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U.S. Covid Cases Surge, but Deaths Stay Near Lows

Mon, 2022-06-20 09:48 — mike kraft

For two years, the coronavirus killed Americans on a brutal, predictable schedule: A few weeks after infections climbed so did deaths, cutting an unforgiving path across the country.

But that pattern appears to have changed. Nearly three months since an ultra-contagious set of new Omicron variants launched a springtime resurgence of cases, people are nonetheless dying from Covid at a rate close to the lowest of the pandemic.

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Early Omicron infection unlikely to protect against current variants --study

Mon, 2022-06-20 08:42 — mike kraft

Early Omicron infection unlikely to protect against current variants People infected with the earliest version may be vulnerable to reinfection with later versions even if they have been vaccinated and boosted, new findings suggest. Nancy Lapid Reuters

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Comparing the Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines for young children

Mon, 2022-06-20 08:34 — mike kraft

Comparing the Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines for young children We’ve laid out what’s known about the differences in the vaccines for the youngest children in the hopes it will parents make their decision. Helen Branswell STAT

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There are two vaccines. Which do you choose?

We can’t tell you which is best for your child. But we can tell you that in this age group, the Pfizer-BioNTech and the Moderna vaccines probably differ more than they do in any other age group on the vaccination spectrum.

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US opens COVID vaccine to little kids; shots begin this week

Mon, 2022-06-20 08:26 — mike kraft

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

The shots will become available this week, expanding the nation’s vaccination campaign to children as young as 6 months.

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the vaccines for the littlest children, and the final signoff came hours later from Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the agency’s director.

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FDA authorizes Covid-19 vaccines for younger children

Fri, 2022-06-17 16:55 — FNUOvviyaa

FDA authorizes Covid-19 vaccines for younger children The Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines are now authorized for emergency use in young children, but they can't be given until the CDC director signs off. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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Moderna's vaccine is now authorized for use in children 6 months through 17 years and Pfizer/BioNTech's for children 6 months through 4 years. About 17 million kids under the age of 5 are now are eligible for Covid-19 vaccines...

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