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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidance for isolating is dense and can be somewhat confusing — especially since the rules seem to be in constant flux based on community transmission levels and people’s vaccination status. But here, we break it down, clear and simple, so you know if, when, and how you need to isolate.

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Some Kidney Transplant Patients Respond to Fourth COVID Vax Dose--study

Tue, 2022-01-11 11:21 — mike kraft

Some Kidney Transplant Patients Respond to Fourth COVID Vax Dose Recommended extra dose spurred adequate antibody response in half Molly Walker medpagetoday

A fourth dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine boosted antibodies among half of kidney transplant recipients with suboptimal immune responses after three doses, a French case series found. ...

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Opinions: Questions about the need for a fourth vaccine shot, and omicron-specific vaccines

Tue, 2022-01-11 11:05 — mike kraft

What's the Benefit of a Fourth COVID Vaccine? Experts say additional boosters could provide diminishing returns Amanda D'Ambrosio medpagetoday

... as daily infections break records and hospitals across the country near capacity during the Omicron surge, many people have raised questions about whether they'll need to get a fourth dose.

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Covid-19 is "still a way off" of being endemic, WHO official says

Tue, 2022-01-11 09:31 — mike kraft

Covid-19 is "still a way off" of being endemic, WHO official says Covid-19 cannot yet be referred to as an endemic disease, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has said. By <a href="/profiles/rhea-mogul">Rhea Mogul</a>, Adam Renton, Jack Guy and Ed Upright, CNN CNN

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Dr. Catherine Smallwood, Covid-19 incident manager at the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, told a virtual WHO Europe news conference Tuesday that Covid-19 is “still a way off” endemicity.

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Why are rapid tests for COVID-19 in such short supply? --Explainer

Mon, 2022-01-10 19:19 — mike kraft

Backround on why rapid tests for COVID-19 are in such short supply

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At-home rapid antigen tests are reselling for triple the retail price on some digital marketplaces. Testing locations in L.A. County have been overwhelmed by mile-long lines, with some events canceled due to traffic. Some would-be self-testers have resigned themselves to driving between CVS and Walgreens locations, hoping to snag a kit at a reasonable price.

Companies are racing to fulfill the excess demand.

Abbott Laboratories, which makes the BinaxNOW rapid antigen test, expects to produce 70 million tests this month and is working to raise that to 100 million, said CEO Robert Ford.

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New study indicates that a N95 Mask Can Be Decontaminated for reuse at least 25 Times

Mon, 2022-01-10 13:07 — mike kraft

The Same N95 Mask Can Be Decontaminated at Least 25 Times, New Study Indicates <p>With no drop in protection!</p> Jacinta Bowler ScienceAlert

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Pfizer CEO says omicron vaccine will be ready in March

Mon, 2022-01-10 09:32 — mike kraft

Pfizer CEO says omicron vaccine will be ready in March Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said the goal is to product a vaccine that is much better at preventing infection from omicron. Spencer Kimball CNBC

fizer CEO Albert Bourla said a vaccine that targets the omicron variant of Covid will be ready in March, and the company’s already begun manufacturing the doses.

“This vaccine will be ready in March,” Bourla told CNBC’s Squawk Box. “We (are) already starting manufacturing some of these quantities at risk.”

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