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Scientists Spot Clues to Why Omicron Infections Are Milder
drugs
January 03, 2022
New animal research offers a compelling explanation as to how the omicron variant causes less severe disease than some of its predecessors: It seems to settle in the nose, throat, and windpipe, rather than traveling down to the lungs.
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Omicron Might Help Shield Against Delta, New Research Suggests
drugs
December 30, 2021
Researchers are still trying to figure out what will happen with both the delta and omicron variants of COVID-19 spreading simultaneously.
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As Omicron Spreads, Child Hospitalizations Climb 30% in Past Week
Drugs
December 29, 2021
Child hospitalizations for COVID-19 jumped 30% this past week as the Omicron variant spread like wildfire throughout the United States.
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FDA Says Rapid At-Home COVID-19 Tests Not as Sensitive to Omicron
drugs
December 29, 2021
Early research suggests that some rapid COVID-19 tests may be less able to detect the omicron variant, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.
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CDC Lowers Estimate of Omicron Prevalence in the United States
drugs
December 29, 2021
In an update that illustrates just how challenging it is to track the spread of a fast-moving virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday lowered its estimate of how prevalent the omicron variant is in the United States.
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Third wave of COVID in India likely to peak in early Feb: Study
ExpressPharma
December 28, 2021
The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India may peak by February 3, 2022, claims a modelling study by researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.
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As Omicron Spreads, Child Hospitalizations Climb 30 Percent in Past Week
drugs
December 28, 2021
Child hospitalizations for COVID-19 jumped 30 percent this past week as the omicron variant spread like wildfire throughout the United States.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Developed by WestVac BioPharma Has High Titer Neutralizing Antibodies Against Omicron
prnasia
December 27, 2021
WestVac BioPharma Co., Ltd. has achieved a significant progress in the second generation COVID-19 vaccine against the Omicron mutant strain.
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Novavax Covid vaccine could win Dutch approval Friday as mRNA alternative
FirstWordPharma
December 27, 2021
The Dutch Health Council recommended that adults who are unvaccinated against COVID-19, and object to using vaccines based on newer mRNA techniques...
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New study adds more evidence for Omicron immune evasion
WorldPharmaNews
December 27, 2021
A new study from Columbia researchers, in collaboration with scientists at the University of Hong Kong, S.A.R., China, adds more evidence that the omicron variant can evade the immune protection conferred by vaccines...