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Growing Protests In China Over Zero-Covid Restrictions
NBC News Nov 26, 2022 The protests in Xinjiang broke out overnight after a deadly apartment fire killed ten people, including three kids. Videos on social media appear to show emergency crews slowed down by Covid measures around the high-rise, taking three hours to put the flames out. China’s government tried tweaking the Covid rules, but with record high cases, they’re bearing down again, but now, with pushback from citizens all across the country.
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- Residents and students gather in major cities including Beijing and Shanghai reflecting growing public impatience
- Authorities show little sign of relenting on the zero-Covid approach as case numbers and the personal toll mount
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Authorities in the southern metropolis have faced rare public unrest triggered by strict restrictions, while its medical resources are under pressure from a surge in cases
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Chinese authorities have ordered more lockdowns as COVID-19 cases continue to climb. In Zhengzhou city, six million people are under lockdown, after violent protests broke out at an iPhone factory over COVID isolation policies and working conditions. Residents cannot leave the area unless they have a negative COVID test and permission from local authorities. China recorded 31,444 new cases on Wednesday -- the highest since the pandemic began.
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As daily Covid-19 cases reached a record high on Wednesday, the economic impact appears comparable to when Shanghai endured a citywide lockdown in the spring, dashing hopes of a fast reopening.
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Authorities in the southern metropolis have faced rare public unrest triggered by strict restrictions, while its medical resources are under pressure from a surge in cases
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Strict containment measures are popping up across the country, including mass testing, lockdowns and quarantines as the Chinese mainland reported 32,695 new local cases for Thursday, the highest daily count since the pandemic began. Beijing, one of the multiple cities facing their worst outbreaks, reported 1,860 new infections that day, with 400 found outside quarantine areas
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Protests over COVID-19 restrictions by workers at Foxconn's iPhone factory in central China were met with violence by security personnel, videos circulating on Chinese social media have shown. Workers at Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory held protests on the factory campus, where they have had to stay since a closed-loop system was announced to counter the spread of COVID-19 without compromising productivity. Videos of the violence in Zhengzhou showed masked people facing off police in protective suits. Some of the protesters are seen in the videos smashing surveillance cameras and windows on the campus. "The authorities have failed to prevent the news from spreading beyond Zhengzhou," said Patrick Poon, a visiting researcher at the Institute of Comparative Law At Meiji University in Japan. "It’s rare to see such strong actions by workers in recent years. I’m pretty sure the authorities would use more force to try to contain the situation. It’s concerning to imagine how much worse the will crackdown become as authorities try to censor relevant news about the protest in Zhengzhou."
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- As daily Covid-19 cases reached a record high on Wednesday, the economic impact appears comparable to when Shanghai endured a citywide lockdown in the spring
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The nanoparticle technology from Neil King's lab is already serving as the basis for a COVID-19 vaccine that's currently in use in South Korea. Is an RSV vaccine next? In this clip, King describes the progress of the vaccine candidate, and what's coming next in the realm of protein-designed vaccines.
0:00 How nanoparticle technology can be used for numerous types of vaccines
0:30 Why is it important to develop an RSV vaccine?
1:12 Progress of RSV vaccine candidate
1:56 What's next for nanoparticle technology?
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The World Health Organization says the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses being given in Africa has dropped by more than 50% over the past three months.
US health officials probe Boston University’s Covid virus research | NIH | Latest World News | WION
Oct 20, 2022 WION
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is now examining whether experiments performed at Boston University should have triggered a federal review, after scientists at the school tested strains they created of the Covid-19 virus combining the ancestral and Omicron variants.
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Hospitals swamped with rise in pediatric respiratory cases
Oct 19, 2022 ABC News
Sustained cases of pediatric patients with respiratory illnesses have pushed the capacity at one Connecticut children's hospital to the brink.
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EMA Committee For Medicinal Products For Human Use Adopts Positive Opinion Recommending Authorization Of Moderna's Omicron BA.4-BA.5 Targeting Bivalent Covid-19 Vaccine In The European Union
19 October 2022 Press Release
Moderna's Omicron BA.4-5 targeting booster gets EMA panel nod for use in ages 12, above
Oct. 20, 2022 4:31 AM ET Moderna, Inc. (MRNA)
By: Ravikash, SA News Editor
A committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Wednesday said it recommended the expanded use of Moderna's (NASDAQ:MRNA) adapted Spikevax COVID vaccine, targeting the Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, for people aged 12 years and above who have already received a primary vaccination course.
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Novavax COVID-19 vaccine authorized in U.S. as booster for adults
Oct. 19, 2022 11:29 AM ET
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By: Dulan Lokuwithana, SA News Editor24 Comments
- Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) shares spiked in the morning hours Wednesday after the company announced that the FDA issued emergency use authorization (EUA) for its COVID-19 vaccine for use as a booster shot in those aged 18 years and older.
- https://seekingalpha.com/news/3892709-nvax-stock-spikes-after-nod-for-covid-19-vaccine-as-booster-for-adults
- https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NVAX
Oct 19, 2022STATEMENTCOVID-19
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Recommends Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted as a Booster in Adults
EMA recommends approval of Comirnaty and Spikevax COVID-19 vaccines for children from 6 months of age
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Xi has made it 'crystal clear' that China will stick to its zero-Covid policy: Research firm
Oct 19, 2022 CNBC International TV
Junheng Li of JL Warren Capital says China's zero-Covid policy could continue till the first half of 2023, adding that that could be "devastating."
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Oct 17, 2022 CBS News
As we enter our third pandemic holiday season, some health experts are fearing another surge in COVID cases. Dr. Celine Gounder, editor-at-large for public health at Kaiser Health News and an infectious disease specialist, joins CBS News to discuss what to can do to stay safe.
COVID-19 cases in Beijing spike to 4-month high
Oct 19, 2022 CNA
Beijing is battling its highest number of COVID-19 infections in four months. More than 40 new cases have been reported in the Chinese capital, which is hosting thousands of top delegates for the 20th Communist Party Congress. There are fears wide lockdowns will be imposed across the city, but no major restrictions have been announced so far. Across the country, more than 900 new cases have been reported.
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Moderna Omicron BA.1 bivalent vaccine better than original shot as 4th booster
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Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) said its Omicron BA.1-targeting bivalent mRNA-1273.214 vaccine showed superior antibody response as fourth booster, compared to Spikevax prototype booster mRNA-1273 after three months.
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Novavax COVID-19 vaccine authorized in U.S. as booster for adults
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By: Dulan Lokuwithana, SA News Editor5 Comments
- Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) shares spiked in the morning hours Wednesday after the company announced that the FDA issued emergency use authorization (EUA) for its COVID-19 vaccine for use as a booster shot in those aged 18 years and older.
- https://seekingalpha.com/news/3892709-nvax-stock-spikes-after-nod-for-covid-19-vaccine-as-booster-for-adults
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- https://www.novavax.com/home/usa
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Opaganib, a first-in-class new chemical entity, is a sphingosine kinase-2 (SK2) selective inhibitor in oral pill form, with proposed dual anti-inflammatory and antiviral activity. Opaganib’s unique mechanism is host-targeted and therefore expected to be effective against emerging viral variants.
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The shot can be administered at least six months after the completion of a primary vaccination.
The obstetricians and other reproductive-health experts voted after various studies found the drug didn’t provide a benefit but did increase the risk of blood clots and other side effects.
Some sold in January 2020 when the government began mobilizing against the threat. Others bought shares as a market-rescue plan was taking shape.
The company, which had halted production at the Sturgis, Mich., plant earlier in the year, also said it will spend $500 million to build a new formula plant.
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Boston University says COVID strain created in lab is not more dangerous
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Boston University refutes report that lab created dangerous COVID strain
War Of Words: Experts Slam Boston University For Developing New COVID Strain; School Denies...
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Covid-19 splinters into multiple variants; What is the XBB covid strain? | World News | WION
Oct 18, 2022 WION
For the first time since the Covid pandemic began, the variants that make up the mounting Omicron wave look different. World scientists are warning of a growing splinters of the Omicron offspring found in different parts of the world.
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Oct 17, 2022 South China Morning Post
China’s “dynamic zero-Covid” strategy has greatly affected people's lives and businesses. But the government has repeatedly stressed that the policy is necessary to protect lives. The Post talked to some residents in Beijing and Shanghai about their views on the country’s strict anti-Covid strategy.
Boston University develops more lethal COVID strain to study omicron
Oct 18, 2022 ABC7
Boston University researchers say they've developed a new, more lethal strain of COVID that killed 80% of the mice infected with it. Researchers say their study will help them better understand the omicron variant and come up with new treatments.
News that Boston University created a lethal COVID strain ‘sensationalized’ and misrepresented, microbiologist says
- Updated: Oct. 18, 2022, 12:47 p.m.| Published: Oct. 18, 2022, 10:19 a.m.
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. (NIAID/TNS) TNSTNS
By Ryan Mancini | RMancini@masslive.com
Boston University is defending its research after a report studying the COVID-19 omicron variant’s lower severe infection rate was met with criticism among news outlets and one of its financial backers.
Role of spike in the pathogenic and antigenic behavior of SARS-CoV-2 BA.1 Omicron
Da-Yuan Chen, Devin Kenney, Chue Vin Chin, Alexander H. Tavares, Nazimuddin Khan, Hasahn L. Conway, GuanQun Liu, Manish C. Choudhary, Hans P. Gertje, Aoife K. O’Connell, Darrell N. Kotton, Alexandra Herrmann, View ORCID ProfileArmin Ensser, John H. Connor, Markus Bosmann, Jonathan Z. Li, Michaela U. Gack, Susan C. Baker, Robert N. Kirchdoerfer, Yachana Kataria, Nicholas A. Crossland, Florian Douam, Mohsan Saeeddoi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.13.512134This article is a preprint and has not been certified by peer review [what does this mean?]
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.10.13.512134v1.full
Boston University COVID researchers combine omicron spike protein with original virus, test strain on mice
RICK SOBEY BOSTON HERALD UPDATED OCTOBER 18, 2022 12:59 PM
Read more at: https://www.kentucky.com/news/nation-world/national/article267486713.html#storylink=cpy
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A pandemic worse than COVID-19? Boston University researchers create new, more lethal coronavirus strain in lab
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This is the most shocking news for a world that has lost so much to a pandemic that we are battling for the third year in a row.
Boston University researchers’ testing of lab-made version of Covid virus draws government scrutiny
By Helen Branswell Oct. 17, 2022
Experts Worry Lab-Created COVID-19 Strain With 80% Kill Rate May Cause Another Pandemic
By Danielle Ong 10/18/22 AT 12:09 AM
KEY POINTS
- The new lab-created COVID strain was tested on a group of mice
- Scientists combined the spike protein from the Omicron variant with the original virus in Wuhan
- The study was approved by the Institutional Biosafety Committee and the Boston Public Health Commission
EcoHealth Alliance and Boston University Awarded $1 Million to Predict and Prevent Future Pandemics
NEW YORK – 30, AUGUST, 2022 – EcoHealth Alliance (EHA), in partnership with Boston University, was awarded a $1 million Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention Phase I (PIPP) grant by the National Science Foundation. The team of scientists will strategize methods of early infectious disease detection and intervention.
“EcoHealth has championed analytical approaches to predicting pandemics for the last 25 years. This new collaboration with global leaders at BU & our own leaders in emerging disease research takes our work to the next level” said EcoHealth Alliance President, Dr. Peter Daszak.
New Lab-Made Covid-19 Coronavirus At Boston University Raises Questions Forbes
Boston University COVID researchers combine omicron spike protein with original virus, test strain
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When and where will they "accidentally" release it…?
https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1582063733488001025
Top NIH director admits Boston lab that created new COVID strain did NOT clear research with agency... and only learned of details on DailyMail.com
- Dr Emily Erbelding, a director at NIAID, said she was unaware of specific details of the research
- She claims to have only found out the experiments may have involved enhancing pathogens on Monday
- Grants totalling $1.1million from NIAID are listed as having helped fund the research at Boston University
- But a spokesman today said they were included as a 'courtesy' and not funded by the government agency
- They said this meant Boston University did not need to clear the research with NIAID officials
By LUKE ANDREWS HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 16:06 EDT, 18 October 2022 | UPDATED: 17:17 EDT, 18 October 2022
A senior US health official today admitted that controversial Covid manipulation research carried out in a laboratory in Boston was not authorized — despite being funded by taxpayer money.
DailyMail.com exclusively revealed yesterday that a team from Boston University had developed a hybrid Covid virus — combining the Omicron and original Wuhan strains — which had an 80 per cent lethality rate.
Public records indicate it was partly paid for using a grant awarded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the federal government's main research agencies.
The above passage from the paper shows that the research used money from NIAID and NIH grants. It was funded by Boston University, which they said meant they did not need to contact NIAID to get clearance for the work
In the new research , which has not been peer-reviewed, a team of researchers from Boston and Florida extracted Omicron's spike protein — the unique structure that binds to and invades human cells. It has always been present but it has become more evolved over time. Omicron has dozens of mutations in its spike protein that made it so infectious. Researchers attached Omicron's spike protein to the original wildtype strain that first emerged in Wuhan at the start of the pandemic. The researchers looked at how mice fared under the new hybrid strain compared to the original Omicron variant
Outcry as British researcher is given ANOTHER US grant to investigate COVID - despite fears his initial work at Wuhan lab triggered pandemic: Peter Daszak is paid $650,000 to study bat coronaviruses - and 'assess their ability to infect humans'
- The EcoHealth Alliance was awarded a new $650,000, 5-year grant in August
- The funding will see the group study coronaviruses and bats in southeast Asia
- It's the same type of research that many believe is linked to Covid's origin
- The EcoHealth Alliance was previously known to use the Wuhan Institute of Virology in its research
By PAUL FARRELL FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 00:55 EDT, 3 October 2022 | UPDATED: 11:24 EDT, 3 October 2022
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WHO: End of COVID-19 pandemic is in sight | DW News
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So far over 12 and a half billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have gone into arms all over the world. Significant percentages of populations in the Americas, Europe and Asia are now fully vaccinated, though there’s still a lot to do in Africa. The biggest vaccination drive in history alone has not been enough to stop the continued spread of COVID-19. But coupled with the immunity induced in many people through wide-scale exposure, experts say it's brought the day when we declare the pandemic at an end a lot nearer, and saved tens of millions of lives
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By: Dulan Lokuwithana, SA News Editor26 Comments
About a month after the U.S. rolled out COVID-19 boosters adjusted for the Omicron subvariant, less than 5% of Americans have obtained the updated shots indicating a slow uptake compared to the initial vaccination drive in 2020.
The booster vaccines from Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)/BioNTech (BNTX) and Moderna (MRNA) adjusted for Omicron subvariants BA.4, and BA.5 were made available for those aged 12 years and above over the recent Labor Day weekend.
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New data released by the CDC indicates that the number of COVID-19 cases attributed to variants BQ.1 and BQ1.1. -- dubbed "escape variants" as COVID treatments may be ineffective against them -- is rising.
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COVID-19: China steps up measures as cases rise ahead of Communist Party congress
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China is on high alert after more than 2,000 local COVID-19 infections were reported. This is the highest daily tally since August. Several major cities including Shanghai and Shenzhen have ramped up testing and other control measures, ahead of a key Communist Party congress on Oct 16.
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Florida, Guidance for mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines October 7, 2022 https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/wp-c... Florida continues to emphasize that health care providers review all data to evaluate risks and benefits unique to each patient when determining any health care services to provide, including the administration of COVID-19 vaccines containing Messenger RNA (mRNA) which both the Pfizer- BioNTech and the Moderna vaccines utilize. The Florida Department of Health (Department) conducted an analysis through a self-controlled case series, https://www.bmj.com/content/354/bmj.i... a technique originally developed to evaluate vaccine safety. This studied mortality risk following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. This analysis found there is an 84% increase in the relative incidence of cardiac-related death among males 18-39 years old within 28 days following mRNA vaccination. Individuals with preexisting cardiac conditions, such as myocarditis and pericarditis, should take particular caution when considering vaccination and discuss with their health care provider. Florida Department of Health has issued the following guidance: Based on currently available data, patients should be informed of the possible cardiac complications that can arise after receiving a mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. With a high level of global immunity to COVID-19, the benefit of vaccination is likely outweighed by this abnormally high risk of cardiac- related death among men in this age group. The State Surgeon General now recommends against the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines for males ages 18-39 years old. Males over the age of 60 had a 10% increased risk of cardiac-related death within 28 days of mRNA vaccination. Non-mRNA vaccines were not found to have these increased risks among any population. Floridians are encouraged to discuss all the potential benefits and risks of receiving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines with their health care provider. The risk associated with mRNA vaccination should be weighed against the risk associated with COVID-19 infection. The Department continues to stand by its Guidance for Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccines http://ww11.doh.state.fl.us/comm/_par... (issued March 2022), which recommends against use in healthy children and adolescents 5 years old to 17 years old. This now includes recommendations against COVID-19 vaccination among infants and children under 5 years old, which has since been issued under Emergency Use Authorization. YT Guidelines COVID-19 medical misinformation policy https://support.google.com/youtube/an... Claims about COVID-19 vaccinations that contradict expert consensus from local health authorities or the WHO https://support.google.com/youtube/an... Vaccine safety: content alleging that vaccines cause chronic side effects, outside of rare side effects that are recognised by health authorities Efficacy of vaccines: content claiming that vaccines do not reduce transmission or contraction of disease Ingredients in vaccines: content misrepresenting the substances contained in vaccines
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With the pandemic in a lull and plentiful resources available to help thwart the worst the coronavirus has to offer, there’s hope that fall and winter gatherings could be closer to normal for many Californians.
The lack of data about the heat wave’s human toll underscores California’s ongoing struggle to monitor extreme heat events despite promises to do so.
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Communist Party mouthpiece urges patience for China’s zero-Covid drive
The northern city of Hohhot has reported more than 1,800 local infections since detecting a Covid case on Sept. 28 that was later confirmed to be the BF.7 subvariant
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A new Covid-19 wave appears to be looming over Europe and as winter is arriving public health experts are warning about potential vaccine shortages. Experts also say that there is also confusion over types of vaccines available. #covid #covidvaccine #wionfineprint
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China's economy is slowing down, the official growth figures from July to September are expected soon and if the world's second largest economy contracts, it increases the chances of a global recession. #china #chinaeconomy #worldnews
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Reductions in Deaths and Hospitalizations Associated with COVID-19 Vaccinations Among Medicare Beneficiaries: Full Year 2021 Estimates
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Editorial | Xinjiang can be a testing ground for a more flexible approach to pandemic control
The semi-autonomous region has unique difficulties that make dynamic zero problematic. It could be the place to find out whether China is ready for a less rigid approach with a greater reliance on vaccination and quick detection and treatment
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Health officials warn of severe flu season ahead
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The CDC is monitoring an uptick in flu cases in the southern United States, a sign of a potentially severe flu season ahead. Dr. David Agus joins to discuss that plus COVID-19 vaccinations, monkeypox, and questions from the public. #news #health #flu
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Pfizer/BioNTech Omicron booster authorized in Canada
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- Health Canada cleared the Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)/BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX) COVID-19 booster vaccine targeted at BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants on Friday, allowing its use in those aged 12 years and above.
- Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and Health Canada officials are scheduled to provide more details on the decision later in the day
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Health Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech BA.4/BA.5 Omicron vaccine
OTTAWA — Health Canada says Canadians ages 12 and up can now be given the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccine that targets the BA.4 and BA.5 strains of the Omicron variant.Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press
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China bans residents from leaving Xinjiang as officials admit to lapses in curbing COVID-19 outbreak
Oct 5, 2022 CNA
China has banned residents from leaving the Xinjiang region amid a resurgence in COVID-19 cases. A strict lockdown has been imposed as Chinese officials admitted recent measures have failed to curb outbreaks over the past two months. The rebound has spread to other provinces, raising concerns of more widespread outbreaks across China ahead of the crucial Communist Party Congress this month.
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Oct 5, 2022 South China Morning Post
China’s Xinjiang autonomous region has suspended all passenger trains leaving the region in a bid to stop the spread of Covid-19. There has been a resurgence of cases since mid-September 2022. Xinjiang officials have admitted mistakes in their virus-control measures, citing a lack of testing capacity and mishandling of samples.
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Pfizer COVID vaccine clears Japan panel for use with young children
Pfizer/BioNTech win backing of Japan panel to use COVID-19 shot in young children
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- A health ministry panel in Japan recommended Wednesday the authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX) in children as young as six months old.
- The panel also cleared a version of the mRNA-based vaccine tailored to the original virus and the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants.
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European Union, Excess mortality hits +16%, highest 2022 value so far UK latest excess death data, updated 16th September https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati... https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati... WE 2nd September 350 deaths involving COVID-19 (505 deaths registered, previous week) Total number of deaths registered in the UK 10,198, which was 7.4% above the five-year average 706 excess deaths in the week (Deaths involving COVID-19 accounted for 3.4% of all deaths) Excess mortality hits +16%, highest 2022 value so far https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/pro... Update, 16th September Data for July Climbed to +16% in July 2022 Highest so far in 2022 June, +7% May. +7% July, additional deaths The increase of 16% = 53, 000 additional deaths in July (Compared with monthly averages, 2016-2019) Factors Post covid infection Covid sequala Post lockdown effects, social, psychological, psychiatric Reluctance to access health care during covid Delayed diagnosis Heat waves July 2022 Iceland, + 55.8% Spain +37% Cyprus +33% Greece +31% Portugal, +28.8% Switzerland, +25.9% Italy, + 24.9 Austria, + 17.5% Slovenia, + 16.5% Ireland, + 16.3% Germany, +15.2 Norway + 14.8% Netherlands, + 14.7% Croatia, + 14.6% France, + 14.1% Estonia + 12.3% Luxemburg + 11.%% Denmark +10.3% Latvia -0.5% https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIj... UK, 0 to 24 25 to 49 50 to 64 85 + Causes of non-covid excess deaths, UK https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIj... Proximal causes Distal causes more difficult to identify Ischaemic heart disease Cerebrovascular disease Other circulatory disease Heart failure (marked increase) Cancer Acute respiratory Chronic respiratory Urinary Cirrhosis Diabetes Parkinson’s
Moderna Gives WHO’s mRNA Hub Some Help, Pfizer Snubs Request
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Bus Taking People to Quarantine Crashes in China, Killing 27
Understanding E.M.D.R., a Once-Experimental Therapy
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Lymphoma: symptoms and treatments, and who’s most at risk from this cancer?
Coronavirus: Hong Kong may announce this month end to dreaded hotel quarantine
Source says government may soon reveal its ending the ‘3+4’ arrangement provided talks among bureaus go smoothly.
18 Sep 2022 - 11:31PM
Coronavirus pandemic ’19 Sep 22 US President Joe Biden says Covid-19 pandemic is over
Wu Zunyou predicted the risk of infection will increase and cautioned against skin-to-skin contact with people who had been abroad within the past three weeks
- Hong Kong Finds First Monkeypox Case in Quarantined Traveler
- Fresh Monkeypox Cases Appear in U.S., Europe and Australia
We should make greater efforts to bolster the economic resilience of groups like the unemployed, sick and disabled in order to stimulate market vitality
Caixin China Biz Roundup: Local Government Apologizes Following Deadly Covid Quarantine Bus Crash
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The local government has allowed residents to leave home and resume normal life for the first since Sept. 1, as long as they get weekly Covid tests
Sep 19, 2022 03:35 PM
While a plan to target large LGBTQ events has yielded mixed results, a new pilot project aims to get vaccines to smaller venues.
BY MEGAN MESSERLY AND KRISTA MAHR
"Wife's breast cancer appointment cancelled Monday, which means all breast cancer appointments are cancelled on Monday," said an angry husband.
"Major outbreaks of disease foment unrest, in some cases riots, and potentially acts of terrorism."
Today's pandemic will eventually fade, but the normality we knew before will not return...Uncertainty may be [the post-pandemic world's] dominant feature.
#coronavirus #covid19 #business
How industries adapted to the pandemic | COVID-19 Special
Sep 17, 2022 DW News
Many companies are facing decreased orders, staff shortages and fewer customers due to COVID-19. This week’s episode explores the different ways businesses have adapted to the crisis.
The death toll has fallen from past surges, but rates this summer still equate to COVID being one of the leading causes of death in the U.S.
27 dead, 20 injured in China after bus taking people to Covid quarantine crashes
- Authorities say the vehicle was travelling from the Guizhou capital of Guiyang with ‘people affected by coronavirus controls’
- City has been busing contacts of cases to centres outside Guiyang
Online backlash over Chinese expert’s monkeypox prevention warning
Top epidemiologist suggests avoiding direct skin contact with foreigners or overseas returnees after China reports its first case.
‘Hong Kong should consider ending hotel quarantine’; city logs 7,322 Covid cases
Vaccine pass for kids from 5: what Hong Kong parents should know
More than a year-and-a-half after the shots rolled out, there are still thousands of people a day getting their first dose of the original vaccines.
Groceries have made their biggest one-year jump in cost in over 40 years. These shoppers explain the stress inflation has created.
What Sewage Can Tell Us About Covid, Monkeypox and Polio Virus Outbreaks | WSJ
Sep 16, 2022 Wall Street Journal
The Covid-19 pandemic renewed interest in the practice of testing sewage to track outbreaks of disease, including polio, which was declared a disaster emergency in New York. WSJ visited a Bay Area wastewater facility to find out how testing works and what it can tell us about public health.
The updated bivalent COVID-19 booster shots are available at more than 1,500 sites in Los Angeles County. Here’s how to get one.
Flu Season Is Coming. Are You Prepared?
How Family and Friends Helped Get Me Through the Pandemic
Can You Prevent or Treat Monkeypox Scars?
What Is Brain Fog and How Can I Treat It?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/well/mind/brain-fog-treatment.html
By Mark Johnson
By Lena H. Sun and Dan Diamond
New omicron-fighting boosters provide hope for winter
Oxford malaria vaccine: Promising results in trials
Carcinogen found in 94 per cent of spreads tested by Hong Kong watchdog
Magic mushrooms helping with PTSD and depression at psychedelic retreats
China’s Covid lockdowns snuff out ‘on-a-whim’ travel, leaving domestic tourism in tatters
The Mid-Autumn Festival brought more bad news for the travel sector, and the coming Golden Week period will not help either, experts say
With Beijing enforcing zero-Covid policy zealously in the run-up to October’s 20th Party Congress, travel companies and would-be travellers see no relief in sight
Yaling Jiang in Shanghai Published: 10:00am, 17 Sep, 2022
One in 70 people now has the virus, but not all parts of the UK are still seeing falling infections.
Pandemic failures
Sep 16, 2022 Dr. John Campbell
The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic 14th September 2022 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la... https://covid19commission.org WHO response WHO acted too cautiously and too slowly Several important matters To warn about human transmissibility of the virus To declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern To support international travel protocols designed to slow the spread of the virus (This delay contributed to the spread of the virus and limited the possibilities for risk mitigation.) To endorse the public use of face masks as protective gear To recognise the airborne transmission of the virus. (These delayed and vague recommendations from WHO continued until late April, 2021.) Just 1 example, after receiving an open letter From 238 scientists in July, 2020, asking the organisation to address airborne transmission WHO did not change until April 30, 2021. Multiple failures of international cooperation Too many governments have failed to adhere to basic norms of institutional rationality and transparency, and the world's major powers have failed to collaborate to control the pandemic. Specific points Lack of timely notification of the initial outbreak of COVID-19 Costly delays in acknowledging the crucial airborne exposure pathway of SARS-CoV-2, and in implementing appropriate measures at national and global levels to slow the spread of the virus. Lack of coordination among countries regarding suppression strategies Failure of governments to examine evidence and adopt best practices for controlling the pandemic, and managing economic and social spillovers Shortfall of global funding for low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) Failure to ensure adequate global supplies and equitable distribution of key commodities, protective gear, diagnostics, medicines, medical devices, and vaccines Lack of timely, accurate, systematic data Infections, deaths, viral variants, health system responses, and indirect health consequences Again the report raised lab leak possibility Poor enforcement of appropriate levels of biosafety regulations in the lead-up to the pandemic, raising the possibility of a laboratory-related outbreak Failure to combat systematic disinformation Lack of global and national safety nets to protect populations experiencing vulnerability. As of May 31, 2022 There were 6·9 million reported deaths and 17·2 million estimated deaths from COVID-19 Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation https://covid19.healthdata.org/global... This staggering death toll is both a profound tragedy and a massive global failure at multiple levels. Sustainable development process Set back by several years, Deep underfinancing, Sustainable Development Goals and, aims of the Paris Climate Agreement. Previous publications Lancet 2021 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la... Lancet Jan 2022 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la... https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la..
The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic
- Prof Jeffrey D Sachs, PhD
- Prof Salim S Abdool Karim, MBChB PhD
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Evusheld long-acting antibody combination recommended for approval in the EU for the treatment of COVID-19
PUBLISHED16 September 2022 16 September 2022 07:05 BST
Recommendation based on TACKLE Phase III treatment data showing reduced risk of severe COVID-19 or death
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to make EVUSHELD available during the COVID-19 pandemic. EVUSHELD is not an FDA-approved medicine in the United States.
EVUSHELD for pre-exposure prophylaxis for preventing COVID-19 infection
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CHMP Adopts Positive Opinion to Extend Indication of Veklury® (Remdesivir) for the Treatment of Pediatric Patients with COVID-19
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End of Covid Pandemic in Sight, WHO Chief Says
Sep 14, 2022 Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
The world is within reach of beating the Covid-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said, shifting to a more upbeat tone while urging countries to keep working to control the virus. “We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday in a briefing with journalists. “We are not there yet, but the end is in sight.” Fewer deaths were linked to Covid around the world last week than in any time since March 2020, said Tedros, who has consistently warned against complacency even as countries eased restrictions. He urged countries to push forward with vaccinations, in particular of older and at-risk people, to plan for surges in cases and keep on testing and sequencing to track the virus.
DEA Investigating ADHD Telehealth Provider Done
Can You Die of Old Age? More Doctors Say Yes
New Data Show Broad Shift to Remote Work During Pandemic
Fewer people drove alone to work or took public transit as habits changed.
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What Happens When the Brain Goes Quiet, but the Heart Continues Beating? DANIELA J. LAMAS
From clubs to church, a gay Black health worker fights to close one of the nation's widest racial disparities in monkeypox vaccinations. By Fenit Nirappil
Thursday, September 15
Op-Ed: You might need a COVID booster yearly. But this virus is still nothing like the flu
New data from the Census Bureau reveals just how much changed during the pandemic.
Kasturi Pananjady and Aseem Shukla
U.S. monkeypox outbreak is slowing, CDC director says
Ashley Capoot WED, SEP 14TH 2022
Outbreaks at two universities in China’s capital have sparked a fresh round of tightening of local Covid controls. Communication University of China was locked down after more than 40 cases were linked to its campus. From Saturday to the end of October, test results from the preceding 48 hours will be required to enter or exit the city. Beijing has reported over 110 new cases since Sept. 6
Sep 15, 2022 07:05 PM
Seven districts that have found no new cases spreading outside of quarantine facilities will see life gradually return to normal, the government says
Sep 15, 2022 02:47 PM
Outdated Covid-19 restrictions only keep Hong Kong frozen in time
Is the end to China’s zero-Covid rules in sight? Internet users hope so
Announcements from the UN and WHO raise hopes but there is no official sign of light at the end of the tunnel.
Covid the same as flu? Hong Kong health chief accuses experts of ‘misleading’ public
Israel to start offering Pfizer/BioNTech's Omicron-targeting booster shot this month - Reuters
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- Israel will start to roll out Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech's (NASDAQ:BNTX) Omicron BA.4/BA.5 bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine by the end of September, Reuters reported citing a senior health official.
- https://seekingalpha.com/news/3882906-israel-to-start-offering-pfizerbiontechs-omicron-targeting-booster-shot-this-month
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Israel to roll out adapted COVID booster this month, official says
What is long COVID that WHO says 17 million people in Europe have suffered | WION Originals
Sep 14, 2022 WION
According to a recent study funded by the World Health Organization, 17 million people in Europe are estimated to have dealt with long COVID symptoms. #LongCOVID #Europe #WHO
Officials are aiming to keep a lid on outbreaks to avoid drawing criticism before the crucial twice-a-decade congress.
Investors Bet Ketamine Treatment Will Revolutionize Mental-Health Care
Food Costs Are Rising, and So Are Fights Over Grocery Bills
Couples trying to put a lid on grocery bills point fingers over unauthorized purchases; Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, chocolate bars, jalapeño potato chips. “You still have to live.”
Consumer prices rose 8.3% last month from a year earlier, holding near a four-decade high despite lower gasoline prices. The core consumer price index increased 6.3% on the year and 0.6% on a monthly basis—double July’s pace.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham introduces bill to ban most abortions nationwide after 15 weeks
Kevin Breuninger TUE, SEP 13TH 2022
At least 17 million in Europe got long Covid in first 2 years of the pandemic: WHO
Karen Gilchrist TUE, SEP 13TH 2022
- The U.S. as a whole recovered the jobs lost during the pandemic, but the city is still missing 176,000, the slowest recovery of any major metropolitan area.
- New York’s economy relies more on tourists, business travelers and commuters, and their halting return has weighed on the workers who cater to them.
Working out for 30 minutes every day “might not be enough” to counter the health issues created by prolonged sitting, said the author of a sweeping new study. By Gretchen Reynolds
By Lesley Alderman, LCSW
By Zach Rosenthal
Op-Ed: You might need a COVID booster yearly. But this virus is still nothing like the flu
Nation’s first MPX case in healthcare worker exposed on the job is reported in L.A. County
A sputum test confirmed the presence of mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) and revealed a previously missed diagnosis: MAC lung disease. Daniel A. Salerno, For The Inquirer
Despite promising signs, experts and health officials say it's too soon to declare the U.S. monkeypox outbreak on the decline.
Jason Laughlin and Abraham Gutman
Doing so would chill investment in the biotech industry and every other sector that depends on firm intellectual property protections.
Ron Klink, For The Inquirer
If nothing is done within days, people in Somalia will start dying, according to the Red Cross.
Report: Second US monkeypox death as virus linked to brain inflammation
Air pollution activates dormant cancer genes in non-smokers, reveals a breakthrough study
China Covid lockdowns leave residents short of food
Wuxi Biologics, WuXi AppTec and Pharmaron Beijing shares tumble after Biden issues executive order backing domestic biomanufacturing
Sep 14, 2022 04:39 AM
Domestic tourism spending fell 22.8% from last year’s holiday weekend to $4.2 billion
Sep 13, 2022 08:19 PM
Blog: Optimizing China’s Vaccination Strategy Is the Answer to Beating Omicron By Zhou Yebin
Xi arrives in Kazakhstan on first trip abroad since pandemic began
China’s leader will also travel to Uzbekistan, where he is expected to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a regional security summit.
Hong Kong ‘to tighten rules’ on provisional Covid vaccine passes for travellers
Vaccine pass for kids from 5: what Hong Kong parents should know
Opinion | Why China’s zero-Covid-19 policy must end soon
13 Sep 2022 - 6:00AM
Far from easing, China’s zero-Covid policy may thwart efforts to boost economy
13 Sep 2022 - 8:00PM
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Study finds 500,000 U.S. workers out of labor force due to COVID illness
Sep 12, 2022 Yahoo Finance
#COVID19 #coronavirus #yahoofinance Yahoo Finance’s Anjalee Khemlani joins the Live show to discuss the overall impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. labor force.
The virus will weigh on the workforce if infection rates continue, authors predict.
Hundreds of clinics specializing in ketamine treatment for depression and other mood disorders have popped up in the U.S. in recent years.
Should I Get the New Covid-19 Booster Shot Now or Wait?
The Numbers: Both Sickness and Health, It Turns Out, Are Contagious
Vitamin D has been touted as a miracle supplement, but the vast majority of U.S. adults are already getting enough from their diet and the sun.By JoAnn E. Manson, MD
Stuck in China’s covid lockdown, people plead for food, medical care
Largest private-sector nurses strike in U.S. history begins in Minnesota
Who should try ketamine therapy? What does it feel like?
Amanda Seitz, Associated Press
One in 70 people now has the virus, but not all parts of the UK are still seeing falling infections.
cluster of infections, mostly students, found at two universities and one high school should be stamped out in the ‘shortest period of time,’ local officials say
Sep 12, 2022 05:53 PM
Alcohol abuse is genetic, personalised treatment is the answer says expert
Drinking too much is linked to genetic makeup, according to one veteran psychiatrist, and this means precision medicine tailored to the individual may provide a solution. More research is needed, though.
31 Aug 2022 - 7:15AM
European drug regulator panel backs approval of Pfizer/BioNTech's Omicron-adapted shot
Sep. 12, 2022 11:51 AM ET BioNTech SE (BNTX), PFE
By: Anuron Mitra, SA News Editor
- The European Union drug regulator's human medicines committee has recommended approving Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and German partner BioNTech's (NASDAQ:BNTX) Omicron BA.4/5-subvariant adapted COVID-19 shot.
- https://seekingalpha.com/news/3882065-european-drug-regulator-panel-backs-approval-of-pfizerbiontechs-omicron-adapted-shot
Adapted vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron variants and original SARS-CoV-2 recommended for approval
12/09/2022
#NewYork #Poliovirus #nationalemergency
US: Polio is back in places it was eliminated; India continues winning streak against virus | WION
Sep 10, 2022 WION
New York has declared a state of emergency over the spread of the polio infections. This is being done in order to try and cut down a number of infections that has been witnessed in the state in recent weeks. It's also trying to boost vaccination rates in the state amidst further evidence that the virus is now spreading across the state. #NewYork #Poliovirus #nationalemergency
The disease is on pace to remain the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2022, with older and sicker people among the most vulnerable.
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LA health officials are investigating the death of a person who had monkeypox
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September 09, 2022
September 10, 2022
Chinese charities struggle to raise funds amid pandemic lockdowns
- Less chance of government funding amid fierce competition and heavier official scrutiny
- Many look online to Tencent’s 99 Giving Day fundraising drive for a much-needed boost
Hong Kong can only fully reopen borders if vaccination rate improves: Paul Chan
Vaccinate Hong Kong’s elderly to help youngest live normally 11 Sep 22
Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy
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#coronavirus #vaccines #pandemic
Will new Omicron vaccines be a game changer? | COVID-19 Special
Sep 10, 2022 DW News
How will the number of new coronavirus infections develop in the coming months? Will new omicron-specific vaccines make a major difference? And if so, should we wait for them?
Here’s what to know about poliovirus, which can cause asymptomatic or mild infections, but can also cause debilitating disease.
If you had Covid recently, you might be better off waiting. Important factors are your risk tolerance and health profile.
Marc Lewitinn, Covid Patient, Dies After 850 Days on a Ventilator
Gov. Kathy Hochul Declares Polio State of Emergency for New York
Eli Lilly’s obesity medication looks poised to become a $100 billion a year drug
Christina Cheddar Berk FRI, SEP 9TH 2022
Here's what you need to know to get vaccinated against monkeypox. in your area.
Strict Covid lockdowns had hampered people’s ability to receive hospital treatment and adequate food sparking a pubic outcry
- 33 Cities in China Are Under Some Sort of Lockdown
- Chengdu and Shenzhen Impose Lockdowns Amid Covid Flare-Ups
Contemporary Amperex Technology’s Yibin factory is operating in a closed-loop system as city adheres to the zero-Covid policy
Sep 10, 2022 06:54 PM
The National Health Commission will expand testing to include areas that are currently Covid-free ahead of two major public holidays and the Communist Party’s national congress in mid-October
Sep 09, 2022 07:40 PM
Beijing on Covid alert as university clusters trigger mass testing
The pandemic has no holidays, government spokesman says, urging residents to stay home.
10 Sep 2022 - 8:22PM
Chaotic pandemic travel in China becomes harrowing during Mid-Autumn Festival
Spike in Hong Kong Covid-19 infections dampens Mid-Autumn Festival mood
Paxlovid COVID rebound is not uncommon with potential viral spread – study
Sep. 10, 2022 12:00 PM ET
By: Dulan Lokuwithana, SA News Editor22 Comments
The recurrence of COVID-19 symptoms in patients who received Paxlovid therapy from Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) is not uncommon, with potential for transmission during the rebound period, according to a newly published study.
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Rebound of SARS-CoV-2 Infection after Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir Treatment
September 7, 2022 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2206449 Metrics
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2206449
Covid-19 Cases Among Children Increase As School Starts
Sep 7, 2022 NBC News
White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha spoke with Lester Holt about the uptick in juvenile Covid-19 cases as students head back to school. Dr. Jha said the number one goal to keep children protected is to get them vaccinated. He also explained that people who are not boosted have “far more limited” protection from the virus.
New York Declares State of Emergency Over Polio
DECLARING A DISASTER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK
https://www.governor.ny.gov/executive-order/no-21-declaring-disaster-state-new-york
Amazon and other companies are trying to disrupt the giant, inefficient U.S. healthcare sector. They’ve made little headway but a crop of upstarts is offering industry giants a chance to buy their way in.
By Jenna Portnoy
An analysis of death certificates from January to April showed COVID-19 deaths were nine times those caused by motor vehicles and more than five times the rate for flu and pneumonia.
Shifting the focus from the identity of people at risk for monkeypox to risky behaviors can help slow the spread and reduce stigma.
HIV-positive people who have monkeypox are hospitalized more often, CDC study says
Spencer Kimball THU, SEP 8TH 2022
The researchers think their plastic could help stop viruses spreading in hospitals.
The National Health Commission will expand testing to include areas that are currently Covid-free ahead of two major public holidays and the Communist Party’s national congress in mid-October
- 33 Cities in China Are Under Some Sort of Lockdown
- Hong Kong Resists Mass School Closings Amid Covid Surge
The consumer price index rose 2.5% from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said, down from 2.7% gain in July and weaker than the 2.8% median forecast
Sep 09, 2022 03:58 PM
China calls for mass Covid-19 testing, but it could burden local governments
Frequent testing has become a costly approach in the face of highly contagious Omicron variants, and cities have been told to come up with the funds to pay for it.
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: Jane Fonda’s cancer diagnosis explained
COMIRNATY, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Receives Health Canada Authorization for Children 6 Months to Under 5 Years of Age NEWS PROVIDED BY Pfizer Canada Inc. Sep 09, 2022, 11:21 ET
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Long Covid-19 patients struggle with suicide risk more than 2 years into the pandemic
Sep 7, 2022 South China Morning Post American television writer Heidi Ferrer came down with Covid-19 in 2020 and never fully recovered. Long Covid left her in debilitating pain and suffering from severe neurological tremors that made it impossible for her to sleep and walk. She took her own life in May 2021 at age 50. Nearly 150 million people worldwide are estimated to have developed long Covid during the first two years of the pandemic, according to the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Symptoms range from extreme fatigue and brain fog to shortness of breath, racing heartbeat, headaches, pain and limited mobility.
If you are having suicidal thoughts, or you know someone who is, help is available. For Hong Kong, dial +852 2896 0000 for The Samaritans or +852 2382 0000 for Suicide Prevention Services. In the US, call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on +1 800 273 8255. For a list of other nations’ helplines, see this page.
Hidden crisis: experts warn of long Covid’s link to suicide
Can America’s Schoolchildren Recover From the Pandemic? SPENCER BOKAT-LINDELL
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Authorities urge people to stay put during coming holidays as they battle most extensive resurgence of the virus in two years.
Pack these in your home’s kit in case of a blackout, superstorm or yes, pandemic.
One D.C. school navigates the maze of federal covid education funding to target students on the verge of failure. By Perry Stein
By Mark Johnson
The journalism advisor at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School has refused to remove the librarian’s name from her students’ story. 1st Amendment experts say she’s right.
Amanda Seitz, Associated Press
U.S. monkeypox outbreak is slowing as vaccines become more accessible, health officials say
Spencer Kimball WED, SEP 7TH 2022
Social media users criticized the pandemic control office in Qingdao for not showing appreciation to the helpful bystanders
- Debate Rages After Residents Barred From Earthquake Evacuation Due to Covid Curbs
- Trending in China: Police Scorned Online for Punishing Men Attending Funeral During Lockdown
Cities across China are imposing tight restrictions on their populations to battle the spread of Covid-19, in the biggest outbreak since early 2020. Millions of people are under full or partial lockdown on the orders of their local government. China reported 1,334 locally transmitted cases on Wednesday
Sep 08, 2022 05:19 PM
China to tighten domestic travel restrictions until the end of October
Chinese officials apologise for food shortages after Covid lockdown
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Pfizer awarded $4.85B modification contract for Paxlovid from U.S. Army
Sep. 07, 2022 5:35 PM ET Pfizer Inc. (PFE)
By: Dania Nadeem, SA News Editor23 Comments
- Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) on Wednesday was awarded a $4.85B modification (P00004) to contract W58P05-22-C-0001 for the oral COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid.
- https://seekingalpha.com/news/3881041-pfizer-awarded-485b-contract-for-paxlovid-from-us-army
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- https://www.pfizer.com/
Contracts For Sept. 7, 2022
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Clinical Trial Evaluating Monkeypox Vaccine Begins
NIH Trial Is Evaluating Intradermal Delivery to Expand the Vaccine Supply September 8, 2022
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COVID-19: How Singaporeans in China cope with repeated lockdowns
Sep 6, 2022 CNA
On any given day, residents of China could be forced to stay in their homes if coronavirus cases flare up in their communities. More than 70 Chinese cities have been placed under full or partial lockdown since late last month as Beijing authorities stick to their zero-COVID policy. CNA speaks to some Singaporeans in China to find out how they are coping with the curbs.
Judge Says HIV Drug Coverage Violates Religious Freedom
Wealthy Families Stay With Full-Time Tutors Hired Early in Pandemic
The Los Angeles Rams Have a Secret Weapon: Keeping Players Healthy
The reigning Super Bowl champions have conquered the NFL with modern, data-based sports science practices that have kept injuries low inside a sport where they seem random and impossible to predict.
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By Lena H. Sun
Potential to mix up Omicron booster with conventional vaccine raises concerns
When Dani Yuengling felt a lump in her right breast last summer, she tried to ignore it.
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For me, the question is not the “if” — I’m definitely getting the new booster. The question for me is “when.”
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Inhaled as a fine mist, Convidecia Air can provide good protection after just one breath, its maker says.
The right to life must come first, even if pandemic prevention rules are broken, a legal expert tells Caixin
Sep 07, 2022 08:14 PM
Shipments abroad in August grew 7.1% to $314.9 billion, marking the slowest increase since April
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What Xi’s trip to Kazakhstan could mean for China’s zero-Covid position
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For healthy ageing keep moving, stay busy and socially engaged, say experts
Airlines will avoid Hong Kong if uncertainty around travel curbs remains: IATA
New York ends mask requirement for subways, buses and other mass transit Spencer Kimball
People who recently caught Covid can wait for omicron booster: health official Spencer Kimball TUE, SEP 6TH 2022
BAVARIAN NORDIC ENTERS ADDITIONAL MONKEYPOX VACCINE SUPPLY CONTRACT WITH THE EUROPEAN HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE AUTHORITY (HERA)
- New contract will double the supply of monkeypox vaccines to HERA before year-end
- Company upgrades financial guidance for 2022
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Shattered dreams: The impact of COVID-19 on employment | COVID-19 Special
Aug 29, 2022 DW News
The economic crisis that has followed the corona pandemic has left many people without any job prospects. That can be very stressful. This week we meet people who are working to help those who are suffering.
Moderna said its rivals copied its methods for encoding genetic material and used the same chemical modification in their Covid-19 vaccine.
The worst drought in a decade is posing fresh challenges to farmers in the Corn Belt who already are struggling with surging costs, the dark side of a post-Covid commodities boom.1514 min read
The pace of new monkeypox cases may be slowing in hot spots including New York City, health officials said, offering hope that the global outbreak is cooling.
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Hong Kong Reports Highest Number of Daily Cases in Five Months
Dried-Out Farms From China to Iowa Put Pressure on Food Prices
Chinese Province Bordering Beijing Expands Covid Lockdown
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Five readers share their bouts with chronic fatigue and other symptoms of long covid. By Washington Post staff
Across Africa, healthy life expectancy increased 10 years — more than anywhere else.
The national economy grew just 0.4% in the second quarter, with coronavirus lockdowns the main culprit
- China’s Leaders Stick to ‘Zero-Covid’ Despite Economic Slowdown, Analysts Say
- Update: China’s Second-Quarter GDP Growth Sinks to 0.4% as Lockdowns Bite
The national economy grew just 0.4% in the second quarter, with coronavirus lockdowns the main culprit
- China’s Leaders Stick to ‘Zero-Covid’ Despite Economic Slowdown, Analysts Say
- Update: China’s Second-Quarter GDP Growth Sinks to 0.4% as Lockdowns Bite
Authorities step up testing, reopen quarantine centers and offer special care to those over 70 while avoiding full-scale shutdowns
Aug 27, 2022 02:37 AM
Organizer has been accused online of putting national women’s team players at risk by allowing them to compete in face masks during the Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup match against Iran
Aug 26, 2022 08:50 PM
China’s women’s volleyball team stirred up the internet by wearing N95 masks for their preliminary match against Iran at the 2022 Asian Women’s Volleyball Cup. The team lost the first set but won the next three after players removed their masks. The Chinese Volleyball Association issued an apology early on Friday, saying its players had been asked to wear facemasks to protect them from competitors and teammates with symptoms of Covid-19
Aug 26, 2022 07:11 PM
Updated COVID shots are set for U.S. rollout without human data
Aug. 28, 2022 7:27 AM ET Pfizer Inc. (PFE) MRNA, BNTX
By: Dulan Lokuwithana, SA News Editor61 Comments
COVID-19 vaccine boosters adjusted for the latest Omicron subvariants are likely to receive U.S. authorizations this week before their human testing is complete, according to regulatory submissions filed by vaccine makers, Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)/BioNTech (BNTX) and Moderna (MRNA).
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3 children in Georgia test positive for monkeypox
Aug 25, 2022 ABC News
ABC News medical contributor and emergency physician Dr. Darien Sutton discusses the latest on the monkeypox outbreak as the CDC reports at least 13 children across nine states have tested positive.
Fields in the state have been “underwhelming,” “disappointing,” and just “not great.”
Omicron’s Mutations Impaired Vaccine Effectiveness, CDC Says
The annual Professional Farmers of America crop tour shows many corn and soybean fields are wilting under extreme heat, rekindling supply concerns.
A Covid-19-driven life insurance buying spree has ebbed, with sales activity falling back nearly to prepandemic levels, according to new industry data.
Opinion by the Editorial Board
New monkeypox cases begin to slow in L.A. County, echoing trends elsewhere
Child infected with monkeypox in Orange County
China's Volleyball Association later apologised, saying the decision was due to "lack of experience".
People entering or leaving the country will no longer need to report nucleic acid test results, previous infections and vaccination dates
Aug 26, 2022 04:02 PM
Instead of playing the blame game, it’s time to get down to business.
Hong Kong to tighten quarantine rules for elderly patients, high-risk groups
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine approved for adolescents in U.K.
Aug. 26, 2022 6:35 AM ET Novavax, Inc. (NVAX)
By: Dulan Lokuwithana, SA News Editor2 Comments
- U.K. regulators have extended the approval granted for Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, allowing its use in those aged 12 – 17 years.
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Frustrations grow in China over zero-Covid controls
Aug 24, 2022 CNBC Television
In China, there are growing frustrations among residents over very strict Covid-19 controls, pushing some to speak out in the heavily-controlled country. CNBC's Eunice Yoon joins 'Squawk Box' with the details.
How Long Will You Live? It Could Depend on Your State
India on Alert as Rare Viral Illness ‘Tomato Flu’ Spreads
How Deadly Bacteria Spread in a Similac Factory—and Caused the US Formula Shortage
Ukraine’s Wheat Is Flowing Again But Fears Grow About Next Crop
If You’re Suffering After Being Sick With Covid, It’s Not Just in Your Head ZEYNEP TUFEKCI
‘Pretty Dramatic, Pretty Public Mistakes’: What People Are Saying About the C.D.C.SPENCER BOKAT-LINDELL
How Bad Are the Germs in Public Restrooms, Really?
Just a few school districts are imposing coronavirus vaccine mandates
What is tomato flu? Viral infection is spreading among children in India.
By Andrew Jeong
COVID: German cabinet signs off on rules for autumn and winter
Monkeypox: WHO reports drop in number of cases worldwide
‘Tragic milestone’: 1 million Covid deaths in 2022, says WHO
Gallery: Chongqing Forced to Launch Mass Covid Test
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Monkeypox cases drop 21% globally as outbreak eases in Europe – WHO
Aug. 25, 2022 1:00 PM ET
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The World Health Organization announced Thursday that worldwide cases of monkeypox had dropped 21% for the week ending Aug. 21 compared to a week ago, led by a slowdown in infections in Europe.
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WHO reports 21% decline in monkeypox cases globally
Public health experts sound the alarm as new polio cases emerge
Aug 22, 2022 PBS NewsHour
Polio had been considered eliminated from the U.S. since 1979, when the last known case of the original strain of the polio virus was detected, while the global vaccination campaign has decreased cases by 99.9 percent. But the virus now seems to be gaining a foothold again in some countries. Dr. Yvonne Maldonado of the Stanford School of Medicine joins William Brangham to discuss.
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Biden Administration Plans for New Booster Campaign Soon After Labor Day
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Japan plans to ditch requirements for pre-departure coronavirus tests for arriving travelers who have received at least three COVID-19 vaccine doses.
With schools opening soon around the region, Camden and other NJ districts have announced plans to loosen COVID-19 policies and move to a return to normal after the pandemic disrupted schools
Students from kindergarten to 12th grade need to be vaccinated in order to attend school in Pennsylvania.
The infectious disease specialist became the most famous doctor in the US during the pandemic.
BY MEGAN MESSERLY AND KRISTA MAHR
Exclusive: Biden administration likely to extend baby formula help for low-income moms
The administration has already exhausted much of the federal tools at its disposal as a key formula plant is still working to ramp up production.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/23/biden-administration-baby-formula-help-00053182
Abbott to extend baby formula rebates for another month – Politico
Aug. 23, 2022 2:32 PM ET Abbott Laboratories (ABT)RBGPF, NSRGF, NSRGY, RBGLY
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Study: People unaware they've been infected with the COVID omicron variant
Aug 19, 2022 13News Now
New research suggests most people who catch the omicron variant of COVID-19 don't even realize it! Scientists published the report this week and say it's likely a big factor in the recent spread of the virus. Eugene Daniel looks at the study and what health experts say you should know.
By Allysia Finley | Life Science
- Post Roe v. Wade, anti-abortion activists are pushing for an absolute goal: laws that grant fetuses the same legal rights and protections as any person.
- So-called fetal personhood laws would make abortion murder, ruling out all or most of the exceptions for abortion allowed in states that already ban it.
Moderna to Supply 12 Million Doses of Omicron-Containing Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Vaccines to the Government of Canada Download PDF(OPENS IN NEW WINDOW) 22 August, 2022
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Xijiang, which is heavily dependent on ethnic minority-themed tourism, has been struggling to survive the fallout of the pandemic
Aug 22, 2022 05:00 PM
COVID-19: India reports more than 15,000 new cases
Aug 19, 2022 CNA
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in India. More than 15,000 infections and 39 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours. Total infections in India now tally almost 44 million.
Opinion by Stacy Torres
The theories are many. The crabs moved into Russian waters. Predators got them. They ate each other. Alien abduction. Okay, not that last one. By Laura Reiley
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US National Institutes of Health Ending Subaward for Lab in Wuhan, China
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has ended a subgrant to the laboratory in China located where the first COVID-19 cases were identified in 2019.
CHINA Zachary Stieber Aug 20, 2022
The U.S. and Europe are relying on Chinese factories as much as ever, despite concerns about national security and fragile supply chains.
Here’s what the science says about driving while high on marijuana.
Tinnitus affects 1 in 7 adults, yet treatments are lacking, a study find
Polio in US, UK and Israel reveals rare risk of oral vaccine
Local manufacture of Pfizer’s anti-Covid pill to boost domestic availability; Paxlovid faces competition from cheaper homegrown treatment, Genuine Biotech’s Azvudine
- Five Chinese Drugmakers Sign Up to Export Generic Paxlovid
- China Approves First Homegrown Covid Pill
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The end of coronavirus restrictions? | COVID-19 Special
Aug 20, 2022 DW News
Many countries are relaxing coronavirus protection measures. At the same time, the number of new infections is rising. How are people managing to balance caution with the desire to return to a normal life?
Wendy’s restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania are leaving off lettuce from burgers and sandwiches while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looks for the origin of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 37 people.
By Dan Diamond, Fenit Nirappil and Lena H. Sun
The analysis found that people were at increased risk for dementia, epilepsy, psychosis and brain fog for about two years after contracting covid. By Frances Stead Sellers
Infectious disease control may be in CDC’s DNA, but the agency’s capabilities have not evolved to keep up with the faster speed and higher stakes of germs in the modern world.
Kasturi Pananjady and Jason Laughlin
Indonesia confirms first monkeypox case, in Jakarta man
Traditional Chinese Medicine can’t prevent Covid-19, says renowned expert
BA.5 may trigger new infection wave in winter: Hong Kong health official
Local manufacture of Pfizer’s anti-Covid pill to boost domestic availability; Paxlovid faces competition from cheaper homegrown treatment, Genuine Biotech’s Azvudine
- Five Chinese Drugmakers Sign Up to Export Generic Paxlovid
- China Approves First Homegrown Covid Pill
Title China Stories: China’s Primary Health Care on the Front Line Against Covid
Aug 20, 2022 05:00 PM 00:00/13:27
Move sparks uncertainty about whether the city can further ease virus policies ahead of a key financial forum and rugby tournament in November
Aug 20, 2022 06:52 PM
The demands of the pandemic have further stressed a frontline medical system already suffering from insufficient funding and shrinking resources. The result has been a brain drain of its best and brightest.
Aug 20, 2022 05:00 PM
FDA expands use of Novavax COVID-19 shot for adolescents
Aug. 20, 2022 1:01 AM ET Novavax, Inc. (NVAX)
By: Dulan Lokuwithana, SA News Editor13 Comments
- Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) announced late Friday that the company received expanded emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its COVID-19 shot NVX-CoV2373.
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How China's Covid Shutdowns Keep Hitting Global Supply Chains
Aug 19, 2022 CNBC
At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, China's strict "zero-Covid" policies managed to keep Covid-19 at bay. More than two years later, the country's ongoing controls are weighing down its economy and stalling global supply chains. The demanding quarantine and testing rules have thwarted truckers on roads as well, driving up the amount of time it takes for goods to get to Chinese ports for export. That's not to mention the poor weather, labor challenges and abnormal demand patterns that have also added to supply chain disruptions. Watch the video above to find out how China's evolving zero-Covid strategies are slowing down global supply chains, and whether there's any relief in sight.
New York marked the biggest decline among all states in the first year of Covid.
Covid Incubation Gets Shorter With Each New Variant, Study Shows
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It’s a phenomenon known by the forbidding name of original antigenic sin, and, in the case of the coronavirus, it prompts a constellation of questions. By Carolyn Y. Johnson
They say it's crucial to learn about more than abstinence, especially if abortion is unavailable. By Hannah Natanson
Why hearing loss can cause dementia and what you can do about it
Even mild hearing loss doubles the risk of dementia, a study shows, a situation exacerbated by many seniors disliking wearing hearing aids. Two Hong Kong inventors offer a solution.
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China reopens the door to foreign students after 2 years of Covid lockouts
Authorities are considering scrapping the current border restriction that require travelers to show proof of a negative test result from within 72 hours of departure
Aug 23, 2022 03:09 PM
Those reporting sharply lower quarterly sales include Starbucks, Burberry, Richemont, Adidas, Gucci and Yum, though Apple held its own
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Pfizer, Moderna to deliver 175M COVID shots for September rollout
Aug. 23, 2022 12:17 PM ET Pfizer Inc. (PFE)CVS, RAD, WBA, MRNA, BNTX
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August 16, 2022 1 CDC Fall Vaccination Operational Planning Guide – Information for the Fall Vaccine Campaign, Including Upcoming Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses
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CDC director proposes drastic overhaul
Aug 18, 2022CNBC Television
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky says the CDC mishandled the Covid pandemic and she's proposed a drastic overhaul of the agency.
Opinion: Fauci and Walensky Double Down on Failed Covid Response
The discovery of poliovirus in wastewater has some people asking whether they and their children are protected.
The longer the monkeypox outbreak drags on, the more likely the virus will spread to wild animals. If that happens we’ll never be rid of it.
On several campuses in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, specific guidance and policies about monkeypox were still being refined this week.
Coronavirus: Thailand to allow tourists to extend stay; Japan’s daily cases up
China’s e-commerce industry hit by disruptions as Yiwu lockdown continues
Over 2,000 cases were reported on Hainan Island, while tourists are trapped in Tibet and Xiamen fishermen and their catch are being tested
Aug 19, 2022 01:38 PM
Officials are expanding outreach campaigns to reach Black and Latino men, but huge disparities persist.
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Window of opportunity to stop monkeypox ‘slowly closing’ as vaccines stall
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U.S. to provide monkeypox vaccines for events with high attendance by gay men
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Everyone over 12 expected to be eligible for new boosters, White House official says
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Regeneron monoclonal antibody gets WHO recommendation for Ebola
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WHO makes new recommendations for Ebola treatments, calls for improved access
19 August 2022 News release Geneva
Now, following a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials of therapeutics for the disease, WHO has made strong recommendations for two monoclonal antibody treatments: mAb114 (Ansuvimab; Ebanga) and REGN-EB3 (Inmazeb).
Canada approves use of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID shot as booster dose in kids aged 5-11
Aug. 19, 2022 12:08 PM ET Pfizer Inc. (PFE), BNTX
By: Anuron Mitra, SA News Editor4 Comments
- Canada's drug regulator on Friday approved the use Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech's (NASDAQ:BNTX) COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose in children aged 5 through 11, making it the first coronavirus shot cleared as a booster in that age group.
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SUMMARY OF NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION (NACI) STATEMENT OF AUGUST 19, 2022
Recommendations on the use of a first booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine in children 5 to 11 years of age
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Long Covid: Three types identified - BBC News Review
Aug 17, 2022 BBC Learning English
Long Covid. Millions of people around the world have reported symptoms of Covid-19 more than twelve weeks after getting the disease. Now research by scientists in the UK has identified three different types of long Covid. Some people suffer brain fog and headaches; others have breathing problems; and a third group experience a range of symptoms. Key words and phrases unknown enemy something that can harm you, but you don’t know how * Online bullies are an unknown enemy. You don’t know how they’ll attack you. * Climate change is an unknown enemy. Nobody knows exactly what’s going to happen. rockets goes up quickly * Prices are rocketing. I can’t afford anything. * Demand for fans has rocketed during the heatwave. being sold being persuaded about an idea that might not be right * I’m being sold the idea I can learn a language in 3 months. * He tried to sell me the idea the Moon landings were fake. Video chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 0:21 - Story 1:25 - Headline 1: The Guardian: The Guardian view on long Covid: an unknown enemy 3:20 – Headline 2: ITV: Demand for Long Covid services rockets as thousands battle the condition 5:00 - Headline 3: The Conversation: Ivermectin, blood washing, ozone: how long COVID survivors are being sold the next round of miracle cures 6:53 - Language summary
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Footage has gone viral showing live fish and crabs being tested in China for the coronavirus.
Macroscope | China’s zero-Covid policy trapping economy in a self-inflicted slowdown
Nicholas Spiro 18 Aug 2022 - 11:45AM
Fish, crabs and shrimp undergo PCR tests amid dynamic zero-Covid rule in China
China to burn more coal as heatwave, drought threaten power supply
Covid-19, property, heatwaves erode recovery as China’s GDP forecasts cut
Outages persist in Sichuan despite closures of factories as the parched province suffers heatwave
As the region struggles to contain its first Covid-19 outbreak since early 2020, its testing capacity has fallen short, leaving travelers stranded in the highest and remote part of China during peak tourism season
Aug 18, 2022 08:04 PM
Rochelle Walensky wants to boost transparency by releasing data more quickly and to improve communication with the public.
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Novavax Nuvaxovid™ COVID-19 Vaccine Granted Expanded Provisional Approval in New Zealand for Adolescents Aged 12 Through 17
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Omicron-specific booster may be available in a few weeks, officials say
California officials warn of misleading COVID test results
Covid’s Harmful Effects on the Brain Reverberate Years Later
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White House making additional 50K courses of antiviral Tpoxx available to states for monkeypox
Aug. 18, 2022 3:59 PM ET SIGA Technologies, Inc. (SIGA)
By: Jonathan Block, SA News Editor1
The Biden administration Thursday said it is making available 50K treatment courses of SIGA Technologies' Tpoxx (tecovirimat) to jurisdictions next week.
Information for Healthcare Providers on Obtaining and Using TPOXX (Tecovirimat) for Treatment of Monkeypox
Updated August 18, 2022Print Summary of Recent Changes
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Tecovirimat and the Treatment of Monkeypox — Past, Present, and Future Considerations August 18, 2022
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Monkeypox in Sacramento County impacting White & Hispanic people at high rates.
Aug 19, 2022 CBS Sacramento
Monkeypox numbers in Sacramento County are showing that White and Hispanic people are impacted at high rates.
Live seafood ‘tested’ for Covid-19 in China
Aug 18, 2022 South China Morning Post
Videos of pandemic medical workers giving live seafood PCR tests have gone viral on Chinese social media.
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Polio vac for all London children
Aug 10, 2022 Dr. John Campbell
Poliomyelitis, London, New York and Israel All children aged 1 to 9 in London to be offered a dose of polio vaccine Last UK case, 1984 8,000 people developed paralysis every year
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Vaccine-derived poliovirus in sewage in north and east London Genetic diversity (RNA virus) Most are vaccine-like virus A few have sufficient mutations to be classified as vaccine derived poliovirus (VDPV2), behaves more like naturally occurring ‘wild’ polio Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) Targeted inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) booster dose, offered to all children between the ages of 1 and 9 in all London boroughs This will ensure a high level of protection from paralysis and help reduce further spread of the virus. The programme will start with the areas affected, where the poliovirus has been detected and vaccination rates are low It’s important all children aged 1 to 9 – even if up to date with their vaccinations – accept this vaccine when offered Beckton sewage treatment works first Now also, Barnet, Brent, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Waltham Forest A total of 116 PV2 isolates identified in 19 sewage samples Poliomyelitis https://assets.publishing.service.gov... https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/poli...
An acute illness Follows invasion through the gastro intestinal tract by polio virus Virus replicates in the gut Has a high affinity for nervous tissue Spread occurs via the bloodstream Retrograde axonal transport to the central nervous system Often infection is clinically inapparent Symptoms may range in severity Fever to Headache, Gastrointestinal disturbance, Malaise Stiffness of the neck and back Aseptic meningitis Paralysis. Ratio of inapparent to paralytic infections 1000 to 1 in children 75 to 1 in adults Transmission Contact with the faeces or pharyngeal secretions Polio virus replicates long periods in GI tract Can be excreted for three to six weeks in faeces Can be excreted for two weeks in saliva Incubation period Three to 21 days When the infection was endemic Paralytic disease is caused by naturally occurring ‘wild virus’ Live attenuated vaccine, (OPV – Sabin) Virus retains the potential to revert to a virulent form, that can rarely cause paralytic disease Vaccine-associated paralytic polio (VAPP) VAPP cases can occur rarely where live attenuated vaccines are used OPV not used in UK since 2004 (US, not since 2000) Inactivated polio vaccine (i.m. injected) for routine immunisation tetanus/diphtheria/inactivated polio vaccine diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis/inactivated polio vaccine Recommended at two, three and four months of age, can be given at any stage from two months up to ten years of age
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The health minister urges people to delete the contact-tracing app, which identified just two infections.
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- According to the latest data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the recent monkeypox outbreak has led to 10,392 cases as of Wednesday.
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It's also rolling back its policy that suggested kids exposed to the virus obtain a negative test to stay in the classroom.
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COVID-19: More cities in China's Hainan being placed under lockdown
Aug 8, 2022 CNA
The Chinese resort island of Hainan has placed more cities under lockdown as COVID-19 spreads. Seventy-seven new positive infections were reported as of noon on Aug 8, taking the total tally to more than 1,500 cases since the start of August.
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Aug 10, 2022 DW News
China has an unemployment problem. Almost 20 percent of young job-seekers can't land a job, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. It’s the highest level since the data was first made public four years ago. Especially for the newly minted college graduates — the Class of 20-22 — it is struggling to enter the daunting job market.
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From Friday, arrivals from the mainland will need to go through three days of mandatory home isolation instead of seven, though the city still isn’t granting individual tourist visas to them
Aug 10, 2022 06:27 PM
Tourists who found themselves in “high-risk” areas in Northwest China’s Xinjiang region choose to camp at highway rest areas for a week to avoid centralized quarantine. According to the country’s latest disease control plan, anyone who has been to a high-risk area in the previous week is supposed to enter centralized quarantine for seven days. As of Tuesday, 45 parts in the region have been classified as high risk
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COVID-19: Hong Kong cuts hotel quarantine for travellers to 3 days
Aug 8, 2022 CNA
Hong Kong is taking another step to gradually unwind stringent pandemic rules that have isolated the Asian financial hub. It is cutting its hotel quarantine duration for incoming travellers from seven days to three days starting from Aug 12.
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Thailand will remove Covid-19 from the same disease category as plague and smallpox to the same level as influenza and dengue to reflect the reality of the situation, the health ministry said.
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It is the second such declaration of the summer and takes effect noon Monday and continues until at least 8 p.m. Tuesday, with heat indexes of 100 to 104 degrees expected.
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Confirmed cases, 7,510 Monkeypox symptoms Rash that may be located on or near the genitals or anus could be on other areas like the hands, feet, chest, face, or mouth. Rash will go through several stages, including scabs, before healing Rash can initially look like pimples or blisters, may be painful or itchy. Other symptoms can include Fever Chills Swollen lymph nodes Exhaustion Muscle aches and backache Headache Respiratory symptoms (e.g. sore throat, nasal congestion, or cough) You may experience all or only a few symptoms Sometimes, people have flu-like symptoms before the rash. Some people get a rash first, followed by other symptoms. Others only experience a rash.
The vaccine maker reduced its 2022 guidance to a maximum of $2.3 billion, down from its previous estimate for as much as $5 billion.
The city’s bid to restore its status as Asia’s leading global financial hub falls short of business demands to scrap the isolation period altogether.
More than a month after the shots became available, roughly 4% to 5% of children under 5 years have received them.
Jack Dorsey Tweets ‘End the CCP’ After China Covid Report
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Life in Beijing: relentless covid testing & health app that dictates where I go Green code is needed to enter public areas. Red means quarantine/isolation. Authorities track people's movements thru these apps. Concern is this surveillance will stay long after covid is gone
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The department is proposing to update airline refund and credit rules based on consumer complaints during the pandemic.
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Health officials recommend that anyone infected with the coronavirus isolate for at least 5 days — but for many, that timeline may be overly optimistic.
The government is doing what it can to provide booster shots, but take-up remains sluggish.
Hotel quarantine is to be followed by four days of "medical surveillance" at home or any hotel.
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China’s southern island province of Hainan is tightening restrictions and measures to stem its vacation-fueled Covid-19 outbreak. This weekend, the local government imposed lockdowns on Sanya and Qionghai, disrupting lives and stranding tourists. Hainan reported 504 local cases on Sunday, taking the total number of infections across the island to over 1,000 in a week
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Arrivals to the city will need to spend three days in isolation followed by four days of health monitoring, at which time their movement will be restricted
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Flights that bring in five Covid-positive passengers will now only be suspended for one week, down from two
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Covid optimism
Aug 6, 2022 Dr. John Campbell
Right now there is no obvious replacement for the BA.5 variant, that is causing the current wave. This leaves open the real possibility that this could be the last significant wave this year, (or hopefully much longer).
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-trac... BA.5 85.5% BA.4 7.7% BA.4.6 4.1 BA2.12.1 2.6% BA.2 0.1% BA.1s 0% BA. 2.75 not US listed US hospitalizations Down 3.8% on the week Known daily case counts, test positivity, hospitalizations slow downward trend US deaths https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-trac...
Last 7 days rolling average, 393 per day Dr. Fauci (81), Re. BA.5 https://www.washingtonpost.com/health...
If they don’t get vaccinated or they don’t get boosted, they’re going to get into trouble Wants to increase vaccination and booster rates, so the virus does not have, ample opportunity to freely circulate It is about you as an individual, but it’s also about the communal responsibility to get this outbreak under control (POTUS, fully vaccinated and double boosted) Weekly national Influenza and COVID-19 surveillance report https://assets.publishing.service.gov...
COVID-19 activity decreased Highest number of respiratory incidents, (mostly SARS-CoV-2) in care homes Influenza positivity, 0.5% RSV positivity up to 6.5% overall RSV positivity in under 5s, 22.2% Rhinovirus positivity, down to 8.4% Symptom tracker data https://health-study.joinzoe.com/data
New cases per day, 145,740 Current prevalence, 2,858,159 UK official data https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk
ONS latest https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati... 3.86% in England (1 in 25 people) 3.58% in Wales (1 in 30 people) 5.98% in Northern Ireland (1 in 17) 4.95% in Scotland (1 in 20) Long covid, as of 2 July 2022 1.8 million people, (2.8% of the population) Of those, 81% experiencing long COVID symptoms at least 12 weeks 43% at least one year Antibodies 179ng/ml level and the 800ng/ml theshold
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Some of the state’s biggest employers objected to the restrictions passed by the GOP-controlled legislature. Abortion rights activists made plans to arrange alternative locations for women seeking procedures, and Democratic leaders strategized ways to amend or repeal the law. By Amber Phillips and Tom Hamburger
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Some rulings have provided a boost to students and parents, while other decisions have said students don’t have valid claims. Pending cases from higher-level courts could bring more clarity.
The companies say the state’s new restrictions could affect where they add staff; covering travel “may not be enough” to retain talent, Lilly says.
With Roe v. Wade overturned, the U.S. joins a small group of countries that have tightened abortion laws. Over the past 25 years, access to the procedure has risen globally.
LGBTQ men and others change how they are socializing, celebrating and seeking love.
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Aug 6, 2022 DW News
COVID-19 presents manifold challenges for scientists. Genome researchers are out to detect new mutations as early as possible. Ecologists are investigating the risk of infection between animals and humans.
Monkeypox will become a low-level infection but can be dangerous, says Dr. Scott Gottlieb
Aug 5, 2022 CNBC Television
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner and CNBC contributor, joins CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to discuss the outbreak in monkeypox cases after the U.S. declared the virus a public health emergency.
White House Declares Monkeypox A Public Health Emergency
Aug 5, 2022 MSNBC
The U.S. is fighting two pandemics at the same time: COVID and monkeypox. With monkeypox circulating in many communities in the U.S., infectious disease epidemiologist Dr. Syra Madad explains to MSNBC’s Zerlina Maxwell that monkeypox transmission is “largely being driven by skin to skin contact or intimate contact.”
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Profiling post-COVID syndrome across different variants of SARS-CoV-2 https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.11...
Across all variants Central neurological cluster of symptoms Cardiorespiratory cluster of symptoms Debilitating multi-organ systemic inflammatory symptoms Central neurological cluster of symptoms Anosmia / dysosmia Fatigue Brain-fog Depression Delirium Headache (Largest cluster in both alpha and delta variants, and the second largest for the wild-type variant) Consistent UK Biobank study SARS-CoV-2 is associated with changes in brain structure in UK Biobank https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158...
Reduction in grey matter thickness Tissue damage in primary olfactory cortex Reduction in global brain size Cardiorespiratory cluster of symptoms (Largest cluster in the wild-type period) Symptoms may reflect lung damage Dyspnoea Chest pain Fatigue Palpitations Consistent study from Medicine Clinical characteristics and outcomes of post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis is a severe complication that leads to permanent lung damage or death. Debilitating multi-organ symptoms (Present in all variants) Systemic/inflammatory Abdominal symptoms Myalgias (muscle pain) Vaccination and long covid we did not observe evidence of qualitatively different symptom clustering in vaccinated vs. unvaccinated individuals, with either alpha or delta variants. Background It is now evident that post-COVID syndrome presents with heterogeneous profiles, need characterisation to enable personalised care Methods Prospective longitudinal cohort study N = 336,652 subjects (Covid Symptom Study) Tested positive Long-COVID = lasting longer than 28 days N = 1,459 with post-COVID syndrome (more than 12 weeks of symptoms) One in 230 symptomatic, test confirmed cases Clustering analysis, to identify distinct symptom profiles Across Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination status at the time of infection Clusters were characterised Symptom prevalence Duration Demography Prior conditions (comorbidities) Findings We identified distinct profiles of symptoms for post-COVID syndrome Wild-type variant Four endotypes identified Alpha variant Seven endotypes Delta variant Five endotypes in vaccinated subjects Endotype a subtype of a disease condition, defined by a distinct pathophysiological mechanism Interpretation Our classification may be useful to understand distinct mechanisms of the post-COVID syndrome, as well as subgroups of individuals at risk of prolonged debilitation. Dr Claire Steves, clinical lead author, King's College London https://news.sky.com/story/three-type...
These data show clearly that post-COVID syndrome is not just one condition, but appears to have at several subtypes. Understanding the root causes of these subtypes may help in finding treatment strategies. Moreover, these data emphasise the need for long COVID services to incorporate a personalised approach sensitive to the issues of each individual. Dr Liane Canas, author These insights could aid in the development of personalised diagnosis and treatment for these individuals
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Zero-COVID Shanghai: The Lockdown That Scarred A Generation | CNA Correspondent | China
Aug 3, 2022 CNA Insider
Shanghai imposed a citywide lockdown on its 26 million residents on April 1, 2022 to combat the spread of COVID-19. It caused widespread public anger over issues such as crowded quarantine facilities, difficulties in accessing food and loss of income. CNA’s Low Minmin was in Shanghai reporting on the lockdown as residents lived through those two months of frustration, anger and despair. Many did not think such chaos could happen in Shanghai, China’s most advanced and wealthiest city. In this week’s CNA Correspondent, Minmin documents the lockdown that left the metropolis scarred.
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One of the most symbolic tools in China’s fight against Covid-19 is its health code system, which is used to visualise a person’s risk in relation to Covid-19. But how does it work in reality?
WHO has now declared the monkeypox outbreak a global emergency.
Some companies report difficulty keeping operations going due to illness and vacations, saying that maintaining workforces is tougher than at any previous time during the pandemic.
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In Germany supplies of a wide range of medication is running out. The question is: why?
China reports the lowest daily tally since July 17, as authorities continue to roll out testing blitzes to stamp out outbreaks
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Pfizer, Moderna to join key White House “summit” on next-gen COVID shots – Stat
Jul. 25, 2022 10:11 AM ET
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Companies including leading vaccine developers, Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and Moderna (MRNA), will be part of a groundbreaking “summit” that White House has convened for Tuesday as part of a comprehensive initiative to develop next generation of COVID-19 immunizations, Stat News reported.
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WHO declares highest alert over monkeypox outbreak - BBC News
Jul 23, 2022 BBC News
The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. The classification is the highest alert that the WHO can issue and follows a worldwide upsurge in cases. It came at the end of the second meeting of the WHO's emergency committee on the virus. More than 16,000 cases have now been reported from 75 countries, said WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. There had been five deaths so far as a result of the outbreak, he added.
Why does the world need grain to be shipped from Ukraine? - BBC News
Jul 23, 2022 BBC News
Ukraine and Russia have signed "mirror" deals which will allow Kyiv to resume exports of grain through the Black Sea. The agreement will allow millions of tonnes of grain, currently trapped in Ukraine by the war, to be exported. The world shortage of Ukrainian grain since Russia's 24 February invasion has left millions at risk of hunger.
#Ukraine #Russia #GrainExports
Ukraine tries to get grain out despite attack: What's at stake | DW News
Jul 25, 2022 DW News
Ukraine says it will push ahead with efforts to export its grain, despite a Russian missile attack on the port of Odesa at the weekend. Russia claims it was targeting a military vessel and arms supplied by western countries. Saturday's attack came hours after a deal was struck between Russia and Ukraine to allow the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports. The deal is an attempt to alleviate a global supply crisis. The concern over global food inflation is far from over. Global wheat prices jumped by 3 percent at the start of the week, following the attack on Odesa. Wheat prices dropped 6% on Friday, to levels not seen since the Russian invasion. But the weekend's bombing provided a reality check, showing that getting shipments out of Ukraine may not be as simple as once hoped.
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Jul 23, 2022 DW News
We’ve all heard stories of healthcare workers who worked for months on COVID-19 wards and never caught it. Researchers are trying to figure out natural immunity. For now, it looks like vaccination will be vital as we learn to live with the virus.
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Jul 22, 2022 Dr. John Campbell
Rant warning. There is a significant rant in this video starting at 15 minutes 20 seconds. Viewer discretion is advised as some may find this objectionable. CDC variant nowcast https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-trac... BA.5 77.9% BA.4 12.8% BA.2.12.1 8.6% BA.2 0.6% BA.1 0% Delta 0% Others 0% https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2... Risk of death in vaccinated and unvaccinated Hospital admission risk goes up with age Mr. Biden, (79) isolating at home Fully vaccinated, had second booster, end of March Tested positive, Thursday. very mild symptoms Taking Paxlovid White House has stringent measures to prevent infection https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati... 5.77% in England (1 in 17 people) 6.03% in Wales (1 in 17 people) 4.82% in Northern Ireland (1 in 20 people) 6.48% in Scotland (1 in 15 people) Long covid, data to 27 May 2022 Coronavirus Infection Survey, 12 to 16 weeks laboratory-confirmed infection BA.1 4.5% BA.2 4.2% Delta 5.0% of triple-vaccinated adults, Zoe data https://health-study.joinzoe.com/data Japan, highest level of vigilance https://www.theguardian.com/world/202... New wave of infections Omicron BA.5 subvariant Cases, + 186,000, disproportionately affected children and young people Recent rise in cases, 60 + Lowest per capita rate of 38 OECD countries 246 per million people
Where can you get a monkeypox vaccine? When should you get tested? Your questions, answered.
I’m a Virologist, and I’m Setting the Record Straight on Variants and Reinfections JEREMY KAMIL
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Reformulated shots would target the now-dominant omicron subvariants of the coronavirus.
By Laurie McGinley, Dan Diamond and Lena H. Sun
The main reason for such a declaration is to mobilize resources to contain transmission of monkeypox, which in recent weeks has spread to thousands of people across dozens of countries.
Intense heat and dry conditions are threatening corn, soybeans and other crops, as well as cattle herds, just as some commodity prices have eased amid concerns about global food supplies.
Weekly coronavirus cases, while showing signs of flattening in L.A. County, remain elevated as a decision on reimposing an indoor mask mandate looms.
First child monkeypox cases in U.S. are reported, including a toddler in California
California’s LGBTQ community feeling ignored, angry, confused as monkeypox cases rise
Monkeypox is a global emergency, declares UN health agency WHO
The World Health Organization sounds its highest alarm and says the expanding outbreak in more than 70 countries is ‘extraordinary’ situation.
China considers further easing Covid quarantine rules
China Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says the country is constantly fine-tuning its response to lessen the impact on the economy and people’s lives.22 Jul 2022 - 6:13PM
Joe Biden’s Covid-19 symptoms continue to improve, says doctor
The move ‘shows confidence’ in Chinese vaccines, which have been widely recognized around the world, said deputy head of the National Health Commission
- In Depth: Why China Still Doesn’t Have an mRNA Shot
- Cover Story: Where Covid Vaccine Development Is Going
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China orders Covid lockdowns and mass testing as nationwide case numbers surpass 1,000
Jul 21, 2022 South China Morning Post
Cities and towns across China have been issued fresh orders for mass testing and lockdowns as the nation’s Covid-19 case count rose above 1,000 for the first time in two months on July 19, 2022. The epicentre of the mainland’s latest outbreak was in the provinces of Gansu and Guangxi, but small-scale restrictions put in place for Shenzhen and Shanghai have residents in those cities concerned about future lockdowns.
Endemic Covid-19 Looks Pretty Brutal DAVID WALLACE-WELLS
Biden Administration Elevates Health Division for Pandemic Response
The company’s hiring spree and soaring stock led to an uptick in luxury home purchases by employees during the pandemic.
Coronavirus: Tokyo hits pandemic record with rise of subvariants
Australia sees record deaths as Omicron variants push up hospital cases
China’s Shenzhen vows to ‘mobilise all resources’ to curb Covid spread
The demands of the pandemic have further stressed a frontline medical system already suffering from insufficient funding and shrinking resources. The result has been a brain drain of its best and brightest
- Beijing Urges Local Governments to Set Aside Enough to Cover Covid Testing
- In Depth: Lockdowns Expose Covid’s Cost on Mental Health in China
Maria Cheng, Associated Pres
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WHO reports 14,000 cases of monkeypox globally, five deaths in Africa
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Millions of Sri Lankans go hungry as food prices soar
Jul 18, 2022 South China Morning Post
Sri Lanka has endured a months-long economic crisis that has seen rampant inflation and civil unrest. The country defaulted on its foreign debts for the first time in its history and its people have faced shortages of fuel, medicine and other essentials. According to the World Food Programme, nearly five million people, or 22 per cent of the population, need food aid.
By Linda Searing
Recent waves of the virus have been accompanied by successively fewer cases of the inflammatory condition MIS-C in children. Researchers think they might know why.5 min read
The hike is the biggest in the last few years, with Mono, Inyo and Imperial counties seeing the largest average increase, at nearly 12%.
AstraZeneca to supply certain doses of COVID therapy Evusheld to Switzerland - Reuters
Jul. 20, 2022 5:29 AM ET AstraZeneca PLC (AZN)
By: Ravikash, SA News Editor
- Switzerland is going to acquire about over 1.2K doses of AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) COVID-19 therapy Evusheld (tixagevimab/cilgavimab), Reuters reported citing the country's government.
- https://seekingalpha.com/news/3858385-astrazeneca-to-supply-certain-doses-of-covid-therapy-evusheld-to-switzerland-reuters
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China rules out ‘excessive stimulus’, but vows tweaks to zero Covid
Premier Li Keqiang has told international business leaders that China will not employ large-scale stimulus to hit economic growth targets, but it will refine zero-Covid policy as frustration grows about its effects.
Hotels in Beijing banned from hosting weddings and banquets
The city has only seen 3 cases in recent days, but new guidelines have tightened restrictions on group gatherings.‘
Simple and crude’: Chinese city sorry for breaking in to find Covid contacts
China’s Covid slowdown raises spectre of middle-income trap
Vitamins and supplements aren’t as helpful as you think; some may do harm
We take supplements and vitamins for our health, but some don’t work and others may even be harmful, according to a recent analysis of 84 studies. 4 Jul 2022 - 7:15AM
The demands of the pandemic have further stressed a frontline medical system already suffering from insufficient funding and shrinking resources. The result has been a brain drain of its best and brightest
- Beijing Urges Local Governments to Set Aside Enough to Cover Covid Testing
- In Depth: Lockdowns Expose Covid’s Cost on Mental Health in China
Renewed virus restrictions are driving a decline in haulage volumes across 19 regions in China
Jul 20, 2022 07:47 PM
Value-added industrial output rose 3.4% in the first half, while added value of the manufacturing sector ticked up 2.8%
Jul 20, 2022 07:19 PM
Senior officials from both sides met to discuss economic and trade issues as the Europe risks slipping into recession
Jul 20, 2022 01:10 PM
Covid Curbs Likely Dealt Heavy Blow to China’s Second-Quarter GDP, Economists Say
Authorities in Guangzhou broke into residents' homes in the hunt for close contacts of positive cases.
Concerns are growing about the impact of China's "zero-Covid" policy on its economy.
China’s latest spike in Covid cases strands tourists and restricts travel
Evelyn Cheng WED, JUL 20TH 2022
COVID: Risk of diabetes and heart disease is higher after infection, but maybe only temporarily
by Emma Rezel-Potts, The Conversation JULY 20, 2022
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-07-covid-diabetes-heart-disease-higher.html
Adolescents are more likely than older adults to get COVID
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Marburg: Ghana confirms first cases of deadly virus - BBC News
Jul 18, 2022 BBC News
Ghana has confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. It says both patients died recently in hospital in the southern Ashanti region. Their samples came back positive earlier this month and have now been verified by a laboratory in Senegal. Health officials in the West African nation say 98 people are now under quarantine as suspected contact cases.
The order, which could go into effect as soon as July 29, has raised concerns among business groups and sparked questions about its necessity.
COVID cases triple across Europe and hospitalizations double, WHO says
Coronavirus cases are soaring in L.A. County, but this wave is different
Methanol found in 21 teens who died in South Africa bar
Los Angeles County expands monkeypox vaccine eligibility, but stockpile still ‘extremely limited’
The agency ended a pandemic-era program that allowed the public to monitor the spread of the virus at sea.
By Amanda Finnegan and Gabe Hiatt By The WayA Post Travel Destination
By Alexis Benveniste The Health 202Analysis
Schools race to improve indoor air quality as coronavirus cases climb
Regular coffee drinkers had lower chance of dying in 7-year period
By Linda Searing
The two-dose, protein-based shot offers an alternative to gene technology from Moderna and the Pfizer-BioNTech partnership.
The window between infections might be shrinking, doctors say. Here’s why.
China’s Covid slowdown raises spectre of middle-income trap
- Beijing officials trumpet dazzling economic figures to make case the country can escape middle-income trap
- However, some inconvenient statistics point to a worrying trend for the world’s second-largest economy
‘Simple and crude’: Chinese city sorry for breaking in to find Covid contacts
19 Jul 2022 - 9:00AM
Coronavirus: North Korea claims it will soon ‘defuse the crisis completely’
As US moves to defund Chinese labs, should scientists worry? 20 Jul 2022 - 12:17AM
‘6 to 8 weeks to live’: how beating stage 4 cancer set hotelier on new path
Ingo Schweder combined conventional treatment with a macrobiotic diet, vitamin infusions and more to beat lung cancer, an experience that made him realise what his industry was lacking.
19 Jul 2022 - 7:15AM
Caixin China Biz Roundup: Beijingers Outraged Over Quarantine Bracelets
Jul 19, 2022 06:37 PM
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Fighting pandemic stress and burnout | COVID-19 Special
Jul 16, 2022 DW News
People around the world are longing for an end to the pandemic and a brighter future. But with each new wave, hopes are shattered. What can we do to strengthen our resilience in uncertain times?
BY KRISTA MAHR AND LAUREN GARDNER
By The Way A Post Travel Destination
By Alexis Benveniste Analysis
By Adam Taylor
The curbs will prolong the plight of casinos which will likely miss out on the entire summer holiday travel season
Jul 18, 2022 01:07 PM
Macroscope | China’s recovery depends on policy support, viable Covid-19 exit strategy
Alex Wolf
18 Jul 2022 - 2:00PM
Coronavirus: North Korea claims it will soon ‘defuse the crisis completely’
The World Health Organization has cast doubts on North Korea’s claim of ‘anti-epidemic stability’ as other Asian countries grapple with a new wave of infections.18 Jul 2022 - 2:07PM
‘It is a witch-hunt for violators’: Macau residents bristle at extended lockdown
Japan faces 7th wave of Covid-19 before school summer holiday
Jul 15, 2022 South China Morning Post
Japan has issued a warning on July 14, 2022, that a new wave of Covid infections appeared to be spreading rapidly and urged people to take precautions ahead of an approaching long weekend and school summer holidays. The head of the government’s pandemic advisory panel said that Japan is in the midst of its seventh wave of Covid-19. Officials noted that there can be “no doubt” that Japan is facing a “new wave”, fuelled by the BA.5 subvariant. So far, the government has not reintroduced any travel curbs.
Chinese growth fell sharply due to severe Covid lockdowns
Jul 15, 2022 CNBC Television
CNBC's Eunice Yoon joins 'Squawk Box' to report on China's steep slowdown due to severe COVID lockdowns.
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COVID-19 infections surging across the US
Jul 15, 2022 ABC News
Health officials report 85% of Americans now live in an area where risk of COVID-19 transmission is medium or high.
‘It is a witch-hunt for violators’: Macau residents bristle at extended lockdown
Residents and workers are growing impatient with being confined at home and losing out on salary, with rare displays of protest emerging.18 Jul 2022 - 12:21AM
Isolated by Covid-19 entry rules, elderly Hongkongers worry about app changes
Childhood obesity is a growing problem: expert tips on how to avoid it
Obesity affects a child’s self-confidence and cause the same chronic health problems obese adults experience. Experts explain how to avoid childhood obesity in your family.
6 Jul 2022 - 6:15PM
Most Californians live in counties with a high COVID-19 community level, in which the CDC recommends universal masking in indoor public spaces.
UC Irvine and other schools reinstate indoor mask mandates
A return to pandemic protocols for L.A. eaters?
By Lori Rozsa
By Frances Stead Sellers and Fenit Nirappil
The city’s appeal grows for those seeking to avoid harsh restrictions.
Some Chinese officials have been using the country's COVID-19 app as a tool of social control.
U.S. orders 2.5M more Bavarian Nordic monkeypox vaccine doses
Jul. 16, 2022 9:30 AM ET SIGA Technologies, Inc. (SIGA), CMRX, BVNKF
By: Jonathan Block, SA News Editor11 Comments
The U.S. has ordered an additional 2.5M million monkeypox vaccine doses from Bavarian Nordic (OTCPK:BVNKF).
This is on top of another 2.5M-dose order for Jynneos from earlier this month and a 500K order in June.
China disappoints with 0.4% second quarter GDP growth | DW News
Jul 15, 2022 DW News
China's economy shrank by 2.6% in the April-June period, according to official data released on Friday. The period was marked by lockdowns in Shanghai and other cities as China struggled to contain a coronavirus outbreak. This is the weakest quarterly growth registered by the country since the start of the pandemic.
Just how big is this COVID surge? As reported tests fall off, it’s harder to say
L.A. is headed for a new COVID mask mandate. Will other counties join?
Los Angeles County said it would reinstate an indoor masking requirement if levels remain high for two weeks as the BA.5 subvariant spreads.
Scientists urge people to take second Covid vaccine booster if offered
Although vaccine makers are updating their products to counter Omicron’s subvariants, existing vaccines still cut the risk of death or serious illness.
China Briefing | China needs a national Covid vaccine mandate, no matter how unpopular
The Chinese capital’s attempt to compel its residents to get vaccinated was met with such a backlash that the authorities are unlikely to try it again soon. But that would be a great shame.
SCMP Columnist Wang Xiangwei16 Jul 2022 - 9:00AM
Macau extends coronavirus lockdown to next Friday
Extension of anti-epidemic curbs in Macau comes as week-long lockdown was set to expire on Sunday.
Opinion | Why Hong Kong’s Covid-19 health code is not some Faustian bargain
Adam Au 16 Jul 2022 - 8:45AM
As experts question Azvudine’s effectiveness and investors dump related stocks, the privately held drugmakers applies for marketing approval
Jul 16, 2022 04:24 AM
The city’s government appears to have reversed its policy on the Covid control measure after a public backlash over privacy
Jul 15, 2022 09:39 PM
The city’s urban unemployment rate topped 12% in second quarter, more than double the national average
Jul 15, 2022 08:48 PM
Why the country has not developed its own mRNA jab; Chinese nationals rescued after being held hostage in Cambodia; and some hot news on Haidilao
Jul 15, 2022 06:30 PM
UK infections up nearly 30% week-on-week, latest figures show.
A federal minister said the move was to mark the country's upcoming 75th anniversary of independence.
The world's second largest economy slowed after lockdowns across a number of cities, harming companies including Burberry, who saw sales plunge.
That is according to UK data from 17,500 people this week who say they have Covid.
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Shanghai fears summer lockdown as millions undergo Covid-19 tests in sweltering heat
Jul 14, 2022 South China Morning Post
Shanghai residents queued in sweltering heat for compulsory Covid-19 mass testing on July 14, 2022. New outbreaks fuelled anxiety in the Chinese metropolis city still recovering from a two-month lockdown that was lifted only a few weeks ago. This came as Shanghai issued, for the third time this summer, its highest extreme heat alert as temperatures reached record highs. The city of 25 million residents announced a red alert, indicating temperatures were expected to rise to at least 40° Celsius (104° F).
In a race to develop advanced Covid inoculations, Chinese vaccine-makers lack technical expertise, ingredients, production equipment and delivery system
- Opinion: China’s Covid-19 mRNA Vaccine Challenge
- Cover Story: Where Covid Vaccine Development Is Going
The economy grew just 0.4% year-on-year as the ‘zero-Covid’ strategy disrupted activity across vast swathes of the country
- Update: China’s First-Quarter GDP Growth Beats Expectations With 4.8% Rise
- In Depth: China’s ATMs for Infrastructure Spending Get Squeezed, Again
Shortfall surges to a record $758 billion as government bolsters economy with tax cuts amid plunging land sales and rising Covid control costs
Jul 15, 2022 06:00 AM
If the county remains at the high community level for the next two weeks, a new masking order would be issued, with an effective date of July 29.
Stunning spread of COVID subvariants brings high-risk summer to California
Hollywood COVID-19 protocols agreement extended to Sept. 30
‘Treated like a virus’: teacher says she was sacked because she’d had Covid
Coronavirus: Fresh Covid-19 wave sweeps Asia
Its discovery at a food market invokes memories of the start of Covid.
Moderna COVID shot approved for children as young as six months in Canada
Jul. 14, 2022 11:09 AM ETModerna, Inc. (MRNA)BNTX, PFEBy: Jonathan Block, SA News Editor7 Comments
- Health Canada has approved Moderna's (NASDAQ:MRNA) COVID-19 vaccine in children from six months to five years old.
- https://seekingalpha.com/news/3856888-moderna-covid-shot-approved-for-children-as-young-as-six-months-in-canada
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Hundreds in hazmat suits moved to quarantine facilities under China’s strict zero-Covid policy
Jul 13, 2022 South China Morning Post
Hundreds of people in hazmat suits were seen lining the streets of Wuxi, China, on July 1, 2022, waiting to be transported to a quarantine facility. This came after a cluster of 27 new asymptomatic Covid-19 cases were detected that day. China has adhered to its hardline zero-Covid approach, despite the world’s attempts to coexist with the virus. The hardline policy has also sparked discontent and even rare protests from its citizens.
Highly contagious new Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 latest global Covid challenge
Jul 12, 2022 South China Morning Post
As the globally prominent BA.5 variant of the coronavirus continues to drive a surge in Covid-19 cases in many countries, a new sub-lineage known as BA.2.75 is also on the rise, particularly in India. Although health experts are not yet sure if the mutation can cause severe illness, its ability to spread rapidly and to make people sick even when they have been vaccinated or had previous infections. The experts say the strain underscores a continued need for booster shots and mask wearing to reduce transmission and hospitalisations.
Coronavirus updates: As an Omicron subvariant spreads, the White House is warning that Covid is not over.
After a Pandemic Hiatus, the Bulls Are Running Again in Pamplona
Sicker patients, antibiotic overuse, and staff and equipment shortages led to a 15 percent increase in superbug infections and deaths. By Lena H. Sun
By Dan Diamond, Laurie McGinley and Lena H. Sun
Pig-Heart Transplants Offer Chance to Improve Tests for Pig Viruses
Many Baby Boomers Will Soon Need Adult Supervision
By Stephen Miller | Commentary
Opinion: The Never-Ending Covid Emergency
COVID-19 doesn't have a starting number on the Tour de France, but is nevertheless taking part.
WHO says Covid-19 remains global health emergency
First Kyoto yearned for fewer tourists, now it’s begging for their return
Employers say they avoid hiring candidates who have recovered from Covid-19 because they worry it will hurt their operations, while people online press for government support for such job seekers
- Shanghai Outbreak Swells as First Sub-Variant Case Detected
- Editorial: Put an End to Covid Discrimination
As coronavirus-hit cities reboot, residents are suffering from isolation, trauma and shame
- Action Urged to Help Children With Growing Rates of Depression Amid Pandemic
- In Depth: College Student Depression Hides Anxieties About Jobs and Covid
The city has recorded around 1,500 coronavirus cases since mid-June, official figures show.
Compared with its ancestors, the latest Omicron subvariant may have an enhanced ability to create a large number of copies of the coronavirus once it gets into human cells.
Will Americans have the right COVID-19 vaccine this fall? Maybe
McNamara: COVID brain fog is real, and with everything everywhere happening at once, it’s a mercy
Op-Ed: New COVID variants like BA.5 are dominating us — we can do more to prevent this
Dr. Scott Gottlieb: People over 50 without a Covid booster this year should get one
Jul 11, 2022 CNBC Television
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner and CNBC contributor, joins CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to discuss whether subvariants of the coronavirus could drive a new wave of infections.
By Lena H. Sun
By Lena H. Sun
The virus’s resistance in Shanghai is fueling concern that more of the city’s 25 million residents will be confined to their homes again, just weeks after a two-month citywide lockdown shuttered businesses and disrupted global supply chains.
Weekly COVID-19 deaths doubled in Los Angeles County over the last month, to 100 from 50 a week.
Coronavirus Today: Will an Omicron vaccine prevent another winter surge?
Zeke Miller, Associated Press
How is Taiwan’s tourism industry surviving its biggest Covid surge?
Japan is facing its 7th Covid wave, but the tourism industry’s not worried
Childhood obesity is a growing problem: expert tips on how to avoid it
Obesity affects a child’s self-confidence and cause the same chronic health problems obese adults experience. Experts explain how to avoid childhood obesity in your family.
6 Jul 2022 - 6:15PM
The rise in cases has renewed fears of a return to harsh Covid measures, just as the city’s 25 million residents emerge from a grueling two-month lockdown
- Shanghai Tells Employers Not to Reject Recovered Covid-19 Job Seekers
- Shanghai Flare-Up Renews Fears of Spreading Outbreak
As coronavirus-hit cities reboot, residents are suffering from isolation, trauma and shame
- Action Urged to Help Children With Growing Rates of Depression Amid Pandemic
- In Depth: College Student Depression Hides Anxieties About Jobs and Covid
City’s new health chief reportedly says the measure could be allowed by November, in time for a global bankers’ summit and its renowned Rugby Sevens tournament
Jul 13, 2022 02:03 PM
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Zero-Covid strategy in China | DW Documentary
Jul 4, 2022DW Documentary
DW’s Daniel Satra travels to China to get a sense of the country’s Covid-19 strategy. What he finds is constant mandatory testing, workers dealing with lockdowns and severe isolation rules. The government’s strategy even affects his own reporting. Why does the reporter’s Coronavirus smartphone app keep jumping from green to yellow, requiring yet another PCR test and hours of waiting? The regulations have had an untold effect on locals too, but those he speaks to seem convinced that the rules are for their own protection.
EU recommends second COVID boosters for ages 60-79
Jul. 11, 2022 6:25 AM ET Pfizer Inc. (PFE)BNTX, MRNA, NVAX, AZN, JNJ, VALN
By: Dulan Lokuwithana, SA News Editor12 Comments
The health authorities in the EU have recommended a second COVID-19 booster shot for those aged 60 – 79 and medically vulnerable people who are at high risk of severe disease, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said in a statement on Monday.
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3855582-eu-recommends-second-covid-boosters-for-ages-60-79
Novavax to deliver 3.2M doses of COVID-19 vaccine to U.S.
Jul. 11, 2022 8:24 AM ET Novavax, Inc. (NVAX)HHS By: Dulan Lokuwithana, SA News Editor4 Comments
- Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) announced an agreement with the U.S. government on Monday under which the Maryland-based biotech will initially supply 3.2M doses of its COVID-19 vaccine subject to its FDA authorization and CDC clearance.
- https://seekingalpha.com/news/3855636-nvax-stock-on-watch-as-us-secures-32m-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine
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Composition of next COVID boosters raises questions
Jul. 10, 2022 12:00 PM ETPfizer Inc. (PFE)BNTX, MRNA, NVAX
By: Dulan Lokuwithana, SA News Editor102 Comments
The FDA guidance on updating the next COVID-19 shots for the fall booster campaign has prompted some experts to doubt their likely immune response, while some even question the need for such boosters as the virus evolves.
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3855522-composition-of-next-covid-boosters-raises-questions
What to wear and eat to lower the risk of getting cataracts; experts’ view
June is Cataract Awareness Month, when we’re reminded of steps we can take to reduce the risk of getting cataracts that blur our vision and which, left untreated, lead to blindness.
17 Jun 2022 - 11:11AM
Hong Kong care homes sound alarm over staff shortages11 Jul 22
As BA.5 fuels another surge, a new Omicron variant is also on the march
Scientists try to invent a broad-spectrum inoculation for future mutations while racing to fortify today’s shots against omicron subvariants
- Opinion: China’s Covid-19 mRNA Vaccine Challenge
- Shanghai Speeds Up Customs Clearance of Covid Vaccines and Materials
To minimize the social and economic damage from the pandemic, China needs to take rules-based, scientific and targeted control measures to better balance Covid controls and economic growth
Omicron BA. 2.75
Jul 14, 2022 Dr. John Campbell
Next up , BA.2.75, Centaurus https://www.who.int/activities/tracki... https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-... https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamh... India, early May, spreading fast (50%) (India has low levels of BA.5) Seems to be displacing previous omicrons Looks like an influenza type model will not work Detected in the Bay area, UK, Australia, Germany, Canada, Netherlands European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/cases-2... variant under monitoring 7th July Nine new spike protein mutations Amino acid changes, evade some neutralizing antibodies G446S, RBD (was Glycine now Serine) Individual response will be influenced by immune history BA.1 immunity, may be protective
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How the pandemic has impacted the economy and society | COVID-19 Special
Jul 9, 2022 DW News
COVID is a threat to many people's livelihoods. We meet a German fire artist who relocated to Spain to find work. Plus: What can we learn from Portugal's experience with the omicron subvariant BA.5? And South Africa’s homeless numbers have soared.
Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 shot granted full FDA approval for adolescents
Jul. 08, 2022 4:13 PM ET Pfizer Inc. (PFE)BNTX
By: Dulan Lokuwithana, SA News Editor2 Comments
- Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) announced on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for its COVID-19 vaccine, formally expanding its use for those aged 12 through 15 years.
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Public health policymakers making adjustments for evolving virus slash quarantine requirements while retaining ‘zero-Covid’ strategy.
Jul 09, 2022 05:30 PM
Hong Kong shares surge as neutralizing antibody therapy debuts amid flare-ups across China, though study shows newest variants may evade treatment
Jul 09, 2022 06:26 AM
Lo Chung-mau, new health secretary, rejects calls for just living with the virus and confirms HK will adhere to China’s ‘zero-Covid’ policy
Jul 09, 2022 04:55 AM
In China’s Silicon Valley, crackdowns on edtech and internet platforms also help clear out space, driving rents down
Jul 09, 2022 04:28 AM
Should Hong Kong be concerned about global rise in Omicron subvariants?
Omicron subvariant BA.2 remains dominant strain in city, but dozens of cases per day involving BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 have been reported.9 Jul 2022 - 5:39PM
Covid wave in Malaysia driven by Omicron BA.5
‘We can get skin cancer’: why black and brown people need sunscreen
‘Faster, daily Covid PCR tests could replace Hong Kong hotel quarantine’
Macau closes the Grand Lisboa, the first casino shuttered in the Covid-19 pandemic
Jul 8, 2022 South China Morning Post
Macau has closed its first landmark casino since the Covid-19 pandemic began in 2020. The Grand Lisboa, one of the city’s most prestigious casinos, was shuttered on July 7, 2022, after 13 employees tested positive for Covid-19. The world’s largest gambling hub has been battling to curb the rapidly spreading Omicron coronavirus variant, with 89 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in Macau on July 7, the highest number recorded in the city. In line with China’s zero-Covid policy, Macau plans to conduct a sixth round of citywide mass testing.
Bay Area hit by coronavirus variant that rapidly spreads, reinfects
Jul 7, 2022 KPIX CBS SF Bay Area
COVID-19 infections are up sharply and the latest variants are so good at getting around defenses, even some outdoor activities could be a bit riskier. Max Darrow reports. (7-7-22)
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Tens of millions under lockdown in China following outbreak of Covid BA.5 subvariant
Jul 7, 2022 South China Morning Post
China’s Covid-19 pandemic infection cases have continued to climb since a fresh outbreak began in early July 2022, with 24 cases detected nationwide on July 6. Shanghai launched another round of mass testing in nine districts after detecting new cases on July 5, fuelling concerns that China’s financial hub may once again find itself locked down. In southeastern Anhui province, more than 1,000 infections were found from an outbreak that started in late June, with 1.7 million locked down as a result. On July 5, China reported its first outbreak of the highly transmissible Omicron subvariant BA.5, which has already become the dominant strain in the United States, Britain and Israel. Chinese President Xi Jinpi
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Students in Beijing began returning for in-person classes on Monday June 27, 2022, as the Covid-19 pandemic situation eased in the Chinese capital. According to the arrangements announced by Li Yi, spokesman of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, primary, middle and high school as well as kindergarten students will resume face-to-face classes, while quarantined students are required to continue online classes at home. New campus pandemic-control requirements include twice weekly coronavirus tests for teachers, students and staff members, as well as the collection of samples from the campus environment for nucleic acid tests every week. School summer holidays in Beijing will start on July 15 as scheduled.
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And Ben’s latest update https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrcbQ... Omicron, BA.4 and BA.5 Growth advantage, good at evading the immune system UK ONS https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati... 2.07% in England (1 in 50 people) 2.13% in Wales (1 in 45 people) 2.34% in Northern Ireland (1 in 45 people) 3.36% in Scotland (1 in 30 people) Risk of re-infection Seven times higher with Omicron (20 December 2021 onwards) Compared with Delta (17 May to 19 December 2021). BMJ, Covid-19: Omicron sub variants driving new wave of infections in UK https://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj.o... Start of a new wave of covid infections, BA.4 and BA.5. Covid infections up 43% week on week Independent Sage, Kit Yates, University of Bath It is pretty much official from the latest ONS data that the UK has entered the next wave of covid. It is most concerning to see that there has been an increase in covid infections in older age groups Hospital admissions, England Up 31% week on week Beds occupied, 5,008 1st June, 3,800 Deepti Gurdasani, William Harvey Research Institute This is our second wave in six months, and infection has remained very high even between waves. It’s hard to predict how large the wave will be Steve Powis, NHS England medical director Expects fewer admissions than previous two 2022 surges We are likely to see a bit of an increase over the next few weeks South Africa BA.4 and BA.5 wave has now passe, with fewer hospital admissions and deaths than BA.1 wave in December. Portugal BA.5 is now dominant but their wave has just peaked United States US, past 2 weeks Cases, down 15% Deaths, down 11% Hospitalized, up 2% 100,000 cases announced each day in the U.S. (flat for the month of June) South and West, cases and hospitalizations increasing, Arkansas, Kentucky, Wyoming More than 30,000 people hospitalized, up a little on the month Fewer than 350 deaths being reported each day (2,600 a day at the height of Omicron surge) Mr Biden https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/06/... Meets 17 families and their children (under 5) monumental step forward in the nation’s pandemic response. This is no time for politics. It’s about parents being able to do everything they can to keep their children safe Finally, some peace of mind
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And is virus blowing in the Asian wind? US https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-trac... BA 4, 5.4% BA 5, 7.6% BA.4 and BA.5, first detected in South Africa, early 2022 Now, at 13% of cases Last week, 7.5% of cases Probably mostly immune escape UK https://www.gov.uk/government/publica... https://www.gov.uk/government/publica... Last 90 days (updated 7th June) BA.1, 2,175508 BA.2, 469,309 XE, 2,009 BA.4, 289 BA.5, 219 ONS https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati... Percentage of the community population that had COVID-19 1.44% in England (1 in 70 people) 1.30% in Wales (1 in 75 people) 1.33% in Northern Ireland (1 in 75 people) 2.01% in Scotland (1 in 50 people) Long covid, UK, as of 1st May 2022 2.0 million 3.1% of the population 72% for at least 12 weeks 42% at least one year 19% at least two years Symptoms Fatigue 55% Shortness of breath 32% cough 23% muscle ache 23% Symptoms adversely affected the day-to-day activities 1.4 million people (71% of those with self-reported long COVID). More LC after delta than omicron (in double-vaccinated people) Self-reported long COVID was almost twice as common after Delta than after Omicron BA.1 infections North Korea https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/07/op... Dr. Mike Ryan we have real issues in getting access to the raw data and to the actual situation on the ground It is very, very difficult to provide a proper analysis to the world when we don’t have access to the necessary data Extensive use of Sinovac Jean H. Lee Chronic food shortages Since a massive famine in the 1990s Fruit, vegetables and meat are luxuries Malnutrition shows, splotchy skin, sunken cheekbones, gaunt frames Most hospitals and clinics do not have heat, medicine or supplies North Korean nurses washing syringes Doctors and patients bundle up in quilted jackets One North Korean doctor, relied on preventive care because she had no medicine, not even for diarrhea, which she said kills scores of North Korean children every year North Koreans living in mountainous areas China https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/region/china Cases, 2,101,049 Deaths, 14,615 Fully vaccinated, 89.05% Doses administered 3.5 billion Government notice, Dandong https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/90KdrMD4Gc... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl... try not to open windows in southerly weather for residents along the river, and do not disperse pigeons during the epidemic Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s... Long-range airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been observed, hotel quarantines, in a large church Half live of virus in aerosols One to to 3 hours SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 (laboratory-generated aerosols)
Moderna's new Covid booster provides superior protection against omicron
Jun 8, 2022 CNBC Television
NBC's Meg Tirrell joins 'Squawk Box' to break down Moderna's latest data surrounding its combo Covid-19 booster aimed at protecting against omicron and the original strain of the virus.
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Coronavirus cases are on the rise across the country and Shelby County is averaging more cases than it has seen in months.
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Moderna said that new trial results showed that a revised version of its vaccine worked better against Omicron.
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Moderna says booster targeting Omicron outperformed current vaccine
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Evusheld significantly prevented COVID-19 disease progression or death in TACKLE Phase III treatment trial
PUBLISHED 8 June 2022 8 June 2022 07:00 BST
Results published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine support benefits of Evusheld in the outpatient treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19
Detailed results from the TACKLE Phase III outpatient treatment trial showed AstraZeneca’s Evusheld (tixagevimab and cilgavimab, formerly AZD7442) provided clinically and statistically significant protection against progression to severe COVID-19 or death from any cause compared to placebo, with treatment with Evusheld earlier in the disease course leading to more favourable outcomes.1
The data have been published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
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RAHWAY, N.J. & MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics today announced the Annals of Internal Medicine has published additional data from the Phase 3 MOVe-OUT trial evaluating LAGEVRIO™ (molnupiravir), an investigational oral antiviral medicine, in non-hospitalized adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 who were at high risk for progressing to severe disease.
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- with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing, and
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FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Emergency Use Authorization of Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine for People Aged 18 Years and OlderJun 7, 2022
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GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted 21 to 0, with one abstention, to recommend that the FDA grant Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine (NVX-CoV2373) for individuals aged 18 years and over.
The VRBPAC considered data from the pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial, PREVENT-19, which enrolled approximately 30,000 participants aged 18 years and older in the U.S. and Mexico and was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. In the trial, the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated 90.4% efficacy (95% confidence interval [CI], 82.9 to 94.6; P<0.001) with a reassuring safety profile.
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Jun 3, 2022 CNA
At least two clinics have said that the take-up has been slow for recently approved COVID-19 medication. They said that not many patients are eligible for the antiviral drug known as Paxlovid, and among those who are eligible, several have declined. Some patients said that mild symptoms negate the need, while a few have reported side effects. Dale Fisher, Professor of Medicine at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Chair of the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network at WHO, shared his thoughts on this.
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The U.S. has wasted over 82 million Covid vaccine doses
Vaccine providers say declining demand, large minimum orders and multidose vials make it hard to avoid waste while still offering shots to anyone who wants them.
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From December 2020 through May 2022, more than 82M COVID-19 doses were discarded, NBC News reported, based on data from the CDC.
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