Leader of Biden’s Covid Vaccine Effort Is Stepping Down
Dr. David A. Kessler took over Operation Warp Speed when President Biden entered office, and his departure signals the end of the program.
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Why COVID’s XBB.1.5 ‘Kraken’ Variant Is So Contagious
A new variant of the virus that causes COVID has mutations that make it more transmissible, but vaccines are still likely to protect against severe disease
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New XBB.1.5 COVID subvariant spreads rapidly in Northeast, sparking concerns it evades vaccines
Three years into the pandemic and yet another new variant of the coronavirus has emerged. The omicron subvariant known as XBB.1.5 now accounts for more than 40% of new COVID infections in the U.S. and around 75% of cases in the Northeast. Dr. Jay Varma of the Cornell Center for Pandemic Prevention and Response joined William Brangham to discuss the concerns.
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No, Vaccines Aren’t Making New Covid Variants Worse
The omicron sequel XBB.1.5 is driving a new wave of infections — and misinformation.
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The Most Common Side Effects Of The New Bivalent COVID Booster
Here's what you can expect when you get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and how you can ease any symptoms.
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The Year the Pandemic 'Ended' (Part 1)
A timeline of covid normalization in the US in 2022
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COVID spreading faster than ever in China. 800 million could be infected this winter
China is now facing what is likely the world's largest COVID surge of the pandemic.
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Meet a woman suffering from long COVID who quit her job, spent $11,000 on treatments, but still can't get disability insurance
She had disability insurance, but the company claimed she had inadequate proof to qualify for long-term payouts..
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Repeat COVID is riskier than first infection, study finds
The findings were drawn from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) data collected from March 1, 2020 through April 6, 2022 on 443,588 patients with one SARS-CoV-2 infection, 40,947 with two or more infections, and 5.3 million noninfected individuals.
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Nirmatrelvir and the Risk of Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19
Important new preprint just posted: Paxlovid treatment for Covid associated with ~25% reduction of #LongCovid, beyond less death and hospitalization reduction