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New pandemic-era stress scale developed to help identify at-risk persons

Wed, 2023-11-08 09:46 — mike kraft

New pandemic-era stress scale aims to help identify at-risk adults, kids FamVeld/ iStock CIDRAP

A new study from researchers at Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes Program (ECHO) at the National Institutes of Health shows how a stress scale developed to identify who was most at-risk of needing mental health support during the pandemic has the potential to evaluate traumatic stress reactions to ongoing large-scale threats.

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Opinion: Why more vaccines are needed to counter future COVID waves

Thu, 2023-11-02 10:37 — mike kraft

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Children with COVID continued to shed virus for median of 3 days, supporting school-isolation policies --study

Tue, 2023-10-24 10:56 — mike kraft

Study: Kids with COVID shed virus for median of 3 days, supporting school-isolation policies iStock CIDRAP

Children who tested positive for COVID-19 in 2022 were contagious for a median of 3 days, regardless of vaccination status, suggesting that 5-day school isolation policies are sufficient amid Omicron variant predominance, University of Southern California (USC) and Stanford University researchers report today in JAMA Pediatrics.

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Long Covid: Experts Say New Vaccines Are The Best Defense

Mon, 2023-10-23 19:26 — mike kraft

65 Million People Suffer From Long Covid. Our Experts Say New Vaccines Are The Best Defense Updated Covid vaccines based on Nobel prize-winning mRNA technology provide added protection — especially important when Covid-19, flu and RSV infections spike. Melissa Delaney Forbes

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Opinion: A New Way to Inspire People to Get a COVID Vaccine

Thu, 2023-10-19 11:41 — mike kraft

A New Way to Inspire People to Get a COVID Vaccine Research on what makes people willing to donate organs shows how to motivate many of the unvaccinated this fall Benjamin Rosenberg,Jason Siegel,Katelyn Jetelina Scientific American

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Advice on how to get COVID vaccine shots

Tue, 2023-10-10 17:34 — mike kraft

Struggling to get your COVID vaccine? Here's what to do. Here’s why it's been hard to get the latest COVID vaccine — and what you can do about it. Rebecca Corey AOL

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The woman engineer who showed that the Covid virus is airborne--and helped change the guidance

Fri, 2023-10-06 11:58 — mike kraft

This 'genius' engineer reframed the way we think about the pandemic : Goats and Soda : NPR

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Colds and Flu may cause long-term infections similar toCovid--UK study

Fri, 2023-10-06 11:26 — mike kraft

UK researchers find evidence of ‘long cold’ syndrome Research published Friday shows various acute respiratory infections, such as pneumonia, influenza and the common cold, may present with long-term symptoms, similar to COVID-19. “Long cold” symptom… nrobertson The Hill

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“Long cold” symptoms could linger for up to four weeks in some cases, much like “long COVID,” the UK-based researchers said.

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UNICEF says weather-related disasters have displaced millions of children

Fri, 2023-10-06 11:07 — mike kraft

UNICEF: 43.1 million children displaced by climate-exacerbated disasters over 6 years - UPI.com UNICEF on Friday said that natural disasters exacerbated by climate change have forced millions of children out of their homes in the past six years with the total expected to double in the coming decades. UPI

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Advice for Americans on how to get the new COVID vaccine for free, with or without insurance

Tue, 2023-09-26 10:13 — mike kraft

How to get the new COVID vaccine for free, with or without insurance Americans still have ways to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at no out-of-pocket cost. Here's what to know. Yahoo Life

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