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New coronavirus subvariants escape antibodies from vaccination and prior Omicron infection-- studies

Thu, 2022-06-23 10:17 — mike kraft
New coronavirus subvariants escape antibodies from vaccination and prior Omicron infection, studies suggest | CNN Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 appear to escape antibody responses among both people who had previous Covid-19 infection and those who have been fully vaccinated and boosted, according to new data from researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, of Harvard Medical School. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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COVID cases rise in Southeast Asia, Middle East and Europe

Thu, 2022-06-23 09:50 — mike kraft
COVID cases rise in Southeast Asia, Middle East and Europe LONDON (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases rose in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe last week, while the number of deaths globally dropped by 16%, according to the World Health Organization's latest weekly pandemic report issued Wednesday. AP NEWS

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Moderna COVID variant vaccine to be ready for shipping in August--CEO

Wed, 2022-06-22 17:50 — mike kraft
Moderna CEO: COVID variant vaccine to be ready for shipping in August Moderna's COVID-19 variant vaccine will be ready to ship in August as the company has been making shots ahead of approval, Chief Executive Stephane Bancel told Reuters on Wednesday, adding that the only bottleneck to supply was a regulatory one. Reuters Reuters

 

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A 4th vaccine shot provided benefits to patients hospitalized with severe covid--Israel study

Wed, 2022-06-22 17:32 — mike kraft

https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciac501/6611845

Hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 during the Omicron wave benefited from a 4th vaccine shot--Israeli study

Waning vaccine-immunity and an increased incidence of COVID-19 during the Omicron outbreak led the Israeli Ministry of Health to recommend a fourth dose of BNT162b2 for high-risk individuals. This study assessed the effect of that dose for hospitalized patients with severe/critical, breakthrough COVID-19. ...

Among hospitalized patients with severe/critical breakthrough COVID-19, a recent fourth dose was associated with significant protection against mechanical ventilation or death, compared to three doses.

 

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Europe sees new Covid wave as summer starts

Wed, 2022-06-22 09:56 — mike kraft
Summer starts in Europe with new Covid wave Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are rising across the continent, spurred by Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. Eliza Mackintosh and Hafsa Khalil, CNN CNN
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Moderna says its booster candidate shows strong response against Omicron subvariants

Wed, 2022-06-22 09:20 — mike kraft
Moderna booster candidate shows strong response against Omicron subvariants Moderna Inc said on Wednesday that an updated version of its COVID-19 vaccine designed to target the Omicron variant also generated a strong immune response against the fast-spreading Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, which have gained a foothold in the U.S.
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Monkeypox cases around the world --more than 35 countries report cases

Tue, 2022-06-21 09:44 — mike kraft
Factbox: Monkeypox cases around the world More than 35 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease as confirmed cases exceed 2,500. Reuters Reuters

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Overview: Asia, Europe, Saudi Arabia

Mon, 2022-06-20 17:43 — mike kraft
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Parts of Asia looked to crack down on rising COVID-19 cases by conducting mass tests, while public health agencies in the United States approved the use of vaccines in young children and in Europe began the review of a variant-adapted vaccine. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. Covid Cases Surge, but Deaths Stay Near Lows

Mon, 2022-06-20 09:48 — mike kraft

For two years, the coronavirus killed Americans on a brutal, predictable schedule: A few weeks after infections climbed so did deaths, cutting an unforgiving path across the country.

But that pattern appears to have changed. Nearly three months since an ultra-contagious set of new Omicron variants launched a springtime resurgence of cases, people are nonetheless dying from Covid at a rate close to the lowest of the pandemic.

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Early Omicron infection unlikely to protect against current variants --study

Mon, 2022-06-20 08:42 — mike kraft
Early Omicron infection unlikely to protect against current variants People infected with the earliest version may be vulnerable to reinfection with later versions even if they have been vaccinated and boosted, new findings suggest. Nancy Lapid Reuters
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