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A third in Hong Kong may have had COVID amid Omicron, most with no symptoms

… A third in Hong Kong may have had COVID amid Omicron, most with no symptoms … A third in Hong Kong may have had COVID amid Omicron, most with no symptoms Body Derek Yung / … estimate that 33.6% of the adult population had COVID-19 in 2022, 72.1% with no symptoms, according to an …
Mary Van Beusekom

No evidence athletes at risk for cardiac arrest after COVID vaccinations

… No evidence athletes at risk for cardiac arrest after COVID vaccinations … No evidence athletes at risk for cardiac arrest after COVID vaccinations Body Neon Tommy, James Santelli / Flickr … athletes, sudden cardiac arrest, and myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccines, and finds that athletes engaged in …
Stephanie Soucheray

US veteran outpatients not often prescribed COVID-19 drugs

… US veteran outpatients not often prescribed COVID-19 drugs … US veteran outpatients not often prescribed COVID-19 drugs Body A study of more than 285,000 … nonhospitalized US veterans who tested positive for COVID-19 in 2022 and early 2023 reveals low rates of … 21.4% were Black, and 10.0% were Hispanic. 84% received no COVID treatment Of all COVID-19 patients, 9.3% were …
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Risk of new post-COVID mental disorders higher only in older patients, study suggests

… Risk of new post-COVID mental disorders higher only in older patients, study … Risk of new post-COVID mental disorders higher only in older patients, study … and older. It also finds that worsened mental health after COVID-19 hospitalization is common but no more so than after …
Mary Van Beusekom

COVID vaccine uptake low among older people, especially in poorer nations

… COVID vaccine uptake low among older people, especially in … COVID vaccine uptake low among older people, especially in poorer nations Body In 2022, the median global COVID-19 vaccination rate among people aged 60 and older—who … Disease Control and Prevention and the WHO parsed data on COVID-19 deaths in 2020 and 2021 and recent vaccine coverage …
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4 COVID vaccine doses best prevent critical Omicron BA.5, even after BA.1/BA.2 infection

… 4 COVID vaccine doses best prevent critical Omicron BA.5, even … 4 COVID vaccine doses best prevent critical Omicron BA.5, even after BA.1/BA.2 infection Body Four COVID-19 booster doses were the most effective way to prevent … Network Open . South Korean researchers used the Korea COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness data set to estimate the …
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Quick takes: Long-COVID research office, US global health agency, more avian flu

… Quick takes: Long-COVID research office, US global health agency, more avian flu … Quick takes: Long-COVID research office, US global health agency, more avian … yesterday announced the formation of the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice to manage the nation's response …
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Common diabetes drug linked to lower rate of long COVID

… Common diabetes drug linked to lower rate of long COVID … Common diabetes drug linked to lower rate of long COVID Teaser image Teaser text The new findings come from the … on results seen in a 2023 trial. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body Metformin is the …
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Pulmonary therapy shows promise for long-COVID patients

… Pulmonary therapy shows promise for long-COVID patients … Pulmonary therapy shows promise for long-COVID patients Teaser image Teaser text 22 studies featured patients who had been hospitalized for COVID-19.   Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline …
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Quick takes: CDC accepts April ACIP vaccine recs, FDA official overruled scientists on 2 COVID vaccines

… ACIP vaccine recs, FDA official overruled scientists on 2 COVID vaccines … ACIP vaccine recs, FDA official overruled scientists on 2 COVID vaccines Body The US Centers for Disease Control and … approval recommendations for broad use of two newer COVID vaccines, Novavax's protein-based vaccine and Moderna's …
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UK reports nursing home COVID outbreak involving BA.2.86 variant

… UK reports nursing home COVID outbreak involving BA.2.86 variant … UK reports nursing home COVID outbreak involving BA.2.86 variant Teaser image Teaser … behave in the wider population. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body In a technical briefing …
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CDC details transitions in COVID-19 data reporting

… CDC details transitions in COVID-19 data reporting … CDC details transitions in COVID-19 data reporting Teaser image Teaser text Some data … yield timely localized data. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body The Centers for Disease … today spelled out its plan for collecting and reporting COVID-19 data once the national public health emergency (PHE) …
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Reliance on claims data alone may skew COVID vaccine safety, efficacy research

… Reliance on claims data alone may skew COVID vaccine safety, efficacy research … Reliance on claims data alone may skew COVID vaccine safety, efficacy research Teaser image Teaser … a capture-recapture analysis. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body An observational …
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Scent-trained dogs highly accurate in detecting COVID-19 in schools

… Scent-trained dogs highly accurate in detecting COVID-19 in schools … Scent-trained dogs highly accurate in detecting COVID-19 in schools Teaser image Teaser text Dog-based COVID-19 detection takes only seconds and is free of medical …
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US sees little sign of post-Christmas COVID bump; XBB.1.5 continues rise

… US sees little sign of post-Christmas COVID bump; XBB.1.5 continues rise … US sees little sign of post-Christmas COVID bump; XBB.1.5 continues rise Teaser image Teaser text … in subvariant proportions. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body Most US COVID-19 markers …
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COVID may have eroded doctors' belief that they are obligated to treat infectious patients

… COVID may have eroded doctors' belief that they are obligated … COVID may have eroded doctors' belief that they are obligated … rights and worker protection. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body A  systematic … in Clinical Infectious Diseases reveals that, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many physicians felt less ethically …
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Heavier social media use tied to more frequent COVID, flu vaccination

… Heavier social media use tied to more frequent COVID, flu vaccination … Heavier social media use tied to more frequent COVID, flu vaccination Teaser image Teaser text A second … and social norms and intention to vaccinate kids against COVID-19. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Influenza …
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Using a study design from the past, researchers again show COVID-19 is airborne

… Using a study design from the past, researchers again show COVID-19 is airborne … Using a study design from the past, researchers again show COVID-19 is airborne Teaser image Teaser text SARS-CoV-2 … none showed signs of infection. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body In 1959, …
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RSV confers greater risk of in-hospital cardiac events than flu, COVID in adults, research suggests

… greater risk of in-hospital cardiac events than flu, COVID in adults, research suggests … greater risk of in-hospital cardiac events than flu, COVID in adults, research suggests Teaser image Teaser text A … or ischemic heart disease. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Influenza, General Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Sickle-cell patients at increased risk for severe COVID but have low vaccine uptake

… Sickle-cell patients at increased risk for severe COVID but have low vaccine uptake … Sickle-cell patients at increased risk for severe COVID but have low vaccine uptake Body   Alex Raths / iStock … patients with sickle-cell disease completed the initial COVID-19 vaccination series at just over half the rate of …
Stephanie Soucheray

Study suggests mass vaccination programs cut COVID cases in Japan 65%

… Study suggests mass vaccination programs cut COVID cases in Japan 65% … Study suggests mass vaccination programs cut COVID cases in Japan 65% Body The population benefit of COVID-19 vaccination via direct and indirect effects was …
Stephanie Soucheray

Feds offer free COVID tests to US school districts

… Feds offer free COVID tests to US school districts … Feds offer free COVID tests to US school districts Body The US Department of … (HHS), yesterday announced a plan to distribute free COVID-19 tests to school districts. tatyana_tomsickova / … and can play an important role in preventing the spread of COVID-19. We encourage schools to make use of these free …
Lisa Schnirring

Case report details 'blue legs' in long-COVID patient

… Case report details 'blue legs' in long-COVID patient … Case report details 'blue legs' in long-COVID patient Body Acrocyanosis, venous pooling of blood in … them to turn blue, may be yet another sym p tom of long COVID, according to a case report published in The Lancet. …
Stephanie Soucheray

European groups green-light COVID-19 vaccine strain change

… European groups green-light COVID-19 vaccine strain change … European groups green-light COVID-19 vaccine strain change Body NIAID The European Centre … recent World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation that COVID-19 vaccines be switched for the fall to a monovalent …
Lisa Schnirring

HHS announces boost for COVID test production, fifth round of free tests for households

… HHS announces boost for COVID test production, fifth round of free tests for … HHS announces boost for COVID test production, fifth round of free tests for … Body In an effort to support national production of COVID-19 tests and curb the spread of the virus, the US …
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