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Your Case of Omicron Might Have Super-Boosted Your Immunity — If You Were Vaccinated
Recent preliminary research might offer some comfort to the many vaccinated Americans who came across Omicron this past winter. A pair of studies suggest that vaccinated people who caught the variant went on to develop a strong and diverse immune response to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in general — more so than people who were vaccinated…
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Omicron: Most Common Symptoms, When to Get Tested, and Latest Booster Data
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the United States. Reported covid-19 cases are sharply rising in highly immunized cities like New York, and experts expect the variant to become the dominant form of the virus seen in the U.S. in as little as a few weeks, following the pattern seen in…
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FDA Advisory Panel Unanimously Backs a Half-Dose Moderna Booster for Covid-19
On Thursday afternoon, experts assembled by the Food and Drug Administration recommended boosters for older and high-risk Americans who originally got the Moderna covid-19 vaccine. The unanimous vote will pave the way for an expected authorization of the booster by the FDA and Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Unlike the recently sanctioned booster for…
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Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine Looks Safe and Effective in Children Ages 5 to 11, Company Says
On Monday morning, pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech announced the results of a clinical trial testing out their covid-19 vaccine in children between the ages of 5 and 11. They claim to have found that the vaccine was safe and generated a robust immune response in participants, hopefully signalling its effectiveness. The findings have yet…