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March 22, 2022 7:16 AM
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Human Infection with an Avian-Origin Influenza A (H10N3) Virus

Correspondence from The New England Journal of Medicine — Human Infection with an Avian-Origin Influenza A (H10N3) Virus...
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March 22, 2022 7:16 AM
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Coronavirus: Canadian Pfizer partner sues to head off patent lawsuit over Covid-19 vaccine

Coronavirus: Canadian Pfizer partner sues to head off patent lawsuit over Covid-19 vaccine | Virology News | Scoop.it
The biotech company that makes mRNA-delivery technology for Pfizer's PFE.N Covid-19 vaccine sued Arbutus Biopharma Corp ABUS.O in Manhattan federal court on Friday, seeking to head off claims that the vaccine infringes Arbutus' patents.
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March 22, 2022 7:14 AM
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Is tinnitus a rare side effect of Covid vaccines?

Is tinnitus a rare side effect of Covid vaccines? | Virology News | Scoop.it
Covid vaccine side effects: Tinnitus is being investigated as a possible side effect of the Covid vaccine although CDC says no cause and effect has been determined....
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Heard of a few cases like this - one in a very recent acquaintance.
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March 22, 2022 7:13 AM
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Duck Circovirus in Northern Vietnam: Genetic Characterization of the Complete Genome and Epidemiological Analysis of the Causative Agent | Research Square

In the present study, tissue samples collected from a total of 130 commercial ducks collected from clinically suspected flocks and diseased birds in six provinces of northern Vietnam were tested for DuCV infection.
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March 22, 2022 7:12 AM
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Climate change stands to worsen seasonal allergies

Climate change stands to worsen seasonal allergies | Virology News | Scoop.it
Climate change may make allergies a lot worse, say researchers. Plants could end up emitting up to 200% more pollen each year.
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Already happening...B-(
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March 22, 2022 7:11 AM
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Antiviral drug still works against new COVID variants

Antiviral drug still works against new COVID variants | Virology News | Scoop.it
Despite fears of the antiviral drug Paxlovid losing effectiveness against the virus that causes COVID, it still works on new variants, researchers report.
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March 1, 2022 7:38 AM
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How Often Will We Need to Update COVID Vaccines?

How Often Will We Need to Update COVID Vaccines? | Virology News | Scoop.it
The vaccines will need an update at some point. But not every variant of concern will warrant one.
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March 1, 2022 7:37 AM
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Vaccines: What we know about long-term safety now

Vaccines: What we know about long-term safety now | Virology News | Scoop.it
Despite concerns over Covid vaccines, most side effects occur with hours or weeks of having a jab.
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March 1, 2022 7:34 AM
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Pfizer vaccine significantly less effective in children ages five to 11, study shows | US news | The Guardian

Pfizer vaccine significantly less effective in children ages five to 11, study shows | US news | The Guardian | Virology News | Scoop.it
Strikingly higher rates of decline in effectiveness for younger children suggest the lower dose they receive may be the reason...
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February 24, 2022 8:37 AM
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The State of Science, Microbiology, and Vaccines Circa 1918

The influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 dramatically altered biomedical knowledge of the disease. At its onset, the foundation of scientific knowledge was information collected during the previous major pandemic of 1889–1890.
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February 24, 2022 8:35 AM
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Bird Flu Menaces U.S. Chicken Industry Already Struggling to Grow

Bird Flu Menaces U.S. Chicken Industry Already Struggling to Grow | Virology News | Scoop.it
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February 24, 2022 8:33 AM
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African countries to get mRNA vaccine technology in WHO project

African countries to get mRNA vaccine technology in WHO project | Virology News | Scoop.it
The World Health Organization said on Friday six African countries - Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia - would be the first on the continent to receive the technology needed to produce mRNA vaccines.
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February 24, 2022 8:32 AM
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Brains of girls and boys with autism aren't the same

Brains of girls and boys with autism aren't the same | Virology News | Scoop.it
The organization of brains in girls with autism differs from that of boys. The findings could improve diagnosis and treatment for girls.
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March 22, 2022 7:16 AM
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Cattle influenza D virus in Brazil is divergent from established lineages

Influenza D virus (IDV) is endemic in cattle on several continents and can also infect a wide range of hosts. IDV was first detected in a bovine respiratory disease outbreak associated with bovine alphaherpesvirus 1 in Brazil.
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March 22, 2022 7:15 AM
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Free-range eggs unavailable in Britain from Monday 

Free-range eggs unavailable in Britain from Monday  | Virology News | Scoop.it
Hens have been indoors for months because of avian flu and their eggs must now be differently labelled...
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March 22, 2022 7:14 AM
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Oxford Covid jab gears up for final act: saving the rest of the world 

Oxford Covid jab gears up for final act: saving the rest of the world  | Virology News | Scoop.it
After mishaps and misinformation, jab will build ‘global wall of immunity’, says director of Oxford Vaccine Group...
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March 22, 2022 7:13 AM
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PM Hun Sen Urges to Expedite Homegrown COVID19 Vaccine Factory in Cambodia (Video Inside)

PM Hun Sen Urges to Expedite Homegrown COVID19 Vaccine Factory in Cambodia (Video Inside) | Virology News | Scoop.it
Fresh News...
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March 22, 2022 7:12 AM
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Death Toll Rises To Over 12 Million Chickens And Turkeys In 2nd Month Of America's Horrific Bird Flu Pandemic

Death Toll Rises To Over 12 Million Chickens And Turkeys In 2nd Month Of America's Horrific Bird Flu Pandemic | Virology News | Scoop.it
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero...
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March 2, 2022 4:26 AM
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Respiratory infections like whooping cough and flu have plummeted amid COVID. But 'bounce back' is a worry

Respiratory infections like whooping cough and flu have plummeted amid COVID. But 'bounce back' is a worry | Virology News | Scoop.it
Whooping cough rates are the lowest they’ve been for years. But what comes next?
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India’s path-breaking Covid vaccine work shines bright at BioAsia Summit 2022

India’s path-breaking Covid vaccine work shines bright at BioAsia Summit 2022 | Virology News | Scoop.it
On this occasion, Soumya Swaminathan, WHO’s Chief Scientist, said that it was the first pandemic when this type of genomic sequencing technology was available.
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Canada approves world’s first plant-based Covid-19 vaccine

Canada approves world’s first plant-based Covid-19 vaccine | Virology News | Scoop.it
Medicago's vaccine highlights the role plant-based proteins could play in speeding up response times to global health crises.
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March 1, 2022 7:33 AM
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Protective effect of bivalent H1N1 and H3N2 VLP vaccines against Eurasian avian-like H1N1 and recent human-like H3N2 influenza viruses in a mouse model

Protective effect of bivalent H1N1 and H3N2 VLP vaccines against Eurasian avian-like H1N1 and recent human-like H3N2 influenza viruses in a mouse model | Virology News | Scoop.it
Eurasian avian-like (EA) H1N1 swine influenza viruses (SIVs) are currently the most prevalent SIVs in Chinese swine populations, but recent human-like H3N2 SIV subtypes have also been frequently isolated.
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February 24, 2022 8:36 AM
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Exclusive: Bird flu surge a threat to human health, experts warn

Exclusive: Bird flu surge a threat to human health, experts warn | Virology News | Scoop.it
A record-breaking year for avian influenza could spell trouble for humans, by generating more opportunities for the virus to jump to people...
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February 24, 2022 8:34 AM
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Influenza virus infection history shapes antibody responses to influenza vaccination

Influenza virus infection history shapes antibody responses to influenza vaccination | Virology News | Scoop.it
Recent prior influenza A infection is associated with elevated hemagglutinin-inhibiting antibody responses and greater breadth of reactivity to influenza strains following vaccination, suggesting that infection history boosts vaccine responses.
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February 24, 2022 8:33 AM
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Covid-19 booster jabs given at lower dosage in trial – and it may help global supply

Covid-19 booster jabs given at lower dosage in trial – and it may help global supply | Virology News | Scoop.it
International trial seeks to assess the protection offered by a reduced dosage, along with mixing shots of different vaccine types.
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