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Marking the implementation of something that should have been carried out much sooner, at least immediately upon the former VP taking office, the Biden administration said Tuesday that it would distribute half a billion at-home COVID-19 tests amid Omicron variant concerns. In a statement shared early Tuesday morning ahead of a planned address to the […]
Moderna said Monday that the currently authorized booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine significantly increases neutralizing antibody levels against the widespread Omicron variant. In a statement in which preliminary booster data and an update to its variant strategy were both detailed, the Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company explained that the currently authorized booster of 50 micrograms of […]
A new study has found that fully vaccinated people who are then infected with COVID-19 may acquire a “super immunity” to future variants of the virus, NBC Chicago reports. The Oregon Health & Science University study, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, has discovered that antibodies in breakthrough case blood samples were at most 1,000% more effective than the […]
A panel of health advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have given preference to the mRNA COVID vaccines for adults 18 and over. According to NBC News, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices unanimously voted to recommend the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines over Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose jab. The vote, which was announced Thursday, was primarily […]
As the COVID-19 news cycle further turns its attention to the Omicron variant, a vaccine co-creator is cautioning against a return to complacency with a warning about the potential for future pandemics. Speaking during the 44th edition of the Richard Dimbleby lecture series, per a report from the Guardian, Oxford University’s Sarah Gilbert pointed to the […]
A handful of omicron COVID-19 variant cases in California have been connected to a wedding in Wisconsin from last month. NBC Chicago reports that at least five people have tested positive for the omicron strain. Just a few days ago, the first U.S. case of omicron was discovered in California. Another was identified in Minnesota. The five […]
A 50-year-old man is facing criminal charges after he showed up to a COVID vaccine clinic with a prosthetic arm. According to la Repubblica, the incident happened in the northern Italy last month, after the government signed a decree making a COVID “super green pass” mandatory at bars, theatres, gyms, and other public spaces beginning next week. Not having the […]
Marcus Lamb, co-founder and CEO of Christian Daystar Television Network, died from COVID-19 on Tuesday. He was 64. NBC News notes Lamb was openly against the COVID-19 vaccine. The network issued a statement on Twitter. “It’s with a heavy heart we announce that Marcus Lamb, president and founder of Daystar Television Network, went home to be with […]
The Omicron COVID-19 variant has arrived in North America, after two cases were identified in Canada, NBC News reports. The two people recently traveled to Canada from Nigeria, according to Ontario health officials. “We continue to urge the federal government to take the necessary steps to mandate point-of-arrival testing for all travelers irrespective of where they’re coming […]
While evidence suggests that being vaccinated offers higher protection against COVID-19 than previously being infected, some Republican lawmakers are attempting to add exemptions to vaccine requirements for those with “natural immunity.” As CBS News reports, West Virginia, Arkansas, and now Florida are asking employers to make room for workers with “natural immunity”—those who they say have been […]
