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Wastewater data should become a more mainstream public health tool

Wed, 2023-01-11 17:20 — mike kraft

What's standing in the way of wastewater data becoming a more mainstream public health tool When case counts suggest Covid-19 is in check, the truth is in the toilets. Brittany Trang STAT

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Some newly mailed COVID tests from the U.S. government expire imminently

Wed, 2023-01-11 17:15 — mike kraft

Some newly mailed COVID tests from the government expire imminently — even with extensions Nora Boydstun is diligent about checking expiration dates. YahooNews

...Some of the newly delivered iHealth tests from COVID.gov expire in the next month or so, according to their extended dates. It’s not clear how many such tests were distributed.

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U.S. extends public health emergency status for COVID

Wed, 2023-01-11 17:11 — mike kraft

U.S. extends public health emergency status for COVID The U.S. health department on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 pandemic's status as a public health emergency, allowing millions of Americans to continue receiving free tests, vaccines and treatments. Ahmed Aboulenein Reuters

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U.S. FDA vaccine advisers reported upset that early data about new Moderna Covid-19 booster shot wasn’t presented for review last year

Wed, 2023-01-11 10:06 — mike kraft

FDA vaccine advisers 'disappointed' and 'angry' that early data about new Covid-19 booster shot wasn't presented for review last year | CNN Some vaccine advisers to the federal government say they're "disappointed" and "angry" that government scientists and the pharmaceutical company Moderna didn't present a set of infection data on the company's new Covid-19 booster during meetings last year when the advisers discussed whether the shot should be authorized and made available to the public. Elizabeth Cohen,Naomi Thomas CNN

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Countries ponder wider wastewater testing in hopes it willl offer China COVID-19 clues

Wed, 2023-01-11 09:25 — mike kraft

Countries ponder wider wastewater testing amid hope airports offer China COVID-19 clues An international meeting this week will discuss setting up a global system of wastewater monitoring for COVID-19, including at airports, after several countries said they would start tests on flights coming from China. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Tens of thousands of Americans have reported a COVID-19 test result to the National Institutes of Health's new website that launched in November.

Wed, 2023-01-11 09:12 — mike kraft

More than 24K people have reported COVID test results to new NIH website Tens of thousands of Americans have reported a COVID-19 test result to the National Institutes of Health's website that launched in November. In updated data exclusively provided to ABC News, 24,000 people have reported a test result to the site. Additionally, three-fourths of the results are a positive test and women were more likely to report a test result than men. Yahoo

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COVID hospitalizations rise 33% in Central Florida amid new variant, foreign spread

Tue, 2023-01-10 12:18 — mike kraft

COVID hospitalizations rise 33% in Central Florida amid new variant, foreign spread There have been a number of troubling developments in COVID-19, including the new omicron subvariant, XBB.1.5. Orlando Sentinel

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Chinese rush to renew passports as COVID border curbs lifted

Mon, 2023-01-09 11:43 — mike kraft

Chinese rush to renew passports as COVID border curbs lifted People joined long queues outside immigration offices in Beijing on Monday, eager to renew their passports after China dropped COVID border controls that had largely prevented its 1.4 billion residents from travelling for three years. Yew Lun Tian,Eduardo Baptista Reuters

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NIH launches pilot telehealth program to help treat COVID

Thu, 2023-01-05 20:50 — mike kraft

NIH launches pilot COVID telehealth program The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Thursday launched a virtual program aimed at making antiviral treatments for COVID-19 available at home for those who test positive. Reuters Reuters

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Even mild Covid cases can lead to long prpblems--new study

Thu, 2023-01-05 10:32 — mike kraft

Long COVID stemmed from mild cases of COVID-19 in most people, according to a new multicountry study Symptoms of long COVID-19 include fatigue, shortness of breath and cognitive issues. Morsa Images/Digital Vision via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Even mild COVID-19 cases can have major and long-lasting effects on people’s health. That is one of the key findings from our recent multicountry study on long COVID-19 – or long COVID – recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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