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Children with COVID but asymptomatic play key role in household spread --study

Tue, 2024-03-26 20:12 — mike kraft
Study: Kids with COVID but no symptoms play key role in household spread A study today in Clinical Infectious Diseases conducted across 12 tertiary care pediatric hospitals in Canada and the United States shows that asymptomatic children with COVID-19, especially preschoolers, contribute significantly to household transmission. CIDRAP

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The researchers discovered that 10.6% of exposed household contacts developed symptomatic illness within 14 days of exposure to asymptomatic test-positive children, a rate higher than expected.

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Moderna says new Covid vaccine showed stronger immune response than current version --study

Tue, 2024-03-26 20:06 — mike kraft
Moderna says new Covid vaccine showed stronger immune response than current shot in study Moderna's new shot offers the potential of a longer shelf life and is one component of its combination vaccine targeting Covid and the flu. Annika Kim Constantino CNBC

 

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U.S. FDA approves COVID preventive Pemgarda for immunocompromised persons

Tue, 2024-03-26 10:08 — mike kraft

 

FDA OKs Invivyd's COVID preventive Pemgarda for emergency use The pre-exposure treatment is indicated for adolescents and adults with moderate-to-severe immunocompromising conditions. CIDRAP

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 22 granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for Invivyd's monoclonal antibody to prevent COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients, which fills a gap following the withdrawal of Evusheld in January 2023.

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Millions at risk from cholera due to shortages of watern vaccines--WHO

Fri, 2024-03-22 19:08 — mike kraft
Millions at risk from cholera due to lack of clean water, soap and toilets, and shortage of cholera vaccine Immediate action is needed to stem an unprecedented multi-year upsurge in cholera cases worldwide, according to the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision.
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Climate change increasing infectious disease threats, physicians caution

Fri, 2024-03-22 17:49 — mike kraft
Climate change unleashing torrent of infectious disease threats, physicians caution The shorter and milder winters, warming oceans, altered precipitation patterns, and extreme weather of climate change are fueling the spread of infectious diseases, experts warn today in JAMA. CIDRAP

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Flu linked to greater risk for neurological disorders than COVID-19-- study

Fri, 2024-03-22 10:10 — mike kraft
Flu linked to greater risk for neurological disorders than COVID-19, study shows - UPI.com The flu is more likely to lead to a neurological disorder than COVID-19, according to a new study that surprised its authors. UPI

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How the Covid pandemic has affected every UK generation

Thu, 2024-03-21 11:29 — mike kraft
Young and old: how the Covid pandemic has affected every UK generation From children behind on milestones to less active older people, broader effects are being felt four years after the initial outbreak The Guardian

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COVID related lung infection can damage heart--study

Thu, 2024-03-21 10:46 — mike kraft

 

COVID-induced lung infection linked to heart damage Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) related to COVID-19 infections can damage the heart even when the virus itself doesn’t affect heart tissue. The findings come from a study today in Circulation. CIDRAP

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The study suggests that ARDS triggers widespread inflammation in the body, which leads to secondary cardiovascular complications.

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After 4 years of COVID, experts are just beginning to understand long COVID

Wed, 2024-03-20 11:10 — mike kraft
4 years later, experts are just beginning to 'scratch the surface' of understanding long COVID Four years after the WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a pandemic, researchers say much is still not understood about a common complication: long COVID. ABC News ABC News

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Since the early days of the pandemic, scientists have learned a great deal about what puts someone at risk for long COVID, but researchers say we are still "scratching the surface" when it comes to our understanding of what causes the condition or how to treat it.

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Marking the fading of the COVID pandemic, the U.S. NIH is shelving its COVID treatment guidelines

Wed, 2024-03-20 10:16 — mike kraft
In a pandemic milestone, the NIH ends guidance on COVID treatment The National Institutes of Health is sunsetting its influential COVID-19 treatment guidelines, used by millions of doctors to guide care during the pandemic. NPR

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The last version of the NIH's COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines was issued in February. The archives of the guidance — available online until August — document how scientific understanding and technological progress evolved during the pandemic.

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