Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. With COVID hospitalizations soaring in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis has pushed to open nearly two dozen state-sponsored sites, such as this one in Pembroke Pines, where…
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U.S. data show rising 'breakthrough' infections among fully vaccinated
FILE PHOTO: People walk past a sign for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonCHICAGO (Reuters) – Some 25% of SARS-CoV-2 infections among Los Angeles County residents occurred in fully vaccinated…
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Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) – The U.S. drug regulator granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, prompting President Joe Biden to make a fresh pitch to vaccine sceptics to get the shot to fight the pandemic.FILE PHOTO: A view shows a sign…
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U.S. review of COVID origins due Tuesday, but public must wait for unclassified version
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki gives a news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Leah MillisWASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House press secretary Jen Psaki said a review on the origins of COVID-19 sought by…
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France's COVID-19 hospitalisations above 11,000 for first time since early June
FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker looks at a COVID-19 patient’s medical notes in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Centre Cardiologique du Nord private hospital in Saint-Denis, near Paris, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic in France, May 4, 2021….
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Expansion of seasonal betacoronavirus antibodies post-vaccination is associated with reduction in neutralization of the SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
Large scale vaccination campaigns against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been implemented in several countries around the world. Although SARS-CoV-2 antibodies are not the only method that can be used to determine immunity against this virus,…
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Plastic Barriers May Not Stop COVID-19 Spread, Experts Say
Plastic barriers that separate people in stores, restaurants, and classrooms may not be as effective at stopping the spread of COVID-19 as originally thought, according to The New York Times. Scientists who study air flow, ventilation and aerosol droplets say…
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China reports 20 new COVID-19 cases on Aug 20 vs 33 a day earlier
FILE PHOTO: medical worker in protective suit collects a nasal swab from a woman for nucleic acid testing at a centralised quarantine facility for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China August 19, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS…
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Guidance on Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for MS Patients
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Patients age 12 years and older with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are fully immunized against COVID-19 with either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna mRNA vaccine may be…
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Why Are Boosters Being Given After 8 Months? Experts Weigh In
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Following the White House administration’s announcement to start booster COVID-19 vaccinations for American adults next month, experts weighed in on the evidence for choosing an 8-month…
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