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Analysis: Why people who qualify should get the RSV vaccine

Thu, 2023-10-05 19:02 — mike kraft
Why it’s a big deal that there is an RSV vaccine for older adults | CNN Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, kills 10,000 to 13,000 older adults annually. Here’s why Dr. Leana Wen recommends people get the new RSV vaccines available for older people, pregnant people and infants. Katia Hetter CNN
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U.S. CDC estimates the extent of the respiratory virus season

Thu, 2023-10-05 10:19 — mike kraft

 

How Bad Will This Respiratory Virus Season Be? CDC Weighs In. Agency officials also outlined recommendations for COVID, RSV, and influenza vaccines Shannon Firth medpagetoday

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"The bottom line here is we're likely to have a similar number of total hospitalizations as we had last year," Dylan George, PhD, director of the CDC's Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, told reporters during a webinar on Wednesday.

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Analysis: The new COVID shot is a game-changer, and why

Wed, 2023-10-04 17:34 — mike kraft

 

Why the new COVID shot is a game-changer (and why the term ‘booster’ is obsolete) The latest vaccine formula is available in local pharmacies now. Experts say it will be like the annual flu shot: one and done. Here’s why. Science

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California law limiting medical exemptions from kindergarten vaccines offset by COVID, alternative schooling

Wed, 2023-10-04 10:25 — mike kraft
California law limiting medical exemptions from kindergarten vaccines offset by COVID, alternative schooling The proportion of kindergarteners not up to date with vaccinations rose from 6% in 2019 to 7% in 2020, then fell to 6.01% in 2021. CIDRAP

 

 

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Survey indicates resistance to COVID booster shots affected by prior infections, fear of side effects and doubts about usefullness

Tue, 2023-10-03 18:59 — mike kraft
COVID booster uptake hindered by prior infections, fear of side effects Ratana21/iStock CIDRAP

Only 20% of Americans eligible for COVID-19 boosters get them, and today in Vaccine, researchers published the results of a new survey of 2,000 US adults to understand why uptake is so low.

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Climate change: New U.S. map shows how climate change affects U.S. counties

Tue, 2023-10-03 11:44 — mike kraft

 

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Best results from home Covid-19 tests come several days after symptoms --study

Tue, 2023-10-03 10:56 — mike kraft

 

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Paxlovid cuts hospitalization, death only in COVID patients with weak immune systems -- Canadian study

Tue, 2023-10-03 10:44 — mike kraft

 

Study: Paxlovid cuts hospitalization, death only in at-risk COVID patients with weak immune systems seb_ra / iStock CIDRAP

...in JAMA Network Open, an observational Canadian study ties the antiviral drug combo nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) to a lower risk of hospitalization or death only in very high-risk COVID-19 patients with weakened immune systems.

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Analysis: Impact of Misinformation, and Mistrust on Use of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19

Mon, 2023-10-02 12:14 — mike kraft
Misinformation, Trust, and Use of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 This survey study examines the association between non–evidence-based treatment for COVID-19 and endorsement of misinformation and trust in institutions among US residents with prior COVID-19 infection. Roy H
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Sepsis associated with COVID-19 infections higher among adults than previously realized-study

Mon, 2023-10-02 10:28 — mike kraft
Sepsis associated with COVID-19 infections more common than thought Overall, SARS-CoV-2–associated sepsis was present in 28.2% of patients admitted with SARS-CoV-2. CIDRAP

...in JAMA Network Open, researchers provide new evidence that the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2–associated sepsis among hospitalized adults is higher than previously thought, but deaths from the condition became less frequent as the pandemic progressed.

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