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The surge of COVID reinfections during Omicron onslaught

Thu, 2022-02-17 21:05 — mike kraft

COVID reinfections surge during Omicron onslaught Nature - Immunity acquired through previous infection is less effective against Omicron than against other variants, but the risk of severe COVID-19 remains low. Mallapaty, Smriti nature

Since the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 was first detected, the number of people reinfected with the coronavirus has been rising sharply — a trend that was not observed with previous variants. Researchers say that the new variant is probably driving the surge because it is able to evade the body’s immune defences.

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WHO says quarantine can be shortened in places with high COVID cases

Thu, 2022-02-17 19:31 — mike kraft

WHO says quarantine can be shortened in places with high COVID cases The World Health Organization said on Thursday countries struggling with surging COVID-19 infections may shorten the recommended quarantine duration of 14 days in some situations. Reuters Reuters

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Analysis: We now have a tool kit to live with the coronavirus

Thu, 2022-02-17 18:03 — mike kraft

The coronavirus is here to stay. We now have a tool kit to live with it. For the last two years, scientists have built a powerful array of tools to prevent and treat covid-19. With vaccines, home tests and treatments, people can coexist with the virus. Carolyn Y. Johnson, Aaron Steckelberg Washington Post

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Pfizer and BioNTech Omicron-targeted vaccine is delayed -

Thu, 2022-02-17 17:32 — mike kraft

Pfizer and BioNTech Omicron-targeted vaccine delayed - BioNTech CEO Delivery of Pfizer and BioNTech SE's vaccine to combat the Omicron COVID-19 variant was delayed by several weeks due to a slower-than expected data gathering process, BionTech Chief Executive Ugur Sahin told Germany's Bild on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

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BA.2 subvariant of Omicron may be more severe: Omicron already maor eeffective and evading vaccines and priot infection antibodies

Thu, 2022-02-17 17:20 — mike kraft

As BA.2 subvariant of Omicron rises, lab studies point to signs of severity | CNN The BA.2 virus -- a subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant -- isn't just spreading faster than its distant cousin, it may also cause more severe disease and appears capable of thwarting some of the key weapons we have against Covid-19, new research suggests. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Analysis: Biden’s new global vaccine push is running out of funds --Politico

Thu, 2022-02-17 11:05 — mike kraft

Biden’s new global vaccine push is running out of funds The president’s team is putting the world vaccination effort at the center of its Covid-19 strategy. But it lacks the money to pay for it. POLITICO

The Biden administration is turbocharging its effort to boost inoculations in low- and middle-income countries to prevent new, more-transmissible variants from emerging — an effort that would also protect Americans at home, according to three senior administration officials working on the effort.

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Britain will offer COVID vaccine to all children 5-11

Thu, 2022-02-17 10:30 — mike kraft

UK to offer COVID vaccine to all children 5-11 LONDON (AP) — British authorities will offer a coronavirus vaccine to almost six million children from age 5 to 11, officials said Wednesday. The government said young children will be offered a low-dose COVID-19 shot on a “non-urgent” basis beginning in April in England. AP NEWS

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Estimated 73% of US now immune to omicron: Is that enough?

Thu, 2022-02-17 08:53 — mike kraft

Estimated 73% of US now immune to omicron: Is that enough? The omicron wave that assaulted the United States this winter also bolstered its defenses, leaving enough protection against the coronavirus that future spikes will likely require much less — if any — dramatic disruption to society. AP NEWS

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Millions of individual Americans’ immune systems now recognize the virus and are primed to fight it off if they encounter omicron, or even another variant.

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