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Numerous COVID restrictions will be dropped in England because government experts believe the Omicron variant "has now peaked nationally," British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday.
As of Jan. 27, COVID-19 passes will no longer be needed to enter large-scale events and the use of face masks in public schools will no longer be required. After that day,
If COVID-19 vaccines and medicines are shared equally worldwide, the pandemic could ease this year, a top World Health Organization official said Tuesday.
However, if wealthier countries don't share their resources with poorer countries, there will continue to be high rates of deaths and hospitalizations, warned Dr. Michael Ryan, head of emergencies at WHO.
“What we need to do is ...
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
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- January 19, 2022
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Even if you don't have side effects from your COVID-19 vaccine, it's likely still working to protect you, a reassuring new report shows.
Many people who receive the mRNA COVID vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna experience body aches and fatigue that indicate the vaccine is triggering ...
- Robert Preidt
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- January 19, 2022
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It's too soon to determine whether Omicron's rapid spread will turn a pandemic virus into an endemic disease, America's top infectious disease expert says.
That "would only be the case if we don't get another variant that eludes the immune response to the prior variant," Dr. Anthony Fauci said this week during the Davos Agenda, a virtual event being held this week by the World Economic Fo...
- Robert Preidt
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- January 18, 2022
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TUESDAY, Jan. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As a record number of American kids are being hospitalized with COVID-19, a new study helps clarify which ones are at the highest risk for serious complications.
The study tracked over 3,200 children and teenagers who landed in an emergency room with
Before getting their first dose of a COVID vaccine, many Americans were nervous about how they would react to the shot, but new research shows that fears of side effects may actually make side effects more likely.
To investigate this so-called "nocebo" effect in people receiving COVID-19 vaccines, ...
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- January 18, 2022
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You've gotten vaccinated. You've gotten boosted. You wear your mask, maintain social distancing, wash your hands — you do everything you've been asked to do to protect yourself and others.
And you are completely fed up.
If that description sounds like you, you might be part of a contingent of people who consider themselves "vaxxed and done" with the
The latest shipment of 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccines to Rwanda this weekend signaled a noteworthy achievement: The COVAX program, a United Nations-backed program providing poorer countries with vaccines, has now shipped one billion of the doses to combat the coronavirus in 144 countries.
But still, that "is o...
- Cara Murez
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- January 17, 2022
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Residents of nursing homes have been a particularly at-risk group throughout the pandemic, and the advent of the fast-spreading Omicron variant has them facing another wave of infections and deaths, new data shows.
During the week ending Jan. 9, U.S. nursing homes reported more tha...
- Cara Murez
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- January 17, 2022
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Flu vaccines protect children against serious illness, even when the vaccine doesn't match the circulating flu virus, according to a new study that reinforces the importance of flu shots.
Flu viruses are constantly changing, and the effectiveness of flu vaccines can be influenced by the similarity between the viruses used in vaccine production and the viruses circulating in a given flu s...
- Robert Preidt
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- January 17, 2022
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Unvaccinated pregnant women are putting themselves and their baby at risk for serious complications of COVID-19, according to new research out of Scotland.
For women who have the virus within 28 days of their delivery date, those complications include preterm births, stillbirths and newborn deaths. Infant deaths are four times higher among unvaccinated women,
The Biden administration can't enforce a vaccine-or-testing mandate for large employers, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
The 6-3 decision was driven by the conservative majority on the court.
The mandate was a crucial component of the White House's plan to tackle the COVID pandemic as ca...
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
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- January 14, 2022
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As the Omicron variant rages across the United States, an expert outlines how to reduce your risk of getting infected with COVID-19.
Be cautious when it comes to social activities and consider the amount of risk you're willing to accept in order to get together with others, said Dr. Michael Lin, an infectious disease specialist and associate professor at Rush University Medical Center in ...
- Robert Preidt
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- January 14, 2022
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One in 10 people with COVID-19 could still be infectious beyond 10 days, and some could remain so for as long as two months, a new study suggests.
U.K. researchers reported that a new test can detect whether the coronavirus is potentially still active. They used it to analyze samples from 176 people who ...
- Robert Preidt
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- January 14, 2022
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In a sign that the highly contagious Omicron variant is sparing no one, a new report shows that new COVID-19 cases among U.S. children spiked to a high of more than 580,000 for the week ending Jan. 6, a 78% increase from the week before.
"Since many children remain unvaccinated — or are too young to be vaccinated — children are bearing a disproportionate burden of this illness," said...
- Robert Preidt
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- January 12, 2022
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Pfizer Inc. said Tuesday that a COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets the Omicron variant will be ready by March.
The company has already started making the new version of the vaccine, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told CNBC's "Squawk Box," CBS News reported.
Omicron now accounts for more than 98% of all new COVID-19 cases in the United States, according to the
- Robin Foster
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- January 11, 2022
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Researchers say they've uncovered a clue to why the Omicron variant spreads COVID-19 so much more rapidly than its predecessors.
People who are infected but have no symptoms are still far more likely to infect others than they would have been with earlier variants, the data shows.
"As we witness the quick, global spread of
Vaccination is still the best way to protect someone from COVID-19, but new research suggests that immune system activation of T-cells by common colds may offer some cross-protection.
The study might also provide a blueprint for a second-generation, universal vaccine that could prevent infection from current and future variants, the research team said.
- Cara Murez
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- January 10, 2022
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It's a COVID phenomenon that had, until now, gone relatively unnoticed: You can be infected with COVID-19 and the flu at the same time.
Thanks to the internet, it even has a name -- "flurona." And it will likely happen much more often this particular winter, as the flu season kicks into gear and the highly contagious
Cervical cancer is the only gynecologic cancer that can be prevented, yet there were more than 4,000 deaths in the United States in 2021 and nearly 14,500 new cases, the American Cancer Society says.
The best way to prevent this is to make sure you and your children get their human papillomavirus vaccines, experts noted.
Nearly all cervical cancer stems from HPV, which will first c...
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- January 8, 2022
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The Supreme Court began to hear oral arguments on Friday as it weighs whether the Biden administration can enforce vaccine mandates for large companies.
The justices are also hearing arguments on a separate vaccine mandate for most health care workers.
The court’s decision will likely determine whether these vaccine requirements will affect more than 80 million people. Legal chall...
- Cara Murez
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- January 7, 2022
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A review of cases from 465 U.S. hospitals underscores the protection provided by COVID-19 vaccines.
The new review -- by researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health -- found that vaccinated adults who got breakthrough infections rarely got severely ill. Respiratory failure, the need for treatment i...
- Diane Moy and Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporters
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- January 7, 2022
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Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 may slightly and temporarily extend the time between a woman's menstrual periods, a new study reports.
On average, researchers found that the extra time amounts to slightly less than one day. It's something many women...
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
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- January 7, 2022
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Citing the rapid spread of the Omicron variant and the need for protection against it, U.S. federal health officials are shortening the recommended time between the second dose of the Moderna vaccine and a booster shot from six months down to five.
"The country is in the middle of a wave of the highly contagious Omicron variant, which spreads more rapidly than the original SARS-CoV-2 vi...
- Ernie Mundell
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- January 7, 2022
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Kelly Fucheck woke up one summer Sunday ready to spend a quiet morning at home with her husband, Glen. Their toddler, Tomas, had spent the night at grandma's house.
She picked out a pair of comfy pants, but when she tried to put them on, she swayed to the left. Then Kelly noticed a sharp pain in the back of her neck. She felt foggy.
She went into the bathroom and splashed water on h...
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- January 7, 2022
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A fourth COVID shot may be needed for most people by next fall because of what will likely be waning immunity, Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said Thursday.
While the booster that millions of Americans received this past fall should hold strong through this winter's Omicron surge, Bancel sai...
- Robin Foster
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- January 7, 2022
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Although some U.S. states put up big amounts of cash to influence residents to get their COVID-19 vaccinations, it didn’t appear to make much any difference in immunization rates.
Investigators who found that to be true in an earlier study in Ohio l...
- Cara Murez
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- January 7, 2022
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The Abbott BinaxNOW and Quidel QuickVue -- two widely used rapid at-home COVID tests -- may sometimes fail to spot evidence of the Omicron variant in the first days after infection, even when people are carrying substantial levels of the virus, preliminary research suggests.
The researchers focused on 30 people infected with COVID at five workplaces that experienced what were most likely ...
- Robin Foster
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- January 6, 2022
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday announced that pre-departure tests for people traveling to the United Kingdom will no longer be required because restrictions meant to contain the international spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant are now meaningless.
The chang...
- Cara Murez and Robin Foster
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- January 6, 2022
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An advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday backed the emergency use approval of Pfizer's booster shots for those between the ages of 12 and 17.
The Food and Drug Administration had announced the move on Monday.
In arriving at its decision, the CDC advisory panel pointed to rising COVID hospitalizations among the young as the
Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is safe in pregnancy, experts have been saying for months.
Now, a new study adds evidence to support that advice.
"Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is important for preventing severe illness in pregnant people," said study author Dr. Heather Lipkind, an associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the Yale School of Medic...
- Cara Murez
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- January 5, 2022
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Be concerned about the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, President Joe Biden urged Americans on Tuesday, but don’t be alarmed.
Biden delivered that message to reporters prior to a meeting with his COVID-19 response team, saying he was trying to convey both his administration’s urgency in responding to COVID and the fact that the country now has more tools to fight the virus, the
- Cara Murez
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- January 5, 2022
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While the Omicron variant appears wily enough to evade people's antibodies, researchers report that it should have a much harder time slipping past a person's T-cells.
"Despite being a preliminary study, we believe this is positive news. Even if Omicron, or some other variant for that matter, can potentially escape antibodies, a robust T-cell response can still be expected to offer protec...
- Cara Murez
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- January 5, 2022
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday backed the emergency use approval of Pfizer's booster shot for high-risk kids between the ages of 5 and 11, along with shortening the time period between a second dose and a booster shot from six months to five months.
Israel will now offer a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to an expanded group of people, as it works to control a wave of the highly contagious Omicron variant.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday that the country would provide vaccines to people over 60 and medical workers,...
- Cara Murez
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- January 3, 2022
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the emergency use of Pfizer's booster shot against COVID-19 for youths aged 12 to 15.
The move comes as the Omicron variant spreads across the country and students return to classrooms following the holiday break.
"Throughout the pandemic, as the virus that causes COVID-19 has continuously evolved, the need for the FDA to quic...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- January 3, 2022
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New data out of South Africa finds that a booster dose of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine appears to provide strong protection against severe disease caused by the fast-spreading Omicron variant.
The study, which was published online and has not yet undergone peer review, was conducted in a g...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- December 30, 2021
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People who test positive for COVID-19 or who are exposed to the virus but have no symptoms will no longer have to isolate or quarantine for as long a time period, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.
Instead of 10 days, the isolation and quarantine time periods in such cases are now five days, followed by five days of wearing a mask around others, the agency re...
- Cara Murez and Robin Foster
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- December 28, 2021
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MONDAY, Dec 27, 2021 (HealthDay News)-- When fully vaccinated cancer patients develop a breakthrough case of COVID-19, most will become seriously ill and end up hospitalized, a new study finds.
The conclusion stems from the experience of 54 cancer patients who developed COVID-19.
Sixty-five percent were hospitalized following infection, while nearly 1 in 5 (19%) were placed on a mec...
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
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- December 27, 2021
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COVID-19 is again surging throughout the United States, with the Omicron variant already outpacing this summer’s Delta variant in the rate of daily cases.
However, numbers of hospitalizations have not yet reached those surging numbers this holiday season, according to CNN. That may not last, experts warn, because tens of millions of Americans continue to be at higher risk of c...
- Cara Murez
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- December 27, 2021
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Starting Dec. 31, the United States will lift travel restrictions from eight countries in southern Africa.
The restrictions were first announced in late November in response to concerns about Omicron, the new highly contagious variant of COVID-19. Omicron was spotted first in southern Afr...
- Cara Murez
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- December 27, 2021
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Tempting as it is to mingle with friends and relatives, anyone with cancer should take extra precautions this holiday season to avoid COVID-19. Their families also need to be cautious to help protect them, experts say.
Yale Cancer Center reminds people who are living with cancer that the disease and treatments can put a patient at risk for serious illness from the coronavirus, even if th...
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- December 24, 2021
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How do you prevent nearly 1 million cases of mouth and throat cancers in American men in this century? Find a way to reach an 80% HPV vaccination rate among adolescents, a new study suggests.
HPV vaccination protects against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is the leading cause of cancer in the oropharynx. It's...
- Robert Preidt
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- December 23, 2021
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The U.S. Army says it has developed a COVID-19 vaccine it believes could work against any and all coronavirus variants, including Omicron.
Results from early human trials of the Spike Ferritin Nanoparticle (SpFN) COVID vaccine are expected by the end of the month, the Army added.
Lab studies have already shown that the new vaccine protects monkeys from the original strain of COVID-...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 22, 2021
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After former President Donald Trump said he had gotten a booster shot during an event in Texas this week, boos erupted from parts of the crowd.
The incident occurred Sunday during a stop of Trump's tour with former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly and was recorded in a video tweeted by O'R...
- Robin Foster
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- December 22, 2021
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Flu is making a comeback in the United States this year, with cases rising around the country even as the Omicron variant is surging, infectious disease experts say.
"We already are seeing significant increases in the amount of influenza occurring across the United States, especially with regards to the eastern part of the U.S. and the central part of the country," said Dr. Tina Tan, an i...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 22, 2021
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President Joe Biden laid out a comprehensive plan on Tuesday to help Americans navigate a tough winter facing the Omicron variant, but he also made an impassioned plea for every eligible person to get vaccines and boosters.
"For the folks who aren't vaccinated, you may think you're putting only yourself at risk, but your choice is not just a choice about you," Biden said during a speech f...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- December 21, 2021
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President Joe Biden plans to announce his latest battle plan for fighting the formidable Omicron variant on Tuesday, with measures to include distributing 500 million free rapid COVID tests to the public, opening new federal testing sites, sending out hundreds of federal vaccinators, and providing 1,000 military medical personnel to bolster beleaguered hospitals.
The measures, many of whi...
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
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- December 21, 2021
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