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NewsAmid Covid-19 summer wave, new WHO/Europe study confirms the lifesaving impact of vaccines
From the time of their introduction in December 2020 through to March 2023, COVID-19 vaccines reduced deaths due to the pandemic by at least 59%, saving more than 1.6 million lives in the WHO European Region.
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NewsSARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 less resistant to vaccine, but may be a problem in the lung
New research shows that the recently emerged BA.2.86 omicron subvariant of the virus that causes COVID-19 can be neutralized by bivalent mRNA vaccine-induced antibodies in the blood.
