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U.S. FDA may greenlight updated Covid-19 vaccines as soon as this week--sources

Mon, 2024-08-19 09:37 — mike kraft
FDA may greenlight updated Covid-19 vaccines as soon as this week, sources say | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is poised to sign off as soon as this week on updated Covid-19 vaccines targeting more recently circulating strains of the virus, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as the country experiences its largest summer wave in two years. Meg Tirrell CNN
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U.S. overall COVID activity still high slow slowing in some states

Mon, 2024-08-19 09:26 — mike kraft
COVID activity shows signs of slowing in parts of US Wastewater levels are at the very high level nationally, but show downward trends in the South and Midwest. CIDRAP

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Nationally, wastewater detections of SARS-CoV-2 are at the very high level for the second straight week. The highest levels are still in the West and South, followed by the Midwest and the Northeast. The CDC's latest update, however, shows downward trends from high levels in the South and Midwest.

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ALSO SEE: https://thehill.com/homenews/4832099-covid-19-summer-surge-us/

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Socioeconomic disadvantage magnifies COVID-19 effects, slows recovery--Italian study

Fri, 2024-08-16 09:44 — mike kraft
Socioeconomic disadvantage magnifies COVID-19 effects, slows recovery, data suggest Recovery from COVID-19 takes longer, and infection has a greater effect on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), among socioeconomically disadvantaged patients, suggests an observational study published in BMC Infectious Diseases. CIDRAP

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COVID status in the U.S. --Two assessments

Fri, 2024-08-16 09:37 — mike kraft

 

The US is experiencing its largest summer Covid wave in at least two years | CNN It may be time to dust off the face masks and air purifiers. Brenda Goodman CNN

 

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The latest on new COVID variants, updated vaccines, and masking

Thu, 2024-08-15 11:17 — mike kraft

 

COVID is surging again. Here’s the latest on new variants, updated vaccines, and masking | AAMC The latest, highly contagious subvariants are driving infections, but new vaccines expected this fall may help stem the tide of another wave. AAMC

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The reason COVID-19 cases are increasing this summer is likely because people who haven’t been recently vaccinated or infected have fewer antibodies at the ready to fight off the first sign of the virus and are more likely to experience its symptoms, including fever, chills, sore throat, cough, congestion, body aches, gastrointestinal issues, and fatigue.

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Covid sumer surge: Explaination and list of top symptoms.

Thu, 2024-08-15 10:59 — mike kraft
Why does it feel like everyone is getting Covid? Covid’s summer surge, explained Ellen Ioanes Vox

Also see: The Summer 2024 COVID-19 Surge Is Happening. Here Are The Top Symptoms You May Be Experiencing

 

 

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Healthy lifestyle lowers the risk of post-COVID complications --study

Thu, 2024-08-15 10:37 — mike kraft

Healthy lifestyle lowers the risk of post-COVID complications, finds study (medicalxpress.com)

 

... the study found that individuals with a favorable lifestyle had a lower risk of hospitalization, lower incidence of long-term or on-going health issues affecting multiple parts of the body, and reduced risk of post-COVID death, compared to those with an unfavorable lifestyle.

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COVID vaccines saved 1.6 million lives in Europe --WHO study

Wed, 2024-08-14 10:55 — mike kraft
Study: COVID vaccines saved 1.6 million lives in Europe New estimates published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine show that at least 1.6 million European lives have been directly saved by COVID-19 vaccinations, with 60% of those lives saved when Omicron became the dominant strain of the virus—and those numbers may be an undercount.  CIDRAP

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As of March 2023, 2.2 million COVID-19–related deaths have been reported across Europe. 

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More than half of US states reporting 'very high' COVID activity levels- CDC

Wed, 2024-08-14 10:50 — mike kraft
More than half of US states reporting 'very high' COVID activity levels: CDC More than half of U.S. states are reporting "very high" levels of COVID activity as the virus continues to spread and increase in many parts of the country, according to the latest wastewater data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 27 states are reporting "very high" levels and 17 states are reporting "high" levels of wastewater viral activity.
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COVID infections continue to rise at brisk pace across much of US, especially in the Southwest

Tue, 2024-07-30 10:22 — mike kraft
COVID activity continues at brisk pace across much of US US COVID activity continues a steady rise across most of the nation, according to the latest indicators today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CIDRAP

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