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COVID rapid test guidance: When to take them and do they actually expire

Tue, 2024-10-15 10:07 — mike kraft
Rapid tests: When to take them and do they actually expire? There are some rapid tests you might be able to take past the expiration date on the box. Here’s what to know. Gina Cook, Erika Gonzalez, News4 Anchor/Reporter, Patricia Fantis NBC4 Washington

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According to Covid.gov, people should take an at-home test when:

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France raises alert level for bird flu

Tue, 2024-10-15 09:44 — mike kraft
France raises bird flu risk level France has raised its risk level of bird flu to 'moderate' from 'negligible', it said in a decree published in the official journal on Tuesday, a move that will reinforce security measures around poultry farms. Reuters Reuters
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Bird flu: CDC checking to see if existing vaccines are well matched for current virus.

Tue, 2024-10-15 09:26 — mike kraft
CDC probes if bird flu mutations impact vaccine stockpile The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating whether the U.S. stockpile of bird flu vaccines is still well matched to the virus after discovering recent mutations. Medical Xpress

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Mpox: WHO approves a vaccine for adolescents, Zimbabwe reports first cases

Mon, 2024-10-14 10:59 — mike kraft
WHO approves Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for adolescents The World Health Organization said on Monday it had approved Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, an age group considered especially vulnerable to outbreaks of the disease that has triggered global concern. Reuters Reuters
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New studies on how Vaccine uptake is influenced by politics and socioeconomics

Fri, 2024-10-11 11:28 — mike kraft
Vaccine uptake influenced by politics and socioeconomics, study finds COVID-19 vaccination rates have varied significantly based on partisanship and socioeconomic factors, with Democrats getting vaccinated faster and at higher percentages than Republicans and Independents. Fernanda Pires Medical Xpress

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Marburg outbreak in Rwanda is in deline, under control--officials say

Fri, 2024-10-11 10:37 — mike kraft
Rwanda's Marburg outbreak is under control, Africa's health chief says An outbreak in Rwanda of the Ebola-like Marburg fever is under control and travel bans targeting the East African country are unnecessary, the head of Africa's top public health agency said Thursday. Rodney Muhumuza Medical Xpress
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EU authorizes Novaax updated COVID vaccine for targeting JN.1 strain

Wed, 2024-10-09 12:18 — mike kraft

Novavax gets EU authorization for updated COVID vaccine targeting JN.1 strain

The European Commission authorized Novavax's (NVAX.O)

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U.S. FDA authorizes sale of first home COVID/flu combo test outside of emergency use

Wed, 2024-10-09 10:04 — mike kraft
FDA authorizes sale of first home COVID/flu combo test outside of emergency use The test joins other over-the-counter COVID-19/flu tests already available under emergency use authorization. CIDRAP

As the country heads into the respiratory illness season, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday its marketing authorization of the first over-the-counter (OTC) rapid-antigen COVID-19/flu combination test outside of emergency use authorization.

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U.S. to begin testing travelers from Rwanda for Marburg virus

Tue, 2024-10-08 11:14 — mike kraft
CDC to begin testing travelers from Rwanda for deadly Marburg virus Because of an outbreak of Marburg virus, travelers who have visited the African country recently will be screened for symptoms at three airports. NBC News

...Starting mid-October, airline passengers who have been in Rwanda in the last 21 days will have their travel to the United States rerouted” to one of three airports: Chicago O’Hare, JFK in New York and Washington Dulles in suburban Virginia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement Monday.

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GSK RSV vaccine is still 43% effective against severe disease after third year

Tue, 2024-10-08 10:48 — mike kraft

GSK RSV shot 43% effective against severe disease in third yearhttps://

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