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Biden to get updated COVID vaccine, urge Americans to follow suit

Biden to get updated COVID vaccine, urge Americans to follow suit | Reuters

 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will get his updated COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday and urge more Americans to get the latest shot, White House spokesman Kevin Munoz said on Sunday.

Only 20 million people in the United States have received an updated COVID vaccine through last week. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday it was not enough.

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Omicron subvariants pose a new threat to people with immune deficiencies

Omicron subvariants pose a new threat to people with immune deficiencies (nbcnews.com)

New versions of the omicron virus show resistance to the antibody drugs many need for extra protection against Covid.

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People with compromised immune systems face a new winter of discontent as the ever-mutating omicron virus threatens to outrun the preventive monoclonal antibody cocktail that hundreds of thousands of them have relied upon for extra protection against Covid.

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A ‘Tripledemic’? Flu and Other Infections Return as Covid Cases Rise

A ‘Tripledemic’? Flu and Other Infections Return as Covid Cases Rise - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

 

For more than two years, shuttered schools and offices, social distancing and masks granted Americans a reprieve from flu and most other respiratory infections. This winter is likely to be different.

With few to no restrictions in place and travel and socializing back in full swing, an expected winter rise in Covid cases appears poised to collide with a resurgent influenza season, causing a “twindemic” — or even a “tripledemic,” with a third pathogen, respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V., in the mix.

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