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Vaccine effectiveness wanes after three months

University College London – Vaccination-acquired immunity against Covid-19 wanes substantially after three months among elderly care home residents, suggesting that regular booster jabs may be needed for this group, according to preliminary findings from the Vivaldi study led by UCL researchers. The study, funded by the UK Health Security Agency and published on the preprint site medRxiv, looked at data from over 15,000 residents (with a median age of 87) and 19,000 staff at 331...

Pitcher Who Surrendered Famed Mazeroski HR Dies

HAYS POST, LARNED, KANSAS, Mar 16, 2022 The baseball world is mourning the death of Ralph Terry who died Wednesday in Larned, where he lived for many years following a successful major league baseball career. Terry pitched for the New York Yankees, Kansas City A's, Cleveland Indians and New York Mets. He led the American League with 23 victories in 1962 and was the MVP of the 1962 World Series, according to the Yankee web site. Terry is...

Wrestling legend, WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall dies at 63

ESPN – Scott Hall, one of the most influential men in the history of professional wrestling, died Monday, according to WWE. He was 63. Hall, a two-time WWE Hall of Fame inductee, broke his hip last month, PW Torch reported, and had severe health complications during surgery to repair it over the weekend. Kevin Nash, Hall's longtime best friend and former tag-team partner, wrote Sunday on Instagram that Hall was on life support, which he was...

After A Heart Attack And 3 Strokes While Pregnant With Covid, Woman Urges Vaccination

A Texas mom is encouraging pregnant people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after she survived the illness — and a heart attack and two strokes — while carrying her son.

Moderna CEO Bancel Earned Nearly $1 Billion

CNBC – Moderna’s board of directors approved a golden parachute for CEO Stephane Bancel worth more than $926 million at the end of last year, up from $9.4 million in 2019 before Covid-19 upended the world order. The value of Bancel’s so-called change-in-control package has varied as a bulk of it, $922.5 million, is in the biotech company’s stock, which has swung widely over the course of the pandemic along with the company’s progress in...

Global Pandemic Death Toll 3 Times Higher Than Reported

NBC NEWS – The number of people worldwide who died because of the pandemic in its first two years may total more than 18 million, according to a sobering study released Thursday. That's three times more than the reported global death toll from Covid-19, which crossed 6 million earlier this week. The research, published in the peer-reviewed journal The Lancet, analyzed data from 74 countries and 266 states and territories between Jan. 1, 2020, and...

2 Years Into Pandemic, World Takes Cautious Steps Forward

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — With COVID-19 case numbers plummeting, Emily Safrin did something she hadn't done since the pandemic began two years ago: She put her fears aside and went to a concert. The fully vaccinated and boosted restaurant server planned to keep her mask on, but as the reggaeton star Bad Bunny took the stage and the energy in the crowd soared, she ripped it off. Soon after, she was strolling unmasked in a...

Should You Wear A Mask On A Plane?

The Transportation Security Administration has extended the face mask requirement several times so far. But as Omicron cases decline nationwide and states drop their own mandates, it’s not clear whether the policy will be renewed again.

The CDC Changed Its COVID Risk Formula. The Results Are Stunning

FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION – On Feb. 25, the CDC made its expected announcement that it was updating its framework to monitor and contain COVID-19. “We’re in a stronger place today as a nation with more tools to protect ourselves in our communities from COVID-19, like vaccination, boosters, broader access to testing, availability of high quality masks, accessibility to new treatments, and improved ventilation,” said CDC Director Rochelle Paula Walensky. Most media headlines focused on the...

Covid Deaths Among Hong Kong’s Young Children Alarm Parents

BLOOMBERG – Three children under the age of five have died in Hong Kong’s spiraling Covid outbreak, a disproportionately large number that has local parents anxious, though pediatricians say it could just be a grim coincidence. While the numbers are too low to draw any conclusions, according to experts, the children -- aged 11 months, 3 and 4 years old -- make up nearly 0.3% of the 1,153 fatalities that have occurred in this wave...

Cutting Back On Final Drink Of Day To Boost Brain Health

Hannah Devlin, Science correspondent, 4 Mar 2022 THE GUARDIAN – Cutting back on the final drink of the evening could substantially improve brain health, scientists have said. A major study of more than 36,000 adults suggests that the negative effects of alcohol consumption grow stronger with each additional drink. So those who drink several units each day potentially have the most to gain by reducing their drinking. Dr Remi Daviet, the study’s first author, who is based...

Parents’ Choice, Kids’ Vaccinations: The Other Side of The Story

KAISER HEALTH NEWS, COSTA MESA, Calif. — Kennedy Stonum, a high school junior, deflected repeated entreaties from her father to please just get vaccinated against covid-19. “I would send her articles. I would send her studies. I would send her whatever I thought might either scare her enough about covid to get the vaccine or allay her concerns enough about the vaccine,” said Lee Stonum, 41, a public defender in Orange County, California. His mother, who...

Girl Scouts Harassed Over Abortion, “Unhealthy” Cookies

INSIDER.COM | Lela Moore Feb 24, 2022 Girl Scout cookie season is upon us, and young saleswomen in uniform are everywhere: holding court in office boardrooms for an afternoon, manning booths outside the local grocery store, or posting cheery video messages on social media, offering door-to-door shipping. You may even have a Girl Scout under your own roof, filling your garage with cases of the chocolatey, caramelly, peanut-buttery goods. But Girl Scouts, and the women who lead...

State Creates Model Legislation For Next Vaccine Mandate

CALMATTERS | BY ELIZABETH AGUILERA MARCH 2, 2022 Gov. Gavin Newsom is easing mask restrictions and declaring that the pandemic is moving into a less critical phase. Yet an aggressive slate of COVID-19-related bills — to mandate vaccines for children and workers, to allow 12 to 17 year-olds to get the vaccine without parental consent and more — remain in play under the Capitol dome. The vaccine working group of Democratic legislators behind the proposals say their...

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