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CDC is currently conducting research to determine if two masks are better than one

Sat, 2021-01-30 08:30 — mike kraft

CDC is currently conducting research to determine if two masks are better than one The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently experimenting to find out about the effectiveness of wearing two masks. However, what is most critical is that as many people as possible wear one, Dr. John Brooks, chief medical officer for the CDC Covid-19 Response, said during an Infectious Diseases Society of America briefing Friday. By Zahid Mahmood, Hannah Strange, Julia Hollingsworth and Adam Renton, CNN CNN

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Antibody Drugs Could Act as a Temporary Covid-19 Vaccine

Fri, 2021-01-29 23:56 — mike kraft

Antibody Drugs Could Act as a Temporary Covid-19 Vaccine Results from clinical trials show promising signs Emily Mullin Medium

Lab-made antibodies are showing promise for preventing Covid-19 infection in those at high risk of contracting the disease. With vaccines in short supply in the United States and elsewhere, the drugs could be used to provide short-term protection until people can get vaccinated.

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In a major setback, Merck to stop developing its two Covid-19 vaccines and focus on therapies

Mon, 2021-01-25 22:25 — mike kraft

In a major setback, Merck to stop developing its Covid-19 vaccines - STAT Merck announced it is stopping development of both of the current formulations of the Covid-19 vaccines the company was working on. Matthew Herper STAT

Merck said Monday it will stop developing both of the current formulations of the Covid-19 vaccines the company was working on, citing inadequate immune responses to the shots.

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Single Covid vaccine dose in Israel 'less effective than we thought'

Fri, 2021-01-22 07:09 — mike kraft

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/19/single-covid-vaccine-dose-in-israel-less-effective-than-we-hoped

Israel’s coronavirus tsar has warned that a single dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may be providing less protection than originally hoped, as the country reported a record 10,000 new Covid infections on Monday.

In remarks reported by Army Radio, Nachman Ash said a single dose appeared “less effective than we had thought”, and also lower than Pfizer had suggested.

By contrast, those who had received their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine had a six- to 12-fold increase in antibodies, according to data released by Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer on Monday.

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South African study: New COVID-19 variant defeats plasma treatment, may reduce vaccine efficacy

Thu, 2021-01-21 09:03 — mike kraft

New COVID-19 variant defeats plasma treatment, may reduce vaccine efficacy The new COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa can evade the antibodies that attack it in treatments using blood plasma from previously recovered patients, and may reduce the efficacy of the current line of vaccines, scientists said on Wednesday. Reuters Staff U.S.

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Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine works just as well against variant first detected in U.K., study indicates

Thu, 2021-01-21 01:37 — mike kraft

Study: Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine effective with variant first detected in U.K. The paper is a welcome signal that existing vaccines don’t seem to be weakened by the variant in question, known as B.1.1.7. Andrew Joseph STAT

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ANALYSIS: Why Aren’t We Wearing Better Masks?

Thu, 2021-01-14 08:20 — mike kraft

Why Aren’t We Wearing Better Masks? Cloth masks are better than nothing, but they were supposed to be a stopgap measure. Zeynep Tufekci, Jeremy Howard The Atlantic

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J&J’s one-shot Covid vaccine is safe and generates promising immune response in early trial

Thu, 2021-01-14 07:09 — mike kraft

J&J's one-shot Covid vaccine is safe and generates promising immune response in early trial The new clinical trial data shows a single shot of the vaccine "gives sustainable antibodies," Dr. Paul Stoffels, J&J chief scientific officer, told CNBC. Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC

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Coronavirus variants may lead to false negative results with molecular tests - FDA

Sat, 2021-01-09 08:24 — mike kraft

Coronavirus variants may lead to false negative results with molecular tests - FDA The U.S. drugs regulator said on Friday genetic variants of COVID-19, including the one found in the UK, could lead to false negative results from some molecular COVID-19 tests, but the risk of the mutations affecting overall testing accuracy is low. Vishwadha Chander U.S.

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Los Angles, Congress take divergent paths after COVID test warning

Sat, 2021-01-09 08:18 — mike kraft

LA, Congress take divergent paths after COVID test warning LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles will continue using a coronavirus test that federal regulators warned may produce false results while Congress, which has used the same test, is seeking an... AP NEWS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles will continue using a coronavirus test that federal regulators warned may produce false results while Congress, which has used the same test, is seeking an alternative.

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