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Canada: COVID case rate 19 times higher than reported previously--new study

Thu, 2023-06-29 18:46 — mike kraft
Wastewater sampling in Canada suggests COVID case rate 19 times higher than reported Sampling suggested that Omicron COVID-19 cases were up to 19 times higher than reported because of changes in clinical testing. CIDRAP

 

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Global COVID markers show few hot spots as XBB.1.16 overtakes XBB.1.5

Thu, 2023-06-29 18:38 — mike kraft
Global COVID markers show few hot spots as XBB.1.16 overtakes XBB.1.5 CIDRAP

Some countries continue to report high COVID-19 burdens, reflected mainly in hospitalization and death data, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest weekly update. ..

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US CDC OKs use of new Pfizer, GSK vaccines for RSV in older adults

Thu, 2023-06-29 17:58 — mike kraft
US CDC OKs use of new Pfizer, GSK vaccines for RSV in older adults The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday signed off on the use of new vaccines from Pfizer and GSK to prevent severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in older adults. Reuters Reuters

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Long Covid: More studies and information emergng on the problem

Wed, 2023-06-28 17:25 — mike kraft
Long COVID: answers emerge on how many people get better Nature - Studies are shedding light on rates of recovery as well as the prevention and treatment of the complex condition. Marshall, Michael nature

 

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Opinion: Improving indoor air quality, A new technology can help

Wed, 2023-06-28 10:20 — mike kraft
It’s past time to address the problem of indoor air quality. A new technology can help Indoor air quality is a public health issue. Torie Bosch STAT

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Tropical diseases not linked to long COVID, but rate of prolonged symptoms high in Amazon Basin

Wed, 2023-06-28 10:14 — mike kraft
Tropical diseases not linked to long COVID, but rate of prolonged symptoms high in Amazon Basin Long COVID was reported in 64% of patients at 1 year, but it wasn't tied to a history of tropical diseases, including dengue, malaria, and Zika. CIDRAP
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Blood Type A Could Make You More Vulnerable to COVID-19 --new study

Wed, 2023-06-28 09:51 — mike kraft

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Early studies from China in 2020 suggested people with certain blood types—specifically blood type A—might be at greater risk for getting infected—while those with type O may be protected against infection. Some small studies confirmed the connections, while others did not, leaving public health experts agnostic about how important blood type might be as a potential risk factor for COVID-19.

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Vaccination plays role in making Omicron waves less severe--new study

Wed, 2023-06-28 09:41 — mike kraft
Study suggests vaccination plays role in making Omicron waves less severe CIDRAP

A new analysis suggests that the Omicron variant has comparable intrinsic severity to the ancestral (Wuhan) SARS-CoV-2 strain, but its effective severity is substantially lower because of vaccination.

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Case-patients with at least one dose of Pfizer-BioNTech or CoronaVac vaccine had significantly lower odds of mortality than unvaccinated patients, the authors said, with the lowest odds observed in people who had received three Pfizer doses (odds ratio, 0.31; 95% CI, 0.18 to 0.49).

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New plan aims to get vaccines to outbreaks faster, Gavi says

Tue, 2023-06-27 17:57 — mike kraft
New scheme aims to get vaccines to outbreaks faster, Gavi says Three global health bodies are teaming up to investigate stockpiling experimental vaccines for rare infectious diseases so the shots can be tested more quickly when outbreaks happen, a top official from vaccine alliance Gavi told Reuters. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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At-home Covid tests are less effective than thought but still have uses

Tue, 2023-06-27 17:36 — mike kraft
Do at-home COVID tests still work? New research suggests they are less effective than thought A new study found that at-home antigen tests are only 44 percent accurate, but they are far from useless Yahoo News

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