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As COVID cases and hospitalizations rise, experts warn of another possible "tripledemic."

Mon, 2023-08-07 10:55 — mike kraft

Is the U.S. headed for another ‘tripledemic’ this fall? As COVID cases and hospitalizations rise, experts warn it could happen again Should the country brace itself for wave upon wave of respiratory illness again this fall? It’s too soon to say—but "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," experts say. Yahoo Finance

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Omicron subvariants EG.5 and XBB.2.3 are making inroads in the U.S.

Mon, 2023-07-10 17:01 — mike kraft

New COVID-19 Variants Giving ‘Arcturus’ a Run for its Money Omicron subvariants EG.5 and XBB.2.3 are making inroads in the U.S. Cecelia Smith-Schoenwalder US News & World Report

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Global COVID markers show few hot spots as XBB.1.16 overtakes XBB.1.5

Thu, 2023-06-29 18:38 — mike kraft

Global COVID markers show few hot spots as XBB.1.16 overtakes XBB.1.5 CIDRAP

Some countries continue to report high COVID-19 burdens, reflected mainly in hospitalization and death data, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest weekly update. ..

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Study estimates 6-times-higher odds of COVID in households amid Omicron

Fri, 2023-06-23 10:33 — mike kraft

Study estimates 6-times-higher odds of COVID in households amid Omicron The odds of SARS-CoV-2 infection were 6.2 times greater in household contacts during Omicron than with previous strains, with rates even higher in kids. CIDRAP

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Opinion: Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams: Prioritize oral antivirals for Covid

Thu, 2023-06-22 11:09 — mike kraft

Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams: Prioritize new antivirals for Covid "This is an issue of health equity," writes former Surgeon General Jerome Adams. Torie Bosch STAT

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COVID-19 vaccination gives added protection against omicron infections in 5 to 17-year-olds--study

Wed, 2023-06-21 17:28 — mike kraft

Study: COVID-19 vaccination gives added protection against omicron infections in 5 to 17-year-olds A study by KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), National Center for Infectious Disease and Ministry of Health in Singapore found that COVID-19 vaccination remained effective against omicron BA.4/BA.5 ... Science X

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Five- to 11-year-old children who are vaccinated with two COVID-19 vaccine doses have the highest immunity against omicron infections prior to the first infection.

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FDA advisors endorse using only updated Covid vaccines

Thu, 2023-06-15 17:31 — mike kraft

FDA advisers endorse updating COVID vaccines to target latest omicron strain The COVID-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall. Today’s vaccines still contain the original coronavirus strain, the one that started the pandemic. But that strain was long ago supplanted by mutated versions as the virus rapidly evolves. Scientific advisers for the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said the next round of shots should only include protection against the newest omicron variants that are now dominant worldwide.

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Monoclonal antibody injection prevented COVID-19 during Delta, Omicron

Thu, 2023-06-15 11:35 — mike kraft

Monoclonal antibody injection shown to prevent COVID-19 during Delta, Omicron The relative risk reduction for participants who received adintrevimab as post-exposure prophylaxis was 75%. CIDRAP

A single injection of the monoclonal antibody (mAb), adintrevimab prevented COVID-19 in the phase 2/3 EVADE trial, finds a study yesterday in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

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