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Seattle lifts COVID emergency order, Boston reports elevated virus levels in wastewater

Wed, 2022-10-12 10:05 — mike kraft

Seattle to end COVID-19 emergency proclamation SEATTLE (AP) — The City of Seattle will end its COVID-19 emergency proclamation at the end of October. Mayor Bruce Harrell said in a statement Tuesday that Seattle will lift its remaining COVID emergency order to align with Gov. AP NEWS

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Myocarditis, pericarditis remains rare after COVID-19 booster--new study

Wed, 2022-10-12 09:57 — mike kraft

Myocarditis, pericarditis remains rare after COVID-19 booster Myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination is rare across demographic groups and most likely to occur in teen boys in the week after their second shot of a two-dose vaccine, according to a study.

Myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination is rare across demographic groups and most likely to occur in teen boys in the week after their second shot of a two-dose vaccine, according to a study.

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Long covid’s lasting impact one 1 in 20 people outlined in new study

Wed, 2022-10-12 09:52 — mike kraft

Large study provides powerful evidence of long covid’s lasting impact The Scottish study, one of the largest on long covid, found that 1 in 20 people had not recovered more than six months after infection. Frances Stead Sellers Washington Post

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‘Africa on its own’: Little help in epidemics, says Africa health official

Wed, 2022-10-12 09:45 — mike kraft

'Africa on its own': Little help in epidemics, says official KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Africa must plan to respond effectively to disease outbreaks without international help, a top public health official said Wednesday, warning that the continent of 1.3 billion people is “on its own” during pandemics. AP NEWS

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Europe likely entering another COVID wave --WHO and ECDC

Wed, 2022-10-12 09:34 — mike kraft

Europe likely entering another COVID wave, says WHO and ECDC Another wave of COVID-19 infections may have begun in Europe as cases begin to tick up across the region, the World Health Organization and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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Experts sharply criticize Florida surgeon general’s warning against coronavirus vaccines

Tue, 2022-10-11 18:01 — mike kraft

Experts slam Florida surgeon general’s warning on coronavirus vaccines "If you submitted that to a peer-reviewed journal ... it would get rejected," vaccine safety expert says about study on which it is based. Dan Diamond Washington Post

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AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine suffers a setback in nasal spray trial

Tue, 2022-10-11 17:46 — mike kraft

AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine suffers a setback in nasal spray trial Attempts by Oxford University researchers and AstraZeneca Plc to create a nasal-spray version of their jointly developed COVID-19 shot suffered a setback on Tuesday as initial testing on humans did not yield the desired protection. Reuters Reuters

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WHite House urges people to get new boosters by end of October, and is monitoring new variants.

Tue, 2022-10-11 17:39 — mike kraft

White House: Get new booster by Halloween for safer holidays WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Tuesday said eligible Americans should get the updated COVID-19 boosters by Halloween to have maximum protection against the coronavirus by Thanksgiving and the holidays, as it warned of a “challenging” virus season ahead. AP NEWS

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Analysis: Medium COVID Could Be the Most Dangerous COVID

Tue, 2022-10-11 10:47 — mike kraft

Medium COVID Could Be the Most Dangerous COVID After you’re infected, the first few months may pose the greatest risks. Benjamin Mazer The Atlantic

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Monkeypox dangerous new varient in DRC; U.S. cases are falling

Tue, 2022-10-11 10:19 — mike kraft

Monkeypox: A dangerous variant circulating in the DRC could go global | New Scientist There have been 120 suspected deaths from monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this year, and the virulent Clade I virus may be to blame. There are fears it could follow the milder Clade II and go global #author.fullName} New Scientist

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