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COVID tests: High-risk patients with COVID symptoms should use PCR rather than rapid tests, study suggests

Fri, 2024-05-03 10:18 — mike kraft

High-risk patients with COVID symptoms should use PCR rather than rapid tests, study suggests Study findings that reveal a sensitivity of 47% for COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) compared with reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests during Omicron variant predominance should prompt clinicians to consider using the latter test in high-risk patients eligible for antiviral drugs, the authors say. CIDRAP

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Peer support was valuable for health worker stress during COVID-19-- study

Thu, 2024-05-02 18:14 — mike kraft

Peer support valuable intervention for health worker stress during COVID-19, study shows With healthcare worker (HCW) burnout one of the most pressing issues facing US clinicians, a new study in JAMA Network Open indicates that Stress First Aid, a peer-to-peer support intervention, improved the well-being of HCWs compared with usual care during the COVID-19 pandemic. CIDRAP

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Covid vaccine study finds no increase in seizures fllowing vaccinaion

Thu, 2024-05-02 10:51 — mike kraft

Study: COVID vaccines not linked to seizures In the vaccine group there were 9 seizure events reported. CIDRAP

... a new meta-analysis of six randomized controlled trials in JAMA Neurology finds no increase in seizures in the month following COVID vaccination.

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The findings suggest that there is no difference in risk of seizure incidence among vaccinated individuals vs placebo recipients," the authors concluded. "However, the risk of seizure occurrence after SARS-CoV-2 infection seems to be relatively high."

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Sizeable drop in in adults planning to get COVID-19 booster shots--global survey

Wed, 2024-05-01 16:13 — mike kraft

Global survey shows COVID booster uptake in question A new survey of 23,000 adults in 23 countries taken in October 2023 finds a lower intent to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine (71.6%), compared with 2022 (87.9%). CIDRAP

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Moreover, 60.8% expressed being more willing to get vaccinated for diseases other than COVID-19 as a result of their experiences during the pandemic, while 23.1% reported being less willing. ...

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SARS-CoV-2 vaccine does not increase new-onset seizure risk--Iranian study

Wed, 2024-05-01 15:11 — mike kraft

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EU drug watchdog urges COVID-19 vaccine update

Wed, 2024-05-01 10:14 — mike kraft

EU drug watchdog urges COVID-19 vaccine update The EU's drug watchdog urged Tuesday that anti-COVID jabs be updated before another round of vaccinations to counter a new variant of the virus, which is still claiming thousands of lives. Science X Medical Xpress

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The most widely circulating COVID variant worldwide is now JN.1, having overtaken the XBB family that is the target of the most recent vaccines, the European Medicines Agency said.

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Misinformation issue: crowdsourced tool to counter COVID untruths mainly accurate, credible --study

Tue, 2024-04-30 09:47 — mike kraft

X's crowdsourced tool to counter COVID untruths mainly accurate, credible, researchers say Community Notes, a crowdsourced COVID-19 vaccine misinformation countermeasure on X (formerly Twitter), generally corrected false posts accurately and pointed readers to more credible sources, according to researchers who evaluated the posts. CIDRAP

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Negativity about vaccines surged on Twitter after COVID-19 shots became available--study

Tue, 2024-04-30 09:28 — mike kraft

Research finds negativity about vaccines surged on Twitter after COVID-19 shots became available There was a marked increase in negativity about vaccines on Twitter after COVID-19 vaccines became available, according to a presentation at the ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, ... Science X Medical Xpress

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The analysis also found that spikes in the number of negative tweets coincided with announcements from governments and health care authorities about vaccination.

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Odds of getting long COVID reduced by 25% for those who received booster shot --study

Tue, 2024-04-30 09:20 — mike kraft

COVID booster linked to 25% lower odds of long COVID People who received the COVID-19 booster vaccine had 25% lower odds of having long COVID than their unvaccinated counterparts. CIDRAP

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Pandemic fatigue and vaccine hesitancy continue to affect global public health-- 23-country study

Tue, 2024-04-30 09:14 — mike kraft

Pandemic fatigue and vaccine hesitancy continue to affect global public health, new 23-country study finds (medicalxpress.com)

While it found that global uptake of at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose was robust, a new survey published in Nature Medicine revealed mixed signals about the current acceptance of vaccines generally, especially COVID-19 boosters. ...

"The repercussions of pandemic disruptions in health care services, the effects of the inequitable and slow global vaccine distribution, and the prevalence of misinformation and mistrust in health authorities continue to be felt," says Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Professor of Global Health at CUNY SPH, head of the Health Systems Research Group at Barcelona Institute for Global Health, and coordinator of the study.