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..in the New England Journal of Medicine Chinese researchers have published positive trial results of simnotrelvir, an oral antiviral that can shorten the duration of mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms.

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California and Oregon ease CDC guidance, letting students and workers with asymptomatic COVID avoid isolation.

Mon, 2024-01-22 10:22 — mike kraft

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Oregon and California, among the most cautious of states early in the pandemic, have surprised health officials elsewhere by breaking with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and telling infected workers and schoolchildren that as long as they have no symptoms, they are generally free to go about their lives.

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Long Covid: Change in a handful of blood proteins may pave way to tests and treatment --study

Fri, 2024-01-19 10:32 — mike kraft

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/long-covid-cause-study-immune-system-complement-response-rcna134530

Scientists have identified a persistent change in a handful of blood proteins in people with long Covid that indicates that an important part of their immune system remains on high alert for months after an acute infection.

The findings, published Thursday in the journal Science, could help explain what causes the persistent fatigue, brain fog and other debilitating symptoms of long Covid, as well as pave the way for diagnostic tests and potentially, a long-awaited treatment, experts say.

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Oakland, Calif schools allow COVID-postive students to attend classes if asymptomatic

Tue, 2024-01-16 11:08 — mike kraft

Oakland schools allow COVID-positive students to attend class (KRON) — Thousands of students in the Oakland Unified School District are returning to their classrooms after winter break with less COVID-19 rules imposed by the district. OUSD announced new… KRON4

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COVID-positive students no longer have to stay home, as long as they do not have any symptoms, according to district officials. Asymptomatic, COVID-positive students should wear a mask at school while indoors, the response team added.

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COVID symptoms: red flags for needing medical attention, and changes with each new variant

Fri, 2024-01-12 13:27 — mike kraft

These COVID Symptoms Are Red Flags That You Need Medical Attention Doctors share the warning signs of a severe infection and what warrants a visit with a doctor. Jillian Wilson HuffPost

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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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