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UK Covid hospitalisations surge as new variant XEC spread

Tue, 2024-10-15 09:19 — mike kraft

Covid hospitalisations surge as new variant spreads across UK The North East has seen the highest hospital admission rates at 8.12 per 100,000, UKHSA says Alexander Butler The Independent

Covid hospitalisations have surged across Britain at an “alarming” rate as a new variant of the virus emerged, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned.

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US COVID levels decine, with few flu detections --CDC

Mon, 2024-10-14 10:40 — mike kraft

US COVID levels drop, with few flu detections CDC wastewater tracking shows SARS-CoV-2 detections are now at the low level nationally. CIDRAP

COVID activity in the United States continues to decline, and seasonal flu markers show no upticks, according to the latest respiratory disease updates today from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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New studies on how Vaccine uptake is influenced by politics and socioeconomics

Fri, 2024-10-11 11:28 — mike kraft

Vaccine uptake influenced by politics and socioeconomics, study finds COVID-19 vaccination rates have varied significantly based on partisanship and socioeconomic factors, with Democrats getting vaccinated faster and at higher percentages than Republicans and Independents. Fernanda Pires Medical Xpress

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Brain imaging reveals changes linked to long COVID --British study

Wed, 2024-10-09 12:43 — mike kraft

Brain imaging reveals changes linked to long COVID Using ultra-powered magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford have demonstrated that COVID-19 infections can damage the brainstem, the brain’s "control center." The findings are published in Brain. CIDRAP

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EU authorizes Novaax updated COVID vaccine for targeting JN.1 strain

Wed, 2024-10-09 12:18 — mike kraft

Novavax gets EU authorization for updated COVID vaccine targeting JN.1 strain

The European Commission authorized Novavax's (NVAX.O)

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Covid-19 may increase risk of heart attacks, strokes and deaths for three years after an infection--British study

Wed, 2024-10-09 10:17 — mike kraft

Covid may increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and deaths for three years after an infection, a new study suggests | CNN Covid-19 continues to be a powerful risk factor for future heart attacks and strokes for almost three years following the infection, a large new study suggests. Brenda Goodman CNN

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U.S. FDA authorizes sale of first home COVID/flu combo test outside of emergency use

Wed, 2024-10-09 10:04 — mike kraft

FDA authorizes sale of first home COVID/flu combo test outside of emergency use The test joins other over-the-counter COVID-19/flu tests already available under emergency use authorization. CIDRAP

As the country heads into the respiratory illness season, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday its marketing authorization of the first over-the-counter (OTC) rapid-antigen COVID-19/flu combination test outside of emergency use authorization.

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British general practitioner says new COVID variant is 'wiping people out' and cases soar

Mon, 2024-10-07 10:56 — mike kraft

New Covid symptoms as GP says it is 'wiping people out' and cases soar There has been a 31.5% rise in Covid cases week on week, according to the UKHSA Yahoo News

A GP has explained the symptoms of the newest strain of Covid saying they are different from those caused by earlier variants and are leaving people 'wiped out'. The XEC variant of Covid has rapidly become dominant having spread to hundreds of countries around the world.

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COVID-19 hospitalization remains higher among older adults --new data

Mon, 2024-10-07 10:42 — mike kraft

COVID-19 hospitalization remains higher among older adults At least one household member and six healthcare workers who encountered the index case-patient are being investigated after showing symptoms of viral infection. CIDRAP

New data published yesterday(Thursday) in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) show older adults continue to be hospitalized for COVID-19 at a much higher rate than other age groups. ...

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