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BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron: How worried should we be?

Fri, 2022-06-17 17:12 — FNUOvviyaa
BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron: How worried should we be? Surges of Covid are happening again around the world, driven by some new subvariants of Omicron. BBC News

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BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron are not thought to be any more lethal than other types of Covid.

Lots of people have built up some immunity from past infections and vaccination, which is helping to make the disease less risky overall.

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WHO panel backs use of Omicron-adapted vaccine as booster dose

Fri, 2022-06-17 17:09 — FNUOvviyaa
WHO panel backs use of Omicron-adapted vaccine as booster dose A modified coronavirus vaccine that targets the Omicron variant can be administered as a booster dose to broaden immunity, a technical advisory group set up the World Health Organization said on Friday. Reuters Reuters

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Paxlovid Misses in Standard-Risk COVID-19

Thu, 2022-06-16 13:43 — FNUOvviyaa
Paxlovid Misses in Standard-Risk COVID-19 Trend toward advantage in secondary endpoint of hospitalization or death, but not significant Kristina Fiore medpagetoday

Updated findings from a nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) trial in standard-risk COVID-19 suggest the antiviral's benefits are less clear for those not at high risk of severe outcomes.

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Trends are shifting, but Covid-19 and its effects are still not equitable

Thu, 2022-06-16 13:39 — FNUOvviyaa
Trends are shifting, but Covid-19 and its effects are still not equitable Through the many phases of the Covid-19 pandemic -- nearly a dozen variants, the introduction of vaccines, the dropping of prevention measures and more -- one thing has remained constant: The virus and its effects are not one-size-fits-all. Deidre McPhillips, CNN CNN
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WHO: COVID-19 deaths rise, reversing a 5-week decline

Thu, 2022-06-16 13:35 — FNUOvviyaa
WHO: COVID-19 deaths rise, reversing a 5-week decline GENEVA (AP) — After five weeks of declining coronavirus deaths, the number of fatalities reported globally increased by 4% last week, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly assessment of the pandemic issued on Thursday, the U.N. AP NEWS

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US could have saved 338,000 lives from Covid with universal healthcare, study finds

Thu, 2022-06-16 13:20 — FNUOvviyaa
US could have saved 338,000 lives from Covid with universal healthcare, study finds Report’s author says people died because US healthcare ‘leaves millions without adequate access to medical treatment’ the Guardian
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COVID-19 rising in Americas, biggest spike in South America- PAHO

Wed, 2022-06-15 15:19 — FNUOvviyaa
COVID-19 rising in Americas, biggest spike in South America- PAHO COVID-19 cases in the Americas jumped 11% last week from the previous one, with 1.2 million new cases and 4,069 new deaths, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said at a news conference on Wednesday. Steven Grattan Reuters
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COVID-19 hits a US plateau: Why aren’t cases going up or down?

Wed, 2022-06-15 15:11 — FNUOvviyaa
COVID-19 hits a US plateau: Why aren’t cases going up or down? Coronavirus cases in the U.S. have hit a plateau of around 100,000 new cases per day with little indication on whether they will rise or fall in the coming weeks and months of summer.  The cur… iswanson The Hill

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Long COVID Could Be a ‘Mass Deterioration Event’

Wed, 2022-06-15 15:02 — FNUOvviyaa
Long COVID Could Be a ‘Mass Deterioration Event’ A tidal wave of chronic illness could leave millions of people incrementally worse off. Benjamin Mazer The Atlantic
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Report dives into Latinos’ trust in science, representation in STEM

Wed, 2022-06-15 14:59 — FNUOvviyaa
Report dives into Latinos’ trust in science, representation in STEM A Pew Research survey reveals what many Hispanics think about health care and Covid, and how Latinos in science and math think they're perceived by non-Latinos. NBC News

Although Hispanics hold “largely trusting” views about scientists, about 6 in 10 feel Latino scientists aren’t visible enough in successful STEM jobs, according to survey results released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center...

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