Disease Prevention

Experts say policymakers must learn from the impact of COVID-19 on older people

Tue, 2023-06-20 19:08 — mike kraft

Experts say policymakers must learn from the impact of COVID-19 on older people Policymakers must learn from the impact of COVID-19 on older people in order to tackle the deep-seated inequalities exposed by the pandemic, according to a new publication written by a group of experts ... Science X

In the period between March and December 2020, twice as many years of life were lost in the poorest areas of the country compared with the wealthiest. Ethnic inequalities were a feature across all waves of the pandemic, with rates of death highest among the Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities.

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Covid vaccine manufacturers gear up for fall rollout with an important head start

Tue, 2023-06-20 10:22 — mike kraft

Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax gear up for fall Covid vaccine rollout with an important head start The FDA's strain selection puts Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax on track to deliver updated coronavirus shots in time for the fall. Annika Kim Constantino CNBC

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West Virginia's COVID vaccine lottery under scrutiny

Tue, 2023-06-20 10:11 — mike kraft

West Virginia's COVID vaccine lottery under scrutiny Federal investigators have subpoenaed Gov. Jim Justice's office about the "Do it for Baby Dog" sweepstakes, focusing on car dealers that supplied trucks for the lottery. Yahoo Finance

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Bivalent COVID vaccine protects against death for at least 6 months in older adults, CDC study suggests

Mon, 2023-06-19 17:48 — mike kraft

Bivalent COVID vaccine protects against death for at least 6 months in older adults, study suggests CIDRAP

The bivalent (two-strain) COVID-19 booster provides substantial protection against death among US adults aged 65 years and older, with no significant signs of waning for up to 6 months, concludes a study published Friday in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly.

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Medical personnel report official COVID declarations had little impact on their work --study

Mon, 2023-06-19 10:23 — mike kraft

Experience of US Clinicians With Health Care Resource Scarcity During the COVID-19 Pandemic This qualitative study assesses clinician experiences during periods of extreme scarcity of health care resources in the se

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Former British PM Cameron says country was prepared for flu-like pandemic rather than COVID

Mon, 2023-06-19 10:07 — mike kraft

Former PM Cameron says Britain was prepared for flu-like pandemic rather than COVID Former prime minister David Cameron told an inquiry on Monday that Britain was prepared for a flu-type pandemic but not enough work was done in advance to confront an asymptomatic disease similar to COVID-19. Reuters Reuters

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COVID-19 vaccine safety for adults confirmed in 2 new studies

Fri, 2023-06-16 10:09 — mike kraft

COVID-19 vaccines shown safe in 2 new studies Data show COVID-19 vaccines are safe in older adults and when administered with non-COVID vaccines. CIDRAP

Two new studies show COVID-19 vaccines are safe in older adults and when administered simultaneously with non-COVID vaccines. Both studies are published in Vaccine.

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FDA advisors endorse using only updated Covid vaccines

Thu, 2023-06-15 17:31 — mike kraft

FDA advisers endorse updating COVID vaccines to target latest omicron strain The COVID-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall. Today’s vaccines still contain the original coronavirus strain, the one that started the pandemic. But that strain was long ago supplanted by mutated versions as the virus rapidly evolves. Scientific advisers for the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said the next round of shots should only include protection against the newest omicron variants that are now dominant worldwide.

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Monoclonal antibody injection prevented COVID-19 during Delta, Omicron

Thu, 2023-06-15 11:35 — mike kraft

Monoclonal antibody injection shown to prevent COVID-19 during Delta, Omicron The relative risk reduction for participants who received adintrevimab as post-exposure prophylaxis was 75%. CIDRAP

A single injection of the monoclonal antibody (mAb), adintrevimab prevented COVID-19 in the phase 2/3 EVADE trial, finds a study yesterday in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

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Burnout, online harassment of health workers during COVID-19 decribed in new studies

Thu, 2023-06-15 11:26 — mike kraft

Studies spotlight burnout, online harassment of health workers during COVID-19 CIDRAP

Two new studies illustrate the mental toll COVID-19 took on healthcare workers (HCWs), with the first documenting high rates of burnout among HCWs and the second describing harassment on social media platforms suffered by physicians and scientists during the pandemic.

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