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COVID vaccine hesitancy linked to 'nocebo' side effects--study

Tue, 2022-12-06 10:44 — mike kraft

COVID vaccine hesitancy linked to 'nocebo' side effects CIDRAP

Vaccine hesitancy about COVID-19 vaccines is a positive predictor of negative side effects with vaccination—an example of the "nocebo" effect—according to a study today in Scientific Reports.

Nocebo, a play on placebo, is a phenomenon in which people experience negative effects on health when they have negative views or expectations surrounding medical interventions.

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Boston establishing 11 wastewater COVID-19 testing sites

Tue, 2022-12-06 10:32 — mike kraft

Boston establishing 11 wastewater COVID-19 testing sites BOSTON (AP) — Boston is planning to establish 11 wastewater testing sites across the city to help monitor for spikes in the COVID-19 virus. The head of the Boston Public Health Commission said the city is partnering with vendors to create the sites as COVID-19 levels in wastewater across the region have begun rising. AP NEWS

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Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Boston’s public health commissioner, said the city will be sampling water from the sites on a weekly basis. Ojikutu said the testing will also help the city monitor for the appearance of new variants of the disease.

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Beijing drops COVID testing burden as wider easing seems likely

Tue, 2022-12-06 09:19 — mike kraft

Beijing drops COVID testing burden as wider easing beckons Residents of China's capital were allowed into parks, supermarkets, offices and airports without a negative COVID-19 test on Tuesday, the latest in a mix of easing steps nationwide after unprecedented protests against a tough zero-COVID policy. Ryan Woo,Martin Quin Pollard Reuters

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U.S. Covid Care Has Entered a New Stage of Crisis for the Uninsured

Tue, 2022-12-06 09:12 — mike kraft

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Difficulty getting care for Covid-19 has become an increasingly common problem for poor, uninsured Americans. After paying about $25 billion to health care providers over the course of the pandemic to reimburse them for vaccinating, testing and treating people without insurance, the federal government is running low on funds for Covid care for the nearly 30 million Americans who are uninsured.

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New York: COVID resurgence prompts new CDC mask guidance for Long Island and parts of NYC

Mon, 2022-12-05 19:03 — mike kraft

COVID resurgence prompts new CDC mask guidance for Long Island and parts of NYC It's the season of giving, but be wary of giving your family members COVID. The virus is rebounding in 5 New York counties. CBS New York

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The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk counties are all in the orange, with positivity rates between 7-10%.

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U.S> Rising flu cases drive hospitalizations to highest level in a decade, CDC says

Mon, 2022-12-05 18:41 — mike kraft

Rising flu cases drive up U.S. hospitalizations, CDC says The U.S. is experiencing the highest levels of flu hospitalizations it has seen in a decade for this time of year. Susan Heavey,Caroline Humer Reuters

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Long Covid a factor in Brits dropping out of work force, affecting economy--study

Mon, 2022-12-05 11:44 — mike kraft

UK Says Long Covid May Explain Much of Spike in Inactivity Rate More than 200,000 Britons who left the UK labor market in the year to July reported suffering from long-Covid, official statistics show. Philip Aldrick Bloomberg.com

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Analysis by the Office for National Statistics found a link between the virus and the soaring levels of workforce inactivity since the pandemic struck, which is posing severe economic problems for the UK.

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