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Lack of vaccination, severe illness tied to higher risk of long COVID --new study

Fri, 2023-01-20 09:30 — mike kraft

Lack of vaccination, severe illness tied to higher risk of long COVID CIDRAP

A US military study suggests that people who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 and those with moderate or severe infections are at significantly higher risk for persistent symptoms for 1 to 6 months.

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China says critical COVID cases have peaked but hospitals creak under the strain

Thu, 2023-01-19 13:13 — mike kraft

China says critical COVID cases have peaked as holiday travel surges Millions travelled across the country for long-awaited reunions with families, raising fears of fresh outbreaks. Bernard Orr,Martin Quin Pollard Reuters

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There has been widespread scepticism over China's official COVID data since it abruptly axed anti-virus controls last month that had shielded China's 1.4 billion people from the disease for three years. ...

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Pharma CEO says Covid likely to become endemic

Thu, 2023-01-19 10:42 — mike kraft

Top pharma CEO says Covid likely to become endemic, urges investment in pandemic preparedness

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The chief executive of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis on Thursday warned the coronavirus pandemic will likely settle into an endemic phase and renewed calls for policymakers to sufficiently finance pandemic preparedness.

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More than 65 million people around the world may have long COVID

Thu, 2023-01-19 10:30 — mike kraft

More than 65 million people around the world may have long COVID The number of affected COVID-19 survivors is based on the estimated global rate of 10% of infected people and more than 651 million documented cases and is likely an undercount. CIDRAP

Worldwide, at least 65 million people have long COVID, and that is likely an underestimate, finds a review article published late last week in Nature Reviews Microbiology.

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EU drug regulator has not seen signal of possible Pfizer COVID shot stroke link

Thu, 2023-01-19 10:20 — mike kraft

EU drug regulator has not seen signal of possible Pfizer COVID shot stroke link The European Union's drug regulator has not identified any safety signals in the region related to U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech's updated COVID-19 shot, the agency said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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Implications of New COVID Variants Escaping the Immune System.

Thu, 2023-01-19 09:47 — mike kraft

New COVID Variants Are Escaping the Immune System. Here’s What That Means. Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero / The Daily Beast / GettyBA.5, BQ.1.1, and XBB? It’s no wonder people are struggling to keep all the circulating variants of COVID-19 straight right now. Whether you want to call them “alphabet soup,” “Scrabble,” or “Kraken,” we’ve been reminded time and again that it’s not the name of the subvariant that matters, but rather the way it interacts with our immune systems.

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Opinion: Britain’s excess death rate is at a disastrous high – and the causes go far beyond Covid

Wed, 2023-01-18 18:10 — mike kraft

Britain’s excess death rate is at a disastrous high – and the causes go far beyond Covid | Owen Jones A deadly, avoidable crisis is under way, fuelled by NHS cuts, the neglect of social care, inequality and the soaring cost of living, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones the Guardian

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What seniors need to know about taking Paxlovid

Wed, 2023-01-18 17:44 — mike kraft

What seniors need to know about taking Paxlovid | CNN Seniors are still getting sick with Covid-19 with disproportionate severity, and paxlovid therapy is being underprescribed for people 65 and older, experts say. Judith Graham CNN

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RSV vaccine: Moderna, Pfizer’s race to obtain FDA approval process

Wed, 2023-01-18 17:32 — mike kraft

Moderna, Pfizer’s new race: The RSV vaccine FDA approval process

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Pfizer’s vaccine is already in the FDA approval process and Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel told CNBC from Davos on Wednesday that it will be filing for FDA approval for its vaccine soon — it even had a plan in place for top executives to be ready to submit over the holidays if needed.

ALSO SEE: Moderna says its RNA vaccine was nearly 84% effective in preventing symptoms in adults 60 and older

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