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No unexpected COVID vaccine safety concerns in young children--study

Wed, 2024-11-27 17:26 — mike kraft

Study: No unexpected COVID vaccine safety concerns in kids Postvaccination reactions were reported for 47% of children. CIDRAP

A new research letter published yesterday in JAMA Network Open shows no new safety concerns or reactogenicity signals among babies and toddlers who received their first COVID-19 vaccines by the age of 2.

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Economic burden of long COVID greater on women --studies

Tue, 2024-11-19 22:25 — mike kraft

Two studies describe economic burden, sex differences of long COVID Long COVID can cause substantial economic loss and missed days of work, and it can strike women more often than men—possibly because women have increased expression of an RNA gene implicated in autoimmunity—according to two new studies. CIDRAP

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Analysis: Understanding the COVID-19 pandemic -- study and 17 charts

Tue, 2024-11-19 16:47 — mike kraft

17 key charts to understand the COVID-19 pandemic The pandemic has resulted in over twenty million deaths. In this article, we review the key insights from global data on COVID-19. Our World in Data

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Analysis: How climate change prompted dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves--new studies

Mon, 2024-11-18 15:44 — mike kraft

Climate crisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves, studies reveal Exclusive: Analyses are stark evidence of how global heating is already supercharging deadly weather beyond anything ever experienced by humanity The Guardian

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Third dose of COVID vaccines protect frontline workers from long COVID --study

Fri, 2024-11-15 15:24 — mike kraft

COVID vaccines protect frontline workers from long COVID, data suggest The study was based on outcomes seen among essential workers with COVID-19 infection from June 2021 to September 2022. CIDRAP

A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine offered essential workers some protection from developing long COVID during Omicron variant predominance, according to a new study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

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Measles cases worldwide increase 20 percent -- WHO

Fri, 2024-11-15 00:17 — mike kraft

Measles cases rise by 20 percent worldwide: WHO Measles cases have skyrocketed in recent years after a COVID-19 pandemic-era drop in vaccination against the virus. Cases of the disease increased by 20 percent across the globe between 2022 and … aoconnelld The Hill

Measles cases have skyrocketed in recent years after a COVID-19 pandemic-era drop in vaccination against the virus.

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For older patients, Paxlovid cuts COVID hospitalization, death risk and speeds symptom relief --two new studies

Tue, 2024-11-12 14:44 — mike kraft

Paxlovid cuts COVID hospitalization, death risk and speeds symptom relief, studies find Overall, the risk of developing 28 out of 36 long-COVID symptoms lessened when vaccines were effective. CIDRAP

New findings from two studies have tied use of the antiviral drug nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) to a reduction in COVID-19 hospitalizations and death, as well as to faster resolution of symptoms and less use of healthcare resources.

Benefit seen only in older patients

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H5N1 bird flu might be more prevalent among humans than public health data shows

Tue, 2024-11-12 14:22 — mike kraft

As H5N1 bird flu continues to spread around the US, health officials recently found that 7 percent of dairy workers tested on farms in two states had evidence of recent infection — and some had signs of infection even when they didn’t feel sick.

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Mpox cases in Congo’s epicenter may be ‘plateauing’ -_WHO

Mon, 2024-11-11 14:51 — mike kraft

WHO says mpox cases in Congo's epicenter where the new variant was detected may be 'plateauing' The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be “plateauing,” even as the virus continues to increase in other regions of the country, as well as in Burundi and Uganda. AP News

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COVID-19's impact on global flu patterns and evolution traced in new study

Fri, 2024-11-08 15:33 — mike kraft

Surveillance study traces COVID-19's impact on global flu patterns and evolution Seasonal influenza epidemics impose substantial burdens on health care systems and cause >5 million hospitalizations of adults each year. The current approach to influenza vaccine development requires ... University of Oxford Medical Xpress

Seasonal influenza epidemics impose substantial burdens on health care systems and cause >5 million hospitalizations of adults each year. The current approach to influenza vaccine development requires comprehensive surveillance of circulating strains, which are constantly moving from continent to continent....

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