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Early studies suggest omicron is formidable — but not unstoppable As expected, virus-blocking antibodies generated by two shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine dropped steeply in the face of omicron's many mutations. But building a higher wall of immune protection appeared to restore protective levels of antibodies.
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Mounting evidence highlights the importance of Covid-19 boosters (CNN) As the world learns more about the Omicron coronavirus variant and Delta continues to cause Covid-19 cases to rise around much of the United States, the need for booster shots becomes clearer than ever -- even beyond the growing data about waning ...
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Protection against Omicron coronavirus variant improves with three vaccine doses, Pfizer says (CNN) Preliminary lab studies show two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may not provide sufficient protection against the Omicron coronavirus variant, but three doses are able to neutralize it, the companies said in a news release on Wednesday.
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KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: Winter 2021 Update On Parents' Views Of Vaccines For Kids After an initial wave of eager parents got their teens vaccinated for COVID-19 in the spring and summer, vaccine uptake among 12-17 year-olds appears to have slowed, with about half of parents saying their teen has gotten at least one dose as of ...
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Study raises renewed alarm about missed cancer diagnoses during pandemic "Like other cancer centers, we observed a distinct downturn in routine cancer screening at the beginning of the pandemic, which has only partially recovered," Dr. Brian McIver, deputy physician in chief of the Moffitt Cancer Center told ABC News.
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Omicron won't keep us from ending the pandemic. We're doing that ourselves. James Hamblin is a journalist and physician specializing in public health and general preventive medicine. He is a lecturer at Yale School of Public Health and writes a free weekly newsletter called The Body.
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Omicron Has Created a Whole New Booster Logic The day before I got my COVID booster shot, news of · Mere hours earlier, I'd been on the fence about boosting, as I had been for months. · Having a new variant around rejiggers the pandemic risk landscape, and that landscape is now looking less favorable to ...
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COVID-19 Antibodies Get Stronger With Repeated Vax 'Boosts' Dec. 8, 2021 -- New research helps bolster the argument for getting COVID-19 booster shots now, even though the formulations are not specifically targeted to the latest Omicron and Delta variants, researchers suggest in a paper published this week.
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Large studies shows huge benefit of COVID-19 booster shots During a period this fall when coronavirus infections in Israel were surging, older adolescents and adults under 50 who got a third shot of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were 13 times less likely to test positive than their vaccinated peers who did not get the ...
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Diversity in genetic research key to predicting risk of high cholesterol Including data from people of diverse ancestries substantially improves certain genetic risk predictions in all populations, according to a study that examined the genes responsible for regulating blood cholesterol levels. Researchers have noted that a " ...
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Reduction in Recurrence From Aromatase Inhibitors in Premenopausal ER+ Breast Cancer Utilizing aromatase inhibitors compared with tamoxifen reduce recurrence in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in patients who were menopausal and received ovarian suppression. A meta-analysis of 4 trials investigated using aramatase inhibitors ...
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WHO Warns Fears of Omicron Could Spark New Vaccine Hoarding The World Health Organization has expressed concerns that rich countries spooked by the emergence of the omicron variant could step up hoarding of COVID-19 vaccines and strain global supplies again. By Associated Press.
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No Abortion Surge After Mifepristone Restrictions Dropped in Canada While lifting restrictions on mifepristone (Mifeprex) was associated with an increase in medical abortions, the overall abortion rate remained stable and safety outcomes were reassuring, according to a study based in Canada.
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Can Viagra Cut Risk of Alzheimer's Disease? What We Know Experts stress more study is needed to verify the results. Currently, there's no cure for Alzheimer's disease. An erectile dysfunction drug, also used to treat high blood pressure, has already shown ...
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WHO: Omicron Could Have Major Impact on Pandemic, Boosters Likely Not the Solution The organization was asked whether it is reconsidering its stance on booster shots in light of news from Pfizer that a third dose of its vaccine offers protection against omicron. By Cecelia Smith-Schoenwalder.
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Vaccine makers racing to update COVID shots, just in case It's too soon to know how vaccines will hold up against omicron. The first hints this week were mixed: Preliminary lab tests suggest two Pfizer doses may not prevent an omicron infection but they could protect against severe illness. And a booster shot may ...
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CDC updates its guidelines to encourage doctors to talk everyone who is sexually active about PrEP to prevent HIV (CNN) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging doctors to talk to all sexually active people about drugs that can help prevent HIV and to prescribe these drugs -- known as pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP-- to anyone who asks ...
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CDC Chief: US Omicron Cases Appear Mostly Mild So Far More than 40 cases of the omicron variant have been reported in the U.S. so far, with most of them people who were vaccinated and nearly all of them suffering only mild illness, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.
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Coronavirus Cases Are Rising Among Children in South African Hospitals The increase, observed in children's wards at two major hospitals in South Africa, points to increased community transmission, doctors say. ... A ...
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UK Reports Unprecedented Jump in Early Season Bird Flu Cases The government has confirmed 40 outbreaks of avian flu among poultry and other captive birds this year, resulting in the culling of about 500,000 birds, Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss said Thursday. There were 24 outbreaks during the entire ...
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Can an Athlete's Blood Enhance Brainpower? Scientists who injected idle mice with blood from athletic mice found improvements in learning and memory. The findings could have implications for Alzheimer's research and beyond.
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Omicron cases have been 'mild,' says CDC director, though majority so far are in the vaccinated The number of people who have tested positive for omicron in the U.S. remains low, but hospitals and health officials remain on high alert as the overall number of COVID-19 cases continues to tick up and some hospitals are pressured by a growing number ...
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What a study on heart inflammation in COVID-19 vaccinated kids reveals While COVID-19 vaccines have reportedly caused rare cases of myocarditis — or inflammation of the heart — in youth, a new study involving Utah researchers found that in most cases the condition is mild and resolves itself in a short period of time.
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Virginia COVID-19 cases rise by 2850 Wednesday The Virginia Department of Health reports a 8.0% 7-day positivity rate for total testing encounters, and a 7.7% 7-day positivity rate for PCR tests. Additional deaths were reported this Wednesday, ...
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WHO: Omicron could spread faster but it's still not certain The World Health Organization says early evidence suggests the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be spreading faster than the highly transmissible delta variant and brings with it less severe disease — although it's too early to make firm ...
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2 early vaccination surveys worse than worthless thanks to 'big data paradox,' analysts say When Delphi-Facebook and the U.S. Census Bureau provided estimates of COVID-19 vaccine uptake last spring, their weekly reports drew on responses from as many as 250,000 people. The data sets boasted statistically tiny margins of error, ...
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COVID Booster Cuts Death Rate by 90%, Israeli Study Finds WEDNESDAY, Dec. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Booster doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine set recipients up to effectively withstand the ravages of both the Delta and Omicron variants, a group of new studies suggest. Boosted folks are 90% less likely ...
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Omicron four times more transmissible than delta in Japan study The omicron variant of Covid-19 is 4.2 times more transmissible in its early stage than delta, according to a study by a Japanese scientist who advises the country's health ministry, a finding likely to confirm fears about the new strain's contagiousness.
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OSDH: It's not too late to vaccinate against the flu before the holidays OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The holidays are here, and while that means more opportunities for spreading cheer, there is also more opportunity for spreading flu and other respiratory viruses as people resume travel and gather with family and friends.
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New Study Finds Blood Pressure Levels Are on the Rise During the COVID-19 Pandemic—Especially for Women Americans should continue to visit their healthcare providers and make lifestyle changes to improve their overall health. The COVID-19 pandemic brought about a slew of weird side effects from those who were ...
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HHS debuts $30M grant program meant to curb opioid epidemic Grants made available through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Harm Reduction grant program are intended to increase access to harm reduction services and support harm reduction service providers. HHS Secretary Xavier ...
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It's a Third Dose Against Omicron, Not a Booster, BioNTech CEO Says A press release from Pfizer and BioNTech on Wednesday morning offers some early assurance that the Omicron variant isn't the worst-case scenario for the future of the pandemic, but opens up new challenges for a global vaccine rollout that has already ...
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How shaky ivermectin studies overseas wreaked havoc in the US Not a single scientific or health authority in the U.S. recommends the use of the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19. Still, some Americans see the unproven drug as a way out of the pandemic. Ivermectin is mostly used in large ...
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CDC officials confirm 2nd case of omicron in Florida Florida Department of Health spokesperson Ryan L. Terry told the Orlando Sentinel that genomic sequencing had identified this second case on Tuesday as well, but declined to share its location until the CDC confirmed it.
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Study Reveals Myocarditis Due to COVID-19 Vaccine Subsides Quickly Myocarditis has been noted as a rare side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine in adolescent and young adult populations, particularly males. Study leaders Jane Newburger, MD, MPH, at Boston Children's Hospital, ...
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UK chief vet warns avian flu at 'phenomenal level' in UK The UK's chief veterinary officer has told the BBC there is a "phenomenal level" of avian flu in the UK. Tens of thousands of farmed birds have already been culled, as the" largest number of premises ever" in an avian influenza outbreak are infected.
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Minister confirms UK has been hit by record bird flu outbreak Middlemiss said almost 300 wild birds had been found with the disease at more than 80 locations. There was "a lot of virus out there", she said. The risk to human health is low but infected birds should not be touched.
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New UArizona study shows air pollution reduces benefits of exercise on brain TUCSON, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- A new study published by UArizona researchers shows that exposure to air pollution was associated with decreased brain volume and health. The study used data from a biomedical research facility in the United Kingdom.
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Covid-19 Vaccine: Science and Myths We are blessed to live during a time where scientific innovation has produced numerous vaccines that are highly effective at targeting disease-causing organisms, including the virus that causes COVID-19. Thanks to decades of work by top scientists and ...
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COVID-19 vaccine: Science and myths While messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines are new to the public, scientists have been developing and studying them for decades. Many vaccines use a weakened or inactive virus to initiate an immune response in our bodies.
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The Ottawa area's weekly COVID-19 vaccination checkup: Dec. 9 Highlights: Officials keep pushing vaccinations for holiday gatherings. Third dose eligibility expands by age in Ontario. Quebec opens third doses to more groups, with more ages next month. Pfizer-BioNTech pushes a three-dose COVID-19 vaccination to ...
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Wednesday COVID-19 update: Minnesota records 75 coronavirus deaths and 3140 infections There were 3,140 new infections reported across the state Wednesday and 1,642 patients (another 2021 record) in Minnesota hospitals. The state last had more than 1,600 patients needing hospital care for COVID in early December 2020 ...
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Stearns County COVID-19 vaccine tracker: 55% of people fully vaccinated The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers someone fully vaccinated two weeks after they've been given a single-dose shot (Johnson & Johnson) or a second shot (either Pfizer or Moderna).
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Public Health: King County patient with Omicron variant has 'mild illness,' not hospitalized On Saturday, the Washington State Department of Health announced three cases of the Omicron variant were detected in the state, thanks to extensive genetic sequencing. Health officials say there are still many unknowns with the new variant, including its ...
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What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 8 When and how long to self-isolate can vary in Quebec and Ontario and by vaccination status. Health Canada recommends older adults and people with underlying medical conditions get help with errands and have ...
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King County COVID-19 patient infected with omicron variant has 'mild illness', had not traveled The patient, a woman in her 20s who tested positive for the virus on Nov. 29, has not required hospitalization, Public Health — Seattle & King County said. She also hasn't traveled recently ...
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Cayuga County woman dies of COVID-19; 71 new cases on Tuesday A Cayuga County woman has died of COVID-19, the fourth virus-related fatality in the last 10 days and the 111th of the pandemic. The Cayuga County Health Department said the woman, who was in her 80s, tested positive for COVID-19 and died.
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Utah County man is state's second COVID-19 omicron case He was fully vaccinated against COVID-19 but had not received a booster shot, state health department spokeswoman Charla Haley said. Contact tracers have been unable to reach the man for further details, including where he may have traveled, she said.
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COVID Surge: Pennsylvania Hospital Chain Runs Out of Beds One of Pennsylvania's largest health systems has run out of beds because of the latest COVID-19 surge, with doctors and nurses practicing "waiting room medicine" on patients who are forced to endure 10- to 20-hour delays in the emergency department, ...
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'Worst nightmare of my life': 70-year-old woman attacked by raccoon while decorating home for the holidays A 70-year-old Lancaster woman was decorating her house for the holidays when a raccoon attacked her. Now, she's undergoing a series of rabies shots. Donna Sanginario said it was around 4 p.m. last Wednesday when she was putting lights on the bushes in ...
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