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French warned of resurgence of COVID virus in the country

Fri, 2022-09-16 10:34 — mike kraft
France's health body warns of resurgence of COVID virus in the country France's national health body warned on Friday of a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country, and urged people to continue to get vaccinated to protect themselves against the virus. Reuters Reuters

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Africa CDC head: COVID still a threat given low vaccination rates

Fri, 2022-09-16 10:13 — mike kraft
Africa CDC head: COVID still a threat given low vaccination rates The COVID-19 pandemic is still a threat on the African continent given low vaccination rates, the acting director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. HHS debuts ads for updated Covid-19 booster, focusing on adults 50 and older

Fri, 2022-09-16 09:49 — mike kraft
HHS debuts ads for updated Covid-19 booster, focusing on adults 50 and older | CNN As part of the White House's Covid-19 response plan for the fall, the US Department of Health and Human Services is debuting a video ad to encourage people to get the updated Covid-19 booster shot -- especially those who are 50 and older. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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U.S.National COVID-19 wastewater levels signal viral uptick ahead of fall

Fri, 2022-09-16 09:38 — mike kraft
National COVID-19 wastewater levels signal viral uptick ahead of fall Although reported COVID-19 case levels in the U.S. are still falling after a viral resurgence over the summer, there are preliminary indicators that infection rates may be back on the rise across the country. In recent weeks, federal data has shown that the number of U.S. wastewater sites reporting increases in the presence of COVID-19 in their samples appears to be back on the rise, following declines seen throughout the latter part of the summer.
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US warns monkeypox could mutate to resist antiviral drug Tpoxx

Thu, 2022-09-15 18:18 — mike kraft
US warns monkeypox could mutate to resist antiviral drug WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning against overuse of the lone drug available to treat monkeypox, saying that even a small mutation in the virus could render the pills ineffective. AP NEWS

The Food and Drug Administration updated its guidance this week for Tpoxx, which has been prescribed to tens of thousands of patients with the virus.

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U.S. seeing decline in monkeypox new case growth, CDC says

Thu, 2022-09-15 18:09 — mike kraft

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Nearly 23,000 cases of monkeypox have been identified across the United States as of Sept. 14, Walensky told reporters.

"Over the last several weeks, we've been pleased to see a decline in the growth of new cases here and abroad. There are areas of the U.S. where the rate of rise in new cases is still increasing," she said. "We approach this news with cautious optimism."

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Opinion: There’s Terrific News About the New Covid Boosters, but Few Are Hearing It--NYTimes column

Thu, 2022-09-15 11:18 — mike kraft

For the first time, the United States is rolling out Covid vaccines updated to match variants that are currently dominant, as well as the original strain. This bivalent character will provide a better response not just to the most threatening variants today but probably to future variants too, because when the immune system faces different versions of the same virus it generates broader protections overall.

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Concerns that hundreds of Americans still dying daily of COVID-19, with colder weather still coming

Thu, 2022-09-15 10:38 — mike kraft
Hundreds of Americans still dying of COVID-19 each day ahead of the fall "The seven-day average daily deaths are still too high, about 375 per day — well above the around 200 deaths a day we saw earlier this spring and, in my mind, far too high for a vaccine-preventable disease," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House press briefing with the COVID-19 response team last week.
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Experts warn U.S. to brace for a difficult flu season

Thu, 2022-09-15 10:28 — mike kraft
Nation warned to brace for a difficult flu season Health experts are warning the nation to brace for what could be an exceptionally severe flu season this fall and winter, as more people who have not built up immunity over the last few years mix a… vmorris The Hill

Health experts are warning the nation to brace for what could be an exceptionally severe flu season this fall and winter, as more people who have not built up immunity over the last few years mix and mingle. There are two big reasons why more people could be vulnerable to the flu this year.

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Pfizer starts late-stage trial of mRNA-based flu vaccine

Thu, 2022-09-15 10:19 — mike kraft
Pfizer starts late-stage trial of mRNA-based flu vaccine Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday it had started a late-stage U.S. trial of an influenza vaccine involving 25,000 patients, among the first such studies for a messenger RNA flu shot. Reuters Reuters

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