COVID-19

FDA Approves 2 Rapid COVID Tests for at home use

Thu, 2021-04-01 09:30 — mike kraft

More consumers will soon be able to test themselves for COVID-19 from the comfort of their own home. On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration approved two rapid antigen home tests for use in the U.S.

Americans will soon be able to purchase Abbott's BinaxNOW and Quidel Quickvue tests at drug stores. The two options join a test made by Ellume, which received FDA approval in December, in the market. The two, newly-approved swab tests will be sold at a lower price point.

The BinaxNOW and Quickvue tests are expected to be sold in two-packs for around $15-20; Ellume costs $30.

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Over 100 fully vaccinated people contract COVID-19 in Washington state

Wed, 2021-03-31 19:22 — mike kraft

Over 100 fully vaccinated people contract COVID-19 in Washington state, officials say Over 100 people in Washington state have tested positive for COVID-19 more than two weeks after becoming fully vaccinated against the disease, officials said. ABC News ABC News

Over 100 people in Washington state have tested positive for COVID-19 more than two weeks after becoming fully vaccinated against the disease, officials said.

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France to start a nationwide schooolclosure and domestic travel bans to counter the spreading coronovirus.

Wed, 2021-03-31 18:58 — mike kraft

France to close schools, ban domestic travel as virus surges PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced a three-week nationwide school closure and a month-long domestic travel ban, as the rapid spread of the virus ramped up... AP NEWS

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Covid-19 vaccine doses are delayed by a mix-up in U.S. factory

Wed, 2021-03-31 18:44 — mike kraft

Workers at a Baltimore plant manufacturing two coronavirus vaccines accidentally conflated the vaccines’ ingredients several weeks ago, ruining about 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine and forcing regulators to delay authorization of the plant’s production lines.

The plant is run by Emergent BioSolutions, a manufacturing partner to both Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca. Federal officials attributed the mistake to human error.

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Moderna’s has begun trial of variant-specific Covid-19 vaccine

Wed, 2021-03-31 18:32 — mike kraft

Trial of Moderna’s variant-specific Covid-19 vaccine has begun, US health institute says The clinical trial for Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine designed to protect against the B.1.351 variant, first identified in South Africa, has begun, the US National Institutes of Health said Wednesday. By <a href="/profiles/joshua-berlinger">Joshua Berlinger</a>, Christopher Johnson and <a href="/profiles/angela-dewan">Angela Dewan</a>, CNN CNN

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The UK variant has become dominant in the US as predicted by the CDC--new study

Wed, 2021-03-31 17:43 — mike kraft

CDC warned the UK variant would become dominant by March, and there's evidence it has Mounting evidence suggests the more contagious coronavirus variant first identified in the UK, which experts believe is partly driving an uptick of cases in places like Michigan, may already be dominant across the US. By <a href="/profiles/joshua-berlinger">Joshua Berlinger</a>, Christopher Johnson and <a href="/profiles/angela-dewan">Angela Dewan</a>, CNN CNN

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Michigan’s Governor asks White House to rush more vaccines to virus hot spots to counter rising cases.

Wed, 2021-03-31 13:47 — mike kraft

Michigan’s Whitmer asks White House to surge vaccines to virus hot spots as cases climb The administration’s coronavirus coordinator says it is sticking with its allocation formula. Isaac Stanley-Becker Washington Post

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Analysis: Overview of the AstraZeneca vaccine and clots issue --AP

Wed, 2021-03-31 12:38 — mike kraft

EXPLAINER: What we know about AstraZeneca blood clot reports LONDON (AP) — German officials have decided to limit the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in people under 60 after more unusual blood clots were reported in a small number of people who... AP NEWS

LONDON (AP) — German officials have decided to limit the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in people under 60 after more unusual blood clots were reported in a small number of people who received the shots.

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Presymptomatic individuals accounted for 75 percent of confirmed COVID-19 transmission events --New study ,

Wed, 2021-03-31 12:24 — mike kraft

Analysis of Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic Transmission in SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak, Germany, 2020

Catching the coronavirus from people who are asymptomatic, individuals who are infected but never have symptoms, may be exceptionally rare, according to a small but thorough study of 59 people who had the virus and 254 people they interacted with. However, presymptomatic individuals, those who are infected but haven’t yet begun to show symptoms, accounted for 75 percent of confirmed transmission events, researchers report in an April dispatch of Emerging Infectious Disease.

The seven asymptomatic cases did not transmit the virus to any of their contacts. Twenty-two of the 29 transmission events occurred when an infected person who was not yet showing symptoms interacted with people outside of their household. The study underlines the importance of isolation after testing positive, to reduce the chance of transmission even before symptoms start. ...

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