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Paxlovid 80% effective against severe COVID when taken in first 5 days

… Paxlovid 80% effective against severe COVID when taken in first 5 days … Paxlovid 80% effective against severe COVID when taken in first 5 days Teaser image Teaser text … 53.6%, rising to 89.6% when it was taken on the day of the COVID-19 test. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary …
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FDA approves updated mRNA COVID vaccines

… FDA approves updated mRNA COVID vaccines … FDA approves updated mRNA COVID vaccines Teaser image Teaser text So far, lab studies … variants, including BA.2.86. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body The US Food and Drug …
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COVID antiviral studies: Emergent resistance mutations rare, Paxlovid awareness low

… COVID antiviral studies: Emergent resistance mutations rare, Paxlovid awareness low … COVID antiviral studies: Emergent resistance mutations rare, … conditions, the authors say. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body A pair of new …
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COVAX winds down with COVID vaccine shift to regular programs

… COVAX winds down with COVID vaccine shift to regular programs … COVAX winds down with COVID vaccine shift to regular programs Body The World Health … formed in 2020 to increase equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, will close on December 31 as distribution …
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Antiplatelet therapy linked to less severe COVID outcomes

… Antiplatelet therapy linked to less severe COVID outcomes … Antiplatelet therapy linked to less severe COVID outcomes Body Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute / … patients receiving antiplatelet therapy before contracting COVID-19 were less frequently hospitalized in the intensive …
Stephanie Soucheray

FDA OKs Invivyd's COVID preventive Pemgarda for emergency use

… FDA OKs Invivyd's COVID preventive Pemgarda for emergency use … FDA OKs Invivyd's COVID preventive Pemgarda for emergency use Body The Food and … (EUA) for Invivyd's monoclonal antibody to prevent COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients, which fills a gap …
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Poll shows a third of Americans believe they don't need flu, COVID vaccines

… shows a third of Americans believe they don't need flu, COVID vaccines … Poll shows a third of Americans believe they don't need flu, COVID vaccines Body Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs … said they do not believe they need vaccines for the flu or COVID-19 this season because they do not consider themselves …
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Vaccine hesitancy behind most decisions to not get COVID-19 vaccines

… Vaccine hesitancy behind most decisions to not get COVID-19 vaccines … Vaccine hesitancy behind most decisions to not get COVID-19 vaccines Body A new study in the American Journal of … out of every four Americans who were not vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccines by mid-2021, vaccine hesitancy was the main …
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COVID-19 tied to dangerous blood clots in cancer patients

… COVID-19 tied to dangerous blood clots in cancer patients … COVID-19 tied to dangerous blood clots in cancer patients … veins—is elevated among cancer patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and taking anticancer drugs, according to a study …
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Analysis: Mother-to-newborn COVID-19 transmission infrequent

… Analysis: Mother-to-newborn COVID-19 transmission infrequent … Analysis: Mother-to-newborn COVID-19 transmission infrequent Body A meta-analysis of 26 studies involving mother-to-child COVID-19 transmission in the first 30 days after birth …
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FDA recommends XBB.1.5 for fall COVID vaccines

… FDA recommends XBB.1.5 for fall COVID vaccines … FDA recommends XBB.1.5 for fall COVID vaccines Body Neznam / iStock Following an advisory group discussion last week on COVID-19 vaccine updates for the fall, the Food and Drug …
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COVID vaccines saved at least 1 million lives in Europe, experts estimate

… COVID vaccines saved at least 1 million lives in Europe, experts estimate … COVID vaccines saved at least 1 million lives in Europe, … experts estimate Body US National Guard  / Flickr cc COVID-19 vaccination directly saved at least 1,004,927 lives …
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Feds probe possible stroke link to new Pfizer COVID booster

… Feds probe possible stroke link to new Pfizer COVID booster … Feds probe possible stroke link to new Pfizer COVID booster Body Ahead of the Martin Luther King Jr holiday … who received the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent (two-strain) COVID-19 booster. However, follow-up investigations in the …
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Global COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to drop

… Global COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to drop … Global COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to drop Body In its weekly update on COVID-19 today, the World Health Organization (WHO) said …
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Even mildly ill COVID-19 patients report chest pain at 6 months, 1 year

… Even mildly ill COVID-19 patients report chest pain at 6 months, 1 year … Even mildly ill COVID-19 patients report chest pain at 6 months, 1 year Body An unpublished study involving nearly 150,000 COVID-19 survivors who had mild infections in Salt Lake City …
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WHO advisers recommend sticking with monovalent COVID XBB.1.5 vaccines

… WHO advisers recommend sticking with monovalent COVID XBB.1.5 vaccines … WHO advisers recommend sticking with monovalent COVID XBB.1.5 vaccines Body The World Health Organization (WHO) technical advisory group on COVID-19 vaccine composition met last week to review the …
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Study reveals promising results for abatacept for severe COVID

… Study reveals promising results for abatacept for severe COVID … Study reveals promising results for abatacept for severe COVID Body A new study shows good results in patients with severe COVID-19 for abatacept, an anti-inflammatory immunomodulating …
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Study identifies risk groups for severe COVID-19 by patient age

… Study identifies risk groups for severe COVID-19 by patient age … Study identifies risk groups for severe COVID-19 by patient age Body Visivasnc / iStock A new study … of and outcomes of pediatric and adult hospitalized COVID patients at five US sites, and found that teens were at …
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COVID vaccine mandates linked to increased uptake among healthcare workers

… COVID vaccine mandates linked to increased uptake among healthcare workers … COVID vaccine mandates linked to increased uptake among … cc A new study in JAMA Network Open shows that state COVID-19 vaccine mandates for healthcare workers (HCWs) …
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COVID-19 increased psychological distress in college students, data reveal

… COVID-19 increased psychological distress in college students, data reveal … COVID-19 increased psychological distress in college … experienced increased psychological distress during COVID-19 but used fewer mental health support services. This …
Stephanie Soucheray

US flu, COVID, RSV activity continues to recede

… US flu, COVID, RSV activity continues to recede … US flu, COVID, RSV activity continues to recede Body Respiratory … 184 pediatric flu deaths last season. Lower levels for all COVID, RSV markers In its latest updates for COVID , the CDC …
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Scientists caution about CDC guidance on over-the-counter drugs for COVID-19

… caution about CDC guidance on over-the-counter drugs for COVID-19 … Scientists caution about CDC guidance on over-the-counter drugs for COVID-19 Body miflippo / iStock In its most recent guidelines on the use of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs for COVID-19, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
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Paxlovid slashed risk of COVID hospital stay in some patients amid Omicron, study suggests

… Paxlovid slashed risk of COVID hospital stay in some patients amid Omicron, study suggests … Paxlovid slashed risk of COVID hospital stay in some patients amid Omicron, study … with weakened immune systems who had completed a primary COVID-19 vaccine series, Paxlovid was tied to a 44% lower …
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Remdesivir tied to 54% lower risk of death among hospitalized COVID patients

… tied to 54% lower risk of death among hospitalized COVID patients … Remdesivir tied to 54% lower risk of death among hospitalized COVID patients Teaser image Teaser text By day 28, 70% of … the hospital, a 16% difference.  Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body A comparison  …
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Study: Infection-control measures stemmed COVID spread in hospitals from 2020 to 2022

… Study: Infection-control measures stemmed COVID spread in hospitals from 2020 to 2022 … Study: Infection-control measures stemmed COVID spread in hospitals from 2020 to 2022 Teaser image … followed, the authors said. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body Implementation of …
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