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Connecticut State Capitol Institutes Mask Requirements Due to Uptick in COVID Cases

Tue, 2023-05-30 19:12 — mike kraft

Masking Protocols Change at State Capitol Building Due to Uptick in COVID Cases Guests will now be required to wear masks on the third floor of the capitol building due to an increase in COVID-19 cases among senators. CT Senate Republicans told NBC Connecticut that the protocols were put in place due to a number of positive coronavirus tests in the Senate over the last few days.

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Another type of virus contributed to a spike in respiratory infections this spring

Tue, 2023-05-30 19:07 — mike kraft

Just when we were starting to see COVID and RSV rates drop this spring, another type of virus contributed to a spike in respiratory infections Symptoms of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, include cough, fever, nasal congestion, and shortness of breath. Yahoo News

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Cases of another type of respiratory virus spiked this spring, just as COVID-19 and RSV rates were finally falling in the US.

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Many American not aware that their Medicaid benefits have ended with the national emergency determination

Tue, 2023-05-30 18:18 — mike kraft

Millions had Medicaid coverage tied to the pandemic. Now they stand to lose it For months, public health experts have been sounding the alarm over many Medicaid enrollees losing their coverage with the winding down of the COVID-19 public health emergency. But that hasn’… tlejeune The Hill

For months, public health experts have been sounding the alarm over many Medicaid enrollees losing their coverage with the winding down of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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COVID-19 may contribute to Cholesterol Problems --research

Tue, 2023-05-30 17:56 — mike kraft

...Medical researchers have also linked SARS-CoV-2 to lingering complications in multiple organs and systems, and some recent work has found that new-onset cholesterol problems may be an under-recognized but common complication of COVID-19.

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Bivalent COVID vaccine efficacy at 6 months drops 24% against hospitalization, strong against death --CDC study

Tue, 2023-05-30 17:48 — mike kraft

Bivalent COVID vaccine efficacy at 6 months: 24% against hospitalization, strong against death CIDRAP

Estimated bivalent (two-strain) COVID-19 mRNA vaccine effectiveness (VE) against hospitalization dropped from 62% 1 week after receipt to 24% at 4 to 6 months in adults with healthy immune systems, but protection against severe outcomes was sustained, according to a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study.

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