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Virus Symptoms Can Last a Year-- New Study

Fri, 2021-08-27 10:32 — mike kraft

A new study found half of Covid patients had lingering symptoms one year later.

One year after becoming ill with the coronavirus, nearly half of patients in a large new study were still experiencing at least one lingering health symptom, adding to evidence that recovery from Covid-19 can be arduous and that the multifaceted condition known as “long Covid” can last for months.

The study, published Thursday in the journal The Lancet, is believed to be the largest to date in which patients were evaluated one year after being hospitalized for Covid. It involved 1,276 patients admitted to Jin Yin-tan Hospital in Wuhan, China, who were discharged between Jan. 7 and May 29, 2020.

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ANALYSIS : New study --Relatively few vaccine complications dwarfed by virus risks

Fri, 2021-08-27 10:11 — mike kraft

Covid: Vaccine complications dwarfed by virus risks Researchers says despite stroke and clotting risks, Covid vaccines have substantial benefits. BBC News

A major review of vaccines suggests the AstraZeneca jab does raise the risk of blood clots and another serious condition that can cause bleeding.

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U.S. COVID-19 tests again in short supply as infections soar, schools reopen

Fri, 2021-08-27 09:45 — mike kraft

U.S. COVID-19 tests again in short supply as infections soar, schools reopen U.S. companies are scrambling to boost production of coronavirus tests increasingly in short supply as COVID-19 cases soar and schools and employers revive surveillance programs that will require tens of millions of tests, according to industry executives and state health officials. Carl O'donnell Reuters

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ANALYSIS: Projections indicate 100,000 more COVID deaths seen unless US takes m ore precautions

Thu, 2021-08-26 20:05 — mike kraft

100,000 more COVID deaths seen unless US changes its ways The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1, according to the nation's most closely watched forecasting model. But health experts say that toll could be cut in half if nearly everyone wore a mask in public spaces. AP NEWS

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More than 100,000 people hospitalilized with Covid-19 in the US, this August is worse than last, expert says

Thu, 2021-08-26 19:41 — mike kraft

With more than 100,000 people in the hospital with Covid-19 in the US, this August is worse than last, expert says More than 100,000 people are hospitalized with Covid-19 in the US -- the first time that level has been reached since January -- as medical workers say they're once again struggling to treat waves of patients. Madeline Holcombe and Jason Hanna, CNN CNN

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Targeted online ads are being used to promote coronavirus vaccinations

Thu, 2021-08-26 13:12 — mike kraft

Telling conservatives it’s a shot to ‘restore our freedoms’: How online ads are promoting coronavirus vaccination Long criticized as invasive, discriminatory and divisive, microtargeted advertising has become an important tool in the battle to boost vaccination rates across the United States. Jeremy Merrill, Drew Harwell Washington Post

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Illinois issues mask mandate, orders vaccines for schools

Thu, 2021-08-26 12:23 — mike kraft

Illinois issues mask mandate, orders vaccines for schools (Reuters) -Illinois will require all eligible students and school employees to be vaccinated and re-instituted an indoor mask mandate under an order announced by Governor J.B. Pritzker on Thursday. Pritzker, a Democrat, issued the new policy amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases spurred largely by the Delta variant of the virus and increasing reports of "breakthrough" cases in which people already vaccinated get infected.

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Mississippi's nurses are resigning to protect themselves from Covid-19 burnout

Thu, 2021-08-26 10:53 — mike kraft

'I think we already broke': Mississippi's nurses are resigning to protect themselves from Covid-19 burnout Earlier this month, Mississippi ICU nurse Nichole Atherton resigned, worn down by the stress, young patients and preventable deaths that have overwhelmed the state's hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic. Madeline Holcombe, Erica Hill and Laura Dolan, CNN CNN

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This Delta variant is changing the game' for children -- pediatrician

Thu, 2021-08-26 10:44 — mike kraft

'This Delta variant is changing the game' for children, pediatrician explains The Delta variant of the coronavirus has shown to be more contagious than previous versions, particularly for the unvaccinated, and that's creating a level of risk for children that didn't arise in 2020. Adriana Belmonte Yahoo

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