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Politics: As omicron emerges, a tired public has little appetite for new restrictions

Mon, 2021-11-29 19:41 — mike kraft

As omicron emerges, a tired public has little appetite for new restrictions For now, public health officials are reiterating pleas for Americans to get vaccinated rather than proposing new rules or shutdowns. Washington Post

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Ana;ysis: The debate over the definition of "fully vaccinated--whether it mean a booster

Fri, 2021-11-26 10:56 — mike kraft

Tensions emerge over redefining the fully vaccinated A debate is emerging around what it means to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as some state and local officials push to change the definition to include an additional dose of a coronavirus Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

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Analysis: BBC and AP analysis of the new variant.

Fri, 2021-11-26 09:52 — mike kraft

New Covid variant: How worried should we be? Scientists are closely watching a new variant circulating in South Africa - but there are few clear answers. BBC News

We're back in familiar territory - growing concern about a new variant of coronavirus.

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SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels predict COVID vaccine efficacy, study finds

Wed, 2021-11-24 19:11 — mike kraft

COVID-19 Scan for Nov 24, 2021 CIDRAP

SARS-CoV-2 antibody concentrations predict COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness, with higher levels correlating with greater protection, according to an ongoing US phase 3 clinical trial yesterday in Science.

A team led by researchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle evaluated 30,420 adult recipients of the Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccine at 99 centers for neutralizing and binding antibodies as correlates of risk for, and protection against, infection.

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Do fully vaccinated persons who also had COVID need a booster?

Wed, 2021-11-24 18:49 — mike kraft

I'm fully vaccinated and I also had COVID. Do I need a booster? Booster shots have been authorized for all U.S. adults, and the government is urging people to get them. But what if you've already had COVID and the vaccine? NPR.org

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if you've already had a symptomatic case of COVID-19, do you really need a booster?

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Opinion: As vaccination efforts falter, the U.S. must get serious about Covid-19 testing and reporting

Wed, 2021-11-24 12:47 — mike kraft

As vaccination efforts falter, get serious about Covid-19 testing - STAT Making reliable Covid-19 testing more widely available and better reported can help stem the pandemic amid sluggish vaccination efforts. Patrick Skerrett STAT

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Doctors opine on how best to use rapid, at-home COVID tests and which ones are more accurate

Wed, 2021-11-24 12:41 — mike kraft

How best to use rapid, at-home COVID tests — and which one doctors recommend As the coronavirus delta variant continues to spread, here’s how to test for coronavirus at home. Alisa Wolfson MarketWatch

...just how accurate are the rapid, at-home COVID tests, and which tests should you buy? We asked three prominent doctors to weigh in.

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Coronavirus: former heads of pandemic review panel warn 'the world is losing time'

Wed, 2021-11-24 10:26 — mike kraft

Coronavirus: former heads of pandemic review panel warn 'the world is losing time' Governments are not moving fast enough to end the pandemic or to prevent another one, warned the former heads of an independent body tasked with grading the world on its response to Covid-19.

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ANALYSIS: Antiviral pills will change the pandemic, but they can’t end it alone

Tue, 2021-11-23 11:59 — mike kraft

Treatments will change the pandemic, but they can’t end it alone A year after coronavirus vaccines dangled visions of an end to the pandemic, science has delivered inspiring results again: two antiviral pills that dramatically reduce the risk of hospitalization and death. Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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Poll: Many people in the U.S and Africa, fewer in Europe, believe the 'truth about harmful effects of vaccines' is being deliberately hidden

Tue, 2021-11-23 11:32 — mike kraft

Exclusive: 28 percent of Americans surveyed believe the ‘truth about harmful effects of vaccines’ is being deliberately hidden from the public The findings are part of global research conducted by the YouGov-Cambridge Globalism Project, which looks at how different countries perceive a variety of conspiracy theories.<

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