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U.S says 4.4M Americans already received omicron-targeted boosters

Fri, 2022-09-23 10:15 — mike kraft

4.4M Americans roll up sleeves for omicron-targeted boosters U.S. health officials say 4.4 million Americans have rolled up their sleeves for the updated COVID-19 booster shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the count Thursday as public health experts bemoaned President Joe Biden’s recent remark that “the pandemic is over.” AP NEWS

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Health experts said it is too early to predict whether demand would match up with the 171 million doses of the new boosters the U.S. ordered for the fall.

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England's Covid hospitalisations rise by nearly 20% in a week i

Thu, 2022-09-22 17:45 — mike kraft

Covid hospitalisations rise by nearly 20% in a week in England People urged to get a Covid booster jab if eligible and to stay at home if ill as number of positive tests and patients admitted to hospital on the rise the Guardian

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Researchers discover vaccine-resistant, COVID-like virus ‘likely capable of infecting humans’

Thu, 2022-09-22 17:24 — mike kraft

WSU researchers discover vaccine-resistant, COVID-like virus ‘likely capable of infecting humans’ One researcher said the discovery highlights the need to develop universal vaccines for sarbecoviruses in general. YahooNews

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Analysis: Who Is Still Dying From Covid? The CDC Can’t Answer That

Thu, 2022-09-22 11:03 — mike kraft

Analysis | Who Is Still Dying From Covid? The CDC Can’t Answer That Joe Biden isn’t the only American to think the pandemic is over. But the virus is still killing 400 to 500 people a day, and data is sketchy about how to save lives. Faye Flam | Bloomberg Washington Post

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U.S. CDC expects to approve Omicron COVID boosters for 5-11 year old kids by mid-October

Wed, 2022-09-21 13:05 — mike kraft

U.S. CDC expects Omicron COVID boosters for kids by mid-October The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects COVID-19 vaccine boosters targeting circulating variants of the virus to be available for children aged 5-11 years by mid-October. Reuters Reuters

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US FDA releasing millions of Moderna boosters as some states report shortages

Wed, 2022-09-21 09:26 — mike kraft

FDA releasing millions of Moderna boosters as states warn of shortages Reconfigured shots are safe, but had been delayed amid inspection of an Indiana packaging plant last month. Dan Diamond Washington Post

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A brand new COVID variant is making headway in the U.S. and Europe

Wed, 2022-09-21 09:15 — mike kraft

Just in time for fall, there's a brand new COVID variant making headway in the U.S. Scientists are taking notice of BF.7 because it’s making headway in an increasingly crowded field of Omicron subvariants. Fortune

A new COVID strain started to create waves among virus trackers this week, outpacing nearly all other variants of interest scientists are tracking in the U.S. this autumn.

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