will determine when the Covid-19 pandemic ends, CDC director says

Fri, 2021-10-08 10:00 — mike kraft

Human behavior will determine when the Covid-19 pandemic ends, CDC director says The US is making headway in its battle against Covid-19 -- with infection and hospitalization rates on the decline after a surge fueled by the highly transmissible Delta variant. Aya Elamroussi and Mallika Kallingal, CNN CNN

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Study Indicates Drug Use a Factor in COVID Breakthrough Infections

Thu, 2021-10-07 17:23 — mike kraft

Study: Drug Use a Factor in COVID Breakthrough Infections Cocaine, cannabis users at highest risk Molly Walker medpagetoday

Fully vaccinated individuals with substance use disorders were more likely to have breakthrough COVID-19 infections than those without such disorders, researchers found.

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Real-world U.K. hospital study: filters clean COVID-causing virus from air; new filter designs

Thu, 2021-10-07 17:03 — mike kraft

Real-world data show that filters clean COVID-causing virus from air

Research at a hospital swamped by people with COVID-19 has confirmed that portable air filters effectively remove SARS-CoV-2 particles from the air — the first such evidence in a real-world setting¹. The results suggest that air filters could be used to reduce the risk of patients and medical staff contracting SARS-CoV-2 in hospitals, the study’s authors say....

ALSO SEE: New air purifiers filter at least 90% of COVID-carrying particles

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Tensions reportedly grow between Moderna, White House over vaccine production

Thu, 2021-10-07 10:48 — mike kraft

Tensions grow between Moderna, White House over vaccine production The Biden administration has urged Moderna for months to increase its production domestically. POLITICO

Vaccine maker Moderna is resisting pressure from the White House to increase international donations of its Covid-19 shot in 2022, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter.

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