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Covid: Pfizer jab for children under five expected by end of month
The US is expected to approve coronavirus vaccines for children under the age of five by the end of February. Pfizer asked officials at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday to authorise two doses for the age group. The company is also researching a three-dose regimen but that data is not likely to be submitted until March.
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Save 40% on Covid Simulator on Steam
COVID SIMULATOR is an outbreak simulation that visualizes how quickly Covid-19 spreads, becoming a disaster. The game is an open sandbox where you can add (or remove) Covid mandates and see what happens! Create your workplace, enact your mandates, and roll the dice with your workers.
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Joe Rogan pledges to try harder after Neil Young Spotify row
Joe Rogan has pledged to try harder to offer more balanced views on his podcast, after he was criticised by Neil Young and Joni Mitchell for helping to spread Covid misinformation. The Canadian musicians asked to have their music pulled from the streaming platform as a result. Spotify has since said it is working to add advisory warnings to any podcast discussing Covid-19.
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COVID vaccine markedly cuts household transmission, studies show
A pair of studies in yesterday in Science show the substantial benefit of COVID-19 vaccination to household contacts in Israel, including unvaccinated children. But one of the studies highlighted waning protection over time.
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Russia's daily COVID-19 cases exceed 100,000 for first time
Russia's daily coronavirus cases exceeded 100,000 on Saturday for the first time since the pandemic began, the coronavirus task force said.
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COVID-19: Moderna vaccine may reduce infection risk more than Pfizer
The COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer are messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines, a relatively new form of vaccine technology. COVID-19 vaccines work by giving our cells instructions on making a SARS-CoV-2 protein. Our immune system reacts to these proteins and creates the necessary tools to deal with any future virus infection.
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COVID hits one of the last uninfected places on the planet
When the coronavirus began spreading around the world, the remote Pacific archipelago of Kiribati closed its borders, ensuring the disease didn’t reach its shores for nearly two full years. Kiribati finally began reopening this month, allowing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to charter a plane to bring home 54 of the island nation’s citizens. Many of those aboard were missionaries who had left Kiribati before the border closure to spread the faith abroad for what is commonly known as the Mormon church.
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CDC confirms Omicron less severe than other variants
Thirty-one states, as well as Washington, DC and Puerto Rico, are reporting decreasing or plateauing new COVID-19 case averages, ABC News reports, signaling that the massive surge caused by the Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant may be receding.
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New Research Hints at 4 Factors That May Increase Chances of Long Covid
If further study confirms the findings, they could lead to ways to prevent and treat the complex condition.
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Howard Stern Urges Meat Loaf’s Family to Speak Out on COVID Vaccine After His Death
Howard Stern is calling on Meat Loaf’s family to speak out on vaccines following the rock icon’s death earlier this month. Meat Loaf died Jan. 20. TMZ reported at the time that the singer had been “seriously ill with COVID” and that “his condition quickly became critical.” It’s unknown at this time whether or not Meat Loaf was vaccinated against COVID.
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Meat Loaf was anti-vaccine mandate, reportedly seriously ill with COVID before death
The late rocker Meat Loaf was outspokenly anti-vaccine mandate and anti-mask before his death — once telling a reporter, “If I die, I die, but I’m not going to be controlled,” according to reports Friday. The 74-year-old “Bat Out of Hell” singer — who was reportedly critically ill with COVID-19 before he passed away Thursday — was opposed to pandemic restrictions, slamming lockdowns and mask mandates during an interview last summer.
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Hana Horka: Czech singer dies after catching Covid intentionally
A folk singer from the Czech Republic has died after deliberately catching Covid, her son has told the BBC. Hana Horka, 57, was unvaccinated and had posted on social media that she was recovering after testing positive, but died two days later. Her son, Jan Rek, said she got infected on purpose when he and his father had the virus, so she could get a recovery pass to access certain venues.
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Psychological distress may increase your risk of contracting COVID-19 and worsen symptom severity, study suggests
A longitudinal study conducted during the pandemic has found evidence that people with greater psychological distress are not only more likely to get infected with COVID-19, but more likely to experience severe symptoms. The findings were published in the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
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‘Nocebo effect’: two-thirds of Covid jab reactions not caused by vaccine, study suggests
More than two-thirds of the common side-effects people experience after a Covid jab can be attributed to a negative version of the placebo effect rather than the vaccine itself, researchers claim. Scientists in the US examined data from 12 clinical trials of Covid vaccines and found that the “nocebo effect” accounted for about 76% of all common adverse reactions after the first dose and nearly 52% after the second dose.
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Oral CBD Prevented COVID-19 Infection in Real-World Patients, Study Suggests
While not a substitute for vaccines, "CBD has the potential to prevent infections, such as breakthrough infections," the study's lead author said.
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Is COVID retreating in the U.S.? Data paints encouraging scenario
New coronavirus cases are falling in parts of the United States hardest hit by the fast-spreading Omicron variant, according to a Reuters analysis of public health data, offering an early indication the virus might once again be on retreat.
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Unlike Tokyo Olympics, U.S. Olympians are 100 percent vaccinated ahead of Beijing games
All of the about 240 athletes set to take part in next month's Beijing Olympics are fully vaccinated, Team USA's top doctor confirmed Thursday.
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After Omicron, we could use a break. We may just get it
By month 25 of the Covid-19 pandemic, we all probably should have learned not to try to anticipate what the SARS-CoV-2 virus is going to do next. It has so consistently defied predictions.
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Biden plans mask giveaway as Omicron surges
The federal government has 737 million N95 masks in the Strategic National Stockpile sourced from 12 domestic manufacturers. The Biden administration is planning to distribute hundreds of millions of free, high-quality masks through pharmacies and community health centers, a White House official said Wednesday.
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After Omicron, we could use a break. We may just get it
With fingers crossed, some experts think we may get a bit of a break from the Covid roller coaster after Omicron.
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