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	health Daily update ⋅ December 20, 2021
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	CNN Moderna booster shot increases antibody levels against Omicron, company says CNN (CNN) Biotechnology company Moderna announced Monday that preliminary data suggests its half-dose booster shot increased antibody levels against Omicron compared with the levels seen when a fully vaccinated person does not receive a booster -- and a ... Flag as irrelevant
	PBS NewsHour Omicron may sideline two leading drugs against COVID-19 PBS NewsHour WASHINGTON — As strained U.S. hospitals brace for a new surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the fast-spreading omicron variant, doctors are warning of yet another challenge: the two standard drugs they've used to fight infections are unlikely to work ... Flag as irrelevant
	Financial Times Hospitals are still reeling from delta as omicron cases start to multiply NPR U.S. hospitals have a heads-up on omicron, but that doesn't mean they feel ready to deal with what could be a huge wave of patients infected by the new variant of COVID-19. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: There is no doubt the omicron variant of the coronavirus is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg New Zealand Says Man's Death May Be Linked to Pfizer Vaccine Bloomberg "The Board noted that Covid-19 infection can itself be a cause of myocarditis as well as other serious illnesses and it remains safer to be vaccinated than to be infected with the virus.". Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution HealthDay MONDAY, Dec. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Many cancer patients take dietary supplements in hopes of keeping their disease at bay, but British researchers say there's little evidence it will pay off. In fact, they add, supplements may not only be ... Flag as irrelevant
	Voice of America Omicron Variant May Sideline 2 Leading Anti-COVID Drugs Voice of America For more than a year antibody drugs from Regeneron and Eli Lilly have been the go-to treatments for early COVID-19, thanks to their ability to head off severe disease and keep patients out of the hospital. Flag as irrelevant
	LA Daily News 3512 more COVID cases reported as LA County's winter spike endures LA Daily News Los Angeles County reported 3,512 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, Dec. 19, and nine additional deaths associated with the virus — the third consecutive day with more than 3,000 new cases after months of lower totals. Despite the high number of cases, ... Flag as irrelevant
	fox4kc.com Breakthrough infections may create 'super immunity' to COVID-19, study suggests fox4kc.com "You can't get a better immune response than this," senior author Fikadu Tafesse, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the OHSU School of Medicine, said in a news release. "These vaccines are very effective against severe disease. Flag as irrelevant
	Raleigh News & Observer Rabid fox attacks child and three adults, Virginia health officials say Raleigh News & Observer On Saturday, Dec. 18, the Suffolk Health Department was notified that a fox tested positive for rabies, officials said. The four people who were bitten have started rabies ... Flag as irrelevant
	al.com 5 most common omicron COVID symptoms now al.com Concerns about the omicron variant of COVID-19 continue to grow, health officials are warning the winter could bring a dangerous surge in cases and hospitalizations. "The idea about hoping and having an aspiration to be independent of the virus after a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vox Why omicron could bring the deadliest phase in the pandemic yet Vox People wait in line at a walk-up vaccination site in Washington, DC, Health officials recommend getting a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccines to shore up protection against the omicron ... Flag as irrelevant
	La Jolla Light UCSD scientists fear wastewater coronavirus readings could mean regional COVID surge around New Year's La Jolla Light If our toilets are any indication, San Diego County may be in for a sharp spike in coronavirus cases soon. UC San Diego officials warned this weekend that samples from the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant, which processes flushed waste from two of ... Flag as irrelevant
	10News UCSD reports `unprecedented' spike in wastewater COVID viral load 10News SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An "unprecedented" spike in COVID-19 viral load in wastewater collected from San Diego County's primary wastewater treatment facility has been noted by UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers. The amount of COVID-19 virus detected ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek People may have 'super immunity' after breakthrough COVID, small study suggests Becker's Hospital Review Antibodies in blood samples of individuals who experienced breakthrough COVID-19 infections were as much as 1,000 percent more effective than the antibodies generated two weeks after the second Pfizer vaccine dose, according to a small study's findings ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Straits Times Most cases yet expected with omicron Wilkes Journal Patriot "I think we're looking at mid-January for it (omicron variant) to start to be an issue" in North Carolina," said Dr. Christopher Ohl, an infectious disease expert at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem. Flag as irrelevant
	The Star Democrat Hits 'keep coming': Hospitals struggle as COVID beds fill The Star Democrat "There is no medical school class that can prepare you for this level of death," said Dr. Jacqueline Pflaum-Carlson, an emergency medicine specialist at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. "The hits just keep coming.". Flag as irrelevant
	INQUIRER.net New Zealand Links 26-Year-Old Man's Death to Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine U.S. News & World Report The man, who died within two weeks of his first dose, had not sought medical advice or treatment for his symptoms. Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle that can limit the organ's ability to pump blood and can cause changes in heartbeat ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Sydney Morning Herald Greg Hunt urges parents to 'embrace COVID-19 vaccination' for kids The Sydney Morning Herald Health Minister Greg Hunt has urged Australian parents to embrace the COVID-19 vaccination for young children, as the latest official data shows continuing high levels of standard childhood vaccinations for this age group. Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian 'Vaccines are not the only answer': experts call for more public health measures to curb Omicron The Guardian Epidemiologist Prof. Mary-Louise McLaws has spent the past week dialling in to meetings of the World Health Organization's [WHO] infection prevention and control group, and said: "I don't know of any outbreak manager who would not support wearing masks at ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Kingston Whig-Standard Kingston ramps up vaccine booster efforts, as 5000 vaccinate at drive-thru clinic The Kingston Whig-Standard More than 100 volunteers braved the snow and the cold on Saturday to distribute 5,000 COVID-19 vaccinations. Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health teamed up with local family physician Dr. Elaine Ma in organizing the largest pop-up ... Flag as irrelevant
	LAist COVID Cases Surge This Weekend In LA County, With Highest Daily Numbers In Many Months LAist Numerous white signs point to an entrance for drive-thru COVID testing. At the. A drive-through COVID-19 testing center earlier this month in Los Angeles. In recent days, significantly more ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hindustan Times Can you safely enjoy the holidays? Health experts offer tips to protect against Covid-19 Hindustan Times Health experts know that people need to spend time together, so they are offering advice. Above all, getting vaccinated remains the best defence and getting a booster shot further increases protection. Dr. Anthony Fauci ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Conversation UK People feel lonelier in crowded cities – but green spaces can help The Conversation UK All of us can probably remember a time when we felt lonely. In the UK, around 45% of people report experiencing loneliness – with 5% of people experiencing severe loneliness. With reports that loneliness has been on the rise since the start of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	GovExec.com Fully Vaccinated Is About to Mean Something Else GovExec.com As he told me this summer, "I bet you any amount of whatever" that three shots, spread out over several months, will ultimately be the "standard regimen for an mRNA vaccine." Even the CDC told me this week that it "may change [the] definition in the future ... Flag as irrelevant
	Contagionlive.com Respiratory Virus Season: Colds and COVID-19 Update Contagionlive.com Driven by the fear that a twindemic may completely collapse a struggling health care system and workforce, health care workers and medical experts urged people to get vaccinated for influenza (Adobe Stock). Flag as irrelevant
	Port City Daily By the Numbers: Omicron now reported in three NC counties, local tri-county region transmissibility high Port City Daily SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — Since the first case of omicron was disclosed in Mecklenburg County a week ago, more have been reported across North Carolina. Saturday, Orange County Public Health revealed its first case in a vaccinated patient who reportedly was ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scottish Daily Record Scots dad diagnosed with brain tumour after severe headaches thanks 'phenomenal' life-saving medics Scottish Daily Record Michael Savage, 39, was left in 'unbearable' pain when he began experiencing severe headaches in March 2020. The dad-of-one, from Motherwell, visited his GP several times ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Omicron is terrifying – so why won't we learn from past mistakes? The Guardian Is this variant really, as we all hope, less virulent than its predecessors? Will our vaccines and immunity be enough to keep people out of hospital? Even with a hopelessly optimistic low rate of hospitalisations, it still looks like there will be far too ... Flag as irrelevant
	Owen Sound Sun Times Omicron's officially here and concerns are rising with case counts Owen Sound Sun Times COVID cases reported Sunday hit 40 in Grey-Bruce, right up there with the highest daily case counts seen here during this pandemic. Advertisement. Story continues below. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Flag as irrelevant
	WAVE 3 Flu vaccine may not protect against dominant strain this year WAVE 3 LOUISVILLE, KY (NBC) - Recent data revealed some concerning news about the flu vaccine and how it may not provide as much protection as people had hoped. Health experts warn that that United States could be in for a bad flu season, in addition to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Omicron variant likely to bring spike in COVID cases, hospitalizations, officials warn Los Angeles Times The majority of California's confirmed Omicron cases — 38 — have been recorded in Los Angeles County, which on Saturday reported 3,730 new cases of the coronavirus from all variants, mostly Delta, its highest single-day total in months and more than double ... Flag as irrelevant
	RNZ Prof Gary McLean on the rise and (eventual) fall of Omicron RNZ We may think we have a handle on the Omicron variant, but are we sure? People are certainly being hospitalised, and some are dying, albeit thankfully in low numbers. Dr Gary McLean is a Professor in molecular immunology at London Metropolitan ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian London hospital staff speak out: 'We're not here to judge, but please get your Covid vaccines' The Guardian He is one of 14 Covid patients on a critical care ward which is at capacity this weekend. He is receiving some of the best medical care in the world, but his concerned medical team know the long-term prognosis for this patient at the unit in King's College ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Oakland Press Omicron variant found in Oakland County The Oakland Press The Oakland County Health Division reported the findings Friday, saying a resident had tested positive for COVID on Dec. 5, and a subsequent testing determined on Dec. 16 that the case was of the omicron variant. Flag as irrelevant
	CTV News Lab study suggests those who survive breakthrough COVID-19 infection may have 'super immunity' CTV News The antibodies were as much as 1000 per cent more effective in those with breakthrough infections, the release said. "You can't get a better immune response than this," Tafesse said. " ... Flag as irrelevant
	wtkr.com 4 people, including child, bitten by rabid fox in Suffolk wtkr.com Always report any human contact with a wild animal, and always avoid and report strange acting wildlife to your local animal control department. Exposure of humans to rabies occurs when the saliva of an infected animal enters ... Flag as irrelevant
	iNews How long do you have to self-isolate for? Covid isolation rules explained and why quarantine time could be cut iNews The NHS says the main symptoms of Covid are: A high temperature; A new, continuous cough; A loss or change to your sense of smell or taste. However, people are reporting ... Flag as irrelevant
	InDaily Australia urged to close booster gap InDaily Epidemiologist Adrian Esterman wants the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation to follow the United Kingdom's lead and recommend boosters three months after a second dose. He fears leaving the gap at five months will result in "thousands ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca 82 recoveries / 108 new cases Government of New Brunswick FREDERICTON (GNB) – Public Health reported today that 82 people have recovered from COVID-19 and there are 108 new cases of the virus. Of the new cases today, 23 are in Zone 1 (Moncton region), 40 are in Zone 2 (Saint John region), 24 are in Zone 3 ... Flag as irrelevant
	wtvr.com Netherlands 'going into lockdown again' to curb omicron wtvr.com LONDON — Nations across Europe are moving to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant. The Dutch government has gone the farthest, imposing a new nationwide lockdown ... Flag as irrelevant
	91.9 The Bend NB Reports 108 COVID-19 Cases, 82 Recoveries 91.9 The Bend New Brunswick Public Health reported 108 new cases of COVID-19 and 82 recoveries on Sunday. Of the new cases, 23 are in the Moncton region, 40 are in the Saint John area, 24 are in the Fredericton health zone, eight are in the Edmundston region, ... Flag as irrelevant
	University of Birmingham Gum disease increases risk of other illness such as mental health and heart conditions, study finds University of Birmingham Experts carried out a first of its kind study of the GP records of 64,379 patients who had a GP-inputted recorded history of periodontal disease, including gingivitis and periodontitis (the condition that occurs if gum disease is left untreated and can ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR COVID is again raging across the US just as Americans gather for the holidays NPR A surge in coronavirus cases in the U.S. is seriously altering previously promising holiday plans for many Americans. As many people traveled over the weekend, health officials and state leaders issued serious warnings about the coronavirus as the U.S. ... Flag as irrelevant
	CTV News Had enough yet? Omicron pushes Canadians deeper into pandemic fatigue CTV News With a steady drop in new COVID-19 cases at the start of the fall season, things looked promising for Canadians. As vaccines continued to be administered and restrictions relaxed, it seemed as though daily life was starting to feel normal again. Flag as irrelevant
	Nature.com Lonely in a crowd: investigating the association between overcrowding and loneliness using smartphone technologies Nature.com In the present study, we investigated the associations between loneliness and social and environmental factors (i.e. overcrowding, population density, social inclusivity and contact with nature) in real-time. Ecological momentary assessment data was ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Iran reports its first case of Omicron coronavirus variant Reuters DUBAI, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Iran has confirmed its first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the health ministry said on Sunday, while authorities urged Iranians to get their booster doses in the Middle East's worst-hit country. Flag as irrelevant
	KTLA COVID-19 vaccines for children: How parents are influenced by misinformation, and how they can counter it KTLA (The Conversation) – Since COVID-19 vaccines became available for children ages 5 to 11 in early November 2021, many families have been lining up to get their school-age kids vaccinated prior to holiday travel and gatherings. As of Dec. Flag as irrelevant
	Independent.ie 'Better decision' to open boosters to over-40s, despite surge in attendance– HSE vaccination lead Independent.ie Damien McCallion – who also heads up the Covid-19 testing programme – said over 300,000 people received their "additional dose" over the last seven days. Yesterday the booster campaign opened for people in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Business Standard Sinopharm's booster dose found weaker against Omicron: Study Business Standard A Covid booster dose developed by China's Sinopharm has shown to generate weaker immune responses against the new highly transmissible Omicron variant, known to evade vaccine efficacy. The hyper mutated Omicron variant of concern is spread so far to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Pain and anxiety impact breathing on a cellular level Science Daily Date: December 17, 2021; Source: Salk Institute; Summary: A team of scientists has uncovered a neural network in the brain that coordinates breathing rhythm with feelings of pain and fear. Along with contributions to the fields of pain management, ... Flag as irrelevant

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