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New Covid variant has become dominant amid slow uptake of the updated shots

Mon, 2023-10-30 10:18 — mike kraft

A new Covid variant has become dominant amid slow uptake of the updated shots The HV.1 variant took over this week as the dominant variant in the U.S., but just around 3.5 % of the population has received an updated Covid shot thus far. NBC News

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UK: Vaccines, available only to high-risk groups, have been brought forward as cases begin to rise and the British winter looms

Fri, 2023-10-27 11:20 — mike kraft

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New Vaccines Leaves Old Questions About Prices and Distribution Unanswered

Fri, 2023-10-27 10:44 — mike kraft

A New Era of Vaccines Leaves Old Questions About Prices Unanswered - KFF Health News The CDC’s RSV vaccination recommendations beg the question: How much should an immunization that will possibly be given to millions of Americans cost to be truly valuable? khnkit KFF Health News

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Many businesses promote unproven long-COVID treatments--study

Fri, 2023-10-27 10:35 — mike kraft

Many businesses promote unproven long-COVID treatments, researchers say - UPI.com A new analysis finds that many clinics continue to promote unproven stem cell interventions as treatments for COVID-19 and long COVID. UPI

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Researchers using genetics, data science to study why COVID-19 is more severe in some people

Thu, 2023-10-26 10:24 — mike kraft

Why is COVID-19 more severe in some people? Researchers use genetics, data science to find out Why do some people have a more severe course of COVID-19 disease than others? A genome sequence database created by an international collaboration of researchers, including many from the University of ... Tyler Irving Medical Xpress

Why do some people have a more severe course of COVID-19 disease than others? A genome sequence database created by an international collaboration of researchers, including many from the University of Toronto and partner hospitals, may hold the answers to this question—and many more.

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Severe mental illness linked to 50% increase in COVID-related death--British study

Thu, 2023-10-26 10:15 — mike kraft

Severe mental illness linked to 50% increase in COVID-related death The study was based on outcomes seen among 660,000 UK patients from February 2020 to April 2021. CIDRAP

People with severe mental illness (SMI) are at a 50% increased risk of death from all causes following COVID-19 infections, according to a study yesterday in The British Journal of Psychiatry.

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Pfizer’s says its combination Covid, flu vaccine will move to final-stage trial after positive data

Thu, 2023-10-26 10:07 — mike kraft

Pfizer combination Covid, flu vaccine shows positive trial data (cnbc.com)

Pfizer said its combination vaccine candidates targeting Covid and the flu will move to a final-stage trial in the coming months after showing positive initial results. ..
Pfizer and other vaccine makers like Moderna and Novavax believe combination shots will simplify the process for people to protect themselves against respiratory viruses that typically surge around the same time of the year.
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Analysis: Vaccinations in the U.S. hindered by complexity of information and insurance

Thu, 2023-10-26 09:41 — mike kraft

‘We’re absolutely making it too hard’: The complexity of adult immunization delivery hinders vaccine uptake The process of keeping track of which vaccines are recommended — and avoiding paying for them out of pocket — has grown increasingly convoluted. Helen Branswell STAT

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Getting flu and COVID shot together still reasonable amid safety review of potential stroke risk: Experts

Thu, 2023-10-26 09:31 — mike kraft

COVID shot together still reasonable amid safety review of potential stroke risk: Experts Older adults who received last year’s COVID booster and a high-dose version of the flu vaccine in the same visit may have a potential increased risk of stroke, according to a new FDA-funded study. Experts urged that the results were preliminary and may be explained by other factors such as the fact that older adults are already at a higher risk for stroke due to their age. "There is no need for panic, and emphatically no need to stop giving COVID and flu shots at the same time to older adults," said Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious diseases specialist at the University of California, San Francisco, while he reiterated that more research is needed. Yahoo

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Texas House follows Senate in approving ban on private employers requiring employee vaccinations

Wed, 2023-10-25 19:15 — mike kraft

Texas House approves ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates by private empl… Violations could bring a $50,000 fine under an amendment adopted Wednesday. The bill’s sponsor said the ban would be the strongest in the nation. Karen Brooks Harper The Texas Tribune

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