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Seafood workers at higher risk for COVID-19--study

Tue, 2022-03-22 09:53 — mike kraft

UNH Report: Seafood workers at higher risk for COVID-19

Workers in the seafood industry were twice as likely to contract COVID-19 than employees in other food industries, according to a new study from the University of Hampshire.

Tight working conditions on vessels, as well as in seafood processing factories, appears to have played a direct role.

“You have people working, just like in any food processing, in really close quarters, working side by side together, on these food lines,” said Easton White, assistant professor of biological sciences at UNH, who led the study.

White said fishers faced challenges using PPE while onboard vessels, where a wet environment made the use of masks less effective.

The report, published in the journal PeerJ, based its findings on media reports and documented outbreaks between April 2020 and July 2021. ...

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High Death Rate in Hong Kong Shows Importance of Vaccinating the Elderly

Tue, 2022-03-22 09:35 — mike kraft

The first time the Omicron variant breached Hong Kong’s coronavirus defenses, in late 2021, the city stamped it out, cementing its status as one of the world’s most formidable redoubts of “zero Covid.”

But a few weeks later, Omicron came to the metropolis again, this time causing an outbreak among cleaners at a public-housing estate that spiraled out of control. The conflagration of resulting cases is now killing people at a rate exceeding that of almost any country since the coronavirus emerged.

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NY doesn’t expect ‘steep surge’ from variant--Health official

Tue, 2022-03-22 09:26 — mike kraft

State official: NY doesn't expect 'steep surge' from variant ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's top health official said Monday that she doesn't expect to see a big surge in COVID-19 cases in the state as a new subvariant of the virus grows more prevalent. The omicron variant BA.2, commonly known as “stealth omicron," now represents 42% of all cases in New York, according to state Health Commissioner Mary Bassett. AP NEWS

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Scientists search for a test to measure immunity from Covid infections

Tue, 2022-03-22 09:09 — mike kraft

How protected are we against Covid-19? Scientists search for a test to measure immunity As mask mandates are lifted and restrictions removed in a step towards normalcy, having a test that could measure immunity would be a powerful tool to assess individual risk. Tasnim Ahmed, CNN CNN

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CDC Latest Recommendations for People with COVID-19 and COVID-19 Close Contacts

Mon, 2022-03-21 20:26 — mike kraft

Recommendations for People with COVID-19 and COVID-19 Close Contacts

Have you tested positive for COVID-19 or have mild symptoms and are waiting for test results?

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Most unvaccinated children lack antibodies after COVID; SK Bioscience vaccine shows promise vs Omicron -studies

Mon, 2022-03-21 19:58 — mike kraft

Most unvaccinated children lack antibodies after COVID; SK Bioscience vaccine shows promise vs Omicron The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Nancy Lapid Reuters

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New figures on Polarized U.S. Public Opinion About Public Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mon, 2022-03-21 19:23 — mike kraft

Public Opinion on Public Health During the Pandemic This Viewpoint examines the stark differences in how Democrats and Republicans viewed the role of public health during the COVID-19 pandemic to understand the implications for the future of public health. JAMAHealthForum

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FDA advisory panel schedules April 6 meeting to discuss additional COVID booster shots

Mon, 2022-03-21 18:04 — mike kraft

FDA advisory panel to discuss additional COVID booster shots in April A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel will meet April 6 to discuss COVID-19 vaccine booster doses, the agency announced Monday. Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

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The meeting comes amid a renewed debate about who might need booster shots and the broader goals of the U.S. vaccination campaign. ...

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Is There Any Way To Reduce the Risk Of Long COVID If You Get Sick?

Mon, 2022-03-21 17:49 — mike kraft

Is There Any Way To Reduce Your Risk Of Long COVID If You Get Sick? Here's what experts know right now about preventing or treating long-haul symptoms following a coronavirus infection. YahooNews

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...given the nature of extremely contagious respiratory viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, infectious disease specialists say that most of us will, at some point, get infected. And as the reality of living with endemic COVID sets in, many of us have grown increasingly concerned about getting long COVID if and when that infection occurs.

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Cambridge study on long COVID patients indicates high percentage of brain fog and concentration problems

Mon, 2022-03-21 13:33 — mike kraft

Long COVID study indicates “something concerning is happening”

Two new studies are reporting on an ongoing long COVID research project investigating the persistent effects of COVID-19 on cognition in the months after acute disease. The University of Cambridge-led research found many long COVID patients are experiencing significant and measurable memory or concentration impairments even after mild illness.

“Long COVID has received very little attention politically or medically,” said Lucy Cheke, senior author on the new studies. “It urgently needs to be taken more seriously, and cognitive issues are an important part of this. When politicians talk about ‘Living with COVID’ – that is, unmitigated infection, this is something they ignore.”

The new findings come from an ongoing project called The COVID and Cognition Study (COVCOG). The study recruited nearly 200 COVID-19 patients across late 2020/early 2021 and around the same amount of demographically matched uninfected controls. The goal was to “map the terrain” of cognition in post-acute COVID-19.

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