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Covid-
19: Omicron Doesn't Attack Lungs As Strongly As Other Variants, Studies Show
Brand-new studies are suggesting why the highly contagious COVID-19 strain Omicron is not as severe as other variants of the virus. Omicron is milder because it doesn't attack the lungs as strongly as other variants, according to the studies. Omicron produced less damaging infections, often limited largely to the upper airway - the nose, throat, and windpipe - in testing conducted on mice and hamsters, The New York Times reports. “The variant did much less harm to the lungs, where previous variants would often cause scarring and serious breathing difficulty," the report says. The findings…
Politics
Lamont Signs Bill Into Law Eliminating Religious Exemption For School Vaccines In CT
Connecticut has become the sixth state to remove religious exemptions from childhood vaccinations. Gov. Ned Lamont made it official on Wednesday, April 28, signing House Bill 6423 “An Act Concerning Immunizations” which removed religious exemptions for children attending pre-K - 12 schools, daycare centers, or other educational institutions. Now only select medical exemptions will be permitted for students entering schools and daycare centers. The legislation was passed with the support of two-thirds of the Senate on Tuesday night and was passed by the House last week 90 to 53. Lamont sai…
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CT Health Department Confirms First Measles Cases Since 2019
The Connecticut Department of Public Health said it has confirmed a new case of measles in a Fairfield County child. The child did not attend school while infectious, the department said. The child is a household contact of the child who contracted the first case of measles announced on Friday, April 9. The department did not release the name of the city or town in which the children reside. These are the first cases of measles in Connecticut since 2019. "DPH is collaborating with local partners to identify contacts and implement appropriate control measures," the depar…
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Covid-
19: Pfizer Boasts Vaccine Candidate That's More Than 90% Effective
More reliable than the flu shot? Pfizer on Monday trumpeted a COVID-19 vaccine candidate as more than 90% effective – nearly three times better than the effectiveness of last season’s influenza vaccine. Pfizer said it hopes to have 50 million doses of the free vaccine ready by the end of this year and as many as 1.3 billion doses available next year to fight the deadly global pandemic. Two doses per person of BNT162b2 would be necessary, said the Manhattan-based drug maker, which teamed up with BioNTech of Germany to develop the booster. Pfizer plans to ask the federal Food and Drug Admini…
Lifestyle
Covid-
19: Drop In Child Vaccinations During Pandemic Sparks Concerns Over New Outbreaks
With parents avoiding their children’s doctor visits amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, early childhood immunization rates have precipitously dropped, sparking new healthcare concerns. Healthcare professionals are reporting that since the COVID-19 pandemic began, pediatric immunizations are dropping for illnesses such as measles, mumps, and whooping cough. PCC, a pediatric electronic health records company, gathered vaccine information from 1,000 independent pediatricians nationwide, which showed that immunizations are down nearly 75 percent for some illnesses. Using th…