All posts tagged "omicron"
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224HEALTHBooster shots protect against symptomatic Omicron infection for about 10 weeks, study finds — which could mean more doses for some in 2022
Booster protection against symptomatic COVID-19 caused by Omicron lasts about 10 weeks, data shows. It may mean fourth doses in 2022 —...
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222NEWSWhat’s it mean to be ‘fully vaccinated’? With omicron, CDC may change the definition
Today, 204 million people in the US are fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means they’ve...
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271NEWSYou’re vaccinated and boosted. How should omicron affect your plans?
The omicron variant of the coronavirus has swept the United States in a matter of weeks, reshaping a pandemic now heading toward...
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WORLD NEWS
Sinopharm COVID-19 booster weaker against Omicron – study
BEIJING (Reuters) – A COVID-19 booster shot produced by China’s Sinopharm had “significantly lower” neutralising activity against the Omicron variant, Chinese researchers...
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221NEWSIsrael bans travel to U.S. over Omicron concerns
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel on Monday added the United States to its “no-fly” list, citing concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron...
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257LIFESTYLEWhat Parents Need to Know About the Omicron Variant
By now, you’ve probably heard about the Omicron strain of COVID-19, which has been dubbed a “variant of concern” by the World...
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223NEWSCOVID vaccines don’t need to be changed for Omicron for now, says Fauci
COVID-19 vaccines do not currently need to be changed to target the Omicron variant, the president’s chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday...
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354NEWSU.S. study suggests COVID-19 vaccines may be ineffective against Omicron without booster
NEW YORK (Reuters) – All three U.S.-authorized COVID-19 vaccines appear to be significantly less protective against the newly-detected Omicron variant of the...
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382HEALTHStudy Finds Two Pfizer Vaccine Doses Offer Less Protection Against Omicron Than Against Delta
The first large real-world study of how vaccines hold up against Omicron found that two shots of Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s...
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385HEALTHOmicron Variant May Have Spread From Animal to Human, Scientists Suggest
The Omicron variant of COVID could potentially have come from an animal, according to a theory proposed by a researcher. Little is...
