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Israeli study shows 4th shot of COVID-19 vaccine less effective on Omicron

Mon, 2022-01-17 13:50 — mike kraft

Israeli study shows 4th shot of COVID-19 vaccine less effective on Omicron A fourth shot of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies to even higher levels than the third jab but it is not enough to prevent Omicron infections, according to a preliminary study in Israel. Reuters Reuters

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Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say

Mon, 2022-01-17 13:43 — mike kraft

Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say | AP News Get ready to learn more Greek letters. Scientists warn that omicron’s whirlwind advance practically ensures it won’t be the last version of the coronavirus to worry the world. Every infection provides a chance for the virus to mutate, and omicron has an edge over its predecessors: It spreads way faster despite emerging on a planet with a stronger patchwork of immunity from vaccines and prior illness. AP NEWS

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top experts break down exactly why people should still try to avoid getting Omicron

Mon, 2022-01-17 13:36 — mike kraft

‘I have no intention of getting infected’: understanding Omicron’s severity Experts on whether getting Covid is inevitable and why, despite claims of ‘mildness’, the variant is highly dangerous ‘Omicron’s breaking the backs of the healthcare system,’ says Eric Topol. Photograph: Étienne Laurent/EPA Leaders in the US have struck a pessimistic tone about the Covid-19 pandemic in recent weeks amid rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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Testing center problem: testing centers operated by Center for COVID Controls shut down in two states

Fri, 2022-01-14 19:15 — mike kraft

Center for COVID Control's testing sites to 'pause' as authorities in 2 states shut down centers An Illinois-based coronavirus testing company under investigation by the Oregon Department of Justice announced a "one-week pause on all operations." Grace Hauck USA

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Studies: COVID contagiousness may linger beyond five days; COVID-19 worse for vapers

Fri, 2022-01-14 19:04 — mike kraft

Contagiousness may linger beyond five days; COVID-19 worse for vapers The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Nancy Lapid Reuters

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Tests: How Americans can get free home Covid-19 tests

Fri, 2022-01-14 17:36 — mike kraft

(CNN) Starting Saturday, many Americans can get home Covid-19 tests at no cost through their private insurance. They can obtain the tests from pharmacies, retailers and online vendors.

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New CDC guidance encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks

Fri, 2022-01-14 17:27 — mike kraft

CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks | AP News NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday encouraged more Americans to wear the kind of N95 or KN95 masks used by health-care workers to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Those kinds of masks are considered better at filtering virus from the air. AP NEWS

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New Studies: COVID vaccines effective, with limited waning

Fri, 2022-01-14 14:06 — mike kraft

Studies: COVID vaccines effective, with limited waning In 1 of the 3 studies, vaccination was 98% protective against ICU stay and life support in teens. CIDRAP

A trio of new studies yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine report encouraging results on the effectiveness and durability of protection of COVID-19 vaccines against hospitalization and death, including teens.

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Concerns about U.S. Hospitals’ medical oxygen supplies in the face of possible Respiratory “Twindemic”

Fri, 2022-01-14 13:40 — mike kraft

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U.S. teachers unions say CDC is not communicating with teachers on COVID school safety,

Fri, 2022-01-14 13:28 — mike kraft

CDC is not communicating with teachers on COVID safety, unions say The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not been communicating well enough with educators, teachers unions say, as COVID-19 hospitalizations hit records in the country. Andrea Shalal Reuters

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