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Cholera outbreak in Syria, toll rises in Haiti

Fri, 2022-11-11 17:26 — mike kraft

Poor access to safe water fuels cholera outbreak in Syria Poor access to safe water has exacerbated a cholera outbreak rampaging across Syria's war-battered provinces, where local authorities are struggling to contain the spread with chlorine tablets and vaccines. Reuters Reuters

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Global COVID cases will increase in northern hemisphere, but at a slower pace -report

Fri, 2022-11-11 17:19 — mike kraft

Global COVID cases will increase in coming months, but at a slower pace -report Daily global COVID-19 infections are projected to rise slowly to about 18.7 million by February from the current 16.7 million average daily cases, driven by the northern hemisphere's winter months, the University of Washington said in an analysis. Reuters Reuters

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Repeat COVID is riskier than first infection, study finds

Fri, 2022-11-11 10:48 — mike kraft

Repeat COVID-19 infections increase risk of organ failure, death | Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Researchers recommend masks, vaccines, vigilance to prevent reinfection Kristina Sauerwein Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

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U.S .government food benefits may slow cognitive aging in eligible seniors, study finds

Thu, 2022-11-10 17:46 — mike kraft

Use of government food benefits may slow cognitive aging in eligible seniors, study finds | CNN Nutrition benefits could be an effective way to slow age-related cognitive decline, according to a new study. Jen Christensen CNN

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Young kids and teenagers are at similar risk for long covid as adults --study

Thu, 2022-11-10 17:28 — mike kraft

Kids at similar risk for long COVID as adults, study suggests Kids were 30% more likely than controls to have symptoms 3 months or more after COVID-19. CIDRAP

A large study today from Germany shows that kids and adolescents are at the same relative risk of experiencing COVID-19 symptoms 90 days or more after acute infection as adults are, according to findings in PLOS Medicine.

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U.S. COVID hospitalizations are rising in infants under 6 months -- CDC director Walensky

Thu, 2022-11-10 11:20 — mike kraft

COVID hospitalizations are rising in infants under 6 months, CDC director Walensky says Covid-19 hospitalizations are rising among babies under 6 months old, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said, and the agency is urging mothers to get vaccinated to reduce the risk of infection. Riley Griffin https://www.inquirer.com

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Americans' fears of catching COVID lowest since summer of 2021: Gallup

Thu, 2022-11-10 10:27 — mike kraft

Fears of catching COVID lowest since summer of 2021: Gallup Story at a glance Just 28 percent of Americans are concerned about catching COVID-19, marking the lowest total reported since June of 2021. The findings come as some experts raise concern abo… Gianna Melillo The Hill

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90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February --WHO

Thu, 2022-11-10 08:35 — mike kraft

WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief on Wednesday said a nearly 90% drop in recent COVID-19 deaths globally compared to nine months ago provides “cause for optimism,” but still urged vigilance against the pandemic as variants continue to crop up. AP NEWS

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Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that last week just over 9,400 deaths linked to the coronavirus were reported to the WHO. In February of this year, he said, weekly deaths had topped 75,000 globally.

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Immigrants had little effet on COVID-19 Infection Rates In The United States --report

Wed, 2022-11-09 19:44 — mike kraft

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01955

Little To No Correlation Found Between Immigrant Entry And COVID-19 Infection Rates In The United States

...Our findings support existing evidence that the short-term impacts of immigrant flow on local COVID-19 rates were minimal.

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Ebola: Uganda shortens school term by two weeks to curb Ebola spread

Tue, 2022-11-08 09:38 — mike kraft

Uganda shortens school term by two weeks to curb Ebola Uganda will shorten the school term by two weeks to reduce daily contact amongst students and help curb the spread of Ebola, the education minister said on Tuesday. Elias Biryabarema Reuters

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As of Monday, the country had recorded a total of 135 confirmed cases and 53 deaths, according to the health ministry.

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