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Omicron infection appears to protect against Covid delta variant and could displace it, South Africa study finds
People infected with the heavily mutated omicron variant of Covid-19 may have increased immune protection against delta, a new study says. As a consequence, omicron could displace delta, according to the small study published by South African scientists this week.
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World junior hockey tournament cancelled as more players test positive for COVID-19 | CBC Sports
The world junior men's hockey championship in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta., was cancelled Wednesday in the face of lost games due to COVID-19.
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Vaccine effect fades faster for cancer patients; boosters restore it
Vaccine protection against COVID-19 wanes more quickly among cancer patients, but boosters rapidly bolster their antibody levels, Israeli research has found. The study supports the case for giving cancer patients third vaccine doses in countries where they have only received two, according to author Dr. Hagai Ligumsky. And it encourages the rollout of fourth shots for this demographic in countries like Israel that already gave third shots, he added.
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Omicron may be less severe, but it’s still dangerous
Even if it’s milder than Delta, high transmissibility means three times more cases, and more hospitalisation and deaths.
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Oscar Season's Planned Comeback Threatened by Omicron Surge
As one January awards event after another is postponed or canceled, almost everybody except the Golden Globes could end up suffering
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COVID infection reduces sperm quality for up to three months, study claims
Men who become infected with coronavirus can suffer reduced sperm quality for up to three months, a new study has suggested. Research carried out on 120 men in Belgium by local academics showed that semen is "not infectious" with COVID-19 and therefore cannot be transmitted through sexual contact.
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Cambridge needle-free coronavirus vaccine enters clinical trial
Safety trials are underway for a Cambridge-led vaccine that could be used as a booster targeting COVID-19 virus variants and relatives that threaten future coronavirus pandemics. The first volunteer is expected to receive the vaccine today at the NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility.
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Plant-derived antiviral drug is effective in blocking highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, say scientists
A plant-based antiviral treatment for Covid-19, recently discovered by scientists at the University of Nottingham, has been found to be just as effective at treating all variants of the virus SARS-CoV-2, even the highly infectious Delta variant.
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Age, sex and waning COVID-19 antibodies
Antibody levels after COVID-19 vaccination vary by age and sex, but across the board, antibody levels dropped significantly within six months. As widely-anticipated decisions about COVID-19 vaccine boosters roll out from U.S. agencies today, insights from an independent study underscore why boosters are important for all adults.
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Why Moderna won't share rights to the COVID-19 vaccine with the government that paid for its development
Moderna claims its scientists alone invented the mRNA sequence used to produce its COVID-19 vaccine. The US government, which helped fund the drug, disagrees.
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106 Research Studies Affirm Naturally Acquired Immunity to Covid-19: Documented, Linked, and Quoted ⋆ Brownstone Institute
We should not force COVID vaccines on anyone when the evidence shows that naturally acquired immunity is equal to or more robust and superior to existing vaccines. Instead, we should respect the right of the bodily integrity of individuals to decide for themselves.
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Israeli researchers identify COVID-19 proteins that damage blood vessels
Nearly two years since the onset of the COVID pandemic, a team of Israeli researchers unraveled the long-standing mystery that is the cause for some of the illness' worst symptoms.
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Canada promises 73 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses for the developing world | CBC News
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Saturday that Canada will donate millions more COVID-19 vaccine doses to a global vaccine-sharing initiative as rich countries scramble to send more shots to the developing world to help curb stubbornly high case counts.
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In Major Shift, NIH Admits Funding Risky Virus Research in Wuhan
A spokesman for Dr. Fauci says he has been “entirely truthful,” but a new letter belatedly acknowledging the National Institutes of Health’s support for virus-enhancing research adds more heat to the ongoing debate over whether a lab leak could have sparked the pandemic.
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Study saying COVID-19 vaccines cause heart inflammation that was hyped by anti-vaxxers, withdrawn due to miscalculation
The calculations in the study by researchers at The University of Ottawa were used to promote the idea that the COVID-19 vaccine is unsafe for use.
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Aspirin lowers risk of COVID: New findings support preliminary trial
The treatment reduced the risk of reaching mechanical ventilation by 44%. ICU admissions were lower by 43%, and an overall in-hospital mortality saw a 47% decrease.
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China PCR test orders soared before first reported COVID case
Government contracts show surges in Wuhan-area purchases starting May 2019
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Depression rates tripled and symptoms intensified during first year of COVID-19
Depression among US adults persisted—and worsened—throughout the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study by Boston University School of Public Health. Published in the journal The Lancet Regional Health – Americas, the first-of-its-kind study found that 32.8% of US adults experienced elevated depressive symptoms in 2021, compared to 27.8% of adults in the early months of the pandemic in 2020, and 8.5% before the pandemic.
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