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US: COVID vaccination in kids under 5 remain low as US hospital admissions steadily rise

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COVID vaccination in kids under 5 remain low as US hospital admissions steadily rise Summer hospitalizations saw an increase in younger kids, and experts worry the trend will continue as children return to school and day care. YahooNews

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Country- by- country report on vaccines delivered to poorer nations by international agency

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Factbox: Vaccines delivered under COVAX sharing scheme for poorer countries The COVAX facility, backed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), has delivered 1.63 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to 146 countries, GAVI data shows. Reuters Reuters
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Moderna sued Pfizer and BioNTech, accusing them of copying the central technology behind its coronavirus vaccine.

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Moderna files patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech over mRNA Covid-19 vaccines | CNN Moderna on Friday filed patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech "for infringing patents central to (its) mRNA technology platform," the company said in a news release Friday. Ben Tinker,Amanda Sealy CNN

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Explainer: Updated COVID-19 vaccines are expected in the U.S. next month, considerations in getting one

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Explainer: Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming in the U.S., should you get one? The United States plans to roll out an updated COVID-19 booster vaccine to include Omicron subvariants of the coronavirus. Regulators are reviewing the shots and could give the go-ahead as soon as next week. Ahmed Aboulenein,Julie Steenhuysen Reuters
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Congressional panel releases details of Trump pressure on FDA for discredited hydroxychloroquine COVID treatment

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House panel details Trump pressure on FDA for discredited COVID treatment, vaccines Top Trump administration officials pressured the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reauthorize the discredited COVID-19 treatment hydroxychloroquine, and to speed up the release of the first CO… nweixel The Hill
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Pfizer COVID pill showed no benefit in younger adults but helped older persons-study

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Study: Pfizer COVID pill showed no benefit in younger adults WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer's COVID-19 pill appears to provide little or no benefit for younger adults, while still reducing the risk of hospitalization and death for high-risk seniors, according to a large study published Wednesday. AP NEWS

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The researchers found that Paxlovid reduced hospitalizations among people 65 and older by roughly 75% when given shortly after infection. That’s consistent with earlier results used to authorize the drug in the U.S. and other nations.

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Bavarian Nordic seeks to expand monkeypox vaccine capacity

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Bavarian Nordic vows to boost monkeypox vaccine supply to combat shortfall Bavarian Nordic, the maker of the only approved monkeypox vaccine, said on Wednesday it was exploring the viability of using technically expired doses to help bridge a growing gap between demand and supply due to the current outbreak. Natalie Grover,Stine Jacobsen Reuters
 
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COVID-19's negative impact on caregivers and ways to help them

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COVID-19's negative impact on caregivers and 4 ways to help them The COVID-19 pandemic has had an outsized impact on caregivers. ABC News ABC News

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Per research conducted by the National Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, family caregivers experienced more negative effects from the pandemic than those who weren't, including more emotional, physical and financial burdens. Female caregivers, younger caregivers and especially families with lower incomes experienced significant issues.

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U.S.plans to offer revised COVID Booster shots in early September

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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to offer the next generation of coronavirus booster shots to Americans 12 and older soon after Labor Day, a campaign that federal officials hope will reduce deaths from Covid-19 and protect against an expected winter surge.

Dr. Peter Marks, the top vaccine regulator for the Food and Drug Administration, said in an interview on Tuesday that his team was close to authorizing updated doses that would target the versions of the virus now circulating.

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Analysis: Experts question reliance on monkeypox vaccine with little data, short supply

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Analysis: Experts question reliance on monkeypox vaccine with little data, short supply A reliance on vaccines in short supply and questions over their best use are hampering efforts to curb the global spread of monkeypox which has hit dozens of countries for the first time, health officials say. Jennifer Rigby,Natalie Grover Reuters
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