Quick takes: H5N1 avian flu in US mammals, Sudan polio reemergence, Bolivian Oropouche virus cases
The new H5N1 detections in US mammals occurred in skunks and a mountain lion.
New study of more than 27,000 patients finds updated #COVID19 vaccines reduced the risk of severe infection by 31%. Via @cidrap: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/latest-covid-vaccine-antivirals-lower-risk-severe-covid-19-new-data-show
This is a relief: researchers who test the tests confirm that COVID rapid home tests are sensitive to new variants. Please test whenever you feel even slightly sick or have been exposed to COVID. You can have it and transmit it without symptoms https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-rapid-tests-reliably-detect-new-variants/
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