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Monkeypox Outbreak Strain Has Far More Mutations Than Expected

Fri, 2022-06-24 21:58 — mike kraft

Monkeypox Outbreak Strain Has Far More Mutations Than Expected Evidence of continued adaptation may account for suspected increase in transmissibility Kristina Fiore medpagetoday

The strain of monkeypox involved in the current global outbreak differs from its parent strain by about 50 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) -- far more than would be expected for an orthopoxvirus, researchers reported.

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Analysis: The next COVID booster shots will likely be updated for Omicron

Fri, 2022-06-24 21:02 — mike kraft

Analysis: The next COVID booster shots will likely be updated for Omicron COVID-19 vaccines this fall are likely to be based on the Omicron variant of the coronavirus rather than the original strain, although some experts suggest they may only offer significant benefits for older and immunocompromised people. Michael Erman Reuters

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Sanofi, GSK variant-specific COVID vaccine reported effective against Omicron

Fri, 2022-06-24 20:44 — mike kraft

Sanofi, GSK variant-specific COVID shot found effective against Omicron Late-stage data on an experimental COVID-19 vaccine from Sanofi and GSK has showed the shot confers protection against the Omicron variant of the virus, the companies said on Friday. Natalie Grover Reuters

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New coronavirus subvariants escape antibodies from vaccination and prior Omicron infection-- studies

Thu, 2022-06-23 21:17 — mike kraft

New coronavirus subvariants escape antibodies from vaccination and prior Omicron infection, studies suggest | CNN Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 appear to escape antibody responses among both people who had previous Covid-19 infection and those who have been fully vaccinated and boosted, according to new data from researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, of Harvard Medical School. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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COVID cases rise in Southeast Asia, Middle East and Europe

Thu, 2022-06-23 20:50 — mike kraft

COVID cases rise in Southeast Asia, Middle East and Europe LONDON (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases rose in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe last week, while the number of deaths globally dropped by 16%, according to the World Health Organization's latest weekly pandemic report issued Wednesday. AP NEWS

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Moderna COVID variant vaccine to be ready for shipping in August--CEO

Thu, 2022-06-23 04:50 — mike kraft

Moderna CEO: COVID variant vaccine to be ready for shipping in August Moderna's COVID-19 variant vaccine will be ready to ship in August as the company has been making shots ahead of approval, Chief Executive Stephane Bancel told Reuters on Wednesday, adding that the only bottleneck to supply was a regulatory one. Reuters Reuters

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A 4th vaccine shot provided benefits to patients hospitalized with severe covid--Israel study

Thu, 2022-06-23 04:32 — mike kraft

https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciac501/6611845

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.

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