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Omicron death rate higher than during Delta surge
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- Ralph Ellis
“Even if on a per-case basis fewer people develop severe illness and die, when you apply a small percentage to a very large number, you get a...
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Moderna launches clinical trials for HIV vaccine
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- Ralph Ellis
The vaccine is designed to prompt white blood cells to turn into antibodies that can neutralize HIV.
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35% of employers to proceed with vaccine mandate, poll shows
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- Ralph Ellis
“What is more attractive -- to have a mandate or not? Most are not exactly sure what to do.”
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Omicron survives longer on plastic, skin than other COVID variants
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- Ralph Ellis
The study found that the variants had more resistance to ethanol than the original strain of COVID.
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Two studies detail the dangers of COVID in pregnancy
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- Ralph Ellis
Most of the birth problems occurred with first and second trimester infections and occurred even if the pregnant person didn’t have respiratory...
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Lack of high school education vaccine hesitancy predictor
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- Ralph Ellis
“COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is a public health threat.”
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First ‘flurona’ cases reported in the U.S.
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- Ralph Ellis
The first known case was detected in Israel, but until the first week of January no cases had been reported in the United States.
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COVID-19 outbreak hits research station in Antarctica
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- Ralph Ellis
Two-thirds of the 25 workers have tested positive at the station, despite all of them being fully vaccinated.
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NYC vaccine mandate for all businesses now in effect
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- Ralph Ellis
De Blasio called it the strongest private sector vaccine mandate in the world – and insists it’s absolutely...
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Remdesivir may keep unvaccinated out of the hospital: Study
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- Ralph Ellis
The findings are based on data collected before the Delta variant surged in the summer of 2021 or the Omicron...
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Louisiana to require the COVID-19 vaccine for students
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- Ralph Ellis
“I just think it’s really, really important to embrace the science,” said Gov. John Bel Edwards.
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COVID vaccines’ protection dropped sharply over 6 months: Study
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- Ralph Ellis
“Although vaccination remains protective against SARS-CoV-2 infection, protection waned as the Delta variant emerged in the U.S.”
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New COVID-19 strain has reached the U.S.
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- Ralph Ellis
The CDC has not classified R.1 as a variant of concern yet but noted it has “several mutations of importance” and “demonstrates evidence of...
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Doctor who claimed masks hurt health loses license
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- Ralph Ellis
The report said the doctor told patients they didn’t have to wear a mask in the clinic unless they were “acutely ill,” “coughing,” or “congested...
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Moderna vaccine more effective than Pfizer and J&J
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- Ralph Ellis
“Understanding differences in [vaccine effectiveness] by vaccine product can guide individual choices and policy recommendations regarding vaccine...