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COVID Omicron carried 4 times the risk of death as flu-- new study in France data show

Fri, 2023-08-25 17:44 — mike kraft

COVID Omicron carries 4 times the risk of death as flu, new data show Flu was tied to 7,851 deaths from week 33, 2022, to week 12, 2023, compared with 32,607 deaths tied to COVID-19. CIDRAP

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Efforts underway to understand the new coronavirus variant spotted in four countries

Tue, 2023-08-22 09:31 — mike kraft

Scientists race to understand highly mutated coronavirus variant spotted in four countries, including the US | CNN A highly mutated new variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 has countries on alert as scientists scramble to understand how far it has spread and how well our immunity will defend against it. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Only six sequences of BA.2.86 have been reported in four countries, but epidemiologists are worried they could represent many more because worldwide monitoring of variants has dropped off.

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U.K.'s initial assessment of COVID-19 BA.2.86 variant, plus other items

Tue, 2023-08-22 09:23 — mike kraft

UK posts initial COVID-19 BA.2.86 risk assessment Officials say the rapid appearance in multiple countries in people without travel histories suggests established international spread. CIDRAP

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The newly identified variant has many genetic mutations and is distant from BA.2, its likely ancestor, and currently circulating XBB variants. The similarity of the sequences so far—six samples from four countries—suggests relatively recent emergence and rapid growth, but the HSA said it has low confidence in that assessment, pending the examination of further sequences.

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A new COVID variant nicknamed "Pirola" causes concern and close watch

Mon, 2023-08-21 09:24 — mike kraft

A new COVID variant nicknamed "Pirola" is raising global alarm but don't freak out yet Most people shouldn't be concerned about this highly mutated variant, but experts caution it has outbreak potential Yahoo News

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US COVID inducations continue slow rise as UK reports first BA.2.86 case

Mon, 2023-08-21 09:16 — mike kraft

US COVID markers continue slow rise as UK reports first BA.2.86 case Kateryna Onyshchuk / iStock CIDRAP

COVID hospitalizations and death rose last week, along with other indicators and the proportion of newer Omicron variants such as EG.5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest data updates.

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New COVID variant BA.2.86, a highly mutated strain, reported in Michigan, Denmark and Israel

Fri, 2023-08-18 12:16 — mike kraft

CDC tracking new COVID variant BA.2.86 after highly mutated strain reported in Michigan Cases of the new COVID variant BA.2.86 have been spotted in Michigan, Denmark and Israel. CBS News

... Experts say reports of BA.2.86 being spotted in countries on multiple continents — Denmark, Israel, U.K. and U.S. — suggest it is at least capable of transmitting widely and could have been spreading undetected for some time

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COVID shots in same arm may elicit better immune response--German study

Wed, 2023-08-16 17:37 — mike kraft

COVID shots in same arm may elicit better immune response Sequential vaccines, like those used for COVID-19, may elicit a greater immune response if the recipient has the same arm injected. CIDRAP

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U.K. Heart attack hospitalisations at record level since pandemic

Wed, 2023-08-16 09:24 — mike kraft

Heart attack hospitalisations at record level since pandemic Record numbers of people have been hospitalised with heart attacks in the wake of the pandemic, official figures show. Yahoo News

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The new figures for England show that more than 84,000 patients were admitted to hospital because of a heart attack in 2021/22 – a rise of more than 7,000 in a year.

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Study finds no evidence that athletes are at increased risk from cardiac arrest after COVID vaccinations

Tue, 2023-08-15 11:01 — mike kraft

No evidence athletes at risk for cardiac arrest after COVID vaccinations A literature review finds that athletes engaged in intensive activity are not at increased risk for heart complications following vaccination. CIDRAP

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Global Covid cases up 80% as new subvariant rises --WHO

Fri, 2023-08-11 09:50 — mike kraft

Global Covid cases up 80% as new subvariant rises The number of new Covid-19 cases reported worldwide rose by 80 percent in the last month, the World Health Organization said on Friday, days after designating a new "variant of interest". France 24

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Many of the new cases came in the Western Pacific region, which saw infections jump by 137 percent, the WHO said.

Several countries in the Northern Hemisphere, including the United States, United Kingdom, France and Japan have seen a summer uptick in cases in recent weeks.

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