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Main US COVID markers mixed bag; main ones show slight rise, two indicate decline

Fri, 2023-09-22 18:06 — mike kraft

Main US COVID markers continue slow rise However, two early indicators--emergency department visits and test positivity--declined compared to a week ago. CIDRAP

US COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths continued their slow rise over the past week, but two early indicators showed declines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest data update.

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The risk of getting long Covid increase each time you get reinfected--interview

Thu, 2023-09-21 10:54 — mike kraft

Does the risk of getting long Covid increase each time you get reinfected? "It's very clear in our data that reinfection contributes additional risk of long Covid," says epidemiologist Ziyad Al-Aly. Elizabeth Cooney STAT

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If you’ve had Covid previously and dodged a bullet and did not get long Covid the first time around and you’re getting another infection now, you’re pretty much trying your luck again. People need to understand that you can get long Covid the second time, even if you dodged the bullet the first time. You can get long Covid the third time."

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Disinformation issue: Conspiracy theory that Biden will use COVID to rig election is spreading unchecked; new book on Trump's past infection attitude

Wed, 2023-09-20 10:01 — mike kraft

Why the conspiracy theory that Biden will use COVID to rig election is spreading unchecked New study says false claims of a Biden plot to reinstate COVID restrictions and steal the election are spreading unchecked on Facebook, X and TikTok. Yahoo Finance

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Original Pfizer COVID vaccine 33% effective against emergency, urgent care in young kids--study

Tue, 2023-09-19 19:17 — mike kraft

Study: Original Pfizer COVID vaccine 33% effective against emergency, urgent care in young kids US Air National Guard, Sarah M. McClanahan / Flickr cc CIDRAP

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Florida's COVID-19 death toll reaches nearly 91K, mainly among the elderly

Tue, 2023-09-19 11:18 — mike kraft

Florida's COVID-19 death toll: Nearly 91K fatalities reported statewide The number of Florida residents who have died of COVID-19 since early 2020 is nearing 91,000. CBS Miami

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The new data said 70,533 of the deaths, or nearly 78 percent, involved people age 65 or older. Also, 77,371 of the deaths, or about 85 percent, involved people 60 or older.

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Getting Covid-19 and flu shots at the same time may help overall vaccination rates, experts hope

Tue, 2023-09-19 10:31 — mike kraft

Covid-19 vaccination rates lag behind flu’s, but getting shots together may help | CNN Every year since 2010, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended everyone in the country aged 6 months and older receive an annual flu shot. Meg Tirrell CNN

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Health Workers Warn Proposed Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers

Mon, 2023-09-18 19:18 — mike kraft

Health Workers Warn Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers - KFF Health News Clinicians, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines on face masks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might reduce protection against the coronavirus and other airborne pathogens in hospitals. khnkit KFF Health News

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Persons who received a COVID vaccination after long COVID may have fewer severe symptoms--study

Mon, 2023-09-18 18:07 — mike kraft

COVID vaccination after long COVID may be linked to better outcomes Sixteen cytokines and chemokines were significantly decreased after vaccination. CIDRAP

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COVID levels are nearing 2020’s initial peak; WHO urges those at high risk to take any available booster

Mon, 2023-09-18 17:44 — mike kraft

COVID levels are so high, they're approaching 2020's initial peak, as the WHO urges those at high risk to take any booster they can get their hands on It’s yet another sign that while the official pandemic state may be over, the days of COVID are far from it. Fortune

U.S. COVID infections are hovering near levels of the pandemic’s first peak in 2020, and approaching the Delta peak of late 2021, according to wastewater surveillance and modeling by forecasters. ...

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