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Risk of new post-COVID mental disorders higher only in older patients-- study

Sat, 2023-05-27 08:17 — mike kraft

Risk of new post-COVID mental disorders higher only in older patients, study suggests Data suggest an increased risk of new-onset mental illness only in SARS-CoV-2–positive patients aged 70 and older. CIDRAP

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Pfizer COVID tracking confirms safety for kids, heart issues extremely rare.

Fri, 2023-05-26 23:36 — mike kraft

Pfizer COVID vaccine tracking confirms safety in kids, with myocarditis, pericarditis rare CIDRAP

Monitoring of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine safety among more than 3 million US children aged 5 to 17 years flagged just 2 of 20 health outcomes among 12- to 17-year-olds—myocarditis and pericarditis, which were rare.

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Immune cells—not antibodies—cause rare cases of COVID vaccine-linked myocarditis --study

Tue, 2023-05-09 05:40 — mike kraft

Study: Immune cells—not antibodies—cause COVID vaccine-linked myocarditis The rare cases of myocarditis among recipients of mRNA vaccines are caused by a generalized immune-cell and inflammatory response, researchers say. CIDRAP

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Mpox cases rise in Africa, new infections reported in Europe

Mon, 2023-05-08 21:18 — mike kraft

Mpox cases rise 7% in Africa as Europe reports 17 new infections Africa has had a 7.4% case increase, with 111 new infections in the most recent 2 weeks. CIDRAP

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Analysis: Failures in achieving COVID-19 vaccine equity

Sat, 2023-05-06 05:11 — mike kraft

Cascading failures in COVID-19 vaccine equity Ethical analysis should encompass upstream decisions and their downstream consequences Science

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Covid-19 was the fourth leading cause of death in 2022 -- CDC

Fri, 2023-05-05 06:37 — mike kraft

Covid-19 was the fourth leading cause of death in 2022, CDC data shows | CNN Covid-19 was the fourth leading cause of death in the United States in 2022, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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The debate over who dangerous are repeat COVID infections

Thu, 2023-04-27 22:56 — mike kraft

Are repeat COVID infections dangerous? What the science says Nature - Researchers disagree over how bad it is to be reinfected, and whether COVID-19 can cause lasting changes to the immune system. Willyard, Cassandra nature

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U.S. shortage of home care workers continues to grow

Thu, 2023-04-27 22:48 — mike kraft

Demand for in-home healthcare outpaces availability of workers - UPI.com The need for at-home care has vastly outpaced a much smaller growth in the pool of home care workers, a recent study shows. UPI

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Shielding the vulnerable did little to reduce COVID-19 among the at-risk -- UK study

Tue, 2023-04-25 21:54 — mike kraft

Shielding the vulnerable did little to reduce COVID-19 among the at-risk, study finds Shielded people had a slightly higher known infection rate—5.9% versus 5.7%—compared with controls. CIDRAP

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U.S. COVID Pandemic relief efforts failed to reach many immigrant families

Tue, 2023-04-25 06:08 — mike kraft

Pandemic relief efforts did not reach immigrant families CIDRAP

Immigrant families living in the United States took some of the hardest economic hits during the COVID-19 pandemic, but benefited less from government assistance and relief programs than families with US-born caregivers.

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