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Evidence mounts for need to study Pfizer’s Paxlovid for long COVID, researchers say
- Author:
- Julie Steenhuysen
“It provides evidence that we really need to study this soon, and ... systematically, which means randomized trials.”
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Scientists on alert over rising cases caused by Omicron BA.2
- Author:
- Julie Steenhuysen
BA.2 may be 1.5 times more transmissible than BA.1, based on preliminary data.
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Prior COVID infection more protective than vaccination during Delta surge: U.S. study
- Author:
- Julie Steenhuysen
- Manas Mishra
“The evidence in this report does not change our vaccination recommendations,” said Dr. Ben Silk of the CDC.
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Scientists ask whether Omicron can outrun Delta: How fast does it spread?
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- Nancy Lapid
- Julie Steenhuysen
The fact that Omicron is already spreading in the presence of Delta, “which outcompeted all the other variants, is worrisome.”
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Delta dominates the world, but scientists watch for worrisome offspring
- Author:
- Julie Steenhuysen
Vaccines are still able to defend against serious disease and death from Delta, but scientists remain on alert...
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Americans wonder: Which COVID-19 booster is best?
- Author:
- Julie Steenhuysen
Americans recently were handed a big decision when it comes to getting a COVID-19 vaccine booster.
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Former FDA chief Gottlieb expects Delta to be last big pandemic wave in U.S.
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- Julie Steenhuysen
“It’s largely coursed its way through the U.S., and so maybe by Thanksgiving, on the back-end of that, we’ll start to see prevalence levels...