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Overview: Mask requirements are returning in some US hospitals, infections increasing but data more difficult

Tue, 2024-01-16 10:35 — mike kraft
Mask policies return in US as respiratory viruses threaten to strain hospitals Covid, flu and RSV rates creep up as vaccination rates for all three remain low, worrying healthcare providers The Guardian
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Use of hydroxychloroquine for Covid caused 11% increase in deaths --study

Mon, 2024-01-15 11:04 — mike kraft

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U.S flu activity dipped last week but experts warn more increases likely

Mon, 2024-01-15 10:54 — mike kraft
Flu activity ticked down last week, but respiratory virus season is far from over in the US | CNN The United States started the new year awash in respiratory illness, with high levels of flu, Covid-19 and RSV across most of the country. The latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that some measures of flu activity dipped in early January, but the single week of decrease is not a trend – and experts warn that more increases are likely to come. Deidre McPhillips CNN

 

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Confusing U.S. government COVID reporting requirements led to disparities in hospital data sharing--study

Fri, 2024-01-12 13:08 — mike kraft
Study: Confusing government COVID reporting requirements led to disparities in hospital data sharing Paulbr / iStock CIDRAP
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Bivalent vaccines help prevent COVID-related stroke, heart attack in older adults--study

Fri, 2024-01-12 12:50 — mike kraft
Bivalent vaccines help prevent COVID-related stroke, heart attack, US data show Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen/iStock CIDRAP

Bivalent (two-strain) COVID-19 vaccines help protect against COVID-19–related thromboembolic events, including strokes, embolisms, and heart attacks, more so than monovalent (one-strain) vaccines, according to a study today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

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Wastewater data has become perhaps the best metric to track the wave of COVID in the U.S., but it’s an imperfect tool.

Thu, 2024-01-11 11:23 — mike kraft

The curves on some Covid graphs are looking quite steep, again.

Reported levels of the virus in U.S. wastewater are higher than they have been since the first Omicron wave, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, though severe outcomes still remain rarer than in earlier pandemic winters.

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Sickle-cell patients at increased risk for severe COVID but have low vaccine rate -study

Thu, 2024-01-11 10:01 — mike kraft
Sickle-cell patients at increased risk for severe COVID but have low vaccine uptake Seventeen percent of children ages 5 to 11 with sickle-cell disease had been vaccinated, compared with 25% of their counterparts. CIDRAP
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Why 1,500 Americans are still dying from COVID every week

Wed, 2024-01-10 18:46 — mike kraft
Why are 1,500 Americans still dying from COVID every week? Despite availability of COVID vaccines and treatments, an average of 1,500 Americans are dying from the virus every week. Experts explain why this might be happening. ABC News ABC News

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Experts said there are several reasons why people might still be dying from the virus, including not enough people accessing treatments or getting vaccinated as well as waning immunity.

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COVID cases have jumped up globally becauwe of new variant and the holidays, the UN health agency says

Wed, 2024-01-10 17:39 — mike kraft
Holiday gatherings and a new variant have driven up COVID cases globally, the UN health agency says The head of the U.N. health agency says holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. AP News
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Some Southern Hemisphere countries experiencing rise in COVID

Wed, 2024-01-10 09:55 — mike kraft
Some Southern Hemisphere countries experiencing rise in COVID COVID is at higher-than-expected levels in some parts of South America. CIDRAP

Some countries in the Southern Hemisphere, currently in their summer season, are experiencing higher-than-expected levels of respiratory disease activity for this time of year due to COVID-19, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said yesterday in an epidemiologic update.

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