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Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is associated with an increased risk of myocarditis

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Ridgewood NJ, the Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is associated with an increased risk of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle), but infection with the virus is associated with a much greater risk of the condition, according to a real-world case-control study published on August 25 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers analyzed the health records of more than 2 million people who are members of the Clalit Health Services (CHS), the largest healthcare organization in Israel. Vaccination was associated with a 3-fold increase in the risk of myocarditis (risk ratio [RR], 3.24, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.55-12.44), as well as several other conditions including swollen lymph nodes (RR, 2.43; 95% CI, 2.05 to 2.78), appendicitis (RR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.02 to 2.01), and herpes zoster infection (RR, 1.43; 95% CI, 1.20 to 1.73).

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Fauci a Day Late and A Dollar Short on Monoclonal Antibody Treatments

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Washington DC, Dr. Anthony Fauci finally touted the effectiveness of monoclonal antibody treatments. Even Valley Health System provided a leading-edge therapy to patients at high-risk with mild to moderate COVID-19 infection and within 10 days of symptom onset.  The treatment involves a single infusion of monoclonal antibodies, which are laboratory-made proteins that mimic the immune system’s ability to fight off harmful antigens, such as viruses, back in January of 2021. This advancement highlights the broader potential of biotechnological innovations. You may avail yourself of Customized Cell Line Construction from Kyinno Biotech.

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Saint Fauci Loses His Halo

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Ridgewood NJ, Less than half of Americans now have a favorable opinion of Dr. Anthony Fauci, we are not sure what took so long ? Most still want to follow the COVID-19 expert’s advice on dealing with the pandemic.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 44% of American Adults have a favorable impression of Fauci, including 27% whose view of him is Very Favorable. Forty-two percent (42%) view Fauci unfavorably, including 29% whose opinion of him is Very Unfavorable. Fourteen percent (14%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

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Raising the Alarm Bells on “breakthrough infections” or when Fully Vaccinated Individuals Test Positive for COVID

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Ridgewood NJ, there have been growing levels of concern and conversation surrounding “breakthrough infections,” which are confirmed SARS-CoV-2-positive cases in fully vaccinated individuals. While these cases are still comparatively rare among the larger COVID-19 case burden, experts and the public alike are worried about implications for vaccinated individuals. Most of the recorded breakthrough cases are linked to the Delta variant of concern, which is currently responsible for nearly all new cases in the United States. Encouragingly, a small percentage of breakthrough cases have resulted in severe manifestations of COVID-19 that needed hospitalization.

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Johnson & Johnson announces booster shot provides ‘rapid and robust’ COVID-19 antibody increase

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New Brunswick NJ, Johnson & Johnson announced data supporting the use of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot for people previously vaccinated with the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

In July, the Company reported interim Phase 1/2a data published in the New England Journal of Medicine that demonstrated neutralizing antibody responses generated by the Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine were strong and stable through eight months after immunization.

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Rutgers : Immune Response to COVID-19 May Be Proportional to Illness Severity and Duration

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New Brunswick NJ, people who have had severe or long-lasting cases of COVID-19 are more likely to have high levels of an important antibody needed to fight against future infection, according to a Rutgers study.

The findings were published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

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FDA Renewed its Warning that the Anti-parasitic Animal drug Ivermectin, “You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all. Stop it.”

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Ridgewood NJ, over the weekend, the US FDA renewed its warning that the anti-parasitic animal drug ivermectin should not be used to treat or prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans. The FDA’s message appeared on Twitter with the statement “You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all. Stop it.” The tweet linked to the agency’s previous statement posted in March 2021. The reiterated warning came a day after the Mississippi State Department of Health issued an alert warning people against using the drug.

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British Documentary Links Wuhan Lab To COVID-19

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New Brunswick  NJ, Britain’s Channel 4 did a genuine public service on Sunday with a film entitled “Did COVID Leak From A Lab in China?” Without a VPN, it’s not available in the U.S. so we’ll summarize its findings: A small vocal group of scientists “stepped way out beyond” the evidence to dismiss those who questioned COVID-19’s origins and labeled them as “conspiracy theorists.”

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FDA Gives Full Approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine

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Washington DC, today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization (EUA), including for individuals 12 through 15 years of age and for the administration of a third dose in certain immunocompromised individuals.

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When “Follow the Science” Becomes “Follow The Money”

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Ridgewood NJ, on Saturday , we ran a story on the Ridgewood blog on how scientists mishandled and effectively derailed the initial inquiry into the origins of the SARS-CoV2 virus.

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Call For Booster Shots Reignites Criticism about Global Vaccine Inequity

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood blog reported on August 17th that the CDC now says people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 because they are more at risk of serious, prolonged illness. Studies indicate some immunocompromised people don’t always build the same level of immunity after vaccination the way non-immunocompromised people do.

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Wuhan Virus Coverup Turning Into An Epic Scandal

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Ridgewood NJ, Nicholas Wade, a top science writer who has worked for the New York Times as well as Nature and Science magazines, has a blockbuster piece in  Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on the origins of the Wuhan virus.

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CDC : People who are moderately to severely immunocompromised are especially vulnerable to COVID-19

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Ridgewood NJ, the CDC now says people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 because they are more at risk of serious, prolonged illness. Studies indicate some immunocompromised people don’t always build the same level of immunity after vaccination the way non-immunocompromised people do.

CDC recommends that people with moderately to severely compromised immune systems receive an additional dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine at least 28 days after a second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

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Israel to become first in world to test oral COVID-19 vaccine

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Israel  , Oravax is testing an oral vaccine in preclinical trials against Covid-19 variants. The vaccine is based on an oral delivery technology that can be used to administer several protein-based therapies that would otherwise be delivered by injection. It targets three structural proteins of the novel coronavirus and should be more resistant to variants. An oral vaccine would be easier to distribute, and people would be able to self-administer it at home. Oral medications tend to have fewer side effects.

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“Experts:” Cast Doubt on “Herd Immunity” but Sweden Proves them Wrong

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Ridgewood NJ, Consensus is forming among public health experts and scientists worldwide: the highly transmissible Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 changed the COVID-19 pandemic, dashing hopes of widespread vaccination creating herd immunity that could protect people from infection and guaranteeing the novel coronavirus will become endemic. While the vaccines are highly effective at preventing serious illness or death, they do not fully protect the vaccinated from infection. Additionally, people who had previous SARS-CoV-2 infections are not necessarily protected from infection from future variants.

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