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UK reports nursing home COVID outbreak; U.S. shows slow but steady increase

Mon, 2023-09-11 09:45 — mike kraft
UK reports nursing home COVID outbreak involving BA.2.86 variant Toa55 / iStock CIDRAP

In a technical briefing on SARS-CoV-2 variants today, the UK Health Security Agency (HSA) revealed that, of 34 confirmed involving the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant, 28 were from a single outbreak at a nursing home, an early sign that it can spread in close-contact settings.

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Hopeful signs for Northern Hemisphere: Flu vaccine shows strong protection against hospitalization in South America, CDC report shows

Fri, 2023-09-08 17:33 — mike kraft
In hopeful sign for the US, flu vaccine shows strong protection against hospitalization in South America, CDC report shows | CNN Early data from South America shows that the flu vaccine has cut the risk of hospitalization in half this year, a hopeful sign that the vaccine will provide a similar level of protection in the United States as the country heads into its own respiratory virus season. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Higher temperatures are not the only reason heat-related deaths are up

Fri, 2023-09-08 10:47 — mike kraft
Heat-Related Deaths Are Up, and Not Just Because It’s Getting Hotter - KFF Health News Excessive heat contributed to 1,670 deaths nationwide last year, according to federal data — the highest rate in at least two decades. An increase in drug use and homelessness, along with hotter temperatures, were among the reasons. khnkit KFF Health News
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Exercise could make COVID vaccinations more effective--study

Fri, 2023-09-08 10:21 — mike kraft
This One Thing Could Make Your COVID Vaccine More Effective Here's what doctors say about the results of a study related to vaccines. Yahoo Life

 

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England confirms 34 COVID cases linked to highly mutated variant BA.2.86

Fri, 2023-09-08 09:58 — mike kraft
England confirms 34 COVID cases linked to highly mutated variant - UKSHA UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA) said on Friday that 34 COVID-19 cases linked to the highly mutated variant BA.2.86 had been identified in England. Reuters Reuters

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The agency said 28 of the confirmed cases were identified from a single outbreak at a care home in Norfolk.

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Elite athletes suffered no long-lasting heart damage after COVID-19 infections --study

Thu, 2023-09-07 19:51 — mike kraft
Study shows elite athletes suffered no long-lasting heart damage after COVID-19 Sean Fornelli / Flickr cc CIDRAP

...in Heart, researchers from Amsterdam University Medical Centers reportthat elite athletes followed up for 2 years after COVID-19 infections suffered no lasting damage to their hearts and faced no career setbacks because of their illnesses.

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Overview of Covid status: New varient may be less alarming than first thought--Reuters explainer

Thu, 2023-09-07 10:46 — mike kraft
Explainer: Do I need to worry about COVID again? New data from scientists and vaccine makers Moderna and Pfizer /BioNTech suggests that a newer, highly mutated variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is not as alarming as some experts had feared when it was first detected several weeks ago. Deena Beasley,Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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U.S.COVID hospitalizations increase for 7th consecutive week but new boosters could help

Wed, 2023-09-06 17:31 — mike kraft
COVID hospitalizations increase for 7th consecutive week but new boosters could help COVID-19 hospitalizations are continuing to rise in the United States but there is hope that the uptick could be stemmed with the new boosters. Hospitalizations increased 15.7% for the week ending Aug. 26 from 15,050 to 17,418, according to data updated Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During the peak of omicron, the week of Jan. 15, 2022, there were 150,674 hospitalizations. Yahoo

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New study describes Native Americans at outsized risk of severe COVID-19, death

Thu, 2023-08-31 10:08 — mike kraft
Native Americans at outsized risk of severe COVID-19, death ANOXLOU / Flickr cc CIDRAP
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U.S. states and counties with highest recent rates of COVID hospitaizations

Wed, 2023-08-30 09:32 — mike kraft
26 states see ‘substantial’ spike in COVID hospitalizations, CDC says The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said hospitalizations rose yet again last week by another 19%. Deaths from the virus also saw a large jump: 21% in one week. Yahoo News
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