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Billions of dollars and 35 years of US investment in research led to development of mRNA COVID vaccines --study

Fri, 2023-03-03 10:35 — mike kraft

35 years of US investment in research led to development of mRNA COVID vaccines CIDRAP

In the three decades leading up to the pandemic, the US government invested $31.9 billion in research that supported the development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in 2020, $337 million of which was invested before the pandemic, finds a Brigham and Women's–led study published yesterday in The BMJ. ...

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At 3-year anniversary: Florida coronavirus cases rise to 7,516,90, behind California and Texas

Fri, 2023-03-03 10:18 — mike kraft

3-year anniversary: Florida coronavirus cases rise to 7,516,906 On a Sunday night on March 1, 2020, the Florida Department of Health announced on Twitter a 29-year-old Tampa-area woman and a 53-year-old man in Manatee County had "presumptive cases" of coronavirus. Allen Cone WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm

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North Carolina legislators, including Republicans, agree on Medicaid expansion

Fri, 2023-03-03 10:07 — mike kraft

N. Carolina legislators reach Medicaid expansion deal RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislative leaders announced Thursday an agreement to expand Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of additional low-income adults through the Affordable Care Act. The deal, which likely won't be voted on until later this month at the earliest, marks a milestone for Republican lawmakers, most of whom opposed expansion for a decade until recently, and for hospitals and patient advocates who sought it all that time. AP NEWS

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Long COVID: syudy suggests patients could benefit from treatment for concussion patients

Fri, 2023-03-03 09:48 — mike kraft

Long COVID patients could benefit from concussion treatment, DU study finds Concussions and long COVID have more in common than you might think, new research shows. Alayna Alvarez Axios

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Long COVID: patients with it may have lower levels of brain oxygen, cognitive problems--2 studies

Fri, 2023-03-03 09:41 — mike kraft

Patients with long COVID may have lower levels of brain oxygen, cognitive problems - UPI.com People who have long COVID -- lingering symptoms after a COVID-19 infection -- may also have lower brain oxygen levels, cognitive problems and psychiatric troubles, such as anxiety and depression. UPI

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Monovalent COVID booster protects well against Omicron, but it wanes over 6 months --study

Fri, 2023-03-03 09:36 — mike kraft

Monovalent COVID booster protects well against Omicron, but it wanes over 6 months The COVID-19 booster was 74% effective against Omicron infection compared with the primary vaccine series for 3 months, but protection waned to 36% after 6 months. CIDRAP

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U.S. COVID call centers and testing sites close in further sign the country is moving past the pandemic

Thu, 2023-03-02 18:55 — mike kraft

COVID call centers and testing sites close in further sign US is moving past the pandemic COVID-19 call centers and testing sites across the U.S. are shutting down as Americans look to move past the pandemic. ABC News ABC News

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In Rockland County, New York -- just north of New York City -- the call center closed Tuesday after three years in operation.

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British former health secretary allegedly ignored COVID-19 advice for elderly care homes

Thu, 2023-03-02 10:47 — mike kraft

Leaked texts allege former British health secretary ignored COVID-19 advice for elderly care homes - UPI.com Britain's former health secretary allegedly rejected critical advice from the country's top medical officer to test elderly people for COVID-19 and keep them segregated prior to admitting them to care homes. UPI

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Vaccine may limit long-COVID impact but controlled trials needed --new studies

Thu, 2023-03-02 10:25 — mike kraft

Vaccine may limit long-COVID impact, studies show, but controlled trials needed CIDRAP

Two new observational studies suggest that COVID-19 vaccination lowers long-COVID incidence and severity, although the authors of a related commentary say trials comparing vaccination with a placebo are needed. The research was published yesterday in BMJ Medicine.

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Biden administration to seek $1.6B funding to counter pandemic fraud

Thu, 2023-03-02 09:58 — mike kraft

Biden pushes for $1.6B funding for pandemic fraud measures President Joe Biden's administration is asking Congress to approve more than $1.6 billion to help clean up the mess of fraud against the massive government coronavirus pandemic relief programs . AP NEWS

...In a strategy announced Thursday, the administration called for money and more time to prosecute cases, to put into place new ways to prevent identity theft and to help people whose identities were stolen. ..

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