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Overview: Vaccination policicy developments Europe, Australia, other developments

Fri, 2021-12-10 11:11 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Australia will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 from Jan. 10 and U.S. regulators expanded eligibility for booster shots to 16- and 17-year-olds amid rising concerns about the new Omicron variant. Reuters Reuters

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Virginia Reports Its First Known Case of Omicron Variant

Fri, 2021-12-10 10:30 — mike kraft

Virginia Announces Its First Known Case of Omicron Variant The first known case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in Virginia has been detected, the Virginia Department of Health announced Thursday. Matthew Stabley NBC4 Washington

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The adult patient is a resident of northwest Virginia who has not traveled internationally but did travel domestically during the exposure period, VDH said. ...

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California: First Omicron case found in San Diego, state's medical director harassed by anti-vaxxers

Fri, 2021-12-10 10:22 — mike kraft

1st Case of COVID Omicron Variant Found in Fully Vaccinated and Boosted San Diegan On Thursday, San Diego officials reported the first case of a local patient who had tested positive for the omicron variant of COVID. Brenda Gregorio-Nieto,Eric S. Page,The Associated Press NBC 7 San Diego

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Ahead of Omicron, COVID hospitalizations are rising in 37 U.S states

Fri, 2021-12-10 09:43 — mike kraft

Ahead of Omicron, COVID hospitalizations are rising in 37 states Many Americans remain vulnerable to COVID as the holiday season ramps up and Delta’s heavily mutated successor, Omicron, looms on the horizon. YahooNews

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CDC chief says omicron mostly mild so far

Thu, 2021-12-09 17:57 — mike kraft

The AP Interview: CDC chief says omicron mostly mild so far | AP News ATLANTA (AP) — More than 40 people in the U.S. have been found to be infected with the omicron variant so far, and more than three-quarters of them had been vaccinated, the chief of the CDC said Wednesday. AP NEWS

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Booster Shots: Omicron may require fourth vaccine dose sooner than expected, Pfizer says

Thu, 2021-12-09 17:53 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: Omicron may require fourth vaccine dose sooner than expected, Pfizer says More than 40 people in the United States have tested positive for the omicron variant, the CDC said Wednesday. Nearly all had only mild symptoms. Washington Post

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South African Covid cases up more than 200% but Omicron symptoms seem milder

Thu, 2021-12-09 12:30 — mike kraft

South African Covid cases up 255% in a week as Omicron spreads Private healthcare provider says symptoms in country’s fourth wave are far milder than in previous waves the Guardian

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Vaccine makers racing to update COVID shots, just in case

Thu, 2021-12-09 10:54 — mike kraft

Vaccine makers racing to update COVID shots, just in case | AP News Vaccine makers are racing to update their COVID-19 shots against the newest coronavirus threat even before it’s clear a change is needed, just in case. Experts doubt today’s shots will become useless but say it’s critical to see how fast companies could produce a reformulated dose and prove it works -- because whatever happens with omicron, this newest mutant won’t be the last. AP NEWS

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Analysis: Beyond Omicron: what’s next for COVID’s viral evolution

Wed, 2021-12-08 19:28 — mike kraft

Beyond Omicron: what’s next for COVID’s viral evolution Nature - The rapid spread of new variants offers clues to how SARS-CoV-2 is adapting and how the pandemic will play out over the next several months. Callaway, Ewen nature

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Vaccinations for children slow and pediatricians also face other medical challenges.

Wed, 2021-12-08 19:08 — mike kraft

Amid Push to Vaccinate Children, Other Challenges Deluge Pediatricians CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Near the end of one of the first days that 5- to 11-year-olds could get a coronavirus shot last month, Dr. Anne Steptoe, a pediatrician, sat hunched in her cramped office between packages of diapers, onesies and children’s books, cataloging the week’s patients on her laptop. One teenage girl had been sleepless and suicidal; another was anemic. Several young boys had gained weight during the pandemic.

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