COVID-19

During the Delta wave, COVID patients were at higher risk of new cardiovascular, cerebrovascular conditions --study

Tue, 2023-09-26 10:49 — mike kraft

COVID patients at higher risk of new cardiovascular, cerebrovascular conditions amid Delta wave LightFieldStudios / iStock CIDRAP

A large study from Singapore suggests that COVID-19 infection increased the risk of new-onset cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications during the Delta variant era and that vaccination lowered the risk.

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Long Covid: A blood test for long Covid is possible-- study suggests

Tue, 2023-09-26 10:34 — mike kraft

A blood test for long Covid is possible, new research suggests Scientists can now show key differences in the blood of those who recover from Covid — and those who don't. NBC News

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Scientists have found clear differences in the blood of people with long Covid — a key first step in the development of a test to diagnose the illness.

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Almost 7% of adults and 1% of kids in the U.S. have had long Covid -- survey

Tue, 2023-09-26 10:24 — mike kraft

Almost 7% of adults and 1% of kids have struggled with long Covid, survey finds | CNN Estimates of the number of people in the US with lingering Covid-19 symptoms vary widely, but a new survey from the National Center for Health Statistics says the condition may have affected as many as 962,000 children and 17.9 million adults. Jen Christensen CNN

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Long Covid was most likely in women, Hispanic people, adults who lived in rural areas and adults ages 35 to 49. Asian adults were the least likely to have long Covid, as were people whose family income was 400% more than the federal poverty level.

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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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The U.S. rollout of Covid vaccines has been bumpy, but not unexpected, experts say

Tue, 2023-09-26 10:06 — mike kraft

Rollout of Covid vaccines is bumpy, but not unexpected, experts say The latest rollout of Covid vaccines has been bumpy — but not unexpected — experts say. Helen Branswell STAT

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Anti-vaxxers are now a modern political force

Mon, 2023-09-25 12:40 — FNUOvviyaa

Anti-vaxxers are now a modern political force The once-fringe movement is now seeing an influx in cash after the Covid pandemic. POLITICO

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Doctors describe how hospitals have been coping with COVID as number of admissions tick up

Fri, 2023-09-22 18:30 — mike kraft

How hospitals have been coping with COVID as number of admissions tick up As COVID hospitalizations continue to tick up in the U.S., staff say they have been able to handle it by using the lessons they learned throughout the pandemic. ABC News ABC News

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U.S. rates of COVID hospitalizations among seniors and children raise concern

Fri, 2023-09-22 18:11 — mike kraft

As Covid-19 hospitalizations climb, rates among seniors and children raise concern | CNN Covid-19 hospitalizations have been on the rise in the United States for months, with weekly admissions now more than triple what they were two months ago. Seniors have the highest rates of Covid hospitalizations by far, but hospitalizations among children — especially among those younger than 5 — are rising fast. Jamie Gumbrecht, Deidre McPhillips, Betsy Klein CNN

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Main US COVID markers mixed bag; main ones show slight rise, two indicate decline

Fri, 2023-09-22 18:06 — mike kraft

Main US COVID markers continue slow rise However, two early indicators--emergency department visits and test positivity--declined compared to a week ago. CIDRAP

US COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths continued their slow rise over the past week, but two early indicators showed declines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest data update.

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