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Hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 during the Omicron wave benefited from a 4th vaccine shot--Israeli study

Waning vaccine-immunity and an increased incidence of COVID-19 during the Omicron outbreak led the Israeli Ministry of Health to recommend a fourth dose of BNT162b2 for high-risk individuals. This study assessed the effect of that dose for hospitalized patients with severe/critical, breakthrough COVID-19. ...

Among hospitalized patients with severe/critical breakthrough COVID-19, a recent fourth dose was associated with significant protection against mechanical ventilation or death, compared to three doses.

Women are more likely than men to develop long COVID, study finds A new study found women are 22% more likely than men to develop long COVID and experience different lingering symptoms. ABC News ABC News

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Researchers from Johnson & Johnson's Office of the Chief Medical Officer for Women's Health analyzed data from studies involving 1.3 million patients.

US, Florida surgeon generals offer conflicting advice on COVID vaccines for kids As vaccines roll out this week for the final age group yet to be approved, the top doctors in Florida and the U.S. are offering opposite advice when it comes to vaccinating young children. edonovan WFLA

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U.S. delivers 2.7 mln COVID vaccine doses for kids under five to administration sites The United States has delivered about 2.7 million doses of COVID vaccines for children below five years to administration centres while another one million shots will reach the sites soon, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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UK to offer vaccines to some gay, bisexual men for monkeypox LONDON (AP) — British health officials will start offering vaccines to some men who have sex with men and are at the highest risk of catching monkeypox , in an effort to curb the biggest outbreak of the disease beyond Africa. AP NEWS

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Rapid Covid tests give false negatives, but it may mean you're not contagious The tests seem to be most accurate when viral loads are high, so experts think a negative could mean you’re less likely to spread the virus. NBC News

In early January, more than 700 Stanford University athletes took rapid Covid tests upon returning to the campus. Those who tested negative — and some who tested positive — were also given PCR tests.

COVID-19 vaccine scheme for world's poorest pushes for delivery slowdown Leaders of the global scheme aiming to get COVID-19 vaccines to the world's poorest are pushing manufacturers including Pfizer and Moderna to cut or slow deliveries of about half a billion shots so doses are not wasted. Jennifer Rigby,Francesco Guarascio Reuters

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'The emergency phase of COVID-19 is over': Doctors' group urges Biden administration to revise guidelines for children A group of prominent doctors and educators has asked the Biden administration to lift pandemic-related measures that could be causing children to miss school and other activities. YahooNews

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