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Interviews with infectious disease experts on they are responding to Covid nearly three years in

Mon, 2022-11-21 19:28 — mike kraft

How infectious disease experts are responding to Covid nearly three years in With Thanksgiving only days away, we asked infectious disease experts whether they are starting to lower their guard against Covid. Some of them are, a little. Helen Branswell STAT

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U.S. largest county, Los Angeles,recommends indoor masking after increase in COVID cases

Mon, 2022-11-21 17:04 — mike kraft

LA County recommends indoor masking after increase in COVID cases Los Angeles County said it is "strongly recommending" residents wear masks indoors due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. ABC News ABC News

On Thursday, the largest county in the United States said it is "strongly recommending" people wear face coverings in indoor public settings but stopped short of requiring them.

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Financial and bureaucratic barriers in the United States hinder nasal spray covid vaccines

Mon, 2022-11-21 10:18 — mike kraft

Operation Warp Speed, the Trump-era program that poured billions of dollars into developing Covid shots, seemed to signal a new dawn of American vaccine making, demonstrating how decades of scientific grunt work could be turned into lifesaving medicine in a matter of months.

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RSV, covid and flu are pushing U.S.hospitals to the brink

Mon, 2022-11-21 09:31 — mike kraft

RSV, covid and flu push hospitals to the brink — and it may get worse Hospitals across the United States are overwhelmed, and experts believe conditions will deteriorate in coming months. Sabrina Malhi Washington Post

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COVID variants BQ.1/BQ.1.1 make up nearly half of U.S. cases - CDC

Mon, 2022-11-21 09:23 — mike kraft

COVID variants BQ.1/BQ.1.1 make up nearly half of U.S. cases - CDC The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated on Friday that Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 account for nearly half of the COVID-19 cases in the country for the week ending Nov. 19, compared with 39.5% in the previous week. Reuters Reuters

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New study describes how COVID-19 fears led to anxiety in pregnant women

Fri, 2022-11-18 10:04 — mike kraft

COVID-19 fears led to anxiety in pregnant women Threats of COVID-19 caused significant anxiety and depression among pregnant women during the first wave of the pandemic, a new study shows. Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook Futurity

The COVID-19 pandemic has had unprecedented impact on public health, including mental health, and has affected social and economic conditions of people worldwide.

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Long-COVID clinics are still figuring out how to best treat their patients

Fri, 2022-11-18 09:44 — mike kraft

Long-COVID clinics are wrestling with how to treat their patients The clinics have popped up all over the country, but doctors still don't know the best way to treat these patients, whose symptoms can vary dramatically. NPR.org

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Pfizer/BioNTech's updated COVID shot shows strong response against BQ.1.1 variant

Fri, 2022-11-18 09:35 — mike kraft

Pfizer/BioNTech's updated COVID shot shows strong response against BQ.1.1 Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE said on Friday their Omicron-tailored shot produced higher virus-neutralizing antibodies in older adults against the emerging subvariant BQ.1.1 than its original vaccine. Reuters Reuters

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Sudy indicates a small riskof seizures among those with long COVID

Thu, 2022-11-17 19:02 — mike kraft

Risk of seizure rises in six months after COVID-19 A bout of COVID-19, even a milder one, may raise the risk of having a seizure in the next six months, a large new study suggests. UPI

...the increased risk was among people who were not hospitalized: Of those who dealt with COVID-19 at home, just over 0.7% were later diagnosed with a first-time seizure or epilepsy. That compared with just under 0.5% of people who were sick at home with the flu.

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