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Future COVID shots should target JN.1, KP.2 subvariants --US FDA staff

Mon, 2024-06-03 10:12 — mike kraft

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Pedople with disabilities still struggle as public COVID precautions fade away

Mon, 2024-06-03 09:43 — mike kraft

As COVID precautions vanish, people with disabilities struggle with safety and isolation The pace of COVID fatalities in the U.S. has slowed significantly, with the nation’s death toll standing at more than 1 million people. With precautions like mandatory masking no longer in place, it can seem as if worries about the virus are gone as well. But for many people with disabilities, the threat is still very real. We hear from people in the disability community about their concerns. Andrew Corkery PBS NewsHour

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New International Regulations to Protect Against Pandemics Finally Approved at WHO Assembly

Mon, 2024-06-03 09:36 — mike kraft

'The World Has Won': New International Regulations To Protect Against Pandemics Finally Approved - Health Policy Watch After two years of intensive negotiations – including long nights this week – the World Health Assembly (WHA) finally passed amendments to the International Health Policy Watch

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FDA approves Moderna’s mRNA RSV vaccine for older adults

Fri, 2024-05-31 17:37 — mike kraft

FDA approves Moderna’s mRNA RSV vaccine for older adults | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has approved another vaccine that can help protect older people from respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV. The shot, made by Moderna and sold under the name of mResvia, could be another tool in the country’s RSV arsenal in the fall. Jen Christensen CNN

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Moderna’s shot is the third RSV vaccine for people 60 and older that’s gotten the green light from the FDA and the first mRNA vaccine among them. It’s the company’s second product to receive FDA approval, behind its Covid-19 vaccine.

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Long COVID: Exclusive NIH documents show how $1.6 billion long Covid initiative has failed so far to meet its goals

Fri, 2024-05-31 17:27 — mike kraft

NIH documents show how $1.6 billion long Covid initiative has failed so far to meet its goals NIH documents show how the $1.6 billion long Covid initiative called RECOVER has failed so far to meet its goals. Laura Chang STAT

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Even low lead levels in US water are linked to lead poisoning among susceptible people

Fri, 2024-05-31 10:51 — mike kraft

Study finds even low lead levels in US water are linked to lead poisoning among susceptible people

In a first-of-its-kind study, physician-researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) report that even lead levels below the EPA's threshold in household water may adversely affect individuals with chronic kidney disease.

In a nationwide, cross-sectional analysis of household water lead concentrations and blood characteristics in patients beginning dialysis therapy, the team's findings—published in JAMA Internal Medicine—suggested that levels of lead commonly found in U.S. drinking water may be associated with lead poisoning among susceptible individuals.

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Possible explanaton for surge in RSV cases following COVID pandemic--study

Fri, 2024-05-31 10:41 — mike kraft

Study examines surge in RSV cases after the COVID-19 pandemic

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The surge in RSV cases following the COVID-19 pandemic may have been, in part, caused by increased testing and changes to the RSV genome, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.

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