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Descriptions of how Covid illness changes with multiple infections

Tue, 2023-10-10 11:43 — mike kraft

People who’ve had Covid at least 5 times describe how the illness changed with each reinfection Three people interviewed said their later infections were less severe than their first ones. Even so, getting Covid over and over takes a mental toll. NBC News

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Florida's DeSantis administration reaches agreement to disclose COVID-19 data

Tue, 2023-10-10 11:24 — mike kraft

In lawsuit settlement, DeSantis administration to disclose Florida's COVID-19 data again - UPI.com The DeSantis administration has reached an agreement to make COVID-19 related public records accessible as part of a settlement arising from a 2021 lawsuit pertaining to infection health data. UPI

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Updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine shipped to distributors

Tue, 2023-10-10 10:32 — mike kraft

Updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine shipped to distributors, to be available this week Vaccine maker Novavax Inc on Monday said it has shipped millions of doses its updated COVID-19 shots to distributors after receiving the go-ahead from U.S. regulators. Michael Erman Reuters

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Older adults still make up most Covid-19 hospitalizations; CDC concerned about lack of vaccinations

Mon, 2023-10-09 17:53 — mike kraft

Older adults still make up most Covid-19 hospitalizations, CDC report says, but concern grows over lack of vaccination | CNN Older adults have accounted for nearly two-thirds of Covid-19 hospitalizations in the United States this year, posing “a continued public health threat,” says a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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COVID-19 postive invection metrics trend down across US but deaths up slightly

Mon, 2023-10-09 17:44 — mike kraft

COVID-19 metrics trend down across US Verin Makcharoen/iStock CIDRAP

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in its weekly update on COVID-19 activity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said several markers of the virus were trending downward, including emergency department visits and test positivity.

Test positivity from September 24 to September 30 was 10.9%, down 1.2% from the previous week, and emergency department visits dropped to 1.6%, down 14.5% from the previous week. Deaths, however, while still at low levels, were up 3.8%.

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The woman engineer who showed that the Covid virus is airborne--and helped change the guidance

Fri, 2023-10-06 11:58 — mike kraft

This 'genius' engineer reframed the way we think about the pandemic : Goats and Soda : NPR

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European study outlines good practices and lessons learned from COVID school closings

Fri, 2023-10-06 11:19 — mike kraft

ECDC, Sweden detail good practices, lessons learned from COVID school-closure policies The report spells out the complex issues that drove its policies, along with some data gaps officials encountered. CIDRAP

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U.S. CDC estimates the extent of the respiratory virus season

Thu, 2023-10-05 10:19 — mike kraft

How Bad Will This Respiratory Virus Season Be? CDC Weighs In. Agency officials also outlined recommendations for COVID, RSV, and influenza vaccines Shannon Firth medpagetoday

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"The bottom line here is we're likely to have a similar number of total hospitalizations as we had last year," Dylan George, PhD, director of the CDC's Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, told reporters during a webinar on Wednesday.

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About 4 million Americans received updated COVID shots last month

Thu, 2023-10-05 10:12 — mike kraft

About 4 million Americans got updated COVID vaccines in September Around 4 million Americans received the updated COVID-19 shots in September, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), even as some people have found it difficult to book vaccination appointments or find the vaccines at no cost. Ahmed Aboulenein,Michael Erman Reuters

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Analysis: The new COVID shot is a game-changer, and why

Wed, 2023-10-04 17:34 — mike kraft

Why the new COVID shot is a game-changer (and why the term ‘booster’ is obsolete) The latest vaccine formula is available in local pharmacies now. Experts say it will be like the annual flu shot: one and done. Here’s why. Science

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