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The California and Florida Covid-19 experiences: Sharp contrasts in cases

Wed, 2021-08-25 18:01 — mike kraft

Florida is the only state where more people are dying of COVID now than ever before. What went wrong? Ron DeSantis is the first (and so far only) governor in the U.S.

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UK Study: Patients, not staff, source of most hospital COVID spread

Wed, 2021-08-25 17:14 — mike kraft

Study: Patients, not staff, source of most hospital COVID spread Also, 21% of patients caused 80% of infections, UK researchers find. CIDRAP

Most hospital patients diagnosed as having COVID-19 contracted the virus from other patients rather than healthcare workers (HCWs), with 21% of patients causing 80% of cases, finds a UK study today in eLife. ...

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Overview: Research on monoclonal antibodies to protect against COVID-19 variants

Wed, 2021-08-25 12:43 — mike kraft

COVID SCIENCE-Researchers seek powerful antibody against many variants; breakthrough cases may be less infectious Two separate research teams last week reported on laboratory tests of monoclonal antibodies that appear to protect against a broad range of COVID-19 virus variants. One study, published on Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine bit.ly/3kgzEZU, identified "high-level, broad-spectrum" antibodies in blood samples from survivors of the original SARS outbreak in 2003 who recently received the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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US Covid cases among children have surged to one of its highest rates and may get worse

Wed, 2021-08-25 10:04 — mike kraft

US Covid cases among children have surged to one of its highest rates of the pandemic. Experts warn it may get worse Last week, the number of Covid-19 cases in children in the US reached levels not seen since the winter surge. And with the return to school, the Delta variant on the rise and winter approaching, health officials are concerned it could get worse. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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Unvaccinated 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19, CDC study says

Wed, 2021-08-25 09:52 — mike kraft

Unvaccinated 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19, A study found that unvaccinated people in Los Angeles County were 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than the fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Justine Coleman TheHill

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New UK study: COVID vaccine protection wanes within six months

Wed, 2021-08-25 09:45 — mike kraft

COVID vaccine protection wanes within six months - UK researchers Protection against COVID-19 offered by two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines begins to fade within six months, underscoring the need for booster shots, according to researchers in Britain. William Schomberg,Ludwig Burger Reuters

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Vaccines are less protective against Delta infection but still reduce risk by two-thirds, CDC study shows

Tue, 2021-08-24 20:49 — mike kraft

Vaccines are less protective against Delta infection but still reduce risk by two-thirds, CDC study shows Vaccine effectiveness against Covid-19 infection dropped from 91% to 66% once the Delta variant accounted for the majority of circulating virus, according to a study published Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Michael Nedelman, Eric Levenson and Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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Legal analysis: U.S. COVID-19 vaccine approval is 'seismic' shift for legality of mandates, experts say

Tue, 2021-08-24 20:35 — mike kraft

U.S. COVID-19 vaccine approval is 'seismic' shift for legality of mandates, experts say Formal U.S approval of the Pfizer Inc /BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine will make it nearly impossible to successfully challenge mandates by employers, legal experts said. Tom Hals Reuters

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Delta cases show 300 times higher viral load - S.Korea study

Tue, 2021-08-24 10:23 — mike kraft

Delta cases show 300 times higher viral load - S.Korea study People infected with the more transmissible Delta variant have a viral load 300 times higher than those with the original version of the COVID-19 virus, when symptoms are first observed, a South Korea study found. Sangmi Cha Reuters

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Several steps remain vaccinations approved for kids under 12

Tue, 2021-08-24 10:07 — mike kraft

After FDA approval of Pfizer vaccine, several steps still left before kids under 12 can be vaccinated Parents may be wondering what the FDA's grant of full approval to Pfizer's vaccine means for children who aren't authorized to get vaccinated. NBC News

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