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EU regulator starts reviewing Spanish COVID vaccine booster

Tue, 2022-03-29 10:10 — FNUOvviyaa
EU regulator starts reviewing Spanish COVID vaccine booster MADRID (AP) — The European Union's drug regulator said Tuesday it has begun an accelerated review process for an experimental coronavirus vaccine booster made by the Spanish company Hipra. The European Medicines Agency said in a statement that its evaluation is based on preliminary data from laboratory studies and research in adults that compared Hipra's booster shot to the vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech. AP NEWS
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California schools distribute home tests to help prevent outbreaks at schools

Mon, 2022-03-28 19:26 — mike kraft
California schools prepare to spot post-break COVID-19 cases SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California's 7 million students and school employees are getting free at-home COVID-19 tests to help prevent outbreaks at their school when they return from spring break. The state has shipped or delivered more than 14.3 million antigen tests, enough for two tests per person, to counties and school districts as part of a massive push to limit infections and avoid classroom closures after the break, Gov. AP NEWS

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American use of at-home coronavirus tests jumped during the Omicron wave, but disparities remain, a survey suggests.

Fri, 2022-03-25 17:50 — mike kraft

The use of at-home coronavirus tests jumped during the Omicron wave, but disparities remain, a survey suggests

The use of at-home coronavirus tests surged during the winter Omicron wave in the United States, with white, high-income and highly educated people most likely to report using the tests, an online survey of U.S. adults suggests.

Between Dec. 19 and March 12, 20.1 percent of survey respondents who said they had symptoms consistent with Covid-19 reported using an at-home test, up from 5.7 percent between late August and early December, when Delta was the predominant coronavirus variant in the United States....

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Two perspectives: Concerns and cautious optomism about possible new Covid surge in the U.S.

Fri, 2022-03-25 11:08 — mike kraft
Experts worry about how US will see next COVID surge coming NEW YORK (AP) — As coronavirus infections rise in some parts of the world, experts are watching for a potential new COVID-19 surge in the U.S. — and wondering how long it will take to detect. Despite disease monitoring improvements over the last two years, they say, some recent developments don't bode well: AP NEWS
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New Hampshire Governor Sununu asks for extension of school COVID-19 testing program

Fri, 2022-03-25 10:14 — mike kraft
Sununu asks for extension of school COVID-19 testing program CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to extend a program that provides funding for COVID-19 screenings at schools. The Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Reopening Schools program is scheduled to end in July. AP NEWS
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COVID-19 infection increases risk of developing diabetes-- study

Wed, 2022-03-23 12:05 — mike kraft
COVID-19 infection increases risk of developing diabetes, study finds COVID-19 survivors are at increased risk of being newly diagnosed with diabetes up to one year after recovering, a new study suggests. ABC News ABC News

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Researchers from VA Saint Louis Health Care System found people who recovered from COVID were 40% more likely to develop a new case of diabetes compared to a control group.

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Overview: Asia, South Africa, France Covid-related situation

Wed, 2022-03-23 09:51 — mike kraft
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Reuters Reuters
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US flying blind to potential COVID-19 resurgence as states scale back on testing, data reporting

Tue, 2022-03-22 17:46 — mike kraft
US flying blind to potential COVID-19 resurgence, experts say, as states scale back on testing, data reporting In the wake of a flurry of warnings from officials over a potential COVID-19 resurgence in the United States, there are growing concerns among health experts that dwindling access to public data, the shuttering of COVID-19 testing sites and with an increasing number of people using at-home tests instead, it could leave the nation vulnerable to unforeseen upticks. Since last summer, dozens of states and the federal agencies have opted to scale back on regular data reporting.
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Scientists search for a test to measure immunity from Covid infections

Tue, 2022-03-22 09:09 — mike kraft
How protected are we against Covid-19? Scientists search for a test to measure immunity As mask mandates are lifted and restrictions removed in a step towards normalcy, having a test that could measure immunity would be a powerful tool to assess individual risk. Tasnim Ahmed, CNN CNN

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Most unvaccinated children lack antibodies after COVID; SK Bioscience vaccine shows promise vs Omicron -studies

Mon, 2022-03-21 19:58 — mike kraft
Most unvaccinated children lack antibodies after COVID; SK Bioscience vaccine shows promise vs Omicron 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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