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New study describes way the COID panademic hit low income/education families the hardest

Wed, 2023-08-23 17:47 — mike kraft

Families felt pandemic burdens differently, depending on education level and child age evgenyatamanenko / iStock CIDRAP

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Caregivers who had less than a high school education (compared to a master’s degree or higher) had more challenges accessing COVID-19 tests, lower odds of working remotely (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.04; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.03 to 0.07), and more food-access concerns (aOR, 4.14; 95% CI, 3.20 to 5.36).

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New York: New EG.5 variant drives up COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state

Tue, 2023-08-22 10:22 — mike kraft

New variant drives up COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York New COVID-19 variant impacts New York State Spectrum News 1 Central NY

A new COVID-19 strain is throwing a monkey wrench into the end of the summer and start of school. The most recent variant, dubbed EG.5, has led to an uptick in COVID-19 cases across New York state, and health experts are investigating.

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Bivalent COVID vaccine increases protection against emergency, urgent care for young kids --study

Fri, 2023-08-18 12:28 — mike kraft

Bivalent COVID vaccine boosts protection against emergency, urgent care in young kids Quinn Dombrowski / Flickr cc CIDRAP

A dose of bivalent (two-strain) mRNA COVID-19 vaccine booster pushed effectiveness against emergency or urgent care (ED/UC) to 80% among preschool children, compared with 46% after two Moderna monovalent (single-strain) doses and 70% after three monovalent Pfizer/BioNTech doses.

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People with positive COVID results from home tests were 29% less likely to isolate

Wed, 2023-08-16 16:53 — mike kraft

People with positive COVID results from home tests were 29% less likely to isolate People with positive home test results had significantly lower odds of isolating for any length of time than those with provider results. CIDRAP

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U.S. Veterans Affairs Administration officials concerned about surge in COVID cases

Wed, 2023-08-16 09:39 — mike kraft

Surge in COVID cases sparks worries among VA leaders Active cases among VA patients have nearly tripled in the last month. Yahoo News

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U.K. Heart attack hospitalisations at record level since pandemic

Wed, 2023-08-16 09:24 — mike kraft

Heart attack hospitalisations at record level since pandemic Record numbers of people have been hospitalised with heart attacks in the wake of the pandemic, official figures show. Yahoo News

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The new figures for England show that more than 84,000 patients were admitted to hospital because of a heart attack in 2021/22 – a rise of more than 7,000 in a year.

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U.S. COVID hospitalizations rise for fourth straight week

Tue, 2023-08-15 19:54 — mike kraft

COVID hospitalizations rise for fourth straight week ER visits are also climbing, with the steepest rise in kids. Yahoo Life

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Study finds no evidence that athletes are at increased risk from cardiac arrest after COVID vaccinations

Tue, 2023-08-15 11:01 — mike kraft

No evidence athletes at risk for cardiac arrest after COVID vaccinations A literature review finds that athletes engaged in intensive activity are not at increased risk for heart complications following vaccination. CIDRAP

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New York City sees spike in COVID-19 cases from new variant EG.5

Tue, 2023-08-15 10:16 — mike kraft

New York City sees spike in COVID-19 cases as new variant EG.5 becomes dominant strain in the U.S. As of Monday, the Bronx and Queens have the most cases out of the five boroughs. CBS New York

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New Covid variant Eris is reminder to monitor virus data, US experts say

Mon, 2023-08-14 18:10 — mike kraft

A new Covid-19 variant has become the dominant lineage of the virus in recent weeks in the US and while it should not be a cause of undue concern for the public, its emergence is a reminder of the need for greater surveillance of the virus and of the importance of vaccine boosters, according to infectious disease experts.

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