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New Covid variant Eris is reminder to monitor virus data, US experts say

Mon, 2023-08-14 18:10 — mike kraft

A new Covid-19 variant has become the dominant lineage of the virus in recent weeks in the US and while it should not be a cause of undue concern for the public, its emergence is a reminder of the need for greater surveillance of the virus and of the importance of vaccine boosters, according to infectious disease experts.

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Long Covid: Prevalence decreases in U.S. but many continue to struggle --3 reports

Mon, 2023-08-14 17:59 — mike kraft
Long COVID prevalence decreased in US, but activity impacts remain unchanged Harmut Kosig/iStock CIDRAP
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COVID antiviral drugs shown to be effective, especially for older persons--new study

Mon, 2023-08-14 17:23 — mike kraft
Real-world study shows strong performance of COVID antivirals Focal Foto / Flickr cc CIDRAP

A new real-world study in Greece finds that for high-risk patients, COVID-19 antivirals are highly effective in reducing the risk of both hospitalization and death. The study is published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Patients who were older than 75, and reported good drug adherence benefitted the most from the drugs molnupiravir (Lagevrio) and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid)

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Variations in how US heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to tally how many people die in U.S. because of high temperatures

Mon, 2023-08-14 16:58 — mike kraft
Mishmash of how US heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms Death certificates don’t always reflect the role that extreme heat played in ending a person’s life even when it seems obvious it was a factor. AP News

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Older discharged COVID patients at twice the risk of death as older flu patients-- study

Mon, 2023-08-14 10:52 — mike kraft
Older discharged COVID patients at twice the risk of death as older flu patients, study finds US Navy, Ryan M. Breeden / Flickr cc CIDRAP

Older adults who are hospitalized for COVID-19 have double the rate of death upon discharge as older adults hospitalized for influenza-related complications, according to a new study in The BMJ.

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Dialysis patients had higher rates of COVID infection, death than others --study

Fri, 2023-08-11 17:52 — mike kraft
Dialysis patients had higher rates of COVID infection, death than others in 2021 and 2022 Implementing recommended infection control measures and ensuring patients and staff members are up to date with COVID-19 vaccination are critical in dialysis settings, the authors said. CIDRAP
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Florida: COVID cases surging again in Florida; information about new Erid variant .

Thu, 2023-08-10 11:52 — mike kraft
COVID cases surging again in Florida. Here's what you need to know about new variant, Eris It's summer and that means a new surge of COVID cases. But after three years of vaccines and previous infections, experts say cases may not be as bad. Yahoo News

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U.S. COVID hospitalizations jump again: Maps show where it is worst

Wed, 2023-08-09 10:34 — mike kraft
COVID hospitalizations jump again: Maps show where it’s worst In about two dozen states, the surge in hospitalizations was either “moderate” or “substantial.” amartichoux The Hill

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CDC says news COVID varient is dominat in U.S., also spreading in UK

Tue, 2023-08-08 11:01 — mike kraft
CDC says new COVID variant is dominant, including strain some call "Eris" It is unclear which regions of the U.S. have the most EG.5 infections. Yahoo Life

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Climate: Most children in South Asia are exposed to extreme high temperatures, UNICEF says

Mon, 2023-08-07 11:37 — mike kraft
Most children in South Asia are exposed to extreme high temperatures, UNICEF says | CNN Nearly half a billion children in South Asia are exposed to extreme high temperatures as life-threatening heat waves caused by the climate crisis become stronger and more frequent, according to the United Nations’ children’s agency. Rhea Mogul CNN

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