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COVID worsens asthma in children; booster after infection not as beneficial vs Omicron --research reports

Wed, 2022-05-04 12:24 — mike kraft
COVID worsens asthma in children; booster after infection not as beneficial 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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Overview: China, vaccines, Africa vaccines plant may close

Wed, 2022-05-04 10:25 — mike kraft
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Beijing shut dozens of metro stations and bus routes on Wednesday in its campaign to stop the spread of COVID-19 and avoid the fate of Shanghai where millions of residents have been under strict lockdown for more than a month. Reuters Reuters
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What the latest omicron subvariants mean for reinfection risk

Wed, 2022-05-04 10:12 — mike kraft
What the latest omicron subvariants mean for reinfection risk In the U.S., the BA.2.12.1 subvariant is gaining a foothold, while South Africa is seeing a surge in cases from two other subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5. NBC News

... research shows antibodies obtained from vaccination or infection gradually wane over time, and each new omicron subvariant, though still a part of the larger omicron family tree, is slightly different from the last, meaning a person's ability to fight off infections from the virus can shift.

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Dangers of new international COVID wave, driven by Delta comeback --Israeli researchers

Wed, 2022-05-04 09:56 — mike kraft
Israeli researchers warn of new international COVID wave, driven by Delta comeback Omicron didn’t wipe out the previous variant, which is super-resilient and could reemerge with a vengeance, according to peer-reviewed study based on cutting-edge sewage monitoring timesofisrael

There is a real danger of another international COVID wave this summer, with the Delta variant possibly poised to make a comeback, new Israeli research suggests.

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US is closely watching South African Covid surge for clues

Wed, 2022-05-04 09:43 — mike kraft
The US is closely watching this Covid surge for clues | CNN Covid-19 cases are spiking in South Africa, and public health experts in the United States are following the data closely, waiting to see what it might reveal about how immunity from previous infections behaves over time. Eliza Mackintosh,Hafsa Khalil CNN
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New immune-evading Omicron variants BA.4, BA.5 are likely in every U.S. state; Where they’ve been identified so far

Wed, 2022-05-04 09:34 — mike kraft
New immune-evading Omicron variants BA.4, BA.5 are likely in every U.S. state, an expert says. Here’s where they’ve been identified so far Locations of probable positives from the CDC span from the West Coast to East Coast, including the Midwest Yahoo
 
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U.S. CDC recomends that passengers should still wear masks on airplanes

Tue, 2022-05-03 17:02 — mike kraft
U.S. CDC says travelers should still wear masks on airplanes The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday recommended travelers continue to wear masks in airplanes, trains and airports despite a judge's April 18 order declaring the 14-month-old transportation mask mandate unlawful. David Shepardson Reuters
 
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Masks: Even as COVID cases rise, mask mandates stay shelved

Tue, 2022-05-03 16:54 — mike kraft
Even as COVID cases rise, mask mandates stay shelved NEW YORK (AP) — An increase in COVID-19 infections around the U.S. has sent more cities into new high-risk categories that are supposed to trigger indoor mask wearing, but much of the country is stopping short of bringing back restrictions amid deep pandemic fatigue. AP NEWS
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How coronavirus is more closely resembling the flu in some characterisitics

Tue, 2022-05-03 10:12 — mike kraft
More uniformly infectious, more treatable, more genetically predictable: How coronavirus is getting closer to flu There are signs that the coronavirus — and our relationship to it — is shifting in subtle ways that make it more like seasonal flu than it was at the start of the pandemic. Megan Molteni STAT

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A major threat to the next pandemic: Vaccine hesitancy

Tue, 2022-05-03 09:49 — mike kraft
Another pandemic is inevitable, scientists say. Mass vaccination is not. Scientists can make safe and effective vaccines against novel pathogens. The bigger challenge is persuading everyone to use them. NBC News

In April, more than 1,000 vaccine experts gathered in Washington, D.C. for the first time since the pandemic began. Over four days, scientists, doctors and drugmakers pored over cutting-edge research and tackled some of the most pressing questions in the world of vaccines. 

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