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The challenges of studying the effects of COVID lockdowns

Thu, 2022-09-08 21:42 — mike kraft

What Scientists Have Learnt from COVID Lockdowns

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Scientists have been studying the effects of lockdowns during the pandemic in the hope that their findings could inform the response to future crises. They have reached some conclusions: countries that acted quickly to bring in stringent measures did best at preserving both lives and their economies, for instance.

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Pfizer isn’t sharing Covid vaccines with researchers for next-gen studies; Donates Paxlovid to poorer countries i

Thu, 2022-09-08 03:29 — mike kraft

Pfizer isn’t sharing Covid vaccines with researchers for next-gen studies Researchers studying next-gen vaccines to fight an evolving Covid threat are running into problems getting existing vaccines to use in their research. Rachel Cohrs STAT

WASHINGTON — Researchers studying next-generation vaccines to fight an evolving Covid-19 threat are running into problems getting existing vaccines to use in their research.

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COVID cases drop everywhere, but pandemic not over--WHO

Thu, 2022-09-08 02:59 — mike kraft

WHO: COVID cases drop everywhere, but pandemic not over GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases fell everywhere in the world last week by about 12%, according to the World Health Organization's latest weekly review of the pandemic issued Wednesday. AP NEWS

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New Covid boosters look a lot like the old ones. Doctors worry that could lead to errors.

Wed, 2022-09-07 19:58 — mike kraft

New Covid boosters look a lot like the old ones. Doctors worry that could lead to errors. Experts are concerned that the updated Covid boosters look too similar to previous versions of the vaccine, and people could receive the wrong dose in error. YahooNews

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EXPLAINER: Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no.--AP

Wed, 2022-09-07 06:34 — mike kraft

EXPLAINER: Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no. Is the coronavirus on its way out? You might think so. New, updated booster shots are being rolled out to better protect against the variants circulating now. AP NEWS

Is the coronavirus on its way out?

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US officials say Americans may need yearly Covid-19 vaccine shots

Wed, 2022-09-07 06:28 — mike kraft

Americans may need yearly shots to protect against Covid-19 Americans may need to get a single Covid-19 vaccination every year, federal health officials said Tuesday, making clear that the country will be living with the coronavirus for the foreseeable future. Brenda Goodman, CNN CNN

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High-risk people should get prority for Omicron-tailored shots - EU officials

Tue, 2022-09-06 21:58 — mike kraft

Boost high-risk people with Omicron-tailored shots first - EU officials EU officials on Tuesday recommended that the two Omicron- tailored vaccines recently endorsed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) be first deployed in high-risk individuals. Reuters Reuters

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Britain approves Pfizer/BioNTech's updated COVID-19 booster vaccine

Tue, 2022-09-06 19:52 — mike kraft

Britain approves Pfizer/BioNTech's updated COVID-19 booster vaccine Britain's medicines regulator on Saturday approved Pfizer /BioNTech's updated bivalent COVID-19 booster shot for people aged 12 years and older. Reuters Reuters

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Russia's daily COVID-19 cases reach highest level since March

Sat, 2022-09-03 04:57 — mike kraft

Russia reports most daily COVID-19 cases since March Russia recorded 50,952 new COVID-19 infections over the last 24 hours, the government's coronavirus task force said on Friday, the highest daily tally in almost six months. Reuters Reuters

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Case numbers have climbed across Russia over the last six weeks, fuelled by the spread of new highly-transmissible variants of the coronavirus.

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EU urges member states to start offering COVID booster shots to reduce winter infections

Fri, 2022-09-02 20:30 — mike kraft

EU states urged to roll out COVID booster shots to fend off winter infections EU countries should start offering COVID boosters to their populations now to contain a fresh wave of infections expected this autumn and winter, the bloc's executive said in a document seen by Reuters on Friday ahead of its official release. Reuters Reuters

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