Antidepressant users may be less likely to test positive for COVID-19 CIDRAP

New research published in BMC Medicine suggests that using antidepressants (ADs), especially selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), could help prevent COVID-19 infection.

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Study: COVID-19 vaccination gives added protection against omicron infections in 5 to 17-year-olds A study by KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), National Center for Infectious Disease and Ministry of Health in Singapore found that COVID-19 vaccination remained effective against omicron BA.4/BA.5 ... Science X

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Five- to 11-year-old children who are vaccinated with two COVID-19 vaccine doses have the highest immunity against omicron infections prior to the first infection.

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The biggest survey of homeless Californians in decades shows why so many are on the streets Homeless Californians report that job losses and financial setbacks – not addiction or mental health crises – caused them to lose their housing. Marisa Kendall CalMatters

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Losing income is the No. 1 reason Californians end up homeless – and the vast majority of them say a subsidy of as little as $300 a month could have kept them off the streets.

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COVID-19 vaccines protective in children ages 0 to 11 CIDRAP

Children under the age of 12 are protected against severe illness from COVID-19 by mRNA vaccines, but the effectiveness decreases over time, as does immunity gained from previous infections. These findings and others are published in a new study in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

Experts say policymakers must learn from the impact of COVID-19 on older people Policymakers must learn from the impact of COVID-19 on older people in order to tackle the deep-seated inequalities exposed by the pandemic, according to a new publication written by a group of experts ... Science X

In the period between March and December 2020, twice as many years of life were lost in the poorest areas of the country compared with the wealthiest. Ethnic inequalities were a feature across all waves of the pandemic, with rates of death highest among the Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities.

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Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax gear up for fall Covid vaccine rollout with an important head start The FDA's strain selection puts Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax on track to deliver updated coronavirus shots in time for the fall. Annika Kim Constantino CNBC

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