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COVID-19 B.1.1.7 variant on its way to becoming the dominant variant in the United States

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The faster-spreading B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 first detected in the United Kingdom, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, is quickly on its way to becoming the dominant variant of the virus in the...

Moderna: COVID vaccine for B.1.351 SARS-CoV-2 variant enters early stage trial

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An investigational vaccine designed to protect against the B.1.351 SARS-CoV-2 variant has been administered as part of a new Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating the vaccine candidate’s safety and immunogenicity...

Racial differences in outcomes of COVID-19 patients in Detroit ICU: No difference says researchers

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In a study that looked at racial differences in outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit, researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit found that patients of color had a lower...

Venezuela: More than 400 health workers have died from COVID-19

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The civil association, Médicos Unidos Venezuela reported another fifteen health workers died in Venezuela from COVID-19 between the 26th and 28th of this month, bringing...

Vietnam: Botulism reported in Binh Duong province

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Vietnam Food Administration is reporting at least one botulism death and several suspected cases in localities such as Kon Tum province and Binh Duong province. The...

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Point-of-care Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Test gets FDA Ok

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Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it is allowing the use of the Binx Health IO CT/NG Assay at point-of-care settings, such as in physician offices, community-based clinics, urgent...

Dengue vaccine candidate: Takeda begins regulatory submissions in the EU and Dengue-endemic countries

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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company announced recently that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted the Company’s filing packages for its dengue vaccine candidate (TAK-003) which is being investigated...

Ireland reports E. coli outbreak in the Mid-West region

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Department of Public Health Mid-West is reporting an outbreak of Verotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC) in a single setting of children in the Mid-West region of Ireland. Health...

Sweden: 200 people have tested positive for COVID-19 post- two dose vaccine

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews A report from the Swedish Public Health Agency shows that of the several hundred thousand people in Sweden who have received two COVID-19 vaccine doses and about 200...

Canada: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine should not be used in adults under 55 years of age at this time

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Canadian National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) Monday recommended that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine should not be used in adults under 55 years...