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Covid-19 pandemic killed off one strain of the flu, and that will change the next vaccines

Tue, 2024-03-05 10:53 — mike kraft

 

The Covid-19 pandemic killed off one strain of the flu, and that will change the next vaccines | CNN For 10 years, Americans have had access to flu shots that protect against four strains of the virus: two A strains and two B strains. Brenda Goodman CNN

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In 2020, all the precautions that helped people avoid Covid had an unexpected benefit: An entire branch of the flu’s family tree, a B strain that geneticists call the Yamagata clade, disappeared, and it hasn’t been detected since.

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Covid-19 increases risk of developing autoimmune disease, but vaccination helps-- Japan and South Korean study

Tue, 2024-03-05 09:25 — mike kraft

 

Covid-19 increases risk of developing autoimmune disease, but vaccination helps, large study shows A large study in Japan and South Korea shows that Covid-19 increases risk of developing autoimmune disease, but vaccination helps. Isabella Cueto STAT

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Researchers also found that vaccination against Covid, with either mRNA or viral vector shot, reduced the risk of developing a new autoimmune disease. They did not spell out in the study exactly how much vaccines reduced the risk of AIRDs.

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Long Covid: low iron levels may play a role--British study

Tue, 2024-03-05 09:12 — mike kraft

 

Low iron may play key role in long COVID Patients who went on to develop long COVID showed more problems with regulation of blood iron levels, including anemia, as soon as 2 weeks after acute infection, suggesting low iron levels may play a role in the chronic condition, according to a new study in Nature Immunology. CIDRAP

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the researchers found that long COVID was associated with how quickly inflammation and low iron levels regulated after acute infection. People who took a longer time to demonstrate regulation, and had more severe initial infections, were at an increased risk of long COVID.

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Flu shot effectivenness is OK -- US numbers indicate

Mon, 2024-03-04 17:29 — mike kraft
Flu shots are doing OK vs. virus, US numbers indicate Early estimates suggest flu shots are performing OK in the current U.S. winter flu season. The vaccines were around 40% effective in preventing adults from getting sick enough from the flu that they had to go to a doctor’s office, clinic or hospital. AP News

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Officials generally are pleased if a flu vaccine is 40% to 60% effective.

The shots tend to do better when they are well matched against the circulating flu strains. Officials say that’s what’s happened during this — relatively typical — flu season.

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Racial minorities in the U.S. have greater long-term harms from COVID-19 --study

Thu, 2024-02-01 11:43 — mike kraft
Racial minorities have greater long-term harms from COVID-19, data show A longitudinal study yesterday in Frontiers in Public Health shows Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) COVID-19 patients in America had greater post-COVID-19 burdens than non-Hispanic, white peers. CIDRAP

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Diagnosing COVID-19 vs RSV, Flu --some guidance

Thu, 2024-02-01 11:30 — mike kraft
Respiratory Virus Surge: Diagnosing COVID-19 vs RSV, Flu Amid the current winter wave surge of respiratory virus cases, how challenging is it for physician's to distinguish between, diagnose, and treat COVID-19 vs RSV and influenza? Kelly Wairimu Davis Medscape
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U.S. syphilis rates highest since 1950, other STD rates down or flat

Wed, 2024-01-31 09:26 — mike kraft
The US hasn't seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat Infectious syphilis cases in the U.S. rose by 9% in 2022. That's according to a new federal government report released Tuesday on sexually transmitted diseases in adults. AP News

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COVID patients with lower immunity showed varied viral clearance time --new studies

Tue, 2024-01-30 09:59 — mike kraft
New COVID studies show varied viral clearance time in patients with lower immunity Two new studies show immune-compromised patients, including those with cancer and HIV, have varied times until they clear the virus, with some at increased risk for persistent COVID-19 infections. CIDRAP

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Analysis: Why COVID-19 isn’t seasonal so far

Mon, 2024-01-29 10:24 — mike kraft

 

Here's why COVID-19 isn't seasonal so far Human immunity and behavior may be more important than weather for driving seasonality when it comes to COVID-19. Tina Hesman Saey Science News

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Some recent data suggest that, for now, COVID-19 may be a year-round problem, driven more by human behavior and immunity levels than weather patterns.

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High turnover among American health workers documented in new study

Mon, 2024-01-29 10:16 — mike kraft

 

Pandemic resulted in high healthcare worker turnover NanoStockk/iStock CIDRAP

Using US Census Bureau state unemployment insurance data, researchers from Johns Hopkins University documented a significant job turnover among healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which suggests long-term implications for the US healthcare sector.

 

 

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