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Covid vaccine received during pregnancy offers infants immunity for up to 6 months--study

Tue, 2023-10-24 10:42 — mike kraft

Covid vaccine during pregnancy offers infants immunity for up to 6 months (statnews.com)

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Beyfortus drug to protect infants from RSV is in short supply--CDC warns

Tue, 2023-10-24 10:35 — mike kraft

As RSV cases tick up, CDC warns that a key drug to keep babies safe is in short supply The CDC's alert says the highest dosage of the drug, called Beyfortus, is in limited supply. NBC News

... The agency told doctors to prioritize getting those doses to infants at the highest risk of severe RSV, including infants younger than 6 months and those with underlying conditions. The CDC also advised doctors to preserve 50 mg doses for infants who weigh less than 11 pounds.

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Long Covid: Experts Say New Vaccines Are The Best Defense

Mon, 2023-10-23 19:26 — mike kraft

65 Million People Suffer From Long Covid. Our Experts Say New Vaccines Are The Best Defense Updated Covid vaccines based on Nobel prize-winning mRNA technology provide added protection — especially important when Covid-19, flu and RSV infections spike. Melissa Delaney Forbes

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Climate change: Arctic cyclones ae getting stronger

Mon, 2023-10-23 17:38 — mike kraft

Arctic Cyclones Are Getting Stronger, More Damaging As the climate warms, Arctic cyclones are lasting longer and becoming stronger, leading to more sea ice loss Chelsea Harvey,E&E News Scientific American

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Hurricanes are now twice as likely to become more powerful than in the past--study

Mon, 2023-10-23 11:51 — mike kraft

Hurricanes are now twice as likely to zip from minor to whopper than decades ago, study says With warmer oceans serving as fuel, Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from wimpy minor hurricanes to powerful and catastrophic. AP News

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Six unusual Covid symptoms need urgent medical attention' --UK doctor

Mon, 2023-10-23 10:17 — mike kraft

'I'm a GP and these six unusual Covid symptoms need urgent medical attention' If you experience any of these lesser-associated Covid-19 symptoms you should seek medical advice, an expert said. Fiona Callingham Express.co.uk

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Dr Green pinpointed six symptoms that are worth seeking advice about.

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Northern Hemisphere respiratory virus season threatens to be a challenge again.

Mon, 2023-10-23 10:05 — mike kraft

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New study meaures degree that vaccine refusal is linked to mistrust in health authorities

Fri, 2023-10-20 10:12 — mike kraft

Vaccine refusal linked to mistrust in health authorities Chinnapong/iStock CIDRAP

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In a new study in JAMA Network Open, authors review 28,000 interviews on vaccine uptake and hesitancy conducted in Hong Kong and Singapore from February 2020 through January 2022 to determine what was driving vaccine refusal.

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Opinion: A New Way to Inspire People to Get a COVID Vaccine

Thu, 2023-10-19 11:41 — mike kraft

A New Way to Inspire People to Get a COVID Vaccine Research on what makes people willing to donate organs shows how to motivate many of the unvaccinated this fall Benjamin Rosenberg,Jason Siegel,Katelyn Jetelina Scientific American

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Pfizer more than doubles price of Covid-19 medication Paxlovid, shortages in poorer countries

Thu, 2023-10-19 11:12 — mike kraft

Pfizer more than doubles price of lifesaving Covid-19 medication Paxlovid as US transitions out of pandemic phase | CNN The price of the lifesaving Covid-19 antiviral medication Paxlovid will more than double as the United States transitions out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, drugmaker Pfizer said Wednesday. Meg Tirrell CNN

The list price, before insurance, will be $1,390 for a five-day course, Pfizer said in a statement. That’s 2.6 times higher than the $530-per-course price paid by the US government, which provided Paxlovid free to patients during the pandemic. The Wall Street Journal first reported the new price.

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