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Pfizer CEO confident that its COVID-19 vaccine protects against more severe Delta variant

Mon, 2021-06-14 19:27 — mike kraft

CEO "comfortable" Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine protects against more severe Delta variant Bourla believes Pfizer is ready to leap into action with new vaccines to protect against the possible variants within 100 days. cbsthismorning

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Novavax COVID-19 shot is 90 % effective --large study

Mon, 2021-06-14 18:52 — mike kraft

Novavax: Large study finds COVID-19 shot about 90% effective Vaccine maker Novavax said Monday its shot was highly effective against COVID-19 and also protected against variants in a large, late-stage study in the U.S. and Mexico. The vaccine was about 90% effective overall and preliminary data showed it was safe, the company said. AP NEWS

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England’s re-opening into doubt by rapid spread of Delta variant

Fri, 2021-06-11 19:31 — mike kraft

Rapid spread of Delta variant throws England’s re-opening into doubt British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's hopes of ending England's coronavirus lockdown on June 21 hung in the balance on Friday as data showed a further rise in cases of the rapidly spreading Delta variant. Reuters Reuters

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Delta variant first identified in India now comprises 91% of new UK cases

Thu, 2021-06-10 22:04 — mike kraft

Variant first identified in India now comprises 91% of new cases in the UK, health minister says The B1.617.2 variant — also called the Delta variant, which was first identified in India — now comprises 91% of new coronavirus cases in the UK according to British Health Minister Matt Hancock. By <a href="/profiles/meg-wagner">Meg Wagner</a>, Melissa Macaya, <a href="/profiles/melissa-mahtani">Melissa Mahtani</a> and <a href="/profiles/veronica-rocha">Veronica Rocha</a>, CNN CNN

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Scientists are learning why vaccines are working against new COVID variants.

Thu, 2021-06-10 21:49 — mike kraft

We know vaccines are working against new COVID variants. Now scientists are starting to understand why. Since the emergence of new COVID-19 variants, experts have worried that the virus may have developed mutations allowing it to outmaneuver existing vaccines. Early laboratory studies proved worrisome, showing vaccines seemed to produce far fewer virus-fighting antibodies against some of the newer variants.

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Delta variant of increasing concern, accounts for 6 percent of new U.S. coronavirus infections, 60 % in UK

Wed, 2021-06-09 19:20 — mike kraft

Delta variant accounts for 6 percent of new U.S. coronavirus infections But vaccines appear to be highly effective in blocking symptoms of the latest, fast-spreading version of the coronavirus, health officials reported June 8. Lenny Bernstein Washington Post

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SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine recipients have lower antibody levels

Wed, 2021-06-09 08:00 — mike kraft

SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine recipients have lower antibody levels - Outbreak News Today Levels of antibodies in the blood of vaccinated people that are able to recognise and fight the new SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant first discovered in India (B.1.617.2) are on average lower than those against previously circulating variants in the UK, according to new laboratory data from the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health […] Press Release Outbreak News Today

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Research suggests why the ‘Alpha’ Coronavirus Variant Became So Powerful

Tue, 2021-06-08 04:49 — mike kraft

In December, British researchers discovered that a new variant was sweeping through their country. When it arrived in other countries, the variant, now known as Alpha, tended to become more common in its new homes as well. By April, it had become the dominant variant in the United States, and it has remained so ever since.

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China reports human case of H10N3 bird flu, a possible first

Wed, 2021-06-02 20:36 — mike kraft

China reports human case of H10N3 bird flu, a possible first BEIJING (AP) — A man in eastern China has contracted what might be the world’s first human case of the H10N3 strain of bird flu, but the risk of large-scale spread is low, the government said Tuesday. AP NEWS

BEIJING (AP) — A man in eastern China has contracted what might be the world’s first human case of the H10N3 strain of bird flu, but the risk of large-scale spread is low, the government said Tuesday.

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Vietnam identifies new, highly transmissible, coronavirus variant

Tue, 2021-06-01 05:38 — mike kraft

Vietnam identifies new, highly transmissible variant of coronavirus Vietnam has detected a new, highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus, the Vietnamese Health Ministry announced Saturday. Lauren Vella TheHill

Vietnam has detected a new, highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus, the Vietnamese Health Ministry announced Saturday.

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