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Additional evidence that vaccinated patients have lower risk of long COVID

Thu, 2024-01-25 07:29 — mike kraft

Study: Vaccinated patients have lower risk of long COVID At 90-days post-infection, 8% of vaccinated cases were still reporting symptoms, compared with 27% of unvaccinated cases. CIDRAP

Today researchers from the University of Michigan published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases more evidence that being vaccinated against COVID-19 significantly reduces the risk of developing long COVID.

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More hospitals --California, Illinois and New York-- requiring masks

Fri, 2023-12-29 23:39 — mike kraft

COVID mask mandates return in California, Illinois, New York Requirements to wear masks are returning in hospitals in areas of the U.S. amid spikes in COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses Newsweek

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Most US farmers still reject planting cover crops although they help the enviornment

Fri, 2023-11-03 22:40 — mike kraft

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A few more BA.2.86 COVID-19 detections noted in wastewater in Ohio, Portugal and Switzerland

Tue, 2023-08-29 22:40 — mike kraft

A few more BA.2.86 COVID-19 detections noted in human samples, wastewater Ohio, which had a preliminary positive from wastewater, now has a BA.2.86-positive human sample. CIDRAP

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India: Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 nasal vaccine approved for restricted use in India

Tue, 2022-09-06 21:30 — mike kraft

Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 nasal vaccine approved for restricted use in India Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 recombinant nasal vaccine has been approved by the Indian drug regulator, the country's health minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted on Tuesday. Reuters Reuters

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COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecast to rise in the US for first time in months

Thu, 2022-05-05 20:49 — mike kraft

COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecast to rise in the US for first time in months The projected increases come after weeks of steady upticks in infections across the country. ABC News ABC News

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Covid-19 deaths have more than doubled in five U.S. states

Fri, 2022-02-18 22:51 — mike kraft

Map: Covid-19 deaths have more than doubled in five states Track Covid death hot spots. NBC News

Omicron took a month and a half to match the death rate that the delta wave took nearly three months to reach.

The omicron variant, which has spread disease to tens of millions in the U.S. since late December, is now fueling a wave of Covid-related deaths. Average deaths have plateaued at close to 2,600 a day, the highest level since February 2021, according to NBC News’ tally.

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