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JAMA Network Open yesterday published a US cohort study showing an increase of hospital-onset COVID-19 cases when community-onset infections were high during the first 2 years of the pandemic.

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A few more BA.2.86 COVID-19 detections noted in wastewater in Ohio, Portugal and Switzerland

Tue, 2023-08-29 10:40 — mike kraft

A few more BA.2.86 COVID-19 detections noted in human samples, wastewater Ohio, which had a preliminary positive from wastewater, now has a BA.2.86-positive human sample. CIDRAP

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Omicron variant may be less likely to lead to long COVID --German study

Tue, 2023-08-29 10:26 — mike kraft

Omicron variant may be less likely to lead to long COVID The study took place before availability of the 2-strain COVID-19 vaccine, which offers protection against Omicron and the wild-type virus. CIDRAP

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COVID indications continue rise in the US and globally

Mon, 2023-08-28 09:40 — mike kraft

COVID markers continue rise in the US and globally Ladanifer / iStock CIDRAP

In the United States, a slow but steady rise in COVID activity continued over the past week according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), while at the global level, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today that indicators are up in three of six regions.

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Study indicated U.S. federal aid had a substantial impact on COVID testing, modest one on vaccine rollouts.

Mon, 2023-08-28 09:28 — mike kraft

How Did Federal Aid to States and Localities Affect Testing and Vaccine Delivery?

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" We find that federal fiscal assistance dollars had a modest if any impact on the pace of vaccine rollouts, may have improved the equitability of vaccine administration, and had a substantial impact on the volume of tests administered...."

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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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Many more people have long COVID than previously believed, small study suggests

Fri, 2023-08-25 12:31 — mike kraft

Small study suggests many more people have long COVID than previously believed Data show that 41% of 29 patients who developed a postviral syndrome showed evidence of a previous COVID-19 infection. CIDRAP

A study using SARS-CoV-2 antibody and T-cell tests shows that 41% of 29 patients who developed a postviral syndrome (PVS) showed evidence of a previous COVID-19 infection, suggesting that millions of Americans with long COVID symptoms were exposed to the virus early in the pandemic but couldn't access testing.

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