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U.S.nursing home care criticized, needs major overhaul--new report.

Thu, 2022-04-07 11:42 — mike kraft

Nursing home care, funding system need overhaul, report says NEW YORK (AP) — Nursing home residents are subjected to ineffective care and poor staffing, while facility finances are shrouded in secrecy and regulatory lapses go unenforced, according to a report Wednesday that called for wholesale changes in an industry whose failures have been spotlighted by the pandemic. AP NEWS

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Additional Covid side effect information-- massive infections and increased risk of blood cots

Thu, 2022-04-07 11:29 — mike kraft

Study reveals how Covid-19 infections can set off massive inflammation in the body From the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed that in severe cases of Covid-19 -- the ones that landed people in the hospital on ventilators with shredded lungs -- most of the internal wreckage wasn't being directly inflicted by the virus itself but by a blizzard of immune reactions triggered by the body to fight the infection. Brenda Goodman, CNN CNN

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Analysis Five ways to increase COVID-19 booster uptake

Thu, 2022-04-07 11:13 — mike kraft

5 ways to increase COVID-19 booster uptake: Analysis Although the Food and Drug Administration recently recommended a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for older Americans, the country has had to confront an ongoing struggle -- problems getting initial vaccination series, let alone first booster shots into arms. This may mean more frequent boosters until we are able to develop an annual multiple-part immunization package, having a combined COVID and influenza vaccine, for instance. YahooNews

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U.S. FDA aims to decide on strain selection for COVID boosters by June

Thu, 2022-04-07 08:51 — mike kraft

U.S. FDA aims to decide on strain selection for COVID boosters by June Top U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials on Wednesday said the agency is aiming to decide by June whether to change the design of COVID-19 vaccines in order to combat future variants, even if it does not have all the necessary information to measure their effectiveness. Manas Mishra,Michael Erman Reuters

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EU agencies say no evidence to support widespread use of fourth COVID shot

Wed, 2022-04-06 19:02 — mike kraft

No evidence to support widespread use of fourth COVID shot - EU agencies EU health agencies said on Wednesday there was no evidence to support the use of a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna in the general population, but they recommend a second booster for people aged 80 and above. Reuters Reuters

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FDA advisors meet to discuss COVID boosters for the fall and beyond

Wed, 2022-04-06 18:12 — mike kraft

US experts discuss COVID boosters for the fall and beyond WASHINGTON (AP) — While many Americans are trying to move on with their lives after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials are debating the best way to use vaccines to stay ahead of the coronavirus. AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — While many Americans are trying to move on with their lives after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials are debating the best way to use vaccines to stay ahead of the coronavirus.

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Opinion: Why the Covid cult of ivermectin won't die

Wed, 2022-04-06 13:31 — mike kraft

Opinion | Why the Covid cult of ivermectin won't die There has never been good clinical evidence to support the use of this drug. But the debate over its use is really about ideology and in-group signaling — not science. NBC News

By Timothy Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy at the University of Alberta

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Florida closing its COVID sites, but Miami-Dade will use federal money to keep free tests, vaccines open

Wed, 2022-04-06 12:26 — mike kraft

Florida closing its COVID sites, but Miami-Dade will keep free tests, vaccines open As Florida closes all of its COVID-19 mass public testing, vaccination and treatment sites due to a lack of federal funding, Miami-Dade will continue to offer tests and vaccines free of charge at more than two dozen sites around the county using a different national resource: the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Miami Herald

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As many as 40% of those who died of COVID-19 had diabetes. Experts hope that policymakers will address the disease

Wed, 2022-04-06 12:10 — mike kraft

As many as 40% of those who died of COVID-19 had diabetes and experts hope that will lead policymakers to address the disease Diabetes already impacts 37 million Americans with another 96 million Americans dealing with prediabetes. YahooNews

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White House announces National Plan to Fight Long term COVID, promote research

Wed, 2022-04-06 12:00 — mike kraft

White House Rolls Out National Plan to Fight Long COVID New initiative aims to better understand, prevent, detect, and treat the condition Shannon Firth medpagetoday

The Biden administration unveiled a new plan on Tuesday to improve the nation's understanding of long COVID and to better prevent, detect, and treat the condition, particularly in hard-hit communities.

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Discussion of whether home covid tests actually expire

Wed, 2022-04-06 10:22 — mike kraft

Q: Do home Covid tests really expire? I ordered what I was allowed. Now I see they have expiration dates. Some have already expired. What to do? Keep and use, or throw them out?

It’s true that home Covid-19 tests are marked with expiration dates, but the actual expiration for a box of tests can be a moving target. Before throwing away a home test because you think it may have expired, do a little homework first.

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COVID cases and deaths continue to fall globally 2 hours ago--WHO

Wed, 2022-04-06 10:06 — mike kraft

WHO: COVID cases and deaths continue to fall globally GENEVA (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases reported globally has dropped for a second consecutive week and confirmed COVID-19 deaths also fell last week, according to a World Health Organization report issued Wednesday. AP NEWS

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German health minister backs off ending compulsory COVID isolation

Wed, 2022-04-06 09:52 — mike kraft

German minister backs off ending compulsory COVID isolation BERLIN (AP) — Germany's health minister has backed off a decision to end compulsory isolation for people who test positive for COVID-19, declaring that it was a mistake and sent the wrong signal. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Monday that obligatory self-isolation, usually for 10 days — which can be cut to seven days with a negative test — would be scrapped May 1 and replaced with a strong recommendation to isolate for five days. AP NEWS

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CDC director says there's no downside to getting a fourth dose now, and that recent omicron infection also provides a boost for the previously vaccinated.

Wed, 2022-04-06 09:43 — mike kraft

CDC director clears up confusion on 2nd Covid boosters There's no downside to getting a fourth dose now, Dr. Rochelle Walensky told NBC News, adding that recent omicron infection counts as a "natural boost" for the vaccinated. NBC News

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Fourth Dose of Pfizer Vaccine vs Omicron — Real-world data show less infection and severity, but long-term benefit less clear

Wed, 2022-04-06 09:30 — mike kraft

Mixed Bag for Fourth Dose of Pfizer Vaccine vs Omicron Real-world data show less infection and severity, but long-term benefit less clear Molly Walker medpagetoday

Rates of confirmed Omicron-related COVID infection and severe disease were lower after a fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to real-world data from Israel, although protection against confirmed infection seemed short-lived.

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