Also, we know that many people are experiencing rebound of covid-19 after having taken paxlovid, so maybe testing negative after five days isn't enough to warrant end of quarantine period.
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IMO, you can be confident about positive home test results. Negative test results early on could be false negatives (see below).
At-Home COVID-19 Tests-Reduce Your Risk of False Negative Results
The FDA recommends repeat testing following a negative result to reduce the risk that a COVID-19 infection could be missed, whether or not you have symptoms.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising people to perform repeat, or serial, testing following a negative result on any at-home COVID-19 antigen test, to reduce the risk an infection may be missed (false negative result) and to help prevent people from unknowingly spreading the SARS-CoV-2 virus to others. The FDA recommends repeat testing following a negative result whether or not you have COVID-19 symptoms.
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When you perform an at-home COVID-19 antigen test, and you get a positive result, the results are typically accurate. However, if you perform an at-home COVID-19 antigen test, you could get a false negative result. This means that the test may not detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus that is in your nasal swab sample. This could happen if you test soon after you get an infection, especially if you don't have COVID-19 symptoms. If you receive a false negative test result, you may unknowingly spread the SARS-CoV-2 virus to others....
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IMO, you can be confident about positive home test results. Negative test results early on could be false negatives (see below).
At-Home COVID-19 Tests-Reduce Your Risk of False Negative Results
The FDA recommends repeat testing following a negative result to reduce the risk that a COVID-19 infection could be missed, whether or not you have symptoms.www.fda.gov
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising people to perform repeat, or serial, testing following a negative result on any at-home COVID-19 antigen test, to reduce the risk an infection may be missed (false negative result) and to help prevent people from unknowingly spreading the SARS-CoV-2 virus to others. The FDA recommends repeat testing following a negative result whether or not you have COVID-19 symptoms.
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When you perform an at-home COVID-19 antigen test, and you get a positive result, the results are typically accurate. However, if you perform an at-home COVID-19 antigen test, you could get a false negative result. This means that the test may not detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus that is in your nasal swab sample. This could happen if you test soon after you get an infection, especially if you don't have COVID-19 symptoms. If you receive a false negative test result, you may unknowingly spread the SARS-CoV-2 virus to others....
Thank you for that important information---
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OT/Related Anthony Fauci to step down in December
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It is such a shame he was the object of so much hatred that he required protection from secret service. He has given a lot over 50 years to the field of infectious disease. I wish him well in his next endeavor.
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IIRC, Jill Biden was treated with Paxlovid like her husband who had a rebound of Covid. I wonder if Jill will experience a rebound and if it would be made known to the public? She quarantined in South Carolina where they had been vacationing but has joined the President in Delaware.I read online that Jill Biden has already tested negative and she is out and about already. Things sure have changed with regard to quarantining time.
Edited to add MSM link. Says she isolated for five days.
Jill Biden ending isolation after negative Covid tests
The first lady leaves South Carolina for Delaware on Sunday, the White House said.www.nbcnews.com
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I don't know whether we would hear if she had a rebound.
The Bidens were staying on Kiawah Island, SC, and friends of ours were also staying there with family. (They didn't see the Bidens.) Our friends' grandson was supposed to join the family for the week, but he got Covid and had to quarantine. So it goes!
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And so it goes is right!!!
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Pfizer asks FDA to greenlight new omicron booster shots, which could arrive this fall
Pfizer has submitted data on its bivalent COVID-19 booster shot that specifically targets the latest omicron subvariants. If authorized, the company says the shots could be ready as soon as September.
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On Monday, the drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they've asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize an updated version of their COVID-19 vaccine — this one designed specifically to target the omicron subvariants that are dominant in the U.S.
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Scientists say the development of COVID-19 vaccines may go the way of flu vaccines, which are changed every year to try to match the strains that are likely to be circulating.
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Can we eradicate COVID? That’s a hard no, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci — USA TODAY
Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to the president and longtime NIH director, talks COVID-19 and monkeypox.
“According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. is still seeing an average more than 88,000 cases per day and just under 400 deaths per day.
“Now, that is what the new normal is going to be. It's not going be an absence of COVID, it's going to be a living with it at a low enough level that it doesn't disrupt us," Fauci says.
While Fauci doesn’t think masks in outdoor settings are necessary, he says it’s prudent to wear a mask indoors if the community has a high number of COVID-19 cases. He says more vaccinations and booster shots are the best defense against the virus.
“We are doing very poorly as a nation in getting people vaccinated and boosted for a wealthy country like the United States that has all of the resources necessary to get everybody vaccinated and boosted up to date. We rank relatively low in the world.”
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Here in Germany I asked my doctor about a second booster and he advised me to wait until the fall when an adapted vaccine is available. I got Pfizer three times.Pfizer asks FDA to greenlight new omicron booster shots, which could arrive this fall
Pfizer has submitted data on its bivalent COVID-19 booster shot that specifically targets the latest omicron subvariants. If authorized, the company says the shots could be ready as soon as September.
On Monday, the drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they've asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize an updated version of their COVID-19 vaccine — this one designed specifically to target the omicron subvariants that are dominant in the U.S.
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Scientists say the development of COVID-19 vaccines may go the way of flu vaccines, which are changed every year to try to match the strains that are likely to be circulating.
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I need to look up my state.
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New York experiences sharpest drop in life expectancy out of all 50 states and DC, new CDC data shows
New York experienced the highest decline in life expectancy in the nation in 2020, largely due to the coronavirus and the spike in overdose deaths during pandemic-era lockdowns.
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What to know about expired at-home COVID test
If you got any free at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government or through your insurance, there’s a good chance they’ve been sitting on your shelf for a while, as many of those tests have expired or will be soon.
Saw this local report on Covid test kits and thought others might like to watch/read. Our government-issued test kits expired July 20 but I didn't toss them. Nice to know that they should be good for another six months.
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Good news about the latest extensions on the expiration dates.What to know about expired at-home COVID test
If you got any free at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government or through your insurance, there’s a good chance they’ve been sitting on your shelf for a while, as many of those tests have expired or will be soon.www.clickondetroit.com
Saw this local report on Covid test kits and thought others might like to watch/read. Our government-issued test kits expired July 20 but I didn't toss them. Nice to know that they should be good for another six months.
Here is the updated FDA info page with a multi-page table for all the different brands of home tests.
At-Home OTC COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests
What to know about at-home OTC COVID-19 diagnostic tests; a list of at-home OTC COVID-19 diagnostic tests and expiration date information.
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First lady Jill Biden recovers from rebound COVID-19 case, will return to Washington
First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday in a "rebound" case, her office said.
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Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech alleging patent infringement over Covid vaccine
"We believe that Pfizer and BioNTech unlawfully copied Moderna’s inventions, and they have continued to use them without permission,” Moderna's chief legal officer said.
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The patent infringement lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the Regional Court of Düsseldorf in Germany, according to a news release...
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Not surprised.First lady Jill Biden recovers from rebound COVID-19 case, will return to Washington
First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday in a "rebound" case, her office said.abcnews.go.com
Wishing her well (again)!
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Moderna said Friday that it is suing Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging that the two companies copied Moderna's technology to make its Covid vaccine Comirnaty...Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech alleging patent infringement over Covid vaccine
"We believe that Pfizer and BioNTech unlawfully copied Moderna’s inventions, and they have continued to use them without permission,” Moderna's chief legal officer said.
The patent infringement lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the Regional Court of Düsseldorf in Germany, according to a news release...
That is quite an allegation!
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‘Covid bullies’ are harassing and trolling people mourning the deaths of loved ones
Instead of condolences, some people who post about the deaths of loved ones receive hateful and mocking comments.
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She couldn't hug her sister — or be hugged in return — as the two women grieved virtually on FaceTime.
So Ritz Sullivan, 38, of Goshen, Massachusetts, turned to social media as an outlet for her grief...
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