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COVID's indirect effects may have affected people with Alzheimer's and dementia more than others

Tue, 2022-03-01 11:33 — mike kraft

Excess Deaths Twice as High for Dementia Patients During Pandemic COVID's indirect effects may have affected people with Alzheimer's and dementia more Judy George medpagetoday

Excess mortality was twice as high for older adults with dementia in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic than it was for those without dementia, an analysis of all Medicare enrollees showed.

From March through December 2020, adjusted mortality was 25.7% higher (95% CI 25.3-26.2) among older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias than it was during a similar period in 2019, reported Lauren Gilstrap, MD, MPH, of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and co-authors.

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Nevada emphasizes therapeutics as new COVID-19 cases plummet

Tue, 2022-03-01 11:14 — mike kraft

Nevada emphasizes therapeutics as new COVID-19 cases plummet RENO, Nev. (AP) — As Nevada's COVID-19 case rates plummet to their lowest levels since last summer, state health officials are turning more attention to therapeutic treatments for those who can't get vaccinated or are most at risk of severe illness or death. AP NEWS

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New HHS report touts medical supply chain, industrial base gains over past year

Tue, 2022-03-01 10:11 — mike kraft

New HHS report touts medical supply chain, industrial base gains over past year - Homeland Preparedness News The beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic were a fraught time for the medical supply chain, but a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notes that significant gains were made by the United States health … Read More » Chris Galford Homeland Preparedness News

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U.S.: Overview of mask mandates being dropped in various states but masks still needed for some

Tue, 2022-03-01 09:46 — mike kraft

A slew of states, cities and schools are ditching mask mandates this week. But the fate of one big mandate is still up in air Even some of the most ardent supporters of Covid-19 precautions are ditching mask mandates as health officials release new guidelines and hospitalizations plummet. Holly Yan, CNN CNN

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140 million Americans have had coronavirus -- CDC analysis

Tue, 2022-03-01 09:37 — mike kraft

140 million Americans have had coronavirus, according to blood tests analyzed by CDC More than 140 million Americans have had the coronavirus, according to estimates from blood tests that reveal antibodies from infection - about double the rate regularly cited by national case counts. The estimates, compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, show that about 43% of the country has been infected by the virus. The study shows that the majority of children have also been infected.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories fr YahooNews

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New Data indicates Pfizer Covid vaccine is less effective in kids 5 to 11

Mon, 2022-02-28 17:33 — mike kraft

Pfizer Covid vaccine is less effective in kids 5 to 11, study finds New data suggest the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine works substantially less well at preventing infection and hospitalizations in kids 5 to 11. Helen Branswell STAT

Newly emerging data suggest the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine works substantially less well at preventing infection and hospitalizations in children aged 5 to 11 than it does in those aged 12 to 17 — a finding that is raising questions about whether the companies chose the wrong dose for the younger children.

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New studies offer further evidence that the coronavirus pandemic began in animals in Wuhan market

Mon, 2022-02-28 12:47 — mike kraft

Studies offer further evidence that the coronavirus pandemic began in animals in Wuhan market Two preprint studies posted Saturday offer further evidence that the coronavirus originated in animals and spread to humans in late 2019 at the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China. Katherine Dillinger, CNN CNN

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Analysis: Is WHO's aim to vaccinate 70% of world by June still realistic?

Mon, 2022-02-28 09:47 — mike kraft

Analysis: Is WHO's aim to vaccinate 70% of world by June still realistic? Vaccinating 70% of the population in every country in the world against COVID-19 by mid-2022 has been the World Health Organization's (WHO) rallying cry to end the pandemic. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Overview: Asia developments, Hong Kong, South Korea, China vaccine situation

Mon, 2022-02-28 09:30 — mike kraft

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Hong Kong mortuaries hit capacity

-- Facilities for storing dead bodies at hospitals and public mortuaries in Hong Kong are at maximum capacity due to a record number of COVID-19 fatalities, the Hospital Authority said on Monday, as officials battle to control a surge in cases.

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