Experts warn that "the next variant is just around the corner."

Thu, 2022-01-06 10:03 — mike kraft

‘The next variant is just around the corner’: Experts warn the world’s at risk until all are vaccinated

  • New Covid-19 variants are likely to keep on emerging until the whole world is vaccinated against the virus, experts warn.
  • In low-income countries, only 8.5% of people have received at least one dose of a vaccine, according to data.
  • The sharing of vaccinations is not just an altruistic act but a pragmatic one, experts note.

LONDON — New Covid-19 variants are likely to keep on emerging until the globe has been vaccinated against the virus, experts warn, saying that the sharing of vaccines is not just an altruistic act but a pragmatic one.

“Until the whole world is vaccinated, not just rich Western countries, I think we are going to remain in danger of new variants coming along and some of those could be more virulent than omicron,” Dr. Andrew Freedman, an academic in infectious diseases at Cardiff University Medical School, told CNBC on Thursday.

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"Flurona’: Coronavirus and influenza co-infections reported as omicron surges

Wed, 2022-01-05 19:25 — mike kraft
What is ‘flurona’? Coronavirus and influenza co-infections reported as omicron surges. Cases have been detected in countries including United States, Israel, Brazil, the Philippines and Hungary. Jennifer Hassan Washington Post
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France allows some COVID-19-infected medics to keep working because of staff shortages

Wed, 2022-01-05 19:08 — mike kraft
France allows some COVID-19-infected medics to keep working | AP News LE PECQ, France (AP) — France is allowing health care workers who are infected with the coronavirus but have few or no symptoms to keep treating patients rather than self-isolate, an extraordinary stopgap measure aimed at easing staff shortages at hospitals and other facilities caused by an unprecedented explosion in cases. AP NEWS

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England to suspend PCR confirmation of positive rapid COVID tests

Wed, 2022-01-05 18:49 — mike kraft
England to suspend PCR confirmation of positive rapid COVID tests People who test positive for COVID-19 on rapid lateral flow tests will not need to confirm their results with a follow-up PCR test if they are not showing symptoms, the UK Health Security Agency said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters
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Pfizer official expects updated COVID-19 vaccine data for kids under 5 by April

Wed, 2022-01-05 18:40 — mike kraft
Pfizer expects updated COVID-19 vaccine data for kids under 5 by April Pfizer Inc expects the latest results from a clinical trial for kids under the age of 5 of the COVID-19 vaccine it developed with Germany's BioNTech SE by April, a top company scientist said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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CDC panel recommends Pfizer COVID-19 booster for adolescents

Wed, 2022-01-05 17:36 — mike kraft
CDC panel recommends Pfizer COVID-19 booster for adolescents A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel on Wednesday recommended adolescents aged 12 to 15 should receive a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at least 5 Nathaniel Weixel TheHill
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DeSantis urges healthy, asymptomatic Floridians to forgo COVID-19 testing even as omicron case count skyrockets

Wed, 2022-01-05 13:45 — mike kraft
DeSantis urges healthy, asymptomatic Floridians to forgo COVID-19 testing even as omicron case count skyrockets DeSantis and Surgeon General Ladapo issued the new guidelines during a Naples news conference. They also called on the federal government to give Florida more monoclonal antibody treatments. YahooNews

 

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Covid-positive health care workers struggle with return to work amid staff shortages

Wed, 2022-01-05 13:01 — mike kraft
Covid-positive health care workers struggle with return to work amid staff shortages Health care workers across the country find themselves once again at the forefront of another Covid-19 surge, but this time many are being sidelined after testing positive, leading to a nationwide hospital staffing shortage YahooNews

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Chicago, Detroit Chicago cancels school as record-setting Omicron wave spurs more disruptions

Wed, 2022-01-05 12:57 — mike kraft
Chicago cancels school as record-setting Omicron wave spurs more disruptions Chicago officials canceled classes in the nation's third-largest school district on Wednesday amid a dispute with the teachers' union, the latest disruption to U.S. education and life as the Omicron variant spurs a record-setting COVID-19 surge. Lisa Shumaker,Joseph Ax Reuters
 
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Stores raise prices of COVID test kits as they remain hard to find

Wed, 2022-01-05 10:12 — mike kraft
COVID test prices increase at Walmart, Kroger as at-home rapid tests remain hard to find COVID-19 at-home tests are hard to find and now Abbott's BinaxNOW kits cost more at Walmart and Kroger. Kelly Tyko USA TODAY

Home COVID-19 at-home test kits will cost more – if you can find them.

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U.S. sees 7 straight days of record-setting Covid case numbers

Wed, 2022-01-05 10:04 — mike kraft
7 straight days of record Covid case numbers. See which states set new highs. Two-thirds of the states have set records for Covid cases or hospitalizations since Dec. 28. NBC News
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As flu cases rise alongside covid, experts fear that countries could face a 'twindemic.'

Wed, 2022-01-05 09:54 — mike kraft
The world has avoided a 'twindemic,' but as flu cases rise alongside covid, experts fear that could change A "twindemic" of covid-19 and influenza is a recipe for public health nightmares. Strict measures to control the spread of the coronavirus were expected to prevent flu transmission, which appears to have largely held true for 2020. But this flu season, some countries are on track to be hit much harder, while others could be spared.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post.
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Maryland Governor Hogan declares state of emergency as state enters its ‘most challenging time’

Tue, 2022-01-04 20:42 — mike kraft
Hogan declares state of emergency as Maryland enters its ‘most challenging time’ of the pandemic Hogan has been under fire for weeks to take additional action to address the omicron surge in Maryland. Washington Post
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Variant Diagnosis Has Doctors Struggling With Virus Treatment Decisions

Tue, 2022-01-04 20:32 — mike kraft
Variant Diagnosis Has Doctors Struggling With Virus Treatment Decisions Most U.S. doctors have no way to determine which variant of the coronavirus a patient is carrying, a distinction that could mean the difference between life and death. High-risk patients carrying the delta variant could benefit greatly from two particular monoclonal antibody treatments shown to reduce hospitalization and death. But those medications would most likely do nothing for patients with omicron, who would only respond to a third antibody treatment that is in very short supply.
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Fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose boosts antibodies five-fold in Israeli study

Tue, 2022-01-04 20:26 — mike kraft
    Fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose boosts antibodies five-fold in Israeli study, PM says A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold a week after the shot is administered, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday, citing preliminary findings of an Israeli study. Jeffrey Heller,Maayan Lubell Reuters
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