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Analysis finds positive risk-benefit for Novavax COVID vaccine

… Analysis finds positive risk-benefit for Novavax COVID vaccine … Analysis finds positive risk-benefit for Novavax COVID vaccine Body An analysis of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine using clinical and real-world data found …
Lisa Schnirring

Research shows small reduction in long COVID with antiviral use

… Research shows small reduction in long COVID with antiviral use … Research shows small reduction in long COVID with antiviral use Body Anthony Quintano / Flickr cc … Institutes of Health describe a small reduction in post-COVID condition (PCC or long COVID) among US adults ages 65 …
Stephanie Soucheray

Severe mental illness linked to 50% increase in COVID-related death

… Severe mental illness linked to 50% increase in COVID-related death … Severe mental illness linked to 50% increase in COVID-related death Body People with severe mental illness … at a 50% increased risk of death from all causes following COVID-19 infections, according to a study today in The …
Stephanie Soucheray

High-dose fluvoxamine did not shorten COVID recovery times

… High-dose fluvoxamine did not shorten COVID recovery times … High-dose fluvoxamine did not shorten COVID recovery times Body Wikimedia Commons / Editor182 … time to sustained recovery in people with mild to moderate COVID-19 infections. Fluvoxamine, known as Luvox, is a …
Stephanie Soucheray

COVID hospitalizations rising in some reporting countries

… COVID hospitalizations rising in some reporting countries … COVID hospitalizations rising in some reporting countries Body Though COVID-19 cases and deaths don't accurately reflect global … Health Organization (WHO) said today in its latest weekly COVID-19 update . A number of countries are leaning more on …
Lisa Schnirring

Limited data suggest rising global COVID-19 activity

… Limited data suggest rising global COVID-19 activity … Limited data suggest rising global COVID-19 activity Body Though case reporting doesn't accurately reflect COVID-19 activity because of decreased testing and reporting, … Maria Van Kerkhove, PhD, the WHO's technical lead for COVID, said the latest update is the WHO's final weekly …
Lisa Schnirring

Quick takes: COVID infection prevention, White House seeks pandemic leader, Novavax trials findings

… Quick takes: COVID infection prevention, White House seeks pandemic … Quick takes: COVID infection prevention, White House seeks pandemic … levels. It suggests other metrics to monitor local COVID activity and noted that the CDC is in the early stages … March, the Biden administration said it would disband its COVID-19 team when the public health emergency expires, but …
Lisa Schnirring

'Protect others' may be more effective message for COVID vaccine uptake

… 'Protect others' may be more effective message for COVID vaccine uptake … 'Protect others' may be more effective message for COVID vaccine uptake Body Public health messages that focus … on protecting others are more effective at increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates than messages focused on …
Stephanie Soucheray

Study shows prone position limited breathing tubes for COVID-19 patients

… Study shows prone position limited breathing tubes for COVID-19 patients … Study shows prone position limited breathing tubes for COVID-19 patients Body Patients admitted to hospital with severe breathing difficulties due to COVID-19 are less likely to need a breathing tube …
Stephanie Soucheray

Lack of rural US healthcare access led to COVID vaccine disparities, data show

… Lack of rural US healthcare access led to COVID vaccine disparities, data show … Lack of rural US healthcare access led to COVID vaccine disparities, data show Body A study in The … the United States, particularly in rural areas, hampered COVID-19 vaccination efforts during the pandemic. The …
Stephanie Soucheray

More evidence of high antibiotic use, low prevalence of bacterial co-infection in COVID-19 patients

… use, low prevalence of bacterial co-infection in COVID-19 patients … use, low prevalence of bacterial co-infection in COVID-19 patients Body A systematic review and meta-analysis … of studies published during the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic provides further evidence that antibiotic …
Chris Dall

WHO vaccine advisers update COVID vaccine recommendations

… WHO vaccine advisers update COVID vaccine recommendations … WHO vaccine advisers update COVID vaccine recommendations Body The World Health … group today announced its latest recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, which take into account high levels of … infection, prioritizes highest-risk groups, and balances COVID vaccination for lower-risk groups with other preventive …
Lisa Schnirring

Study shows fatigue prominent feature of long COVID

… Study shows fatigue prominent feature of long COVID … Study shows fatigue prominent feature of long COVID Body m-gucci / iStock Results from an online survey in … malaise as prominent features 2 to 18 months after COVID-19 infections for both mild and severe cases. The study …
Stephanie Soucheray

Quick takes: Moderna's RSV vaccine, flu-COVID combo vaccines, new polio cases

… Quick takes: Moderna's RSV vaccine, flu-COVID combo vaccines, new polio cases … Quick takes: Moderna's RSV vaccine, flu-COVID combo vaccines, new polio cases Body The US Food and … an exclusive licensing agreement to co-commercialize COVID-19 vaccines beginning in 2025 and jointly develop novel …
Stephanie Soucheray

Singapore reports rise in COVID activity

… Singapore reports rise in COVID activity … Singapore reports rise in COVID activity Body Singapore's health ministry recently … announced that its closely monitoring a recent rise in COVID-19 infections, noting cases were up sharply for the … KP.1 and KP.2, make up more than two-thirds of Singapore's COVID cases. The ministry said JN.1 and its sublineages …
Lisa Schnirring

Report: Less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID vaccines

… Less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID vaccines … Less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID vaccines Body In this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report , researchers review COVID-19 activity and vaccination in US nursing homes from …
Stephanie Soucheray

Study: Previous COVID-19 infection may protect against common colds

… Study: Previous COVID-19 infection may protect against common colds … Study: Previous COVID-19 infection may protect against common colds Body Prostock-Studio / iStock Infection with COVID-19 may offer protection against other, less severe … to a study today in Science Translational Medicine. COVID vaccines, however, don't appear to afford similar …
Stephanie Soucheray

NIH announces launch of clinical trial for nasal COVID vaccine

… NIH announces launch of clinical trial for nasal COVID vaccine … NIH announces launch of clinical trial for nasal COVID vaccine Body The National Institutes of Health (NIH) … the launch of a phase 1 trial of a nasal vaccine against COVID-19, which also marks the first National Institute for …
Lisa Schnirring

Study highlights impact of COVID lockdowns on drug-resistant TB diagnosis

… Study highlights impact of COVID lockdowns on drug-resistant TB diagnosis … Study highlights impact of COVID lockdowns on drug-resistant TB diagnosis Body A study conducted in South Africa highlights the impact that COVID-19 lockdowns had on drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) …
Chris Dall

Study: COVID-19 hospital cases, deaths in nursing homes fell sharply after widespread vaccination

… Study: COVID-19 hospital cases, deaths in nursing homes fell sharply … Study: COVID-19 hospital cases, deaths in nursing homes fell sharply … Control & Hospital Epidemiology of more than 44,000 COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County nursing homes reveals … licensed beds. County health officials documented all COVID-19 outbreaks beginning in March 2020. In total 44,279 …
Stephanie Soucheray

Wearable activity trackers could offer early clues on COVID-19

… Wearable activity trackers could offer early clues on COVID-19 … Wearable activity trackers could offer early clues on COVID-19 Body Sitthiphong/iStock A new study from researchers … atrial fibrillation associated with stroke and COVID-19. The study is published in the journal JMIR mHealth …
Stephanie Soucheray

Poll: Only 45% of older adults will get updated COVID vaccines

… Poll: Only 45% of older adults will get updated COVID vaccines … Poll: Only 45% of older adults will get updated COVID vaccines Body Only 45% of Americans age 50 and older say they're likely to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine this season, according to a poll today from …
Stephanie Soucheray

Data show slight increase in menstrual length after COVID vaccines

… Data show slight increase in menstrual length after COVID vaccines … Data show slight increase in menstrual length after COVID vaccines Body Penn State/Flickr cc Investigators … in the length of menstruation after they received a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a study published late last …
Stephanie Soucheray

Long-COVID symptoms persist for years in nonhospitalized adults, study reveals

… Long-COVID symptoms persist for years in nonhospitalized adults, … Long-COVID symptoms persist for years in nonhospitalized adults, … after infection among nonhospitalized adults with long COVID, or post-COVID-19 condition (PCC), according to a cohort  study …
Laine Bergeson

WHO advisers recommend switch to monovalent XBB COVID vaccine

… WHO advisers recommend switch to monovalent XBB COVID vaccine … WHO advisers recommend switch to monovalent XBB COVID vaccine Teaser image Teaser text The WHO's outside … dropping the ancestral strain. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body The World Health …
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