US funeral assistance for COVID tops $2B, but many not taking advantage

Chinese virus cases climb, raise threat of trade disruption; South Korea reports record deaths.DS

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities on Tuesday tightened anti-virus controls at ports, raising the risk of trade disruptions after some auto and electronics factories shut down as the government fights coronavirus outbreaks.

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Nearly half of European countries have recorded Covid case increases over the last week. The U.S. could follow suit, but cases are still declining for now.

Estimates of what could lie ahead for the US in the third year of the pandemic

Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time--White House

One-third of all US child Covid deaths occurred during Omicron surge

As many as a third of all child deaths from Covid in the US have occurred during the Omicron surge of the pandemic.

Children seem to be facing increasing risks from Covid-19 even as mask mandates drop across the country, and vaccination rates among children stall out at alarmingly low rates.

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Long Covid patients, in search of relief, turn to private company. Critics say there's no science to back it up.

Long Covid patients, in search of relief, turn to private company

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A full two years into the coronavirus pandemic, long-haul Covid patients remain sick and in desperate search of answers. They've lost jobs. They've lost their sense of self. Many say they have lost faith in the medical community.

Despite multiple studies, the launch of dozens of specialized long Covid clinics and $1.15 billion in federal funding for the National Institutes of Health to study the condition, there remains a dearth of proven treatments for people who are suffering from lingering illness after their infection. 

"There is no one right answer for many of our patients," said Dr. Ben Abramoff, director of the Post-COVID Assessment and Recovery Clinic at Penn Medicine, which has seen more than 1,100 long Covid patients.

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France lifts COVID-19 rules on unvaccinated, mask wearing

China orders 51 million into lockdown as COVID surges in major outbreak

 

China placed all 17 million residents in one of its biggest cities under lockdown on Sunday, as virus cases doubled nationwide to nearly 3,400 and anxiety mounted over the resilience of its 'zero-Covid' approach in the face of the worst outbreak in two years.

The southern tech hub of Shenzhen told all residents to stay at home as the city struggles to eradicate an Omicron flare-up linked to neighbouring virus-ravaged Hong Kong. ...

The surge in infections across China has also prompted authorities to close schools in Shanghai and lock down multiple northeastern cities, as 18 provinces battle clusters of the Omicron and Delta variants. ...

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Biden administration proposes to expand Trump-era COVID data collection under CDC

Pfizer plans to submit data on a 4th Covid shot to FDA

Pfizer is close to submitting data to the Food and Drug Administration on a fourth dose of its Covid-19 vaccine, according to CEO Albert Bourla.

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Countering misinformation: The American College of Physicians tackles vaccine misinformation through online video

Description of health threats in Ukraine --the Lancet

Two years into pandemic, world takes cautious steps forward

Review of how COVID treatments evolved over time from monoclonal antibodies to antiviral pills

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