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Vaccine makers announce slowdowns for omicron-specific booster

Enlarge / Vials of undiluted Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. (credit: Getty | BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI ) Vaccine makers are pushing back when omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccines could be ready for use. The shots were initially expected in March. Delays in the vaccines’ development come as cases of omicron have been dropping rapidly, and several animal studies have suggested […]

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CDC wants to “give people a break” from masks, says new guidance coming

Enlarge / Signage on a window of a coffee shop informs customer of their masking policy in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. The state’s indoor mask requirement, which requires everyone to wear face coverings indoors regardless of vaccination status, expired on Wednesday. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) With national cases of COVID-19 […]

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Tyrese Mourns After Mother Dies Of COVID: ‘This Is The Saddest Moment Of My Life’

Tyrese Gibson is mourning after the death of his beloved mother, Priscilla Murray Gibson. The elder Gibson died following a valiant battle against COVID-19 and pneumonia, and Tyrese was there to spend time with her during her time of need. Related: Bob Saget’s Shocking Death Raises Questions About Severe Head Injuries Posting an announcement to Instagram on […]

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Omicron wave was brutal on kids; hospitalization rates 4X higher than delta’s

Enlarge / Boston Medical Center Child Life Specialist Karlie Bittrich sees to a baby while in a pediatrics tent set up outside of Boston Medical Center in Boston on April 29, 2020. (credit: Getty | Boston Globe) Despite being widely seen as mild, the omicron coronavirus variant has been brutal on children and adolescents—particularly babies […]

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Booster protection from omicron hospital stay dips from 91% to 78%

Enlarge / A vial containing Moderna COVID-19 booster vaccine at a vaccination center. (credit: Getty | SOPA Images) COVID-19 booster doses are largely holding up against the ultratransmissible omicron variant, despite the fact that protection inevitably wanes over time, according to a recent study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Still, with […]

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At-home COVID testing just got a lot smarter thanks to Cue Health

Enlarge / Cue Health’s at-home molecular diagnostic test amplifies and detects viral RNA from the virus that causes COVID-19. Plenty of things have changed in the two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example , think about how many people now know the difference between the rapid antigen test and a new […]