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Most U.S. kids still haven’t received a flu or COVID vaccine. It’s helping fuel a tripledemic that’s crowding hospitals

Tue, 2022-12-13 09:07 — mike kraft

Most U.S. kids still haven’t received a flu or COVID vaccine. It’s helping fuel a tripledemic that’s slamming hospitals nationwide Last week 73%, of U.S. pediatric hospital beds were occupied, according to federal health data. YahooFinance

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Covid-19 vaccines have saved more than 3 million lives in US, study says

Tue, 2022-12-13 08:58 — mike kraft

Covid-19 vaccines have saved more than 3 million lives in US, study says, but the fight isn't over | CNN The Covid-19 vaccines have kept more than 18.5 million people in the US out of the hospital and saved more than 3.2 million lives, a new study says -- and that estimate is most likely a conservative one, the researchers say. Jen Christensen CNN

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Their study, published Tuesday, found that without Covid-19 vaccines, the nation would have had 1.5 times more infections, 3.8 times more hospitalizations and 4.1 times more deaths than it did between December 2020 and November 2022.

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Opinion: Urgent Need for Next-Generation COVID-19 Vaccines

Mon, 2022-12-12 19:45 — mike kraft

Urgent Need for Next-Generation COVID-19 Vaccines This Viewpoint argues that the development of a distinctly improved generation of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines is paramount to offering a greater breadth and depth of protection for a longer duration against COVID-19 disease. JAMA_current

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The most common COVID symptoms currently being reported --study

Mon, 2022-12-12 19:24 — mike kraft

These are the most common COVID symptoms currently being reported, study finds Some of the “traditional” symptoms associated with COVID are becoming less prevalent, a new study found. bhoward The Hill

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Pfizer/BioNTech Receive U.S. FDA Fast Track Designation for Single-Dose Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 and Influenza

Mon, 2022-12-12 12:59 — mike kraft

Pfizer and BioNTech Receive U.S. FDA Fast Track Designation for Single-Dose mRNA-Based Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 and Influenza | BioNTech NEW YORK and MAINZ, GERMANY, DECEMBER 9, 2022 — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced the companies have received Fast Track Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their mRNA-based combination vaccine candidate for influenza and COVID-19, BioNTech

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A combined vaccine for influenza and COVID-19 has the potential to simplify immunization practices against two severe respiratory diseases caused by evolving viruses that require vaccine adaptation.

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Too soon to call end to COVID-19 emergency, GAVI chief says

Mon, 2022-12-12 12:32 — mike kraft

Too soon to call end to COVID-19 emergency, GAVI chief says The head of the GAVI global vaccine alliance suggested on Monday it was too early to call an end to the COVID-19 emergency, saying the pandemic could still get worse. Emma Farge Reuters

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China developments: As pandemic controls relax, hospitals facilities expanding, tracking ends, western vaccines allowed for some foreign residents

Mon, 2022-12-12 09:50 — mike kraft

Facing COVID surge, China expanding hospitals, ICUs China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to strengthen hospitals as it rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set off protests ABC News ABC News

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How to tell the difference between flu, COVID-19 and RSV symptoms ...

Mon, 2022-12-12 09:24 — mike kraft

How to tell the difference between flu, COVID-19 and RSV symptoms amid looming tripledemic While the viruses share some symptoms, there are several key differences. tbascome silive

...Though the three respiratory viruses all share certain symptoms, there are some key differences that can help patients differentiate which illnesses they may be dealing with, according to the CDC.

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