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Dr Fauci takes issue with study questioning effectiveness of face masks

Tue, 2023-09-05 10:49 — mike kraft

Fauci presented with study challenging effectiveness of masks

In a recent interview on CNN, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, responded to a study that raised doubts about the effectiveness of face masks in curbing the spread of COVID-19. The study in question was released by The Cochrane Institute and received attention earlier this year when it suggested that face masks made little to no difference in preventing the spread of the virus. This led to headlines claiming that masks don't work.

However, Fauci emphasized that there are other studies that show the advantages of wearing masks, particularly at the individual level. ...

ALSO SEE: Fauci ‘concerned’ people won’t mask up again as COVID cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to rise in the U.S.

AND:  Link to CNN interview 

 

 

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COVID EG.5 Variant Symptoms

Tue, 2023-09-05 09:42 — mike kraft
COVID EG.5 Variant Symptoms Experts Say You Need to Watch For Reports suggest that the new EG.5 COVID variant may be more transmissible than previous ones. Learn about the "Eris" symptoms and its transmission. Yahoo Life

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Dr. Fauci discusses new Covid variant, suggests will not be a tsunami of cases as in the past.

Fri, 2023-09-01 13:36 — mike kraft
Fauci speaks out over COVID variant as mask mandates reintroduced The former chief medical advisor predicted that there was "not going to be the tsunami of cases that we've seen" before as two new variants emerge. Newsweek

 

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New Medical alert system prompts medical personnel to warn patients about high heat risks

Fri, 2023-09-01 13:25 — mike kraft
When Temps Rise, So Do Medical Risks. Should Doctors and Nurses Talk More About Heat? The medical dangers of heat are real. But people often ignore public heat alerts or don’t realize how vulnerable they are. A new alert system prompts clinicians to talk about heat with patien… khnkytjaw KFF Health News

 

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Analysis: The difficulties in tracking COVID trends

Fri, 2023-09-01 13:03 — mike kraft
It seems like everyone has Covid-19. Here’s why this wave is probably worse than official data suggests | CNN Covid-19 certainly didn’t take a vacation this summer. Virus levels in the US have been on the rise for weeks, but it’s hard to know exactly how widely it’s spreading. CNN

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Canadian experts expect a surge in COVID cases this fall

Fri, 2023-09-01 12:31 — mike kraft
'The pandemic is not over': Experts expect a surge in COVID cases this fall | CBC News Higher COVID-19 levels seen in Ottawa in the past month are expected to continue to rise through the fall, public health experts warn. CBC

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Ottawa's medical officer of health Vera Etches confirmed Thursday these trends will increase in the coming months, but said it's not yet clear that subvariants are driving the surge. 

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Opinion: Why the new covid variant is not cause for concern — yet

Fri, 2023-09-01 12:25 — mike kraft
Opinion | The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Why the new covid variant is not cause for concern — yet It’s not yet time to bring back covid restrictions. Leana S.
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Rising global COVID-19 activity suggested by limited data

Fri, 2023-09-01 12:09 — mike kraft
Limited data suggest rising global COVID-19 activity The WHO said today it will shift its global COVID roundups from weekly updates to monthly reports. CIDRAP

hough case reporting doesn't accurately reflect COVID-19 activity because of decreased testing and reporting, the number reported over the past month increased by 63%, with increased cases reported in three regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest weekly update yesterday. ...

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CDC updates BA.2.86 assessment as countries report more sequences

Thu, 2023-08-31 18:13 — mike kraft
CDC updates BA.2.86 assessment as countries report more sequences Inserm/Flickr cc CIDRAP

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday updated its initial assessment of the highly mutated BA.2.86 SARS-CoV-2 variant, which said sporadic detections continue to be reported at the global level, including in the United States, where it has been picked up by three different genomic monitoring systems.

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BA.2.86 variant: Why it Stands Out From Other COVID Variants

Thu, 2023-08-31 18:05 — mike kraft
Why BA.2.86 Stands Out From Other COVID Variants A new variant, called BA.2.86, has emerged in the U.S. and several other countries. The variant carries more than 30 mutations—about the same number of mutations that differentiated the original Omicron from Delta. Scientists are keeping a close eye on the variant, but say it's too soon to know if it will be more transmissible or cause more severe disease than other variants. Yahoo Life

 

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