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How to Get Vaccinated, Tested and Treated for Monkeypox

Fri, 2022-07-22 20:55 — FNUOvviyaa

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Two vaccines originally developed for smallpox and kept in the United States national stockpile can help prevent monkeypox infections. The one that is most commonly used for monkeypox is called Jynneos. It consists of two doses given four weeks apart. But because its supply is limited and is controlled by the federal government, it is not widely available to the public. Instead, the vaccine has largely been offered to two groups of people: health care or laboratory workers who might handle infected samples and people who have had a confirmed or suspected monkeypox exposure...

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Should one wait for a new Omicron vaccine or get your next booster now amid BA.5’s surge?--experts comment

Wed, 2022-07-13 19:02 — mike kraft

Should you wait for an Omicron vaccine—or get your next booster now? With Omicron subvariant BA.5 on the rise, many Americans are debating how best to protect themselves. Here's what experts say. Fortune

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Explainer: What is the COVID BA.5 variant and why is it reinfecting so many people?--Reuters

Wed, 2022-07-13 17:52 — mike kraft

Explainer: What is the COVID BA.5 variant and why is it reinfecting so many people? BA.5, part of the Omicron family, is the latest coronavirus variant to cause widespread waves of infection globally. Jennifer Rigby,Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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Covid reinfections are here to stay as BA.5 cases rise

Wed, 2022-07-13 17:45 — mike kraft

Covid reinfections are here to stay as BA.5 cases rise How many times can I get Covid? Are Covid reinfections worse? What is the reinfection rate for the new Covid variant? YahooNews

In 2020, Covid reinfections were considered rare.

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US regulators approve Novavax as a new COVID-19 shot option

Wed, 2022-07-13 17:38 — mike kraft

US regulators OK new COVID-19 shot option from Novavax The U.S. is getting another COVID-19 vaccine choice as the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cleared Novavax shots for adults. AP NEWS

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Novavax makes a more traditional type of shot than the three other COVID-19 vaccines available for use in the U.S. -- and one that’s already available in Europe and multiple other countries.

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Overview:Covid development China, Australia, Denmark, U.S., Canada,

Wed, 2022-07-13 10:24 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Anxiety levels rose along with temperatures in Shanghai on Wednesday, as medical workers sweated beneath their hazmat suits while administering compulsory mass testing for COVID-19 in a city that recently emerged from a painful two-month lockdown. Reuters Reuters

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Florida: Omicron BA.5 variant dominates as COVID-19 rises in Central Florida wastewater

Wed, 2022-07-13 09:55 — mike kraft

Omicron BA.5 variant dominates as COVID-19 rises in Central Florida wastewater BA.5's prevalence means Central Florida residents are more likely to catch COVID-19 even if they were previously infected or vaccinated. Orlando Sentinel

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New Hampshire: State seeks more communities to help track COVID through wastewater

Wed, 2022-07-13 09:44 — mike kraft

N.H. is looking for more communities to help track COVID through wastewater

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services is looking for more wastewater treatment plants to participate in a COVID data tracking project.

People infected with COVID can shed the virus in their feces. That means even if someone doesn't have symptoms, the virus can be detected in the wastewater — allowing public health officials to monitor its spread even when traditional testing is less reliable.

While wastewater data doesn’t show how many people in a given community have the virus, it illustrates changes in levels of COVID-19.

So far, 12 wastewater plants are participating in the state's tracking program. They include more densely populated areas like Manchester, and more rural areas of the state.

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U.S. Covid hospitalizations double since May, driven by BA.5

Wed, 2022-07-13 09:30 — mike kraft

Covid hospitalizations double since May, driven by BA.5 The highly contagious omicron subvariant now accounts for more than half of new infections in the U.S. NBC News

Hospitals across the country are bracing for another surge in Covid-19 patients as the highly contagious omicron subvariant BA.5 sweeps the nation.

“Statewide, we’re definitely seeing an increase,” said Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, director of the infectious diseases division at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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BA.5 variant’s spread sparks concerns about contagiousness, hospitalizations

Wed, 2022-07-13 09:20 — mike kraft

BA.5 variant’s spread sparks concerns about contagiousness, hospitalizations Concerns are rising over a new omicron subvariant that is even more highly transmissible, called BA.5. The new subvariant has risen to be a majority of COVID-19 cases in the United States and… vmorris The Hill

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BA.5 causes concern because of its increased contagiousness and because of its greater ability to evade the protection from vaccines and prior infection.

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