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EU advises members to further relaxing travel rules for foreigners

Tue, 2022-02-22 10:01 — mike kraft

EU advises further relaxing travel rules for foreigners BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union member countries agreed Tuesday that they should further facilitate tourist travel into the 27-nation bloc for people who are vaccinated against the coronavirus or have recovered from COVID-19. AP NEWS

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The European Council is recommending that EU nations next month lift all testing and quarantine requirements for people who received vaccines authorized in the EU or approved by the World Health Organization. ...

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Omicron: Reinfections with Omicron subvariants are rare--Danish study

Tue, 2022-02-22 09:48 — mike kraft

Reinfections with Omicron subvariants are rare, Danish study finds Getting infected twice with two different Omicron coronavirus subvariants is possible, but rarely happens, a Danish study has found. Reuters Reuters

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Family members of ICU patients with acute Covid cases show PTSD symptoms three months later --French study

Mon, 2022-02-21 18:02 — mike kraft

Association of COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome With Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Family Members After ICU Discharge (JAMA)

In a prospective cohort study of 517 family members of ICU patients, PTSD-related symptoms at 90 days after ICU discharge were significantly more common in family members of patients with COVID-19 ARDS compared with non–COVID-19 ARDS (35% vs 19%). In a multivariable analysis adjusting for age, sex, and level of social support, COVID-19 ARDS was independently associated with PTSD-related symptoms in family members (odds ratio, 2.05).

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Australia lifts travel restrictions for fully vaccinated arrivals, New Zealand will wait until after the peak

Mon, 2022-02-21 10:29 — mike kraft

Australia welcomes back tourists with toy koalas, Tim Tams CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — International tourists and business travelers began arriving in Australia with few restrictions on Monday, bringing together families in tearful reunions after separations of two years or longer forced by some of the most draconian pandemic measures of any democracy in the world. AP NEWS

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Opinion: After the pandemic, long covid may unleash a tidal wave of health troubles-_Washington Post

Mon, 2022-02-21 10:12 — mike kraft

Opinion | After the pandemic, long covid may unleash a tidal wave of health troubles Slowly, researchers are uncovering the face of long covid, and it is not a happy one. In two years of the pandemic, millions of people survived the infection but felt debilitating symptoms linger for months. Editorial Board Washington Post

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Long term heart problems after COVID cause increasing concern

Mon, 2022-02-21 10:05 — mike kraft

Five months post-covid, Nicole Murphy's heart rate is still doing strange things Five months after being infected with the coronavirus, Nicole Murphy's pulse rate is going berserk. Normally in the 70s, which is ideal, it has been jumping to 160, 170 and sometimes 210 beats per minute even when she is at rest - putting her at risk of a heart attack, heart failure or stroke. No one seems to be able to pinpoint why.

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Who is dying of COVID amid omicron surge and widespread vaccine availability?

Mon, 2022-02-21 09:04 — mike kraft

Who is dying of COVID amid omicron surge and widespread vaccine availability? Doctors say U.S. COVID deaths are still mainly occurring among unvaccinated people, most of whom are in their 30s and their 40s with no underlying health issues. ABC News ABC News

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"The vast majority of patients -- anywhere from 75% and greater -- we're seeing is primarily unvaccinated individuals who are getting COVID and wind up in the hospital severely ill and are currently dying," Dr. Mahdee Sobhanie, an assistant professor of internal medicine and an infectious diseases physician at The Ohio State University, told ABC News.

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Opinion: The Millions of People Stuck in Pandemic Limbo

Fri, 2022-02-18 18:34 — mike kraft

The Millions of People Stuck in Pandemic Limbo What does society owe immunocompromised people? Ed Yong The Atlantic

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Ivermectin does not prevent severe disease from Covid-19, new study finds

Fri, 2022-02-18 17:57 — mike kraft

Ivermectin doesn't prevent severe disease from Covid-19, new study finds The antiparasitic drug ivermectin doesn't prevent severe disease from Covid-19 any more effectively than symptom management and close observation by medical professionals, according to a study published Friday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. Brenda Goodman, CNN CNN

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Misinformation issue: Doc group FLCCC promotes 20 therapies including ivermectin: like "throwing spaghetti against the wall," one expert says

Fri, 2022-02-18 10:59 — mike kraft

Doc Group Pushes Ivermectin for Long COVID FLCCC promotes 20 therapies: like 'throwing spaghetti against the wall,' one expert says Jennifer Henderson medpagetoday

As patients with long COVID scour the internet desperate for relief, physicians are concerned they may stumble upon an unproven treatment plan touted by a group known for pushing the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin.

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