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COVID booster prompts good immune response, except after recent infection --study

Tue, 2023-01-03 12:50 — mike kraft

COVID booster prompts good immune response, except after recent infection CIDRAP

A study today in Clinical Infectious Diseases finds that a third COVID-19 vaccine dose triggered a robust immune response, regardless of whether recipients had been infected more than 3 months earlier, but it didn't significantly increase antibody levels in those infected less than 3 months before.

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Omicron offshoot XBB.1.5 could drive new Covid-19 surge in US

Tue, 2023-01-03 10:14 — mike kraft

Omicron offshoot XBB.1.5 could drive new Covid-19 surge in US | CNN The CDC estimates that XBB.1.5 has more than doubled its share of the Covid-19 pie each week for the last four, rising from about 4% to 41% of new infections over the month of December. Brenda Goodman CNN

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China, EU in dispute over China's COVID crisis, Beijing threatens countermeasures

Tue, 2023-01-03 10:07 — mike kraft

EU, Beijing heading for collision over China's COVID crisis BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and China on Tuesday moved closer to a political standoff over the COVID-19 crisis, with Beijing vehemently rejecting travel restrictions some EU nations have started to impose that could well be expanded in coming days. AP NEWS

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Updated Covid booster prevents most hospitalizations -- CDC new data

Fri, 2022-12-16 19:02 — mike kraft

Health Care — New CDC data backs up bivalent booster potency If you ever feel like your dog is judging, they just might be. New research found dogs can determine human aptitude, and they will look to people who they think are more competent. Today… jbyrnes The Hill

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New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show the bivalent COVID-19 booster shot was effective at reducing the risk of hospitalization and emergency room visits by at least 50 percent.

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Cholera vaccine supplies depleted as the disease surges--WHO

Fri, 2022-12-16 10:55 — mike kraft

We've run out of cholera vaccines, WHO official says as disease surges The global stockpile is "currently empty or extremely low", a WHO official said, with 30 countries reporting outbreaks this year. Emma Farge Reuters

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Why some adults aren't getting the COVID booster, a third of parents oppose school mandates --New polls

Fri, 2022-12-16 10:21 — mike kraft

New poll shows why some adults aren't getting the COVID booster The most common reason vaccinated people aren't getting a COVID booster is that they don't think they need one, a survey found. ABC News ABC News

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More than a third, or 37%, said they didn't think the benefits are worth it. Another third, or 36%, said they were too busy or hadn't had time.

About a quarter said they didn't want to deal with bad side effects, while 17% said they were waiting to see if there would be a surge in their area first.

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