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Monkeypox Outbreak Strain Has Far More Mutations Than Expected

Fri, 2022-06-24 10:58 — mike kraft

Monkeypox Outbreak Strain Has Far More Mutations Than Expected Evidence of continued adaptation may account for suspected increase in transmissibility Kristina Fiore medpagetoday

The strain of monkeypox involved in the current global outbreak differs from its parent strain by about 50 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) -- far more than would be expected for an orthopoxvirus, researchers reported.

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Analysis: The next COVID booster shots will likely be updated for Omicron

Fri, 2022-06-24 10:02 — mike kraft

Analysis: The next COVID booster shots will likely be updated for Omicron COVID-19 vaccines this fall are likely to be based on the Omicron variant of the coronavirus rather than the original strain, although some experts suggest they may only offer significant benefits for older and immunocompromised people. Michael Erman Reuters

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Sanofi, GSK variant-specific COVID vaccine reported effective against Omicron

Fri, 2022-06-24 09:44 — mike kraft

Sanofi, GSK variant-specific COVID shot found effective against Omicron Late-stage data on an experimental COVID-19 vaccine from Sanofi and GSK has showed the shot confers protection against the Omicron variant of the virus, the companies said on Friday. Natalie Grover Reuters

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COVID vaccines saved 20M lives in 1st year, new estimates

Thu, 2022-06-23 18:50 — mike kraft

COVID vaccines saved 20M lives in 1st year, scientists say Nearly 20 million lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines during their first year, but even more deaths could have been prevented if international targets for the shots had been reached, researchers reported Thursday. AP NEWS

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The researchers used data from 185 countries to estimate that vaccines prevented 4.2 million COVID-19 deaths in India, 1.9 million in the United States, 1 million in Brazil, 631,000 in France and 507,000 in the United Kingdom.

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.S. CDC advisers back Moderna COVID vaccine for teens, older children

Thu, 2022-06-23 18:43 — mike kraft

U.S. CDC advisers back Moderna COVID vaccine for teens, older children Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday unanimously voted to recommend use of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for children and adolescents aged 6 to 17. Manas Mishra Reuters

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South Africa lifts its COVID rules as fifth wave fades

Thu, 2022-06-23 10:42 — mike kraft

South Africa repeals COVID rules as fifth wave fades South Africa has repealed COVID-19 rules that made masks mandatory in indoor public spaces, limited the size of gatherings and imposed entry requirements at its borders, the health minister said on Thursday. Alexander Winning,Anait Miridzhanian Reuters

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New coronavirus subvariants escape antibodies from vaccination and prior Omicron infection-- studies

Thu, 2022-06-23 10:17 — mike kraft

New coronavirus subvariants escape antibodies from vaccination and prior Omicron infection, studies suggest | CNN Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 appear to escape antibody responses among both people who had previous Covid-19 infection and those who have been fully vaccinated and boosted, according to new data from researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, of Harvard Medical School. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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COVID cases rise in Southeast Asia, Middle East and Europe

Thu, 2022-06-23 09:50 — mike kraft

COVID cases rise in Southeast Asia, Middle East and Europe LONDON (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases rose in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe last week, while the number of deaths globally dropped by 16%, according to the World Health Organization's latest weekly pandemic report issued Wednesday. AP NEWS

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Moderna COVID variant vaccine to be ready for shipping in August--CEO

Wed, 2022-06-22 17:50 — mike kraft

Moderna CEO: COVID variant vaccine to be ready for shipping in August Moderna's COVID-19 variant vaccine will be ready to ship in August as the company has been making shots ahead of approval, Chief Executive Stephane Bancel told Reuters on Wednesday, adding that the only bottleneck to supply was a regulatory one. Reuters Reuters

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