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- Vaccinated transmission could raise the risk of a variant that can evade vaccines;
- We're learning more about how breakthrough cases are impacting people with weakened immune systems;
- Get the list of the 9 biggest healthcare funding rounds of the second quarter.
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An employee receives a COVD-19 vaccine from a National Guard soldier at a pop-up vaccination stand at the Vermont Creamery in Websterville, Vermont on June 29, 2021.
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Coronavirus transmission among vaccinated people could raise the risk of an even more dangerous variant
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- The CDC says vaccinated people should mask up indoors again as cases of the Delta variant surge.
- A study suggests that transmission among vaccinated people could lead to new variants that evade vaccines.
- The virus is "just a few mutations potentially away" from evading vaccines, the CDC said.
Elsa Gavina receives the first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Manuel Bonilla Stadium on April 26, 2021 in Lima, Peru. Peru continues to vaccinate citizens over 80 years old.
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CDC document offers more evidence that booster shots could help immunocompromised people in the face of Delta
- Delta will make breakthrough cases more common among immunocompromised people, a CDC document says.
- The document says mRNA vaccines are far less effective at preventing hospitalizations among people with weakened immune systems.
- US regulators may eventually recommend booster shots for immunocompromised people.
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The 9 healthcare startups that took in the most cash as VCs made record bets on transforming pharmacies and biotech
- Global healthcare startups raised a record $34.7 billion in 2021's second quarter.
- Caris Life Sciences, CMR Surgical, Exscientia, and Noom raised the most money.
- Top fundraisers include precision medicine companies and insurance and pharmacy startups.
More stories we're reading:
- Pfizer and Moderna increased their vaccine prices in the EU (Financial Times)
- Telehealth startups just raked in a record $5 billion. Meet the 5 investment firms that placed the most bets.(Insider)
- See the internal CDC slides about the Delta variant and breakthrough infections (Washington Post)
- Israel will roll out a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to older people, citing a drop in protection against severe disease driven by the Delta variant (Insider)
- Lydia
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