Oct 21, 2022The COVID-19 pandemic is in its second year and the Omicron BA.5 subvariant continues to drive cases in the United States, including among vaccinated people. But that doesn’t mean COVID-19 vaccines and boosters are ineffective. That seeming juxtaposition causes confusion among many patients. One physician vaccine researcher sets out to clear the air […]
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Omicron subvariant XBB jumps to 18% of U.S. COVID cases – CDC – Reuters
[1/2] Test tube labelled "COVID-19 Omicron variant test positive" is seen in this illustration picture taken January 15, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoDec 23 (Reuters) – The highly-contagious Omicron subvariant XBB has surged to more than 50% of COVID-19 cases in the northeastern United States and risks spreading fast as millions of Americans begin holiday travel on […]
Continue readingStrep A deaths: Another five children die as UK death toll hits 24
Muhammad Ibrahim Ali The four-year-old boy attended Oakridge School and Nursery in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. He died at home from a cardiac arrest in mid-November after contracting a Strep A infection. He was prescribed antibiotics. His mother Shabana Kousar told the Bucks Free Press: ‘The loss is great and nothing will replace that. ‘He was […]
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Continue readingFamilies urged to hit the road and start Christmas getaway early National Highways staff strike
Families have begun hitting the roads early for their Christmas getaway as National Highways staff go on strike today, kicking off days of travel chaos with traffic already building on major motorways this evening. Staff at the government firm, which manages and maintains the UK’s biggest roads, have walked out of their jobs and will not […]
Continue readingWhy COVID cases are not rising dramatically despite schools being open – ABC News
Last month, the CDC said it was ending test-to-stay in schools.Most children in the United States have returned to school for the year as districts aim to bring kids back to a setting that resembles the pre-pandemic normal.Masks are now optional in most classrooms and, last month, the Centers for Disease and Prevention said it […]
Continue readingOutcomes among confirmed cases and a matched comparison … – Nature.com
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Continue readingBoris Becker smiles as he is able to hug his mother for the first time since his release from prison
Disgraced tennis ace Boris Becker has hugged his mother for the first time since being released from prison. Becker, 55, and partner Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro visited Elvira, 87 in Leimen, Germany, on December 21. Becker was released from prison on December 15 and immediately deported to his home country. He is not currently allowed to return […]
Continue readingIndia to randomly test 2% of international travellers for COVID – Reuters India
MUMBAI, Dec 22 (Reuters) – India will start randomly testing 2% of international passengers arriving at its airports for COVID-19, Mansukh Mandaviya, the country's health minister, told parliament on Thursday, as the country steps up surveillance for new coronavirus variants."The global pandemic is not yet over.. The virus is changing its face from time to […]
Continue readingAs Covid Cases Rise, an NYC Mass Testing Lab Is Set to Close – The New York Times
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