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Fourth Surge May Be a Second Wave


Fourth Surge May Be a Second Wave
The CDC announced on April 7 that a coronavirus variant first detected in the U.K is now dominant in the U.S. In some ways, we re almost in a new pandemic, said one prominent public health expert earlier about the more transmissible variant.
April 12, 2021, 7am PDT | Irvin Dawid
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B117, the coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom in December, is now the most common variant in the United States, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, reported Stephanie Soucheray for CIDRAP News on Wednesday, April 7. ....

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Israeli data confirms real-world efficiency rate of Covid-19 vaccine


The results of Israel s vaccination drive is continuing to inspire hope around the world. The first big real-world study of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to be independently reviewed, based on data collected on the Israeli rollout, shows the shot is highly effective at preventing Covid-19, in a potentially landmark moment for countries desperate to end lockdowns and reopen economies.
 Up until now, most data on the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines has come under controlled conditions in clinical trials, leaving an element of uncertainty over how results would translate into the real world with its unpredictable variables.
 
Ran Balicer, Director of Health Policy Planning at Clalit. Photo: Orel Cohen The research in Israel - two months into one of the world s fastest rollouts, providing a rich source of data - showed two doses of the Pfizer shot cut symptomatic Covid-19  cases by 94% across all age groups, and severe illnesses by nearly as much. ....

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