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COVID deaths jump by 40%, but cases falling globally--WHO

Wed, 2022-03-30 18:17 — mike kraft

WHO: COVID deaths jump by 40%, but cases falling globally GENEVA (AP) — The number of people killed by the coronavirus surged by more than 40% last week, likely due to changes in how COVID-19 deaths were reported across the Americas and by newly adjusted figures from India, according to a World Health Organization report released Wednesday. AP NEWS

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U.S. to end COVID-era order blocking migrants at Mexico border - sources

Wed, 2022-03-30 18:10 — mike kraft

U.S. to end COVID-era order blocking migrants at Mexico border - sources The expulsion policy, known as Title 42, has effectively closed down the U.S. asylum system at the border with Mexico. Ted Hesson,David Shepardson Reuters

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Ivermectin Does Not Reduce Risk of Covid Hospitalization, Large Study Finds

Wed, 2022-03-30 18:02 — mike kraft

The anti-parasitic drug ivermectin, which has surged in popularity as an alternative treatment for Covid-19 despite a lack of strong research to back it up, showed no sign of alleviating the disease, according to results of a large clinical trial published on Wednesday.

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White House emphasises air quality improvements in latest effort to thwart coronavirus

Wed, 2022-03-30 14:31 — mike kraft

White House turns to air quality in latest effort to thwart coronavirus It is pushing strategies, such as better air filters in schools and businesses, to help curb the spread of the virus. Dan Diamond Washington Post

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Explainer: Why are Shanghai's COVID infections nearly all asymptomatic?

Wed, 2022-03-30 10:10 — mike kraft

Explainer: Why are Shanghai's COVID infections nearly all asymptomatic? Epidemiologists examining the biggest Chinese outbreak of COVID-19 in two years are trying to ascertain why the proportion of asymptomatic cases is so high, and what it could mean for China's future containment strategy. David Stanway Reuters

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CDC's new on- line COVID calculator for determining whether one should quarantine or isolate

Wed, 2022-03-30 09:47 — mike kraft

How to use the CDC's new COVID quarantine and isolation calculator The CDC released a calculator to help people determine if they should quarantine or isolate after contracting COVID-19 or being exposed to someone with the virus. ABC News ABC News

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WHO calls on member states to keep up COVID testing, warns data needed to end pandemic

Wed, 2022-03-30 09:24 — mike kraft

Coronavirus tally: WHO calls on member states to keep up COVID testing, warns data needed to end pandemic The World Health Organization said Wednesday it's concerned that several member states have significantly cut back on testing for COVID-19, making the available data less timely, less representative and less robust.

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CDC suggests that those who got J&J’s vaccine and booster consider an mRNA shot now

Tue, 2022-03-29 16:29 — mike kraft

CDC: If you got J&J’s vaccine and booster, consider an mRNA shot now Combining single-dose shot with Pfizer, Moderna boosters offers best protection against severe covid, study shows. Lena H. Sun Washington Post

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U.S. FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up

Tue, 2022-03-29 16:14 — mike kraft

FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds. The Food and Drug Administration's decision opens a fourth dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to that age group at least four months after their previous booster. AP NEWS

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Long Covid: New research into effects on brain and heart

Mon, 2022-03-28 13:51 — mike kraft

How covid brain fog may overlap with 'chemo brain' and Alzheimer's People with "chemo brain" and covid brain fog could not seem more different: Those with "chemo brain" have a life-threatening disease for which they've taken toxic drugs or radiation. Many of those with covid brain fog, in contrast, describe themselves as previously healthy people who have had a relatively mild infection that felt like a cold. So when Stanford University neuroscientist Michelle Monje began studies on long covid, she was fascinated to find similar changes among patients in both g YahooNews

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