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WHO chief warns against talk of ‘endgame’ in pandemic

Mon, 2022-01-24 09:59 — FNUOvviyaa

WHO chief warns against talk of 'endgame' in pandemic GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization is warning that conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge and says it's dangerous to assume omicron is the last one or that “we are in the endgame,” while saying the acute phase of the pandemic could still end this year — if some key targets are met. AP NEWS

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WHO recommends reduced dose Pfizer COVID vaccine for under 12s

Fri, 2022-01-21 11:45 — mike kraft

WHO recommends reduced dose Pfizer COVID vaccine for under 12s The World Health Organization on Friday recommended extending the use of a reduced dosage of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 5 to 11 years old. Mrinalika Roy,Manojna Maddipatla Reuters

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WHO: COVID boosters should start with most vulnerable

Fri, 2022-01-21 10:19 — mike kraft

WHO: COVID boosters should start with most vulnerable GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says that coronavirus vaccine boosters should now now be offered to people, starting with the most vulnerable, in a move away from its previous insistence that boosters were unnecessary for healthy adults and an acknowledgment that the vaccine supply is improving globally. AP NEWS

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South Africa study shows boosters failed to block omicron, bolstering case for face masks, distancing and hand washing

Fri, 2022-01-21 10:03 — mike kraft

South Africa study shows boosters failed to block omicron, bolstering case for face masks, distancing and hand washing A study of some of the first breakthrough cases of COVID-19 caused by the highly infectious omicron variant found that booster shots of the mRNA vaccines... Ciara Linnane MarketWatch

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Unvaccinated seniors almost 50 times more likely to be hospitalized, other developments

Fri, 2022-01-21 09:58 — mike kraft

Unvaccinated seniors almost 50 times more likely to be hospitalized, CDC data shows: COVID-19 updates Unvaccinated adults 65 and older who have COVID are 49 times more likely to be hospitalized than their boosted counterparts. Latest updates. Cady Stanton, Celina Tebor and Christine Fernando USA TODAY

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Why people should get a booster shot even though they could still get Omicron variant

Thu, 2022-01-20 17:50 — mike kraft

Why you should get a booster even though you could still get Omicron: Scientist Though COVID-19 vaccines and boosters provide strong protection against severe disease, hospitalizations, and deaths, the quickly-spreading Omicron variant remains a significant challenge. Yahoo

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How Common Are False Positive COVID-19 Tests? Experts Explain. Home testing is convenient and reliable—when done correctly.

Thu, 2022-01-20 17:44 — mike kraft

What Is a False Positive COVID-19 Test? Everything to Know About At-Home Testing You could be swabbing your nose incorrectly. Jake Smith Prevention

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The most likely places to catch COVID? New study highlights high risk locations

Thu, 2022-01-20 11:54 — mike kraft

Where are you most likely to catch COVID? New study highlights high risk locations Is it the movie theater? The gym? Researchers calculated the odds of infection for any place you might go. YahooNews

What are the odds of catching COVID-19 after a night at the movie theater? How about an afternoon at the gym, unmasked? Or an early morning jog in a neighborhood park?

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Vaccinated persons who also had prior infection were most protected from Delta

Thu, 2022-01-20 11:31 — mike kraft

Vaccinated With Prior Infection Most Protected During Delta Wave Data showed prior infection alone similarly protective, though CDC notes caveats Molly Walker medpagetoday

Following the emergence of the Delta variant, individuals who had a prior COVID-19 infection with or without vaccination had lower case rates than those who were vaccinated alone, data from California and New York found.

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Analysis: How Omicron highlights fading hope of herd immunity from COVID

Thu, 2022-01-20 10:49 — mike kraft

Analysis: How Omicron highlights fading hope of herd immunity from COVID The Omicron variant, which is spreading far faster than previous versions of the coronavirus, is not likely to help countries achieve so-called herd immunity against COVID-19, in which enough people become immune to the virus that it can no longer spread, leading disease experts say. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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