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Meta-analysis: Global COVID reinfection rate less than 1%, depending on variant, country, time

… Meta-analysis: Global COVID reinfection rate less than 1%, depending on variant, country, time … Meta-analysis: Global COVID reinfection rate less than 1%, depending on variant, … cohort, 6 case-control, and 3 cross-sectional studies on COVID-19 reinfection rates up to March 2023. Reinfections …
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WHO updates COVID treatment guidelines, risk estimates for hospitalization

… WHO updates COVID treatment guidelines, risk estimates for hospitalization … WHO updates COVID treatment guidelines, risk estimates for … cc The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its COVID-19 treatment guidelines , with revised risk categories …
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Study: Hospital-based COVID-19 less serious after Omicron

… Study: Hospital-based COVID-19 less serious after Omicron … Study: Hospital-based COVID-19 less serious after Omicron Teaser image Teaser text … prevention and control measures. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body …
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Kids largely left out of US trials of COVID-19 treatments

… Kids largely left out of US trials of COVID-19 treatments … Kids largely left out of US trials of COVID-19 treatments Body   Xavier Donat / Flickr cc Less than 10% of US interventional COVID-19 trials in the first 3 years of the pandemic included …
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COVID Omicron carries 4 times the risk of death as flu, new data show

… COVID Omicron carries 4 times the risk of death as flu, new data show … COVID Omicron carries 4 times the risk of death as flu, new … care unit admissions and deaths from causes other than COVID-19 compared with previous variants. Flu was tied to a …
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COVID-19 death, hospitalization rates fell from 2020 to 2022

… COVID-19 death, hospitalization rates fell from 2020 to 2022 … COVID-19 death, hospitalization rates fell from 2020 to 2022 Body From 2020 to early 2022 in England, the COVID-19 infection-fatality ratio (IFR) decreased from 0.67% …
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Political party affiliation linked to excess COVID deaths

… Political party affiliation linked to excess COVID deaths … Political party affiliation linked to excess COVID deaths Teaser image Teaser text The study looked at … first 22 months of the pandemic. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body Today in JAMA …
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Biden administration details winter COVID plan, with more free tests

… Biden administration details winter COVID plan, with more free tests … Biden administration details winter COVID plan, with more free tests Teaser image Teaser text A … especially in nursing homes. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body With COVID-19 cases …
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Frequent COVID testing protected nursing home residents, saved lives

… Frequent COVID testing protected nursing home residents, saved lives … Frequent COVID testing protected nursing home residents, saved lives … through the Omicron wave. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Lisa Schnirring Body In the early phase of …
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Studies: COVID vaccine boosters lower risk of death in adults, ED visits in kids

… Studies: COVID vaccine boosters lower risk of death in adults, ED visits in kids … Studies: COVID vaccine boosters lower risk of death in adults, ED visits in kids Body COVID-19 vaccine boosters lower the risk of death among …
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COVID vaccine tied to fewer heart attacks, strokes among previously infected

… COVID vaccine tied to fewer heart attacks, strokes among previously infected … COVID vaccine tied to fewer heart attacks, strokes among previously infected Body COVID-19 vaccination is linked to fewer heart attacks, …
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Data from China suggest no survival benefit of two antiviral drugs in elderly COVID patients

… no survival benefit of two antiviral drugs in elderly COVID patients … Data from China suggest no survival benefit of two antiviral drugs in elderly COVID patients Body gorodenkoff / iStock An observational … in preventing death in elderly patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in China, although the authors acknowledge that the …
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Young children more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19 than older kids, study shows

… Young children more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19 than older kids, study shows … Young children more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19 than older kids, study shows Teaser image Teaser … syndrome in children. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Stephanie Soucheray, MA Body Today a Kaiser …
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Risk of death 3 times higher in Brazilian kids with COVID-19 than with other respiratory viruses, study finds

… Risk of death 3 times higher in Brazilian kids with COVID-19 than with other respiratory viruses, study finds … Risk of death 3 times higher in Brazilian kids with COVID-19 than with other respiratory viruses, study finds … Estimated odds of in-hospital death by 30 days was 7% for COVID-19 and 2% for flu. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 …
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Canadian data show moderate to good vaccine efficacy against COVID, flu

… data show moderate to good vaccine efficacy against COVID, flu … Canadian data show moderate to good vaccine efficacy against COVID, flu Teaser image Teaser text Vaccine halved risk of medically attended COVID, reduced H1N1 flu risk by 60%. Infectious disease …
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Probe links COVID spread to school bus riders from sick driver

… Probe links COVID spread to school bus riders from sick driver … Probe links COVID spread to school bus riders from sick driver Teaser … school bus, and charter bus. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body The proportion of …
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Global COVID vaccination saved 2.4 million lives in first 8 months, study estimates

… Global COVID vaccination saved 2.4 million lives in first 8 months, study estimates … Global COVID vaccination saved 2.4 million lives in first 8 months, … economic value of $6.5 trillion. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body The COVID-19 …
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Wastewater surveillance may be best marker of community COVID-19 prevalence

… Wastewater surveillance may be best marker of community COVID-19 prevalence … Wastewater surveillance may be best marker of community COVID-19 prevalence Teaser image Teaser text Adoption of … problems interpreting results. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body Wastewater …
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Bivalent COVID booster protects against poor outcomes better than 1-strain 4th dose

… Bivalent COVID booster protects against poor outcomes better than 1-strain 4th dose … Bivalent COVID booster protects against poor outcomes better than … and never-infected participants. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body A fourth dose of …
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Study: Oximeters often overestimate COVID patients' oxygen levels, delaying care

… Study: Oximeters often overestimate COVID patients' oxygen levels, delaying care … Study: Oximeters often overestimate COVID patients' oxygen levels, delaying care Teaser image … with 13.0% of White patients. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body A study led by …
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Novavax COVID-19 vaccine 80% effective among US teens

… Novavax COVID-19 vaccine 80% effective among US teens … Novavax COVID-19 vaccine 80% effective among US teens Teaser image … sequencing, was 82.0%. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body The vaccine …
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Teen getting vaccinated

Decreasing US racial health gap amid COVID could be due to more White deaths

… Decreasing US racial health gap amid COVID could be due to more White deaths … Decreasing US racial health gap amid COVID could be due to more White deaths Teaser image Teaser … the wild-type and Delta waves.  Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body A study of nearly …
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Higher ivermectin dose, longer duration still futile for COVID, trial finds

… Higher ivermectin dose, longer duration still futile for COVID, trial finds … Higher ivermectin dose, longer duration still futile for COVID, trial finds Teaser image Teaser text The median time … ivermectin and placebo group. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body A randomized, …
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COVID exploited US political divisions along with racial and health disparities

… COVID exploited US political divisions along with racial and health disparities … COVID exploited US political divisions along with racial and … trends including any that might signal tradeoffs between COVID burden and economic and educational outcomes. …
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COVID memorial

Lack of vaccination, severe illness tied to higher risk of long COVID

… of vaccination, severe illness tied to higher risk of long COVID … Lack of vaccination, severe illness tied to higher risk of long COVID Teaser image Teaser text Risk factors for persistent … underlying health conditions. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Body A US military …
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