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(Bloomberg) — CureVac NV lost more than half its value in German trading after a preliminary analysis of a large study found its vaccine fell short of the high efficacy bar set by other messenger RNA shots. Hong Kong is planning to shorten quarantine periods for fully vaccinated travelers from most places to seven days from as much as 21 days, so long as they pass an antibody test. Moderna Inc. said the U.S. government exercised an option to buy 200 million more doses of its vaccine, bringing… Source link

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant will have to quarantine for seven days after having close contact with a team employee who tested positive for COVID-19, Yahoo Sports has learned. On Friday, a team employee drove in a car with Durant three separate times — to the practice facility, back home from testing and to the arena for the game. Durant and the team employee were seemingly not wearing facemasks during these interactions. The team employee initially tested inconclusive, which led to… Source link

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is aiming to reduce the quarantine requirements for someone potentially exposed to the virus from 14 days to somewhere between 7 to 10 days. The change in days, in addition to conducting a test, is being pursued as health officials try to gain better compliance with an increasingly covid-weary population, according to the Wall Street Journal. The decision is also guided by a better understanding of the phases of virus incubation and… Source link