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It's 'not helpful' to view pandemic through political lens: White House COVID coordinator Dr. Jha

Tue, 2022-10-18 11:25 — mike kraft

It's 'not helpful' to view pandemic through political lens: White House COVID coordinator The White House's COVID-19 Response Team Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha reflects on how politics hampered the country's pandemic response. YahooNews

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"It's going to be very hard to manage our health-care system if we don't make some important changes," Jha said.

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Moderna CEO predicts that not everyone will need an annual COVID booster

Mon, 2022-10-17 14:50 — mike kraft

Moderna CEO: Not everyone will need an annual COVID booster Moderna CEO says not everyone will need an annual COVID booster. YahooFinance

The COVID-19 booster market is starting to look more like an annual flu season than it did in the first two years of the pandemic.

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Moderna will provide variant-adapted COVID shots for world's poorest

Mon, 2022-10-17 08:31 — mike kraft

Moderna signs deal on variant-adapted COVID shots for world's poorest Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) has agreed to provide its new variant-adapted COVID-19 vaccine to the global scheme aiming to deliver shots to the world's poorest people. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. COVID booster uptake has slowed, only 11.5 million have received updated shots

Thu, 2022-10-13 10:36 — mike kraft

11.5M Americans have received updated COVID booster: CDC CDC data shows that only 11.5 million Americans have received the updated COVID-19 booster. ABC News ABC News

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Experts told ABC News that while it's great many Americans have gotten the new booster, they are worried uptake is not as high as it should be ahead of the colder weather months, when COVID-19 typically spreads much more quickly.

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Pfizer, BioNTech's updated booster protects against Omicron in human trial

Thu, 2022-10-13 10:14 — mike kraft

Pfizer, BioNTech's updated booster protects against Omicron in human trial Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said their COVID-19 vaccine booster, adapted for the BA.4 and the BA.5 subvariants, generated a strong immune response and was well tolerated in testing on humans. Ludwig Burger,Manas Mishra Reuters

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Novavax says its COVID booster dose shows benefit against Omicron variants

Wed, 2022-10-12 18:08 — mike kraft

Novavax says COVID booster dose shows benefit against Omicron variants Novavax Inc said on Wednesday data from studies in adults and adolescents showed that the booster dose of its COVID vaccine produced robust antibodies against several Omicron variants, including BA.1, BA.2 and BA.5. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. FDA clears updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5

Wed, 2022-10-12 12:17 — mike kraft

FDA clears updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5 The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave. Tweaked boosters rolled out for Americans 12 and older last month, doses modified to target today’s most common and contagious omicron relative . AP NEWS

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There’s one more step before parents can bring their kids in for the new shot: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recommends how vaccines are used, must sign off.

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WHite House urges people to get new boosters by end of October, and is monitoring new variants.

Tue, 2022-10-11 17:39 — mike kraft

White House: Get new booster by Halloween for safer holidays WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Tuesday said eligible Americans should get the updated COVID-19 boosters by Halloween to have maximum protection against the coronavirus by Thanksgiving and the holidays, as it warned of a “challenging” virus season ahead. AP NEWS

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White House expects COVID booster campaign to pick up in coming weeks

Mon, 2022-10-10 09:31 — mike kraft

White House says COVID booster campaign going well, should pick up The White House expects the rate of vaccination in its fall booster campaign to pick up over the coming weeks, and its COVID response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha on Friday characterized the initial pace as "a really good start." Ahmed Aboulenein,Michael Erman Reuters

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Analysis: in red states, vast majority of seniors have been vaccinated, despite GOP vaccine resistance

Mon, 2022-10-10 09:25 — mike kraft

Vast majority of red-state seniors have been vaccinated, despite GOP vaccine resistance When the COVID-19 vaccine rolled out, Clyde Muchmore was ready to drive across Oklahoma to get it. “At the very, very first, all we knew was that a whole lot of people were dying,” recalled Muchmore, 80, of Oklahoma City. He scheduled a vaccine, he said, “on absolutely the first day I could.” Nearly half… YahooNews

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