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New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises but will peple get the shots?

Tue, 2023-08-15 22:28 — mike kraft

New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises Hospitalizations from "Eris", a variant of the Omicron form of the coronavirus, are on the rise around the United States. Michael Erman Reuters

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COVID antiviral drugs shown to be effective, especially for older persons--new study

Tue, 2023-08-15 05:23 — mike kraft

Real-world study shows strong performance of COVID antivirals Focal Foto / Flickr cc CIDRAP

A new real-world study in Greece finds that for high-risk patients, COVID-19 antivirals are highly effective in reducing the risk of both hospitalization and death. The study is published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Patients who were older than 75, and reported good drug adherence benefitted the most from the drugs molnupiravir (Lagevrio) and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid)

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COVID ERIS: Overview of the new variant and infection spread

Mon, 2023-08-14 22:14 — mike kraft

Covid Eris: What to know about new variant EG.5 dominating U.S. cases COVID infections and hospitalizations are on the rise in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Health officials are pointing at the EG.5 "Eris" coronavirus, a subvariant of the Omicron lineage that originally emerged November of 2021. Michael Erman Reuters

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Experts concerned that new COVID vaccines may be coolly received.

Mon, 2023-08-14 22:06 — mike kraft

New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises A new COVID vaccine is due out next month, but health experts and analysts say it is likely to be coolly received even as hospitalizations from "Eris", a variant of the Omicron form of the coronavirus, rise around the country. Michael Erman Reuters

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U.S. NIH is starting studies to find treatements for long COVID

Tue, 2023-08-08 23:20 — mike kraft

Brain fog and other long COVID symptoms affect millions. New treatment studies bring hope The National Institutes of Health is starting some studies to test possible treatments for long COVID. Millions of people are estimated to have the mysterious condition. AP News

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Guidance on vaccinations, etc as summer Covid-19 cases increase

Mon, 2023-08-07 23:13 — mike kraft

As a summer wave of Covid-19 hits the US, questions about vaccines, quarantine and testing are back | CNN Covid-19 is on the rise again as the world approaches the fourth virus season since the coronavirus arrived on the scene. Amanda Musa CNN

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Childhood immunization rates that fell during Covid are improving but still not at pre-pandemic levels, data shows

Tue, 2023-07-18 22:25 — mike kraft

Childhood immunization rates that fell during Covid are improving but still not at pre-pandemic levels, new data shows | CNN Millions of children missed routine vaccinations against diseases such as measles, diphtheria and tetanus during the Covid-19 pandemic, but data now suggests that this decline in routine childhood immunizations may be reversing. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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COVID-19 vaccine affected reduced deaths in seniors with dementia

Tue, 2023-07-18 06:15 — mike kraft

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For the first time, researchers have calculated excess deaths among US dementia patients during the pandemic, and they found a reduction in excess mortality among long-term care residents after COVID-19 vaccines were made available. The study was published today in JAMA Neurology.

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UK health regulator approves GSK's vaccine for common respiratory virus RSV

Mon, 2023-07-10 21:44 — mike kraft

UK health regulator approves GSK's vaccine for common respiratory virus RSV Britain's health regulator approved GSK's vaccine for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which causes thousands of hospitalisations and deaths annually, the drugmaker said on Monday. Reuters Reuters

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Robust pandemic preparedness strongly linked to lower COVID-19 mortality --international study

Fri, 2023-07-07 05:53 — mike kraft

New study shows robust pandemic preparedness strongly linked to lower COVID-19 mortality rates The vast majority of countries that entered the COVID-19 pandemic with strong capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to disease threats achieved lower pandemic mortality rates than less prepared nations, ... Science X

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The researchers sought to understand how different countries performed during the COVID-19 pandemic and how that relates to their pandemic preparedness capacity as measured by the GHS Index. ...

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