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Opinion: The Case for Cautious COVID Optimism This Winter

Tue, 2022-12-13 10:46 — mike kraft

The Case for Cautious COVID Optimism This Winter Several key factors mean that we're unlikely to face a major COVID-19 surge this winter, argue Drs. Michael Daignault and Monica Gandhi YahooNews

At this time last year and two years ago, daily new infections and covid-related hospitalizations were already accelerating at a fast clip. BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, the latest Omicron subvariants, came to comprise the majority of cases during a relative lull in the pandemic. Combined with a Thanksgiving Holiday that saw the most travelers since the pandemic started, there has been a steady increase in covid metrics.

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Haiti receives first shipments of cholera vaccines: WHO

Tue, 2022-12-13 09:47 — mike kraft

Haiti receives first shipments of cholera vaccines: WHO Haiti has received more than 1 million doses of oral cholera vaccines as it battles a worsening cholera outbreak that has been particularly deadly for children, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Reuters Reuters

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POTS, a debilitating heart condition, is linked to Covid and, to a lesser degree, vaccines

Tue, 2022-12-13 09:15 — mike kraft

POTS, a debilitating heart condition, is linked to Covid and, to a lesser degree, vaccines The nervous system disorder POTS is linked to Covid infection and to a lesser degree Covid vaccination. POTS has been associated with long Covid. YahooNews

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Most U.S. kids still haven’t received a flu or COVID vaccine. It’s helping fuel a tripledemic that’s crowding hospitals

Tue, 2022-12-13 09:07 — mike kraft

Most U.S. kids still haven’t received a flu or COVID vaccine. It’s helping fuel a tripledemic that’s slamming hospitals nationwide Last week 73%, of U.S. pediatric hospital beds were occupied, according to federal health data. YahooFinance

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Covid-19 vaccines have saved more than 3 million lives in US, study says

Tue, 2022-12-13 08:58 — mike kraft

Covid-19 vaccines have saved more than 3 million lives in US, study says, but the fight isn't over | CNN The Covid-19 vaccines have kept more than 18.5 million people in the US out of the hospital and saved more than 3.2 million lives, a new study says -- and that estimate is most likely a conservative one, the researchers say. Jen Christensen CNN

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Their study, published Tuesday, found that without Covid-19 vaccines, the nation would have had 1.5 times more infections, 3.8 times more hospitalizations and 4.1 times more deaths than it did between December 2020 and November 2022.

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Critiic of Florida COVID data reaches agreement on felony charge

Mon, 2022-12-12 20:06 — mike kraft

Florida COVID data critic reaches agreement on felony charge FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A fired Florida health department data manager charged with illegally accessing state computers after she publicly accused officials of wanting to make COVID-19 statistics look less dire has reached an agreement with prosecutors that should result in the case being dropped. AP NEWS

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Jones, 33, received national attention in early 2020 when she sowed doubt about the information being reported by the state when Florida was an epicenter of the pandemic.

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Opinion: Urgent Need for Next-Generation COVID-19 Vaccines

Mon, 2022-12-12 19:45 — mike kraft

Urgent Need for Next-Generation COVID-19 Vaccines This Viewpoint argues that the development of a distinctly improved generation of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines is paramount to offering a greater breadth and depth of protection for a longer duration against COVID-19 disease. JAMA_current

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The most common COVID symptoms currently being reported --study

Mon, 2022-12-12 19:24 — mike kraft

These are the most common COVID symptoms currently being reported, study finds Some of the “traditional” symptoms associated with COVID are becoming less prevalent, a new study found. bhoward The Hill

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Pfizer/BioNTech Receive U.S. FDA Fast Track Designation for Single-Dose Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 and Influenza

Mon, 2022-12-12 12:59 — mike kraft

Pfizer and BioNTech Receive U.S. FDA Fast Track Designation for Single-Dose mRNA-Based Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 and Influenza | BioNTech NEW YORK and MAINZ, GERMANY, DECEMBER 9, 2022 — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced the companies have received Fast Track Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their mRNA-based combination vaccine candidate for influenza and COVID-19, BioNTech

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A combined vaccine for influenza and COVID-19 has the potential to simplify immunization practices against two severe respiratory diseases caused by evolving viruses that require vaccine adaptation.

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