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Global COVID markers continue to decline

… Global COVID markers continue to decline … Global COVID markers continue to decline Body NIAID Global COVID-19 indicators continue to decline in most parts of the …
Lisa Schnirring

Meta-analysis reveals wide range of persistent long-COVID psychiatric symptoms

… Meta-analysis reveals wide range of persistent long-COVID psychiatric symptoms … Meta-analysis reveals wide range of persistent long-COVID psychiatric symptoms Body A meta-analysis of 23 studies reveals that the psychiatric symptoms of long COVID were, from most to least prevalent, anxiety, …
Mary Van Beusekom

A third of US households used government-supplied at-home COVID tests

… A third of US households used government-supplied at-home COVID tests … A third of US households used government-supplied at-home COVID tests Body A Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report … finds that one third of US households used free at-home COVID-19 diagnostic tests from the COVIDTests.gov program and …
Mary Van Beusekom

Study challenges notion that Omicron COVID is always mild

… Study challenges notion that Omicron COVID is always mild … Study challenges notion that Omicron COVID is always mild Body Vaccinated or previously infected COVID-19 hospital patients had lower rates of severe illness …
Mary Van Beusekom

Americans less active after emergence of COVID-19, study finds

… Americans less active after emergence of COVID-19, study finds … Americans less active after emergence of COVID-19, study finds Body A Vanderbilt University study … took 719 fewer daily steps in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic than they did before. In the study, …
Mary Van Beusekom

Bivalent COVID vaccine shows 54% protection in school-age kids

… Bivalent COVID vaccine shows 54% protection in school-age kids … Bivalent COVID vaccine shows 54% protection in school-age kids Body … US cohort studies suggest that bivalent (two-strain) mRNA COVID-19 vaccines were 54% effective against lab-confirmed …
Lisa Schnirring

CDC vaccine advisers recommend second COVID vaccine dose for seniors, immune-compromised

… CDC vaccine advisers recommend second COVID vaccine dose for seniors, immune-compromised … CDC vaccine advisers recommend second COVID vaccine dose for seniors, immune-compromised Teaser … and healthcare providers. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body The Centers for Disease …
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Paxlovid tied to 34% lower risk of hospitalization in adolescent COVID patients

… tied to 34% lower risk of hospitalization in adolescent COVID patients … Paxlovid tied to 34% lower risk of hospitalization in adolescent COVID patients Body Ruben Ramos / iStock Treatment with the … to a 34% lower risk of all-cause hospitalization among COVID-19 patients aged 12 to 17 years, University of Hong …
Mary Van Beusekom

Loss of smell, taste after mild COVID improves within 3 years, study shows

… Loss of smell, taste after mild COVID improves within 3 years, study shows … Loss of smell, taste after mild COVID improves within 3 years, study shows Body NataBene / iStock Mild COVID-19 infections can cause a loss of tase and smell, but a …
Stephanie Soucheray

COVID-19 hospital markers up in a few reporting countries

… COVID-19 hospital markers up in a few reporting countries … COVID-19 hospital markers up in a few reporting countries … Body NIAID Some countries continue to report high COVID-19 burdens, based on markers that include cases, …
Lisa Schnirring

Study: Long COVID could involve factors other than SARS-CoV-2 infection

… Study: Long COVID could involve factors other than SARS-CoV-2 infection … Study: Long COVID could involve factors other than SARS-CoV-2 infection Body Researchers who compared rates of long COVID symptoms in young people with and without a history of …
Lisa Schnirring

Increased COVID vaccination in nursing home staff cut cases, deaths

… Increased COVID vaccination in nursing home staff cut cases, deaths … Increased COVID vaccination in nursing home staff cut cases, deaths … that before the Omicron variant wave, an increase in staff COVID-19 vaccination with the primary series resulted in …
Lisa Schnirring

US markers show more COVID decline, with RSV rise in the southeast

… US markers show more COVID decline, with RSV rise in the southeast … US markers show more COVID decline, with RSV rise in the southeast Body COVID-19 activity declined last week, with wastewater …
Lisa Schnirring

COVID genomic surveillance details rise, evolution of JN.1 in US this year

… COVID genomic surveillance details rise, evolution of JN.1 in US this year … COVID genomic surveillance details rise, evolution of JN.1 in … genetic shift, " the authors write. " Surges in COVID-19 cases occurred in winter 2024 during the shift to …
Stephanie Soucheray

Study finds ME/CFS not more likely from COVID than from other infections

… Study finds ME/CFS not more likely from COVID than from other infections … Study finds ME/CFS not more likely from COVID than from other infections Body Levels of myalgic … cause, is largely the same in people who were sick with COVID-19 and those who had other acute illness, a team led by …
Lisa Schnirring

Nasal bacteria may boost COVID-19 infection risk

… Nasal bacteria may boost COVID-19 infection risk … Nasal bacteria may boost COVID-19 infection risk Body A new study in eBioMedicine from … of nasal bacteria may make someone more likely to get a COVID-19 infection.   The study was based on 1,548 …
Stephanie Soucheray

US COVID markers continue slow rise as UK reports first BA.2.86 case

… US COVID markers continue slow rise as UK reports first BA.2.86 case … US COVID markers continue slow rise as UK reports first BA.2.86 … highly mutated BA.2.86 variant. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body COVID hospitalizations …
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WHO designates JN.1 as separate COVID-19 variant of interest

… WHO designates JN.1 as separate COVID-19 variant of interest … WHO designates JN.1 as separate COVID-19 variant of interest Teaser image Teaser text As part … protection for health workers. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body Due to its rapid growth …
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COVID vaccine performed well at preventing hospital illness in teens

… COVID vaccine performed well at preventing hospital illness in teens … COVID vaccine performed well at preventing hospital illness … also low in unvaccinated teens. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body Data on how well and how …
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Latest global COVID snapshot shows rising cases, drop in deaths

… Latest global COVID snapshot shows rising cases, drop in deaths … Latest global COVID snapshot shows rising cases, drop in deaths Teaser … by a factor of 2- to 19-fold. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body Over the past month, …
Lisa Schnirring
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Household COVID Omicron spread lower among vaccinated, study finds

… Household COVID Omicron spread lower among vaccinated, study finds … Household COVID Omicron spread lower among vaccinated, study finds … person and the household contact were vaccinated against COVID-19. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van …
Mary Van Beusekom
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Minority healthcare workers experienced COVID testing delays in first 2 years of pandemic

… Minority healthcare workers experienced COVID testing delays in first 2 years of pandemic … Minority healthcare workers experienced COVID testing delays in first 2 years of pandemic Teaser … asthma, and obesity.  Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body Black and …
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Paxlovid led to better outcomes in hospitalized COVID cohort than Veklury or both drugs

… Paxlovid led to better outcomes in hospitalized COVID cohort than Veklury or both drugs … Paxlovid led to better outcomes in hospitalized COVID cohort than Veklury or both drugs Teaser image Teaser … among Paxlovid recipients. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body Hospitalized …
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Cost of hospital care rose 26% for COVID-19 patients over course of pandemic, data show

… Cost of hospital care rose 26% for COVID-19 patients over course of pandemic, data show … Cost of hospital care rose 26% for COVID-19 patients over course of pandemic, data show Teaser … population, it saw 15% of the global hospitalizations for COVID-19. Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body A study …
Stephanie Soucheray
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Racial minorities have greater long-term harms from COVID-19, data show

… Racial minorities have greater long-term harms from COVID-19, data show … Racial minorities have greater long-term harms from COVID-19, data show Teaser image Teaser text At 3 months, … to report fair or poor health. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body A longitudinal …
Stephanie Soucheray
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