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U.S. committee recommends that CDC add COVID shots to its free vaccine program

Wed, 2022-10-19 17:23 — mike kraft

U.S. committee recommends COVID shot for CDC's free vaccine program An expert committee on Wednesday recommended that COVID-19 shots become part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) vaccine program for children, which provides many types of free inoculations to millions of kids each year. Reuters Reuters

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Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native adults more likely to be hospitalized for flu and less likely to be vaccinated -- CDC report

Wed, 2022-10-19 12:48 — mike kraft

Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native adults more likely to be hospitalized for flu and less likely to be vaccinated, CDC report finds | CNN Black, American Indian/Alaska Native and Hispanic adults are more likely than their White peers to be hospitalized for the flu, but less likely to be vaccinated against it, a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds. Carma Hassan CNN

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Cholera: shortages of vaccines prompts WHO to urge using only one dose instead instead of twoe

Wed, 2022-10-19 12:41 — mike kraft

WHO advises using 1 dose of cholera vaccine due to shortage GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization and its partners are recommending that countries temporarily switch to using a single dose of the cholera vaccine instead of two due to a supply shortage as outbreaks of the water-borne disease surge globally. AP NEWS

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U.S. FDA authorizes Novavax's COVID vaccine as booster for adults

Wed, 2022-10-19 12:32 — mike kraft

U.S. FDA authorizes Novavax's COVID vaccine as booster for adults The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine as a booster for adults, helping the company's shares reverse course and rise more than 3%. Reuters Reuters

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U.S.: Millions at risk of losing health insurance if government ends Covid public health emergency in January

Wed, 2022-10-19 12:25 — mike kraft

Millions at risk of losing health insurance if U.S. ends Covid public health emergency in January When the public health emergency does end, HHS estimates up to 15 million people will be disenrolled from Medicare and the Children's Health Insurance Program. Spencer Kimball CNBC

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Opinion: Paxlovid coverage wrongly suggests the experts blew it again on Covid-19

Wed, 2022-10-19 10:21 — mike kraft

Opinion: Paxlovid coverage wrongly suggests the experts blew it again on Covid-19 | CNN The tone of reports about Paxlovid's interactions with other drugs is alarming, says Kent Sepkowitz. It seems to imply experts have exposed the world to another of their mistakes -- a view describing much of the criticism to the pandemic response. Kent Sepkowitz CNN

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Lack of research into whether monkeypox infections have long-term consequences

Wed, 2022-10-19 10:15 — mike kraft

Could monkeypox infections have long-term consequences? Clinicians are struggling for answers when asked about the risk of lingering effects of monkeypox infection. Helen Branswell STAT

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Analysis: U.S. Whites now more likely to die from covid than Blacks: Why the pandemic shifted

Wed, 2022-10-19 09:54 — mike kraft

Whites now more likely to die from covid than Blacks: Why the pandemic shifted As the pandemic progressed, the damage done by the coronavirus broadened, and the toxicity of modern-day politics came to the fore. Washington Post

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Begining of a trend? Harvard announces new bivalent COVID booster requirement

Wed, 2022-10-19 09:44 — mike kraft

Harvard announces new bivalent COVID booster requirement Are other Mass. schools soon to follow? Clara McCourt Boston.com

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Moderna says its Omicron booster response stays high through 3 months

Wed, 2022-10-19 09:34 — mike kraft

Moderna says Omicron booster response stays high through 3 months Moderna Inc said on Wednesday its COVID-19 vaccine booster targeting the BA.1 subvariant of Omicron generated a strong immune response against that variant, with antibody levels staying high for at least three months. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. committee recommends that CDC add COVID shots to its free vaccine program

Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native adults more likely to be hospitalized for flu and less likely to be vaccinated -- CDC report

Cholera: shortages of vaccines prompts WHO to urge using only one dose instead instead of twoe

U.S. FDA authorizes Novavax's COVID vaccine as booster for adults

U.S.: Millions at risk of losing health insurance if government ends Covid public health emergency in January

Opinion: Paxlovid coverage wrongly suggests the experts blew it again on Covid-19

Lack of research into whether monkeypox infections have long-term consequences

Analysis: U.S. Whites now more likely to die from covid than Blacks: Why the pandemic shifted

Begining of a trend? Harvard announces new bivalent COVID booster requirement

Moderna says its Omicron booster response stays high through 3 months

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