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ANALYSIS: Covid Death rates higher in Florida and other red states

Thu, 2022-03-31 12:36 — mike kraft

Florida politics prove deadly when it comes to COVID Data: Axios analysis of CDC data; Chart: Will Chase/AxiosCOVID is killing more people per 100,000 in red states than in blue states, Axios' Will Chase and Caitlin Owens report.Why it matters: "The COVID-19 pandemic removed any doubt that state policies can affect health outcomes," Virginia Commonwealth University professor Steven Woolf recently argued in JAMA. Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets.

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Booster shots: Experts discuss whether everyone over 50 should rush

Thu, 2022-03-31 11:37 — mike kraft

Many people eligible for second booster shot don't need to race, experts say Healthy people over 50 can decide when to get an additional Covid vaccine dose based on their individual risk profiles and local transmission levels, some doctors suggest. NBC News

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WHO lays out plan to emerge from emergency phase of pandemic

Thu, 2022-03-31 10:33 — mike kraft

WHO lays out plan to emerge from emergency phase of pandemic The World Health Organization on Wednesday released an updated plan for COVID-19, laying out key strategies that, if implemented in 2022, would allow the world to end the emergency phase of the pandemic. Julie Steenhuysen,Mrinalika Roy Reuters

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Major turbulence for US health care seen as Covid pandemic and funding ends

Thu, 2022-03-31 10:27 — mike kraft

End of COVID may bring major turbulence for US health care WASHINGTON (AP) — When the end of the COVID-19 pandemic comes, it could create major disruptions for a cumbersome U.S. health care system made more generous, flexible and up-to-date technologically through a raft of temporary emergency measures. AP NEWS

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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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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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Webinar today, 11 AM ET: Enabling Population-Scale Diagnostic Testing for COVID-19 and Future Infectious Disease Outbreaks--Johns Hopkins

Wed, 2022-03-30 09:16 — mike kraft

Enabling Population-Scale Diagnostic Testing for COVID-19 and Future Infectious Disease Outbreaks

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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET

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This key indicator may determine how bad a BA.2 wave could be in the US

Tue, 2022-03-29 22:31 — FNUOvviyaa

This key indicator may determine how bad a BA.2 wave will be in the US As America casts a wary eye on rising cases caused by the BA.2 subvariant in Europe, the immune status of adults over the age of 65 will be a key indicator of how future variants will affect the US. Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN CNN

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As America casts a wary eye on rising cases caused by the BA.2 subvariant in Europe, the immune status of adults over the age of 65 will be a key indicator of how future variants will affect the US because the risk of severe outcomes rises dramatically with age...

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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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Second COVID vaccine booster significantly lowers death rate-- Israeli study

Mon, 2022-03-28 09:37 — mike kraft

Second COVID vaccine booster significantly lowers death rate, Israeli study shows Senior citizens who received a second booster of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination had a 78% lower mortality rate from the disease than those who got one only, a study from Israel showed on Sunday. Reuters Reuters

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