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COVID cases trend down in all world regions--WHO

Thu, 2023-06-08 18:47 — mike kraft

COVID cases trend down in all world regions CIDRAP

Except for a few hot spots, COVID-19 activity over the past month declined in all six world regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its weekly update today.

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Though two of the countries reporting rising cases—Australia and China—are both in the WHO's Western Pacific region, cases in the area declined 5% over the past 28 days.

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Studies describe long-COVID heart dysfunction, suggest 4 symptom profiles

Wed, 2023-06-07 10:20 — mike kraft

Studies describe long-COVID heart dysfunction, suggest 4 symptom profiles CIDRAP

A pair of US studies has better characterized persistent COVID-19 symptoms, with one suggesting a higher likelihood of small blood-vessel heart dysfunction among hospitalized patients, and the other concluding that long COVID is a range of conditions rather than a single one.

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96% of US blood donors had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in 2022, CDC reports

Mon, 2023-06-05 10:48 — mike kraft

96% of US blood donors had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in 2022, CDC reports During July to September 2022, 96.4% had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, including 26.1% from vaccination alone, 22.6% from infection alone, and 47.7% from both. CIDRAP

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Covid infections had hit attendees at CDC epidemiology conference

Thu, 2023-06-01 17:44 — mike kraft

COVID-19 outbreak hits CDC epidemiology conference The CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference hosted 1,800 people over four days in Atlanta — 13% of them said they later tested positive for the coronavirus. Los Angeles Times

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Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests

Thu, 2023-06-01 17:24 — mike kraft

Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests A new study suggests racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely leading to fewer Black patients getting care for breathing problems. The study released Thursday in JAMA Network Open found that as many as 40% more Black men might be diagnosed with breathing problems if current diagnosis-assisting computer software was changed. AP NEWS

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New York City Wastewater surveillance shows Covid virus is increasing

Thu, 2023-06-01 11:07 — mike kraft

Is COVID back in NYC? Wastewater surveillance shows virus is rising. Early signs indicate a coronavirus rebound in sewersheds around NYC and some suburbs, which is noteworthy because a similar trend is yet to appear with traditional testing. Gothamist

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Another type of virus contributed to a spike in respiratory infections this spring

Tue, 2023-05-30 19:07 — mike kraft

Just when we were starting to see COVID and RSV rates drop this spring, another type of virus contributed to a spike in respiratory infections Symptoms of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, include cough, fever, nasal congestion, and shortness of breath. Yahoo News

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Cases of another type of respiratory virus spiked this spring, just as COVID-19 and RSV rates were finally falling in the US.

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China's CanSinoBIO's inhaled COVID booster reported stronger against BA.1 Omicron subvariant than Sinovac shot

Tue, 2023-05-09 10:21 — mike kraft

CanSinoBIO's inhaled COVID booster stronger against BA.1 Omicron subvariant than Sinovac shot Chinese vaccine firm CanSino Biologic's inhalation-based candidate elicited a better antibody response as a booster against the BA.1 Omicron sub-variant than Sinovac's shot, but the antibody level dropped in months, clinical trial data showed. Reuters R

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U.S. CDC to scale back COVID data collection as US nears end of the health emergency

Fri, 2023-05-05 11:28 — mike kraft

CDC to scale back data collection as US ends COVID health emergency The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday it would stop reporting or monitoring COVID-19 case data and transmission rates after the government ends the pandemic's public health emergency designation next week. Ahmed Aboulenein Reuters

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Overview of how the end of the national Covid emergency will affect Americans

Thu, 2023-05-04 10:35 — mike kraft

What the end of the covid public health emergency means for you Here’s how major health policies will be affected when the covid public health emergency ends on on May 11. Washington Post

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As this long emergency period expires, experts say, the biggest impact for consumers will be the end of free coronavirus tests — both at-home tests and those performed by clinicians and analyzed by commercial labs — with broad implications for people’s ability to get timely covid diagnoses, prevent disease transmission and track the virus.

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