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Omicron variant in the US: What we know

The infectious-disease is in the U.S.  The executive and public health officials said Wednesday afternoon that the case was confirmed in a travelera> who returned to <a href="https: after a trip to south-africa” target=”_blank”>South Africa<, is self-quarantining since testing positive. All close contacts tested negative. The City and County of …

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FDA panel endorses first COVID-19 pill

A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed a closely watched infectious-disease healthy-living from Merck, setting the stage for a likely authorization of the first drug that Americans could take at home to treat the coronavirus. The Food and Drug Administration panel voted 13-10 that the antiviral drug’s …

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Merck COVID-19 pill: FDA panel weighs safety, effectiveness

Government health advisers on Tuesday weighed the benefits and risks of a closely watched healthy-living from Merck that could soon become the first U.S.-authorized pill for patients to take at home to treat infectious-disease. The Food and Drug Administration asked its outside experts whether the agency should authorize the pill, …

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University of Oxford on omicron: No proof COVID-19 vaccines won't prevent against severe disease

The world-regions said Tuesday there was no evidence that current infectious-disease infectious-disease would not continue to protect against infectious-disease” target=”_blank”>severe disease< The institution pledged to carefully evaluate the implications of the emergency of the variant for vaccine immunity.  Oxford University said it was ready to produce a new version of …

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Dutch authorities check for COVID-19 omicron variant after 61 arrivals from South Africa test positive

world-regions authorities are checking for the omicron infectious-disease after 61 passengers on two flightsa> from <a href="https: tested positive for infectious-disease on Friday.  The passengers who tested positive have been isolated and further investigations are being carried out.  NO CASES OF COVID-19 OMICRON VARIANT IDENTIFIED YET IN US, CDC SAYS …

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