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Wanted: Volunteers to Catch COVID In the Name of Science
They then plan to expose volunteers - all previously naturally infected or vaccinated - to that dose of the virus's original variant to determine what levels of antibodies or immune T-cells are required to prevent an infection.
Boston Patient Removed from Heart Transplant List for Being Unvaccinated
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, which is a Harvard teaching facility, said research had shown transplant recipients were at a much higher risk of dying from COVID compared to non-transplant patients.
New York Judge Strikes Down State Mask Mandate
Disagreements and court action over mandates in a number of states have become a flashpoint of the pandemic response in the United States, often dividing Democrats and Republicans.
U.K.’S Prince Andrew Stripped of Royal and Military Links
"The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen."
Biden To Send More Military Medics to U.S. Hospitals in COVID-19 Hot Spots
Hospitals due to receive the health workers welcomed the assistance but cautioned the teams ranging in size from seven to 25 might not be enough to slow the surge.
Nurses Across the U.S. Strike Against COVID Working Conditions
Nurses "are enraged to see that, for our government and our employers, it’s all about what’s good for business, not what’s good for public health," NNU President Zenei Triunfo-Cortez said in a statement.
Quebec Tax on Unvaccinated Canadians Drives Surge in Appointments
Quebec health officials said Wednesday bookings for COVID-19 vaccine first-dose appointments have jumped — with some 7,000 residents signing up…
Cyprus Reportedly Discovers a COVID Variant That Combines Omicron and Delta
A researcher in Cyprus has discovered a strain of the coronavirus that combines the delta and omicron variant, Bloomberg News reported Saturday.
France Allows COVID Infected Medics to Work
The special exemption to France's quarantine rules being rolled out to hospitals, elderly care homes, doctors' offices and other essential health services
COVID-19: New Variant, B.1.640.2, Detected in France – Study
The variant, tentatively identified B.1.640.2, is believed to be Cameroonian in origin and have so far spread to 12 patients in southern France.