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More Data Finds Pfizer Vaccine Less Protective in Children 5 to 15 Years With Omicron

New data suggests that two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine do not provide very much protection from infection for children 5 to 15 years against the Omicron variant of the CCP virus, according to new data published in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) journal, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The CDC…


More Data Finds Pfizer Vaccine Less Protective in Children 5 to 15 With Omicron

New data suggests that two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine don’t provide very much protection from infection for children 5 to 15 years old against the Omicron variant of the CCP virus, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The CDC…


Growing Number of Countries Identify Cases of ‘Deltacron’ Variant

A growing number of cases of a hybrid COVID-19 variant dubbed “Deltacron” are being identified, including several cases in the United States. Researchers with Helix, a California-based genomic company, found two cases of COVID-19 infection caused by a hybrid of the Delta and Omicron variants, while researchers in France determined 18 people were infected by…


Parents Should Ask These Questions Before Giving Their Child a COVID-19 Vaccine: ER Doctor

For parents who are contemplating whether their child should receive a COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Joseph Fraiman, an emergency medicine physician, says they should ask the following two questions to help them decide. “The first thing that you want to do for harm/benefit analysis [is to ask], is there a mortality benefit for these vaccines for…


Massachusetts to Reduce ‘Significant Overcount’ of COVID-19 Deaths

The Massachusetts Public Health Department announced Thursday that the state would lower its COVID-19 death count by 3,700 due to new measuring criteria being implemented. The department said in a statement the new death definition is following the guidance (pdf) of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…


Mask Mandates Not Linked to Lower COVID-19 Case Rate or Transmission: Study

Mask mandates for children in Spain weren’t linked to a lower rate of COVID-19 cases or transmission, researchers found. Children 6 and older in Catalonia, a region in Spain, were required to wear masks once school reopened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers compared the incidence of COVID-19 in older children to younger children to try…


Hawaii Becomes Last US State to Lift Mask Mandate

Hawaii on Tuesday became the last U.S. state to lift its universal indoor mask mandate. Gov. David Ige announced the decision during a press briefing, saying that the mandate would be dropped on March 26. “We have reduced COVID-19 in a way to the point where most of us will be safe without masks indoors,”…


CDC Director Admits COVID-19 Will Become a ‘Seasonal Virus’

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said she expects COVID-19 to become seasonal like influenza. “I do anticipate that this is probably going to be a seasonal virus,” she told NBC News on Monday. Her comment appears to be her first public acknowledgment that CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus cases increase or…


CDC Director: COVID-19 Will Become a ‘Seasonal Virus’

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said she expects COVID-19 to become seasonal like influenza. “I do anticipate that this is probably going to be a seasonal virus,” she told NBC News on Monday. Her comment appears to be her first public acknowledgment that CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus cases increase or…


Even Mild Cases of COVID-19 Can Lead to Brain Changes: Study

Mild COVID-19 cases were linked to changes in the brain in a newly published study. Approximately 785 people underwent a brain scan and about half later tested positive for COVID-19. All the people got a second brain scan, including those who had survived the disease. Researchers from the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging at the University…