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Analysis: Long COVID's Cost on personal lives and the economy

Mon, 2024-10-21 10:02 — mike kraft

How Much Does Long COVID Cost Society? New Data Shed Light Economic estimates are rising as more long COVID case data become clear. Experts weigh the fixes. David Brzostowicki Medscape

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Evaluating this year’s COVID booster as a good match for new variants

Mon, 2024-10-21 09:51 — mike kraft

Is this year’s COVID booster a good match for new variants? Depending on when you last got vaccinated, that COVID-19 shot may no longer be a good match for the variants expected to dominate this fall and winter. amartichoux The Hill

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While they may not be a perfect match, the latest variants have enough in common with the KP.2 and JN.1 that the boosters should still offer effective cross-protection.

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US States With 'High' Wastewater Viral Activity shown in new map --CDC

Mon, 2024-10-21 09:44 — mike kraft

COVID map update: US states with "high" wastewater viral activity revealed "High" levels still persist in eight states, new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. Newsweek

Coronavirus levels in wastewater remain "high" in certain states, despite low levels of the virus nationwide. Newsweek has revealed this variability in a map based on data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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U.S.: Rising levels of Mycoplasma pneumonia and RSV in young kids --CDC

Mon, 2024-10-21 09:33 — mike kraft

CDC reports rising levels of Mycoplasma pneumonia and RSV in young kids The CDC said the rise in M pneumoniae in children ages 2 to 4 is notable, because it isn't typically known as leading cause of pneumonia in the age group. CIDRAP

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Explainer: Vaccination side effects and what they indicate

Fri, 2024-10-18 17:40 — mike kraft

What Vaccine Side Effects Really Mean And is it bad not to have side effects after a shot? Jamie Ducharme TIME

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Unusual surge of "walking pneumonia" in young kids this year --CDC

Fri, 2024-10-18 17:26 — mike kraft

Unusual surge of "walking pneumonia" reported in young kids this year The worst rates of the infection known as "walking pneumonia" or "white lung pneumonia" are in young children ages 2 to 4 years old. CBS News

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Only a quarter of US adults concerned about RSV, down from 35% in 2023 --survey

Fri, 2024-10-18 17:06 — mike kraft

Survey: Only a quarter of US adults concerned about RSV, down from 35% in 2023 The disease continues to spread in the Americas, with Ecuador and Guyana recently reporting their first cases. CIDRAP

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Wars, debt, climate crisis and Covid have halted anti-poverty fight – World Bank

Fri, 2024-10-18 10:58 — mike kraft

Wars, debt, climate crisis and Covid have halted anti-poverty fight – World Bank Setbacks mean UN goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is impossible to hit, report finds The Guardian

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Long COVID symptoms: Study assesses 'symptom diary' of trial participants

Fri, 2024-10-18 10:19 — mike kraft

Search continues for treatment that reduces long COVID symptoms: Study assesses 'symptom diary' of trial participants The first randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluating the impact of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies on the risk of developing long COVID was led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. ... Weill Cornell Medical College Medical Xpress

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Mpox vaccine rollout in Congo is reported going slower than expected

Fri, 2024-10-18 10:03 — mike kraft

Mpox vaccine rollout in Congo slower than expected, health official says

KIBATI, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Congo needs to do more to raise awareness about mpox and the availability of vaccines, an official with the response team said on Thursday, warning the campaign to distribute the shots would take longer than anticipated

Congo's mpox vaccination campaign launched this month in the hard-hit east.

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