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Lack of vaccination, severe illness tied to higher risk of long COVID --new study

Fri, 2023-01-20 09:30 — mike kraft

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A US military study suggests that people who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 and those with moderate or severe infections are at significantly higher risk for persistent symptoms for 1 to 6 months.

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China says critical COVID cases have peaked but hospitals creak under the strain

Thu, 2023-01-19 13:13 — mike kraft

China says critical COVID cases have peaked as holiday travel surges Millions travelled across the country for long-awaited reunions with families, raising fears of fresh outbreaks. Bernard Orr,Martin Quin Pollard Reuters

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There has been widespread scepticism over China's official COVID data since it abruptly axed anti-virus controls last month that had shielded China's 1.4 billion people from the disease for three years. ...

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Pharma CEO says Covid likely to become endemic

Thu, 2023-01-19 10:42 — mike kraft

Top pharma CEO says Covid likely to become endemic, urges investment in pandemic preparedness

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The chief executive of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis on Thursday warned the coronavirus pandemic will likely settle into an endemic phase and renewed calls for policymakers to sufficiently finance pandemic preparedness.

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More than 65 million people around the world may have long COVID

Thu, 2023-01-19 10:30 — mike kraft

More than 65 million people around the world may have long COVID The number of affected COVID-19 survivors is based on the estimated global rate of 10% of infected people and more than 651 million documented cases and is likely an undercount. CIDRAP

Worldwide, at least 65 million people have long COVID, and that is likely an underestimate, finds a review article published late last week in Nature Reviews Microbiology.

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Implications of New COVID Variants Escaping the Immune System.

Thu, 2023-01-19 09:47 — mike kraft

New COVID Variants Are Escaping the Immune System. Here’s What That Means. Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero / The Daily Beast / GettyBA.5, BQ.1.1, and XBB? It’s no wonder people are struggling to keep all the circulating variants of COVID-19 straight right now. Whether you want to call them “alphabet soup,” “Scrabble,” or “Kraken,” we’ve been reminded time and again that it’s not the name of the subvariant that matters, but rather the way it interacts with our immune systems.

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Opinion: Britain’s excess death rate is at a disastrous high – and the causes go far beyond Covid

Wed, 2023-01-18 18:10 — mike kraft

Britain’s excess death rate is at a disastrous high – and the causes go far beyond Covid | Owen Jones A deadly, avoidable crisis is under way, fuelled by NHS cuts, the neglect of social care, inequality and the soaring cost of living, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones the Guardian

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You can you get COVID and the flu at the same time

Wed, 2023-01-18 11:59 — mike kraft

Can you get COVID and the flu at the same time? And what about a cold or RSV? With all the illness spreading, it's virus soup out there these days. Some people feel so sick they're wondering if they're fighting more than one germ at once. NPR.org

... Yes, it can happen. There's plenty of evidence of people testing positive for, say, COVID and the flu or flu and RSV simultaneously.

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When young children test positive for Covid-19 and another respiratory virus, their illness may be much more severe--new study

Wed, 2023-01-18 09:37 — mike kraft

When young children test positive for Covid-19 and another respiratory virus, their illness may be much more severe, a new study suggests | CNN When Covid-19 patients younger than 5 also test positive for another respiratory virus, they tend to become sicker and develop more severe disease, a new study suggests. Jacqueline Howard,Janelle Chavez CNN

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Long Covid can be debilitating, even for healthy kids

Tue, 2023-01-17 10:17 — mike kraft

Long Covid can be debilitating, even for healthy kids | CNN Jessica Rosario loved watching her 15-year-old, Eliana, play flute with the rest of the marching band during Open Door Christian School football games. But after the homecoming game in 2021, she got an alarming call from the Ohio school's band director. Jen Christensen CNN

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The risks of Covid-19 during pregnancy evaluated in new international study

Tue, 2023-01-17 09:48 — mike kraft

Large new review underscores the risks of Covid-19 during pregnancy | CNN Pregnant women and their developing babies are at higher risk for severe outcomes if they get Covid-19, and now a large, international review is helping to underscore how devastating those risks can be. Brenda Goodman CNN

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