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Former FDA chief Gottlieb expects Delta to be last big pandemic wave in U.S.
October 6, 2021
“It’s largely coursed its way through the U.S., and so maybe by Thanksgiving, on the back-end of that, we’ll start to see prevalence levels nationally decline in a more uniform scale.”
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Rapid COVID-19 tests increasingly scarce, pricey as demand from employers jumps
October 6, 2021
“Employer demand has gone crazy,” said Quidel Chief Executive Doug Bryant. “We won’t be able to meet all the requests that we’re having.”
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New York’s largest health care provider fires 1,400 unvaccinated employees
October 6, 2021
A few thousand Northwell employees got vaccinated as the deadline approached.
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Children and COVID: Decline of summer surge continues
October 5, 2021
Cumulative case count nears another milestone; new vaccinations drop again.
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Pfizer COVID vaccine antibodies may disappear in 7 months, study says
October 4, 2021
“Our study shows vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine induces high levels of neutralizing antibodies against the original vaccine strain, but these levels drop by nearly 10-fold by 7 months.”
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EU finds J&J COVID shot possibly linked to another rare clotting condition
October 4, 2021
EMA said the new, possibly life-threatening VTE condition to be included on the J&J product label was separate from TTS.
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Antibody cocktail reduces chance of developing COVID
October 4, 2021
“This is the first long-acting combination of monoclonal antibodies that represents a potential new option to augment COVID-19 prevention.”
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Merck to seek FDA OK for its COVID pill after trial stopped early
October 4, 2021
“The availability of a well-tolerated, effective oral antiviral will be particularly useful in supplementing vaccination as a means to reduce the proportion of patients needing hospital care.”
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CVST after COVID-19 vaccine: New data confirm high mortality rate
September 30, 2021
“This is the biggest series, and as an international series, it gives a broader perspective from a larger range of countries.”
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Age, C-reactive protein predict COVID-19 death in diabetes
September 29, 2021
“This means we can easily identify patients early on in their hospital stay who will likely require more aggressive interventions to try and improve survival.”
