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Flu vaccine appears to be a very good match to circulating strains -- CDC

Tue, 2022-12-06 09:33 — mike kraft

Flu vaccine appears to be a very good match to circulating strains, CDC says | CNN This year's flu shot appears to be "a very good match" to the circulating strains, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Monday. However, she noted that flu vaccinations are lagging behind the pace of previous years. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Beijing drops COVID testing burden as wider easing seems likely

Tue, 2022-12-06 09:19 — mike kraft

Beijing drops COVID testing burden as wider easing beckons Residents of China's capital were allowed into parks, supermarkets, offices and airports without a negative COVID-19 test on Tuesday, the latest in a mix of easing steps nationwide after unprecedented protests against a tough zero-COVID policy. Ryan Woo,Martin Quin Pollard Reuters

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Pfizer asks U.S. FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5

Mon, 2022-12-05 11:15 — mike kraft

Pfizer asks FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5 Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5 — not as a booster but part of their initial shots. Children ages 6 months through 4 years already are supposed to get three extra-small doses of the original Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine — each a tenth of the amount adults receive — as their primary series. AP NEWS

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China eases controls, may announce additional steps Wednesday

Mon, 2022-12-05 11:08 — mike kraft

China eases controls, gives no sign when 'zero COVID' ends BEIJING (AP) — China is easing some of the world’s most stringent anti-virus controls and authorities say new variants are weaker. But they have yet to say when they might end a “zero-COVID” strategy that confines millions of people to their homes and set off protests and demands for President Xi Jinping to resign. AP NEWS

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China's Xi told EU less lethal Omicron opens way for fewer COVID restrictions

Fri, 2022-12-02 18:35 — mike kraft

China's Xi told EU less lethal Omicron opens way for fewer COVID restrictions Chinese President Xi Jinping blamed mass protests in Chinese cities on youth frustrated by years of the COVID-19 pandemic, but said the now dominant Omicron variant of the virus paved the way for fewer restrictions, European Union officials said. Reuters Reuters

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COVID virus can survive on some groceries for days -- new study

Fri, 2022-12-02 18:07 — mike kraft

COVID can live on groceries for days, scientists find in new study The virus is more likely to survive on certain foods, depending on the conditions in which they’re stored. YahooFinance

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Drop in COVID alertness could create deadly new variant - WHO Director

Fri, 2022-12-02 16:58 — mike kraft

Drop in COVID alertness could create deadly new variant - WHO Lapses in strategies to tackle COVID-19 this year continue to create the perfect conditions for a deadly new variant to emerge, as parts of China witness a rise in infections, the head of the World Health Organization said on Friday. Bhanvi Satija Reuters

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China's disputes over Covid policies, Fauci says their vaccines are not good enough

Fri, 2022-12-02 11:17 — mike kraft

Inside China's fight over the future of zero-COVID Opinions about Xi Jinping's signature "zero-COVID" policy vary wildly across China. The debate, which has ignited several anti-lockdown protests, illustrates the difficulties facing the government in relaxing the world's most rigid COVID rules while heading off national discontent. David Stanway Reuters

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Teenagers' brains physically altered, prematurely aged by pandemic stress--study

Fri, 2022-12-02 10:25 — mike kraft

Study: Teens' brains physically altered, prematurely aged by pandemic stress Stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic has physically altered -- and prematurely aged -- the brains of adolescents, making their brain structures appear several years older than the pre-pandemic brains of peers. UPI

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As pandemic precautions fall away, the more COVID risk is concentrated on this one group

Fri, 2022-12-02 09:52 — mike kraft

The more pandemic precautions fall away, the more COVID risk is concentrated on this one group When everyone around them stops taking pandemic precautions, it gets harder for immunocompromised Americans to protect themselves against COVID. YahooNews

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Flu vaccine appears to be a very good match to circulating strains -- CDC

Beijing drops COVID testing burden as wider easing seems likely

Pfizer asks U.S. FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5

China eases controls, may announce additional steps Wednesday

China's Xi told EU less lethal Omicron opens way for fewer COVID restrictions

COVID virus can survive on some groceries for days -- new study

Drop in COVID alertness could create deadly new variant - WHO Director

China's disputes over Covid policies, Fauci says their vaccines are not good enough

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