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Information on vaccines to counter Ebola and other diseases

The Mission of this group is to follow the development of vaccines and other medications to counter Ebola and other diseases.

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Pfizer asks U.S. FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5

Mon, 2022-12-05 11:15 — mike kraft
Pfizer asks FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5 Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5 — not as a booster but part of their initial shots. Children ages 6 months through 4 years already are supposed to get three extra-small doses of the original Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine — each a tenth of the amount adults receive — as their primary series. AP NEWS

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African finally to receive 1st mpox vaccines

Fri, 2022-12-02 18:20 — mike kraft
African continent finally to receive 1st mpox vaccines NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa's top public health body says the continent is set to receive its first batch of mpox vaccines as a donation from South Korea. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday the 50,000 doses will be used first for health workers and people living in the hardest-hit areas. AP NEWS

 

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China's disputes over Covid policies, Fauci says their vaccines are not good enough

Fri, 2022-12-02 11:17 — mike kraft
Inside China's fight over the future of zero-COVID Opinions about Xi Jinping's signature "zero-COVID" policy vary wildly across China. The debate, which has ignited several anti-lockdown protests, illustrates the difficulties facing the government in relaxing the world's most rigid COVID rules while heading off national discontent. David Stanway Reuters
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The Research Underway to Develop a Universal Flu Vaccine

Wed, 2022-11-30 17:38 — mike kraft
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More Republicans Died Than Democrats after COVID-19 Vaccines Became Available--study

Wed, 2022-11-30 17:19 — mike kraft
More Republicans Died Than Democrats after COVID-19 Vaccines Came Out The sharp divergence in excess death rates that emerged in the post-vaccine period "is pretty striking… and the magnitudes are quite large." Yale University Nextgov.com

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The study finds that excess deaths during the pandemic were 76% higher among Republicans than Democrats in two states, Ohio and Florida.

What’s more, the partisan gap in death rates increased significantly after vaccines were introduced.

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Guide to New COVID Boosters: What We Know and Who Especially Needs One

Wed, 2022-11-30 10:03 — mike kraft

New COVID Boosters: What We Know About Them and Who Especially Needs One

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Adults who haven't gotten the new booster yet have options: You can choose either Moderna's or Pfizer and BioNTech's bivalent formulas. Adults who don't want either might be able to get Novavax as a booster instead. 

Here's what we know about the updated boosters.

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New boosters add limited protection against Covid-19 illness-- first real-world study

Wed, 2022-11-23 09:51 — mike kraft
New boosters add limited protection against Covid-19 illness, first real-world study shows | CNN Updated Covid-19 boosters that carry instructions to arm the body against currently circulating Omicron subvariants offer some protection against infections, according to the first study to look at how the boosters are performing in the real world. However, the protection is not as high as that provided by the original vaccine against earlier coronavirus variants, the researchers say. Brenda Goodman CNN

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One dose of monkeypox vaccine yields strong protection --UK study

Tue, 2022-11-22 17:20 — mike kraft
U.K. analysis shows one dose of monkeypox vaccine yields strong protection An analysis released Tuesday by U.K. health officials indicates that even one dose of the monkeypox vaccine provides strong protection against the virus. Andrew Joseph STAT

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Researchers at the U.K. Health Security Agency estimated that one dose of the vaccine was 78% effective at protecting against infection 14 or more days after vaccination.

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US renews push for Covid boosters as new study shows they offer greater protection; Fauci holds last briefing

Tue, 2022-11-22 17:16 — mike kraft
Updated COVID boosters offer better protection than original -U.S. study Updated COVID-19 boosters offer increased protection against new coronavirus subvariants in people who have previously received up to four doses of the older vaccine, based on data from the first study to assess how the retooled shots are faring in the real world, U.S.
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Financial and bureaucratic barriers in the United States hinder nasal spray covid vaccines

Mon, 2022-11-21 10:18 — mike kraft

Operation Warp Speed, the Trump-era program that poured billions of dollars into developing Covid shots, seemed to signal a new dawn of American vaccine making, demonstrating how decades of scientific grunt work could be turned into lifesaving medicine in a matter of months.

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