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Pandemic funding eased medical debt for many Americans --study

Thu, 2023-01-19 10:52 — mike kraft

Pandemic funding eased medical debt for many Americans The number of Americans who had trouble paying their medical bills dropped precipitously between 2019 and 2021, and funds from the American Rescue Plan and other pandemic relief programs may have been a reason why. UPI

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Pharma CEO says Covid likely to become endemic

Thu, 2023-01-19 10:42 — mike kraft

Top pharma CEO says Covid likely to become endemic, urges investment in pandemic preparedness

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The chief executive of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis on Thursday warned the coronavirus pandemic will likely settle into an endemic phase and renewed calls for policymakers to sufficiently finance pandemic preparedness.

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More than 65 million people around the world may have long COVID

Thu, 2023-01-19 10:30 — mike kraft

More than 65 million people around the world may have long COVID The number of affected COVID-19 survivors is based on the estimated global rate of 10% of infected people and more than 651 million documented cases and is likely an undercount. CIDRAP

Worldwide, at least 65 million people have long COVID, and that is likely an underestimate, finds a review article published late last week in Nature Reviews Microbiology.

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EU drug regulator has not seen signal of possible Pfizer COVID shot stroke link

Thu, 2023-01-19 10:20 — mike kraft

EU drug regulator has not seen signal of possible Pfizer COVID shot stroke link The European Union's drug regulator has not identified any safety signals in the region related to U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech's updated COVID-19 shot, the agency said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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Implications of New COVID Variants Escaping the Immune System.

Thu, 2023-01-19 09:47 — mike kraft

New COVID Variants Are Escaping the Immune System. Here’s What That Means. Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero / The Daily Beast / GettyBA.5, BQ.1.1, and XBB? It’s no wonder people are struggling to keep all the circulating variants of COVID-19 straight right now. Whether you want to call them “alphabet soup,” “Scrabble,” or “Kraken,” we’ve been reminded time and again that it’s not the name of the subvariant that matters, but rather the way it interacts with our immune systems.

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Opinion: Britain’s excess death rate is at a disastrous high – and the causes go far beyond Covid

Wed, 2023-01-18 18:10 — mike kraft

Britain’s excess death rate is at a disastrous high – and the causes go far beyond Covid | Owen Jones A deadly, avoidable crisis is under way, fuelled by NHS cuts, the neglect of social care, inequality and the soaring cost of living, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones the Guardian

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What seniors need to know about taking Paxlovid

Wed, 2023-01-18 17:44 — mike kraft

What seniors need to know about taking Paxlovid | CNN Seniors are still getting sick with Covid-19 with disproportionate severity, and paxlovid therapy is being underprescribed for people 65 and older, experts say. Judith Graham CNN

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You can you get COVID and the flu at the same time

Wed, 2023-01-18 11:59 — mike kraft

Can you get COVID and the flu at the same time? And what about a cold or RSV? With all the illness spreading, it's virus soup out there these days. Some people feel so sick they're wondering if they're fighting more than one germ at once. NPR.org

... Yes, it can happen. There's plenty of evidence of people testing positive for, say, COVID and the flu or flu and RSV simultaneously.

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Moderna CEO in talks with China to supply COVID vaccines

Wed, 2023-01-18 10:19 — mike kraft

Davos 2023: Moderna CEO in talks with China to supply COVID vaccines Moderna chief executive Stephane Bancel said on Wednesday the U.S. company was in active discussions to supply COVID-19 vaccines to China. Brenda Goh Reuters

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China records 1st population fall in decades as births drop

Wed, 2023-01-18 10:14 — mike kraft

China records 1st population fall in decades as births drop BEIJING (AP) — China’s population shrank for the first time in decades last year as its birthrate plunged, official figures showed Tuesday, adding to pressure on leaders to keep the economy growing despite an aging workforce and at a time of rising tension with the U.S. AP NEWS

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