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Pfizer asks U.S. FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5

Mon, 2022-12-05 16:15 — mike kraft

Pfizer asks FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5 Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5 — not as a booster but part of their initial shots. Children ages 6 months through 4 years already are supposed to get three extra-small doses of the original Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine — each a tenth of the amount adults receive — as their primary series. AP NEWS

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China's Xi told EU less lethal Omicron opens way for fewer COVID restrictions

Fri, 2022-12-02 23:35 — mike kraft

China's Xi told EU less lethal Omicron opens way for fewer COVID restrictions Chinese President Xi Jinping blamed mass protests in Chinese cities on youth frustrated by years of the COVID-19 pandemic, but said the now dominant Omicron variant of the virus paved the way for fewer restrictions, European Union officials said. Reuters Reuters

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African finally to receive 1st mpox vaccines

Fri, 2022-12-02 23:20 — mike kraft

African continent finally to receive 1st mpox vaccines NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa's top public health body says the continent is set to receive its first batch of mpox vaccines as a donation from South Korea. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday the 50,000 doses will be used first for health workers and people living in the hardest-hit areas. AP NEWS

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China's disputes over Covid policies, Fauci says their vaccines are not good enough

Fri, 2022-12-02 16:17 — mike kraft

Inside China's fight over the future of zero-COVID Opinions about Xi Jinping's signature "zero-COVID" policy vary wildly across China. The debate, which has ignited several anti-lockdown protests, illustrates the difficulties facing the government in relaxing the world's most rigid COVID rules while heading off national discontent. David Stanway Reuters

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As pandemic precautions fall away, the more COVID risk is concentrated on this one group

Fri, 2022-12-02 14:52 — mike kraft

The more pandemic precautions fall away, the more COVID risk is concentrated on this one group When everyone around them stops taking pandemic precautions, it gets harder for immunocompromised Americans to protect themselves against COVID. YahooNews

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FDA withdraws U.S. authorization for Eli Lilly's COVID drug bebtelovimab

Thu, 2022-12-01 16:00 — mike kraft

FDA pulls U.S. authorization for Eli Lilly's COVID drug bebtelovimab Eli Lilly and Co's COVID-19 drug bebtelovimab is not currently authorized for emergency use in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration said, citing it is not expected to neutralize the dominant BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 subvariants of Omicron. Reuters Reuters

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Long Covid estimated to costs American victims $9,000 a year in health-care expenses, on average

Thu, 2022-12-01 15:43 — mike kraft

Millions suffer from long Covid — and it costs them $9,000 a year in health-care expenses, on average

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David Cutler, an economist at Harvard University who projected the $3.7 trillion economic cost of long Covid, estimates the individual medical costs of the disease to be about $9,000 a year, on average. However, typical costs can range from roughly $3,700 up to almost $14,000, Cutler said.

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New Banana-Derived Therapy Is Effective Against All Known Coronaviruses and Flu Strains

Wed, 2022-11-30 22:51 — mike kraft

New Banana-Derived Therapy Is Effective Against All Known Coronaviruses and Flu Strains The potential therapy was derived from a banana protein. A study published on January 13th, 2020 touted the development of a potential therapy that may be used to fight all known strains of the flu. One week later, the first laboratory-confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 triggered the two-and-a-half-ye Colin Collins SciTechDaily

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Guide to New COVID Boosters: What We Know and Who Especially Needs One

Wed, 2022-11-30 15:03 — mike kraft

New COVID Boosters: What We Know About Them and Who Especially Needs One

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Adults who haven't gotten the new booster yet have options: You can choose either Moderna's or Pfizer and BioNTech's bivalent formulas. Adults who don't want either might be able to get Novavax as a booster instead.

Here's what we know about the updated boosters.

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Paxlovid: Major new study into whether it can treat long Covid

Wed, 2022-11-30 14:10 — mike kraft

Could Paxlovid treat long Covid? Major new study aims to find out Experts hope the antiviral may help those who have never fully recovered from Covid. NBC News

Paxlovid — the most widely-used medication that people can take at home to treat an active case of Covid — is now being studied as a potential treatment for those who have remained sick months or even years following infection.

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