Vaccination
EU watchdog reviews Moderna jab for Omicron
The EU's medicines watchdog said Friday it has started to review a version of Moderna's COVID vaccine that has been adapted for the Omicron variant.
Jun 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Long COVID risk less from omicron variant than from delta
The omicron variant is less likely to cause long COVID than the delta variant, new research has found.
Jun 16, 2022
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Qatar Omicron-wave study shows slow decline of natural immunity, rapid decline of vaccine immunity
A recent Pfizer or Moderna mRNA-vaccine booster provided good but temporary protection against infection by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine—Qatar.
Jun 15, 2022
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Omicron infection is a poor booster of COVID-19 immunity
People infected with the omicron variant show poor immune boosting against future SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Jun 14, 2022
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Vaccination
US health authority says Moderna vaccine effective in under-fives
US health authorities confirmed on Friday that data provided by drug-maker Moderna on the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine among very young children were accurate, ahead of a decision next week on whether to authorize two ...
Jun 10, 2022
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The pandemic has reached a plateau, but for how long?
The U.S. appears to have reached a plateau with the omicron subvariant that's surged this spring, but it's too early to know if positive trends will stick, according to Tom Inglesby, who recently returned to his role directing ...
Jun 9, 2022
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University screening programs gave researchers critical early insights about omicron's spread
Omicron was first reported in South Africa on Nov. 24, 2021, and within mere days it was already making the rounds in the United States, spiking SARS-CoV-2 case numbers as it infiltrated every school, restaurant, and family ...
Jun 8, 2022
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Moderna says updated COVID shot boosts omicron protection
Moderna's experimental COVID-19 vaccine that combines its original shot with protection against the omicron variant appears to work, the company announced Wednesday.
Jun 8, 2022
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Breakthrough omicron cases don't impair vascular health post-infection in young otherwise-healthy adults
New research finds vaccinated young adults who were diagnosed with COVID-19 during the "omicron wave" of late 2021 and early 2022 did not have lasting vascular impairment after active infection. The first-of-its-kind study ...
Jun 3, 2022
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Rapid lab analysis informs global guidelines on COVID-19 vaccination and treatment
Kirby Institute researchers at UNSW Sydney have developed a methodology that speeds up the process for isolating and characterizing the risks posed by COVID-19 variants of concern. The methodology, which has been shared with ...
May 31, 2022
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