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Long-COVID rates in kids fell markedly from 3 month level to 2 years --study

Tue, 2024-09-10 10:27 — mike kraft

Long-COVID rates in kids fell from 23% after 3 months to 7% after 2 years, data reveal Two factors were tied to increased risk of long COVID through 18 months: age 12 years or older and being infected with the original or Alpha strain. CIDRAP

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The effects of Covid lockdowns on teenagers outlines in new study

Tue, 2024-09-10 10:18 — mike kraft

Teen brains 'aged' during Covid lockdowns, new research suggests Brain scans show that girls were especially affected by the loss of social interaction. NBC News

Covid lockdowns, such as school closures, canceled sports activities and stay-at-home orders, prematurely aged teen brains by as much as four years, researchers from the University of Washington found.

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Measles: Oregon's measles outbreak highlights high vaccine exemption rate

Thu, 2024-09-05 17:41 — mike kraft

Oregon's measles outbreak highlights state's high vaccine exemption rate Oregon's recent measles outbreak — one of the largest in the state's history — is refocusing attention on declining childhood vaccination rates as kids head back to school. Meira Gebel,Tina Reed Axios Portland

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Vaccine hesitancy is undermining back-to-school shots for some children

Tue, 2024-08-27 10:30 — mike kraft

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Health experts warn against COVID complacency in schools amid surge

Mon, 2024-08-26 10:11 — mike kraft

Health experts warn against COVID complacency in schools amid surge Health experts are urging school staff and families to take active steps to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 amid rising infections as school districts stick to their previous plans to combat the vi… aneklason The Hill

Health experts are urging school staff and families to take active steps to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 amid rising infections as school districts stick to their previous plans to combat the virus similarly to how they would the flu or strep throat.

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Education: Chronic absence and problems more common among students learning remotely during COVID pandemic --study

Fri, 2024-08-23 10:32 — mike kraft

Data: Chronic absence more common in students learning remotely amid COVID In the 2021-22 school year, chronic absenteeism rates among US K-12 students whose schools offered only remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic were 6.9 percentage points higher than those attending in-person–only schools, rising to 10.6 percentage points for at-risk students, per a JAMA Network Open study published yesterday. CIDRAP

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Opinion: Another Pandemic Looms... We’re Still Not Ready

Thu, 2024-08-22 11:22 — mike kraft

Just one day after the World Health Organization declared the deadly mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency, Sweden reported its first case of a dangerous strain of the disease (and there may be more cases). The threat of a pandemic of mpox is here yet again. To curb this crisis, the affected countries in Africa need tests, vaccines and people to respond. Now.

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Most common long COVID symptoms in children and teens and how they differ--two studies

Thu, 2024-08-22 10:48 — mike kraft

Study determines most common long COVID symptoms in children and teens A research team led by the National Institutes of Health's RECOVER Initiative and supported by its Clinical Science Core (CSC) at NYU Langone Health, has designed a new way to identify which school-age ... Science X Medical Xpress

A research team led by the National Institutes of Health's RECOVER Initiative and supported by its Clinical Science Core (CSC) at NYU Langone Health, has designed a new way to identify which school-age children and adolescents most likely have long COVID.

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