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U.S.plans to offer revised COVID Booster shots in early September

Tue, 2022-08-23 20:55 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to offer the next generation of coronavirus booster shots to Americans 12 and older soon after Labor Day, a campaign that federal officials hope will reduce deaths from Covid-19 and protect against an expected winter surge.

Dr. Peter Marks, the top vaccine regulator for the Food and Drug Administration, said in an interview on Tuesday that his team was close to authorizing updated doses that would target the versions of the virus now circulating.

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Analysis: Experts question reliance on monkeypox vaccine with little data, short supply

Tue, 2022-08-23 18:30 — mike kraft

Analysis: Experts question reliance on monkeypox vaccine with little data, short supply A reliance on vaccines in short supply and questions over their best use are hampering efforts to curb the global spread of monkeypox which has hit dozens of countries for the first time, health officials say. Jennifer Rigby,Natalie Grover Reuters

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Moderna asks FDA to authorize its updated Covid booster shot

Tue, 2022-08-23 18:22 — mike kraft

Moderna asks FDA to authorize its updated Covid booster shot Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its bivalent omicron Covid booster. YahooNews

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Regular physical activity may lessen Covid risks -- British study

Tue, 2022-08-23 11:16 — mike kraft

Regular physical activity may lessen Covid risks, study finds The research suggested exercise could affect the severity of infection, rates of hospitalisation and death the Guardian

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U.S. plan to stretch monkeypox vaccine supply already facing implementation problems

Tue, 2022-08-23 10:08 — mike kraft

U.S. plan to stretch monkeypox vaccine supply already hitting hurdles The federal government's plans for fractional dosing of monkeypox vaccine assume that five doses can be extracted from a vial, but some local health officials are reporting that they can get only three or four doses. Helen Branswell STAT

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Pfizer's COVID vaccine 73.2% effective in kids under 5-- new data

Tue, 2022-08-23 09:58 — mike kraft

Pfizer's COVID vaccine 73.2% effective in kids under 5, new data shows Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's vaccine was 73.2% effective in preventing COVID-19 among children aged 6 months through 4 years, new data from the companies showed on Tuesday, two months after the U.S. rollout of the shots began for that age group. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. CDC approves use of Novavax's COVID shot for adolescents

Mon, 2022-08-22 17:43 — mike kraft

U.S. CDC recommends use of Novavax's COVID shot for adolescents The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday signed off on the use of Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged 12 through 17. Reuters Reuters

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Pfizer seeks FDA approval of updated COVID vaccine booster retooled for Omcron

Mon, 2022-08-22 17:37 — mike kraft

Pfizer seeks U.S. authorization for vaccine booster retooled for Omicron Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech said on Monday they had sought U.S. authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine booster retooled to target the Omicron variant, and would have doses available to ship immediately after regulatory clearance. Reuters Reuters

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Analysis: The difficulties in understanding and diagnosing long COVID

Mon, 2022-08-22 09:57 — mike kraft

Are you among the 1 in 5 Americans with long COVID? Here’s what you need to know about how brain-foggy—and potentially dangerous—it is Experts are developing a better understanding of long COVID, including what it does to your energy levels, cognition, and even if it can be deadly. Fortune

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It’s hard to attribute a symptom to a condition like long COVID when that condition has yet to be clearly defined, experts say. ...

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U.S. NIH plans first big clinical trials of treatments for long-term COVID-19

Mon, 2022-08-22 09:31 — mike kraft

"Long COVID" response ramps up, with plans to test new treatments The research is one of several efforts by the Biden administration to address long-term symptoms that linger for some patients. YahooNews

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The National Institutes of Health is now hoping to launch its first big clinical trials of potential treatments for patients experiencing long-term symptoms from COVID-19 as early as October, according to a top federal official overseeing the plans.

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