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New studies outline Omicron immune protection after infection, vaccination

Mon, 2023-01-09 10:37 — mike kraft

Studies detail Omicron immune protection after infection, vaccination One study looked at BA.5 infection after vaccination, while another examined vaccine effectiveness in children and adolescents. CIDRAP

A pair of new studies describe infection- and vaccine-conferred immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, with one showing that vaccinated people have good protection against BA.5 subvariant reinfection for at least 8 months after infection, and the other finding that the vaccine is 46% and 70% effective against infection and hospitalization, respectively, in children.

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Why there are so many COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations in the Northeast and what we know about it

Mon, 2023-01-09 10:27 — mike kraft

Why there are so many COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations in the Northeast CDC data shows that COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are particularly surging in the Northeast. Experts explain why. ABC News ABC News

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China’s Covid wave threatens delays in U.S. and other medical supply chains

Mon, 2023-01-09 10:11 — mike kraft

China’s Covid wave threatens another snarl of U.S. medical supply chain U.S. efforts to lessen the health care system's reliance on China will be tested in the coming weeks and months as the coronavirus rolls through China. NBC News

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CDC revises figures, says Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for 27.6% of U.S. COVID cases

Fri, 2023-01-06 17:52 — mike kraft

Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for 27.6% of U.S. COVID cases - CDC The Omicron subvariant, XBB.1.5, is estimated to account for 27.6% of COVID-19 cases in the United States for the week ending Jan. 7, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed on Friday. Reuters Reuters

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People who haven't had COVID will likely catch the new XBB.1.5 variant, experts say

Fri, 2023-01-06 17:44 — mike kraft

People who haven't had COVID will likely catch XBB.1.5 – and many will get reinfected, experts say New COVID variant XBB.1.5 is very contagious, meaning everyone is at risk for infection even if you've already had COVID. Here's what that means. YahooNews

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CureVac says COVID vaccine produced immune response in early-stage trial

Fri, 2023-01-06 09:19 — mike kraft

CureVac says COVID vaccine produced immune response in early-stage trial Germany's CureVac AG said on Friday its second-generation COVID-19 vaccine produced virus-neutralizing antibodies against the BA.1 subvariant of Omicron, based on preliminary data from an early-stage trial. Reuters Reuters

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China is not reporting true impact of Covid outbreak, WHO says

Fri, 2023-01-06 09:05 — mike kraft

China 'under-representing' true impact of Covid outbreak, WHO says | CNN The World Health Organization has accused China of "under-representing" the severity of its Covid outbreak and criticized its "narrow" definition of what constitutes a Covid death, as top global health officials urge Beijing to share more data about the explosive spread. Simone McCarthy CNN

... WHO executive director for health emergencies Mike Ryan said the numbers released by China “under-represent the true impact of the disease” in terms of hospital and ICU admissions, as well as deaths.

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The Symptoms Of COVID Variant XBB seen so far

Fri, 2023-01-06 08:59 — mike kraft

The Symptoms Of COVID Variant XBB That Doctors Are Seeing Right Now Pay attention to these common signs of infection. YahooNews

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Because XBB is relatively new, scientists are still working to figure out if and how the variant behaves differently from other recent variants. Though XBB’s symptoms are expected to be on par with past omicron infections, doctors say they are seeing some issues becoming more prevalent than others.

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