COVID-19

Emergency listing for Corbevax COVID vaccine approved by WHO

Wed, 2024-01-24 02:52 — mike kraft

WHO grants emergency listing for Corbevax COVID vaccine Non-exclusive licensing of the yeast strain by developers will allow others to develop effective, low-cost vaccines. CIDRAP

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved another COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use listing (EUL): Corbevax, a recombinant protein–based vaccine developed by scientists at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.

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Analysis: How long immunity might last after a COVID infection

Wed, 2024-01-24 02:40 — mike kraft

How long does immunity last after a COVID infection? While some lucky people believe they’ve never had COVID, many are facing their second, third or even fourth infection. Here’s what the evidence shows. The Conversation

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COVID, flu and other viruses can lead to increases risk of heart problems --doctors

Wed, 2024-01-24 02:31 — mike kraft

Why Americans may be at risk of heart problems as COVID, flu spread: Expert As COVID, flu and other viruses continue spreading, an expert says respiratory illness season can lead to an increased risk of heart problems for many Americans. ABC News ABC News

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Study indicates how COVID-19 Vaccines and Infections Are Tweaking Our Immunity

Tue, 2024-01-23 16:06 — mike kraft

How COVID-19 Vaccines and Infections Are Tweaking Our Immunity A study shows our immune systems may be getting better at protecting against new variants. TIME

Your immune system may be getting smarter every time you encounter COVID-19, a new study suggests. After getting vaccinated and infected, the immune system generates broader defenses against the virus, including against new variants.

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Wastewater tests show COVID infections surging, but pandemic fatigue limits precautions

Tue, 2024-01-23 15:56 — mike kraft

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Global COVID cases rising as waste water tests indicate under-reporting

Tue, 2024-01-23 15:48 — mike kraft

Latest global COVID snapshot shows rising cases, drop in deaths Mateescu Mugur/iStock CIDRAP

Over the past month, global COVID-19 cases rose slightly, with a steady drop in deaths from the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest monthly update.

However, the group cautioned about interpreting the data, given that less than half of countries reported their COVID metrics during the latest reporting period, which covers December 11, 2023, to January 7.

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Oral antiviral simnotrelvir shows promise for treating mild COVID-19 --study

Mon, 2024-01-22 18:27 — mike kraft

Oral antiviral simnotrelvir shows promise for treating mild COVID-19 The length of COVID-19 symptoms was on average 36 hours shorter in the simnotrelvir group. CIDRAP

..in the New England Journal of Medicine Chinese researchers have published positive trial results of simnotrelvir, an oral antiviral that can shorten the duration of mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms.

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Analysis: Why demand for Covid shots is lower than for flu vaccinations

Mon, 2024-01-22 17:47 — mike kraft

Why many more people are lining up for a flu shot than a Covid vaccine Americans who regularly get a flu shot are just the type of people you’d expect would routinely get vaccinated against Covid. And yet many are not. Helen Branswell STAT

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California and Oregon ease CDC guidance, letting students and workers with asymptomatic COVID avoid isolation.

Mon, 2024-01-22 17:22 — mike kraft

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Oregon and California, among the most cautious of states early in the pandemic, have surprised health officials elsewhere by breaking with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and telling infected workers and schoolchildren that as long as they have no symptoms, they are generally free to go about their lives.

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