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Long COVID: Eight out of 10 hospital COVID patients in Sweden still had symptoms at 2 years --study

Tue, 2023-02-28 09:41 — mike kraft

84% of hospital COVID patients in Sweden still had symptoms at 2 years CIDRAP

The vast majority—84.2%—of COVID-19 survivors in a Swedish cohort reported persistent symptoms affecting daily life 2 years after hospital release, according to a follow-up study published late last week in The Lancet Regional Health Europe.

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Minorities in UK no longer at much higher risk of dying from Covid--government statistics

Fri, 2023-02-24 17:48 — mike kraft

Minorities in UK no longer at much higher risk of dying from Covid ONS numbers reveal rates of deaths now much lower for all ethnic groups compared with earlier in pandemic the Guardian

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California COVID deaths top 100,000, more than any other state

Fri, 2023-02-24 10:33 — mike kraft

COVID deaths top 100,000 in California: ‘Nobody … anticipated this toll’ COVID's devastation remains hard to comprehend, and even with more than 20 Californians dying of it every day, many people find it increasingly easy to ignore. The Seattle Times

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Global COVID cases, deaths continue to drop, new study cites vaccination benefits --WHO

Fri, 2023-02-24 10:19 — mike kraft

Global COVID cases, deaths continue to drop CIDRAP

Monthly averages for new COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline steadily, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its latest pandemic update, though it cautioned that the trends are underestimated due to reduced testing and delayed reporting.

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U.S. CDC panel recommends Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for all adults at risk

Thu, 2023-02-23 11:54 — mike kraft

CDC panel recommends Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for all adults at risk Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday voted in favor of use of Bavarian Nordic's Jynneos vaccine for all adults at risk of mpox during an outbreak. Reuters Reuters

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Flu vaccine worked well this season--CDC

Wed, 2023-02-22 18:08 — mike kraft

Flu vaccine worked well in season that faded fast, CDC says Early estimates suggest the flu vaccine performed well in a U.S. winter flu season that has already dissipated. The vaccines were more than 40% effective in preventing adults from getting sick enough from the flu that they had to go to a doctor's office, clinic or hospital, health officials said during a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccines meeting Wednesday. Officials generally are pleased if a flu vaccine is 40% to 60% effective. YahooNews

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Deaths in U.S. Prisons Rose Nearly 50 Percent as the Pandemic swept America

Wed, 2023-02-22 10:17 — mike kraft

Deaths in state and federal prisons across America rose nearly 50 percent during the first year of the pandemic, and in six states they more than doubled, according to the first comprehensive data on prison fatalities in the era of Covid-19.

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Covid's main victims have changed according to Massachusetts study .

Tue, 2023-02-21 09:39 — mike kraft

COVID is still killing people every day. But its main victims have changed. - The Boston Globe Since the end of the first Omicron wave last March, white people in Massachusetts are more likely to die from COVID than Black or Hispanic people. BostonGlobe.com

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XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant spread to northwest states, now dominant in all US regions

Mon, 2023-02-20 17:07 — mike kraft

XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant now dominant in all US regions CIDRAP

In its new variant estimates today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant is now dominant the northwestern region, making it the most

Also, the more transmissible variant expanded its footprint in areas where it already dominates, and in the United States as a whole, it accounts for an estimated 80.2% of samples, up steadily from 74.7% the previous week.

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