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Report Finds “Mix-and-Match” COVID-19 Booster Approach More Effective

Report Finds “Mix-and-Match” COVID-19 Booster Approach More Effective

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Booster shots of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines lead to an increase in neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a new study, but a stronger response is generated when patients who initially receive mRNA vaccines were boosted with an adenovirus-based vaccine, the report said. Sign up JAMA network opened, …

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Ivermectin among generics that failed to help COVID-19 patients avoid hospitalization, large studies show

Ivermectin among generics that failed to help COVID-19 patients avoid hospitalization, large studies show

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A new study found that three generic drugs — fluvoxamine, commonly prescribed to treat depression, the controversial antimalarial drug ivermectin and the diabetes pill metformin — failed to prevent the kind of severe COVID-19 that leads to emergency room visits or hospitalization. The study, published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, examined whether …

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