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UK easing COVID-19 testing, monitoring despite case uptick

Wed, 2022-03-16 09:41 — mike kraft

UK easing COVID-19 testing, monitoring despite case uptick LONDON (AP) — After dropping nearly all coronavirus restrictions last month, Britain is now ending some of its most widespread COVID-19 testing and monitoring programs, a move some scientists fear will complicate efforts to track the virus and detect worrisome new variants. AP NEWS

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WHO: New COVID deaths fell 17% last week, but cases rising

Wed, 2022-03-16 09:29 — mike kraft

WHO: New COVID deaths fell 17% last week, but cases rising GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 17% in the last week while COVID-19 infections rose, reversing a decline in cases that first began in January, according to the World Health Organization. AP NEWS

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Indications of Another Rise in U.S. COVID Cases as BA.2 Variant Spreads in Europe

Wed, 2022-03-16 09:14 — mike kraft

Experts Warn of Another Rise in U.S. COVID Cases as BA.2 Variant Spreads in Europe Wastewater samples — which can predict when COVID-19 infections will increase — show that U.S. cases are rising again Yahoo

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OPINION: Florida's Surgeon General Is Sending a Dangerous Message

Tue, 2022-03-15 19:07 — mike kraft

Biosimilars in Practice: Getting Practical A Q&A with Megan B. May, PharmD - Biosimilars Peer-to-Peer Megan B. May, PharmD, discusses biosimilars and their clinical applications. medpagetoday

At the end of a roundtable discussion last week, Florida's new surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, announced that COVID-19 vaccines are not recommended for "healthy children." This came as a complete shock to the scientific community, including pediatricians across the country.

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Pfizer to seek authorization for 2nd Covid booster for people 65 and older

Tue, 2022-03-15 18:59 — mike kraft

Pfizer asks FDA to authorize 2nd Covid booster for people 65 and older If the FDA authorizes it, the additional shot would go to people who are among those with the highest risk of serious illness. NBC News

Pfizer and BioNTech are expected to seek U.S. authorization this week for a second Covid-19 vaccine booster for people 65 and older, according to a person familiar with the plans.

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Disinformation issue analysis: Russian propaganda on Ukraine's non-existent 'biolabs' boosted by U.S. far right

Tue, 2022-03-15 18:44 — mike kraft

Russian propaganda on Ukraine's non-existent 'biolabs' boosted by U.S. far right Russian and Chinese officials have also pushed the theory, associated with QAnon, which has reached mainstream conservative media in the U.S. NBC News

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The CDC could lose access to key data to track COVID-19

Tue, 2022-03-15 18:32 — mike kraft

The CDC could lose access to key data to track COVID-19 "We are the compiler of the data, but we do not have the authority to collect it," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told CBS News. CBS News

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Omicron sub-variant now up to 23.1% of COVID variants in U.S. - CDC

Tue, 2022-03-15 17:48 — mike kraft

Omicron sub-variant makes up 23.1% of COVID variants in U.S. - CDC According to the CDC's data, the sub-variant now makes up 39% of total cases in regions including New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. In states such as Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island, the sub-variant now makes up about 38.6% of total cases. U.S. daily cases have started to decline in recent weeks after touching record levels in January, with the CDC dramatically easing its COVID-19 guidelines for masks, including in schools. YahooNews

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Covid funding stalls as Congress, White House point fingers at each other

Tue, 2022-03-15 17:42 — mike kraft

‘We need this money’: Covid funding stalls as Congress, White House point fingers There appears to be no clear strategy from either the White House or Capitol Hill to secure the funds. POLITICO

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Lasting depression and anxiety can follow severe case of Covid--study

Tue, 2022-03-15 11:33 — mike kraft

Lasting depression and anxiety can follow severe case of Covid, study finds A large new study finds that mental health problems can be long-lasting, especially among patients who were bedridden for seven days or more. NBC News

Feelings of depression and anxiety can last nearly a year and a half after a serious bout of Covid-19, according to a study released Monday.

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