Investigation estimates over 4,000 Covid pandemic victims at Madrid care homes ‘could have been saved’
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Scientists have been searching for the optimal coronavirus vaccine since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The mRNA vaccines developed through the federal government's "Operation Warp Speed" program were a massive innovation; however, annually updating those boosters for specific SARS-CoV-2 variants is inefficient for scientists and patients.
SARS-CoV-2 is just one member of the Sarbecovirus (SARS Betacoronavirus) subfamily (others include SARS-CoV-1, which caused the 2002 SARS outbreak, as well as other viruses circulating in bats that could cause future pandemics).
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People born recently in England and Wales can expect to spend fewer years of their life in good health than those born over a decade ago, official figures show.
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The mRNA-1283 vaccine showed a higher immune response—including in seniors—than its currently licensed vaccine, called mRNA-1273.222. Response was higher against Omicron BA.4/BA.5 as well as the original SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an unfortunate decline in policy interest in preparations for the next one.
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