Covid: UK approves Moderna's Omicron booster
Vaccine will be available to use as part of the UK’s autumn booster campaign against coronavirus. Read more BBC News
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Modeling quantifies the potential benefits of mask wearing against omicron
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The latest Burnet Institute modeling for the Victorian Government has demonstrated the benefits of mask-wearing, by
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Genetic differentiation and diversity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in its early outbreak
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain More mutations have been carried by the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant than previously reported variants. However, the
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Neutralization efficacy of antibodies against omicron variants BA.1 and BA.2 declines quickly
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was first detected in South Africa in November 2021.
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Vaccine-induced immune response to omicron wanes substantially over time
Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports Medicine (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100679 Although COVID-19 booster vaccinations in adults elicit high levels of neutralizing
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Newly developed vaccine offers superior protection against omicron variants
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Yale scientists have developed a novel omicron-specific mRNA vaccine that offers superior immune protection against two
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Second mRNA booster significantly effective against Omicron variants
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In one of the first investigations of the effectiveness of a second mRNA booster against COVID-19
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New Omicron Subvariant Is Spreading in India, U.S.
Title: New Omicron Subvariant Is Spreading in India, U.S.Category: Health NewsCreated: 7/11/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/12/2022 12:00:00 AM MedicineNet.com
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Study reports broadly neutralizing antibody protects hamsters against SARS-CoV-2 omicron variants
Credit: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Structural biologists at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
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COVID-19: New wave of Omicron mutations spreading across Europe, EU Medicines Agency warns | World News
A new wave of Covid-19 is sweeping across Europe driven by Omicron mutations, an EU Medicines Agency official has warned.
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Dominant omicron subvariants are better at evading vaccines and antibody treatments
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The latest omicron subvariants—including the BA.4 and BA.5 forms causing new surges in infections in the
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FDA Tells Vaccine Makers to Update Boosters to Target Omicron Subvariants
Title: FDA Tells Vaccine Makers to Update Boosters to Target Omicron SubvariantsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/30/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/1/2022
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Emerging omicron subvariants BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 are inhibited less efficiently by antibodies
Compared to the spike protein of the original virus, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant harbors several mutations (red), which confer a high
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FDA tells vaccine makers to update boosters to target omicron subvariants
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it has asked vaccine makers to update their COVID-19 booster shots
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Paxlovid Cuts Omicron Hospitalizations by 45%
Title: Paxlovid Cuts Omicron Hospitalizations by 45%Category: Health NewsCreated: 6/27/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/28/2022 12:00:00 AM MedicineNet.com Now retrieving
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Pfizer Has Two Updated Booster Shots for Omicron
Title: Pfizer Has Two Updated Booster Shots for OmicronCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/27/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/27/2022 12:00:00 AM MedicineNet.com
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Pfizer says tweaked COVID-19 shots boost omicron protection
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Pfizer announced Saturday that tweaking its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe
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A third vaccine dose may increase protection from omicron
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The mRNA vaccines used against COVID were never designed to battle the omicron variant, a now
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Moderna says new booster candidate effective against Omicron subvariants
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Moderna on Wednesday said its new COVID booster candidate, which it is hoping to get approved
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Bout With Omicron Provides Little Immunity Against Reinfection
Title: Bout With Omicron Provides Little Immunity Against ReinfectionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/16/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/17/2022 12:00:00 AM MedicineNet.com
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