Germany’s coronavirus infection rate climbed to its highest recorded level yet on Monday as what officials have called a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” gathers pace. The national disease control center, the Robert Koch Institute, said the country has seen 201.1…
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New COVID vaccine design is easier to manufacture, doesn’t need cold storage
Currently available COVID vaccines require cold storage and sophisticated manufacturing capacity, which makes it difficult to produce and distribute them widely, especially in less developed countries. A new type of vaccine would potentially be much easier to produce and would…
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Long COVID can last a year; many sufferers quit jobs
(HealthDay)—Patients suffering from “long COVID” can have symptoms that last a year or more, putting their jobs and everyday routines in jeopardy, a new study finds. Looking at more than 150 people with long-lasting effects from COVID-19, researchers said the…
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Covid: Easy saliva-based tests now available – much easier than rapid flow tests
Doctor says weekly covid tests are ‘colossal waste of money’ We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on…
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Why COVID boosters weren’t tweaked to better match variants
More COVID-19 booster shots may be on the way—but when it’s your turn, you’ll get an extra dose of the original vaccine, not one updated to better match the extra-contagious delta variant. And that has some experts wondering if the…
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Ukraine sets new COVID deaths record
Ukraine on Tuesday reported record coronavirus deaths as the country sees a surge in infections and struggles to roll out jabs to its vaccine-sceptic population. A government tally in the ex-Soviet country whose public health service is under-resourced reported 538…
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US: States can order COVID shots for younger kids next week
U.S. health officials are setting the stage for a national COVID-19 vaccination campaign for younger children, inviting state officials to order doses before the shots are authorized. Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is currently being given to people as young as 12…
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Vaccines prevent severe COVID, even from Delta: study
Vaccination is highly effective at preventing severe cases of COVID-19, even against the Delta variant, a vast study in France has shown. The research published Monday—focusing on prevention of severe COVID and death, not infection—looked at 22 million people over…
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Covid symptoms: New study finds the seven main signs determining infection
Coronavirus: Half of current cases 'unrecognised' says expert We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding….
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Philippines approves COVID jabs for kids as young as 12
The Philippines has approved COVID-19 jabs for children as young as 12, an aide to President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday, as the country battles surging infections fuelled by the hyper-contagious Delta variant. Duterte’s government has been skewered over the glacial…
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