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The United States had the second-steepest decline in life expectancy among high-income countries last year during the pandemic, according to a study of death data spanning several continents.

The only country studied that saw a starker overall trend was Russia.

The study, published Wednesday in The BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal), assessed premature death in 37 countries, comparing observed life expectancy in 2020 with what would have been expected for the year based on historical trends from 2005-2019. Life expectancy dropped in 31 of these countries during the pandemic.

The U.S. trend was among the worst. ...

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Summary of some recent COVID studies, including breast milk benefitsit

Wed, 2021-11-03 20:06 — mike kraft

Antibodies in breast milk provide extra benefit to babies; vaccine protection varies among immunocompromised The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review. Nancy Lapid Reuters

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France reports surge: More than 10,000 new COVID cases for 1st time in two months, hospitalizations also rise.

Wed, 2021-11-03 19:32 — mike kraft

France reports more than 10,000 new COVID cases for 1st time in two months French health authorities reported 10,050 daily new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, the first time the tally has topped 10,000 since Sept 14. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. Just Surpassed 750,000 Covid Fatalities — And Thousands Are Still Dying Per Week

Wed, 2021-11-03 19:26 — mike kraft

U.S. Just Surpassed 750,000 Covid Fatalities — And Thousands Are Still Dying Per Week The United States has recorded an average of 1,200 deaths per day since the first coronavirus fatality was reported in early 2020. Joe Walsh Forbes

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Immunocompromised people may get less protection from mRNA vaccines: new study

Wed, 2021-11-03 17:57 — mike kraft

Two Doses of mRNA COVID Vax Not Enough for the Immunosuppressed Largest study yet supports extra doses for these patients Crystal Phend medpagetoday

COVID-19 vaccines worked fairly well in keeping immunocompromised patients out of the hospital from the infection, but still less than for those with a competent immune system, a study showed.

After two vaccine doses, immunocompromised patients saw 77% vaccine effectiveness (95% CI 74%-80%) against hospitalization for confirmed COVID-19, with a 3.9% rate of SARS-CoV-2 test positivity in hospital compared with 11.8% among those who were unvaccinated.

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