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Long Covid: More studies and information emergng on the problem

Wed, 2023-06-28 17:25 — mike kraft

Long COVID: answers emerge on how many people get better Nature - Studies are shedding light on rates of recovery as well as the prevention and treatment of the complex condition. Marshall, Michael nature

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Tropical diseases not linked to long COVID, but rate of prolonged symptoms high in Amazon Basin

Wed, 2023-06-28 10:14 — mike kraft

Tropical diseases not linked to long COVID, but rate of prolonged symptoms high in Amazon Basin Long COVID was reported in 64% of patients at 1 year, but it wasn't tied to a history of tropical diseases, including dengue, malaria, and Zika. CIDRAP

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New plan aims to get vaccines to outbreaks faster, Gavi says

Tue, 2023-06-27 17:57 — mike kraft

New scheme aims to get vaccines to outbreaks faster, Gavi says Three global health bodies are teaming up to investigate stockpiling experimental vaccines for rare infectious diseases so the shots can be tested more quickly when outbreaks happen, a top official from vaccine alliance Gavi told Reuters. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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More than $200 billion in U.S. COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog estimate

Tue, 2023-06-27 17:51 — mike kraft

The Great Grift: More than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog says More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives. That's according to new estimates from a federal watchdog investigating federally funded programs designed to help small businesses survive the worst public health crisis in more than a hundred years. AP News

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Outgoing CDC director says the US is not prepared for the next pandemic because parts of the public health system still use 'old fax machines'

Tue, 2023-06-27 17:44 — mike kraft

Outgoing CDC director says the US is not prepared for the next pandemic because parts of the public health system still use 'old fax machines' Outgoing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky warned about what needs to be done to prepare. Yahoo News

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At-home Covid tests are less effective than thought but still have uses

Tue, 2023-06-27 17:36 — mike kraft

Do at-home COVID tests still work? New research suggests they are less effective than thought A new study found that at-home antigen tests are only 44 percent accurate, but they are far from useless Yahoo News

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Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in parts of the US

Tue, 2023-06-27 17:28 — mike kraft

Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in Chicago and other parts of the US Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region, and in parts of the central and eastern United States. AP News

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In Europe nearly 36 million may have experienced long COVID -- WHO

Tue, 2023-06-27 10:55 — mike kraft

Nearly 36 million in Europe may have experienced long COVID, World Health Organization official says The World Health Organization’s Europe director says nearly 36 million people in the region may have long-lasting health problems from coronavirus infections they got during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic. AP News

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“Unless we develop comprehensive diagnostics and treatment for long COVID, we will never truly recover from the pandemic,” Kluge said, reiterating that older adults, people with underlying medical conditions and others with weakened immune systems should continue getting vaccinated.

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COVID-19's possible effects on chronic pain, sperm count--studies

Tue, 2023-06-27 10:47 — mike kraft

Study links moderate, severe COVID-19 to chronic pain Twenty-six percent of patients with non-mild COVID-19 cases report frequent pain. CIDRAP

A moderate or severe COVID-19 infection may be a risk factor for chronic pain, according to a study published late last week in PLOS One.

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US intelligence still divided on COVID-19 origins but new report rejects some points raised by lab leak theory proponents

Mon, 2023-06-26 20:12 — mike kraft

Biden administration releases intelligence on Wuhan lab The 10-page document reveals no proof of either a lab leak or an animal host. POLITICO

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials released an intelligence report Friday that rejected some points raised by those who argue COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab, instead reiterating that American spy agencies remain divided over how the pandemic began.

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