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Merck's Covid Pill Might Pose Risks for Pregnant Women Some laboratory studies suggest that molnupiravir can insert errors in DNA, which could in theory harm a developing fetus, sperm cells or children.
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Two Vaccine Doses Induce Fewer Antibodies Against Omicron Two doses of Pfizer Inc.'s and AstraZeneca Plc's Covid vaccines induced lower levels of antibodies against the omicron variant, researchers found, increasing the risk of infection. Blood samples collected from people ...
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British studies warn of Omicron's speed, and one notes the need for boosters. Scientists cautioned that those projections could change as they learned more about the severity of Omicron infections. The vaccine study published Friday indicated reduced levels of protection.
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Cataract surgery associated with lower risk of dementia, new University of Washington study says But she and her team found in an earlier study that for people with certain eye diseases — like age-related macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy — their risk of developing memory loss is "as significant" as someone with the genetic risk factor.
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Fauci says omicron can evade vaccine protection, but boosters help George Stephanopoulos interviews Dr. Anthony Fauci on "This Week." Kevin Lamarque/Reuters, FILE. In "sobering news," ...
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Pfizer Booster Shots Are Effective Against Omicron Variant, Israeli Study Says Get a morning briefing about the coronavirus pandemic three times a week and a weekly Health newsletter when the crisis abates. PREVIEW. SUBSCRIBE ...
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Why parents remain divided about vaccinating kids against COVID-19 Utah parents with children under 18 continue to be split over getting them vaccinated against COVID-19, but only about a fifth are dead-set against the shots, according to the latest Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll.
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Lyme disease vaccine provides promising protection against harmful tick bites Study authors say the new vaccine immediately creates a response in the bite victim's skin, limiting the amount of time a tick has to feed and infect the host. This vaccine also uses the same mRNA technology the COVID vaccines use to protect patients.
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With COVID-19 variants, greater vaccine distribution works better than travel bans Puseletso Lesofi, prepares to sequence COVID-19 Omicron samples at the Ndlovu Research Center in Elandsdoorn, South Africa, on Dec. 8. The center ls part of the Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa, which discovered the Omicron variant.
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History made, millions saved: One year later, 'surreal' moments of COVID-19 vaccine debut live on Nancy Galloway remembers it all. How she stood with her friend Susan Deur for hours in the 35-degree chill before the sun came up outside Pfizer's manufacturing site in Portage, Michigan. She didn't mind the early hour or how cold it was that December ...
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What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 13 Recent developments: Some staying in quarantine hotels run by the federal government say the process is disorganized. Kingston, which fared well early on in the pandemic, now has one of Ontario's highest rates of COVID-19.
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Computer Models: Deadly COVID Wave Could Hit the UK Dec. 12, 2021 -- British-based scientists say an Omicron-dominated wave of COVID-19 cases could cause between 25,000 and 75,000 deaths in the United Kingdom in the next few months if the government doesn't impose more restrictions.
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COVID vaccine boosters for 16 and 17 year olds coming in Washtenaw County WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - Teens can soon get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots from Washtenaw County, and Michigan health officials are urging them to do so amid fears over the omicron variant and surge of coronavirus patients filling the state's hospital ...
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Inside a Chicago COVID-19 vaccine trial for babies, toddlers: 'It will help all of the littles get their shots.' The toddler announced she was "going to be brave" shortly before the needle pierced the fleshy part of her right thigh. Although her big brown eyes widened a bit at the sight of the syringe, she held onto her mother's hands and looked away, ...
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Ohio detects first omicron variant cases The state health department said Saturday that two cases of the variant were confirmed through genomic sequencing by the Ohio State University Laboratory. ODH said the two omicron cases were detected in adult males in Central ...
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COVID-19 transmission remains high in Michigan heading into holidays (WXYZ) — Michigan is still considered a COVID-19 hotspot after weeks of battling what doctors say is our fourth surge. Come Christmas, cases are expected to rise even more as our state battles not one, but two coronavirus variants.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations rising, ICUs filling up amid winter weather The Great Lakes and Northeast regions of the United States have experienced the greatest rise in cases amid the winter surge as there have been 49,896,842 COVID-19 cases and 797,258 deaths related to the virus reported nationwide since the start of the ...
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Avian flu confirmed at three sites near Alford, Lincolnshire Three separate outbreaks of bird flu have been confirmed in Lincolnshire. The H5N1 virus - which is highly contagious and can decimate poultry flocks - was found at a premises near Alford, on Saturday. Two more outbreaks in the same area were confirmed ...
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Hometown Heroes: Bronx woman offers comfort, support to sickle cell patients for past 21 years When Candice Deler speaks of sickle cell anemia, the words come from the heart — and a lifetime of personal experience. The Bronx woman, a longtime advocate for those suffering from the disease, was diagnosed with the incurable blood disorder as an ...
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Fentanyl: a game of 'Russian Roulette' Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal. Editor's note: Today, the Journal concludes a two-day series on fentanyl with a look at fatal overdoses and how the drug is affecting hospitals, treatment centers and those who become addicted to it.
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Tower Health physicians encourage COVID-19 boosters for everyone over 18 The CDC recently made the recommendation for everyone over the age of 18 to get a booster shot for increased protection from COVID-19. This does not mean the vaccine is not working. Boosters, for any vaccine, provide an amplified antibody response to ...
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Merck's COVID-19 pill isn't as effective as originally thought WASHINGTON — There is new hope for fighting the pandemic in pill form beyond vaccines. Several drug companies have rolled out antivirals before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval -- including Merck's new COVID-19 pill.
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Cull under way after Wiltshire bird flu outbreak An outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in Wiltshire, the government has said. The highly-contagious H5N1 virus, was found at a premises near Highworth, north of Swindon. All birds at the site were being humanely culled, said the Department of ...
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Omicron variant detected in Ohio TOLEDO, Ohio — In a press release from the Ohio Department of Health, the state reporting that two cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant have been detected in adult males in central Ohio on Dec. 7. Both men had received their coronavirus vaccines, ...
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Health Department reports "significant community spread," now over 700 active COVID cases TOMPKINS COUNTY, N.Y.—What now appears to be the largest wave in Tompkins County since the COVID-19 pandemic began has continued to worsen, with the Tompkins County Health Department reporting 344 new positive tests, bringing the total number of active ...
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Omicron Latest: "It's Going To Lead To A Large Number Of Cases" Public health experts have warned that the nation is near a fifth surge in the Coronavirus pandemic, especially as we head into the cooler winter weather and large family gatherings for the holiday season. READ MORE: ...
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Five more Omicron cases confirmed in King County, health officials say King County health officials confirmed five additional cases of Omicron Friday evening as they expect infections from the variant to increase over the next several weeks. Of the five new cases, three people had information available and none were ...
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UK declares 'Omicron emergency', to give booster shots to all above 18 from this week The United Kingdom, which has been witnessing a rapid increase in Omicron cases, has declared an "emergency" and decided to start booster doses for everyone above the age of 18 from this week, the BBC reported. "I'm afraid we're now facing an emergency ...
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France: 400 investigations into fake COVID-19 health passes The case of a woman with the virus who died in a Paris regional hospital after showing a false vaccine certificate has drawn attention in French media in recent days. The hospital's intensive care chief said they would have given the woman immediate ...
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Omicron: the best and worst case scenarios, according to the experts In the worst case, there is a high immune escape from vaccines and a low effectiveness of boosters. This wave of infection could lead to a peak in hospital admissions around twice as high as the peak ...
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With COVID shot a year later, signs of concern A little over half of Miami Valley area residents are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus — a milestone both celebrated for undoubtedly saving lives but also concerning that it isn't higher a year after the first shots were approved for emergency ...
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Why has Australia reduced the Covid vaccine booster jab wait time to five months? The fast-tracking of booster shots was announced on Sunday and will begin immediately. "We do believe that boosters are going to be much more important … to give that extra immunity, particularly as the Omicron ...
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New Zealand authorities investigate claims man received 10 Covid vaccinations in one day New Zealand health authorities are investigating claims that a man received up to 10 Covid-19 vaccination doses in one day on behalf of other people, in the latest effort by members of the public to skirt tough restrictions on the unvaccinated.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations drop slightly in Maine AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine has dropped slightly, according to the Maine CDC. As of Sunday morning, 369 people are currently in the hospital with the virus, that's down from 377 on Saturday.
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What Scientists Are Doing Right Now To Understand the Omicron Variant Officials cautioned that it would take several weeks before they'd know whether the recently emerged coronavirus variant is more contagious and causes more or less serious COVID-19 than delta and other earlier variants, and whether current vaccines can ...
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Omicron Covid-19 variant: how worried should we be, and will Christmas be cancelled? With just over a week to go until Christmas, and cases of the Omicron variant increasing rapidly by the day, there are fresh concerns that the festive season will be disrupted for a second year running. Here is what we know so far about the cases, ...
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How Omicron appears to be infecting Britain – despite the vaccine Over the last few days, anecdotal reports have suggested an increasing number of Omicron outbreaks at social gatherings in the UK, too. The broadcaster Victoria Derbyshire tweeted that her brother caught Covid three or four weeks after receiving his ...
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COVID cases climbing in region; Hampshire County at 'substantial' level of community transmission The CDC reported 550 new cases in Hampshire County since Dec. 2, a 78% jump from the previous week, and fewer than 10 deaths. More than 74% of eligible people have received at least one shot of vaccine and 62.3% are fully vaccinated.
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Los Angeles County Reports Seventh Case of Omicron Variant LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The Los Angeles Department of Public Health has reported the finding of a seventh positive case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Saturday. They indicated that the person was fully-vaccinated, and was recently traveling ...
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GPs to be asked to prioritise Covid boosters over routine appointments GP practices will be asked to 'clinically prioritise' Covid booster jabs over routine care, NHS England has said. GPs will be asked to continue delivering 'critical appointments such as cancer, urgent and emergency care', as the Government decided to ...
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Blood Pressure Is Up in US Adults During the Pandemic Experts are concerned that greater rates of hypertension may result in more deaths from heart disease down the road. Becky Upham. By Becky Upham. Reviewed: December 10, 2021. Facebook Twitter Pinterest. Copy Link. Fact-Checked.
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Exclusion zone in Washington after outbreak of bird flu Avian influenza, often known as bird flu, is commonly carried by wild birds migrating to the UK during the winter months. In a post on their website the Washington wildlife attraction says it is taking precautionary ...
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UK Covid Alert levels explained One of the key objectives of the UK Health ...
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COVID tracker: Testing takes on a renewed importance The Concord Monitor is launching its Environmental Reporting Lab, a long-term effort to better inform the community about the New Hampshire environment. To launch phase 1 of this effort, we need your help. The money raised will go toward hiring a full-time ...
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Passengers, airport employees can now get COVID-19 vaccine booster at DIA Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be offered. If an appointment is not available on the first attempt, passengers are encouraged to check back frequently as more appointments are added or cancellations take place. Walk-ins will not be accepted.
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28 states see rise in COVID-19 cases over last 7 days; see rates for every state DENVER (KDVR) — With the arrival of the holiday season and the announcement of the new COVID-19 omicron variant, where does every state in the United States stand with the coronavirus? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...
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CDC may be overestimating COVID-19 vaccination stats for older adults, state officials and experts say The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's online tracker currently shows that 99.9% of U.S. seniors aged 65 years and older have been at least partly vaccinated against COVID-19. But this sky-high figure is almost certainly not accurate, ...
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Boosted: Just over half of fully vaccinated residents have gotten third dose The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday released facility-level data that now shows the percentage of staff members at each certified facility that have received booster shots. "More nursing home residents will become ...
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Marin health officials seek results of COVID home tests With the use of rapid, at-home tests for COVID-19 growing, the Marin County public office has created an online form to capture the results. "We are promoting increased testing across the county through access to home testing kits available in ...
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Why the 'wobbly bridge' did its infamous shimmy Crossing the Thames was never more rhythmic than it was on 10 June 2000, when London's Millennium Bridge opened and then visibly rocked as pedestrians ambled across. The bridge's motion has been cited as evidence of the dangers ...
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