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Analysis: We won't know for a while if Covid's spring lull will last

Wed, 2023-05-03 13:15 — mike kraft

Will COVID’s Spring Lull Last? Things look calm right now. They may even stay that way—but we won’t know for sure for a good long while. Katherine J. Wu The Atlantic

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WHO finds signs of health system recoveries, European group cites lessons learned

Wed, 2023-05-03 12:06 — mike kraft

WHO survey finds signs of health system recovery from pandemic CIDRAP

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has been tracking health system impacts since the early days of the pandemic, and its latest survey of countries shows that health services are starting to recover, according to new findings..

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WHO director general warns that the world is failing to learn COVID’s lessons

Wed, 2023-05-03 11:50 — mike kraft

WHO director general warns that the world is failing to learn COVID’s lessons "Future generations will question what we did to improve from the pandemic," said. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Yahoo Finance

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“If the world does not learn from our past mistakes with COVID, then future generations will question what we did to improve from the pandemic,” he said.

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What to know about XBB.1.16, the 'Arcturus' variant

Thu, 2023-04-27 17:52 — mike kraft

What to know about XBB.1.16, the 'Arcturus' variant The subvariant accounts for nearly 10% of new Covid cases in the U.S. NBC News

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The debate over who dangerous are repeat COVID infections

Thu, 2023-04-27 10:56 — mike kraft

Are repeat COVID infections dangerous? What the science says Nature - Researchers disagree over how bad it is to be reinfected, and whether COVID-19 can cause lasting changes to the immune system. Willyard, Cassandra nature

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Analysis: The next pandemic could be ‘as infectious as this one but far more lethal’—and make COVID look like a cakewalk, expert warns

Wed, 2023-04-26 10:01 — mike kraft

The next pandemic could be ‘as infectious as this one but far more lethal’—and make COVID look like a cakewalk, expert warns “There’s nothing in the book of life that says you couldn’t have a virus that’s as infectious as this one but far more lethal,” he noted. Yahoo Finance

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Monoclonal antibodies were highly effective in preventing severe COVID-19 before resistance developed

Wed, 2023-04-26 09:56 — mike kraft

Before resistance developed, monoclonal antibodies were highly effective in preventing severe COVID-19 CIDRAP

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Dr. Fauci reflects on missteps, successes of the US Covid-19 pandemic response

Tue, 2023-04-25 17:54 — mike kraft

Fauci reflects on missteps, successes of the US Covid-19 pandemic response | CNN Since Dr. Anthony Fauci retired late last year as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, effectively ending his role as America's Doctor during the Covid-19 public health emergency, he has been reflecting in a series of new interviews on the missteps -- and missed opportunities -- that characterized the pandemic response. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Shielding the vulnerable did little to reduce COVID-19 among the at-risk -- UK study

Tue, 2023-04-25 09:54 — mike kraft

Shielding the vulnerable did little to reduce COVID-19 among the at-risk, study finds Shielded people had a slightly higher known infection rate—5.9% versus 5.7%—compared with controls. CIDRAP

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Mexican president tests positive for 3rd time with COVID; what do we know about reinfection?

Mon, 2023-04-24 20:17 — mike kraft

After Mexican president tests positive for 3rd time with COVID, what do we know about reinfection? Over the weekend, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he had tested positive for COVID-19, his third time battling the virus. Studies suggest that most Americans have been infected with COVID at least once but a growing number have been infected multiple times. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not provide reinfection data but state-level data paints a varied picture. Yahoo

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