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The risks of Covid-19 during pregnancy evaluated in new international study

Tue, 2023-01-17 09:48 — mike kraft

Large new review underscores the risks of Covid-19 during pregnancy | CNN Pregnant women and their developing babies are at higher risk for severe outcomes if they get Covid-19, and now a large, international review is helping to underscore how devastating those risks can be. Brenda Goodman CNN

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‘People aren’t taking this seriously’: experts say US Covid surge is big risk

Mon, 2023-01-16 10:00 — mike kraft

‘People aren’t taking this seriously’: experts say US Covid surge is big risk Fewer precautions, recent holidays and subvariants have driven rise in cases but boosters, masks and other precautions are still effective the Guardian

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How Accurate Are At-Home COVID Tests With The XBB Subvariant?

Fri, 2023-01-13 18:54 — mike kraft

How Accurate Are At-Home COVID Tests With The XBB Subvariant? Experts have a few theories on why some people may be getting false negatives when they believe they have COVID. YahooNews

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There aren’t any studies or pre-print reports currently available on how effective rapid tests are with XBB, but scientists predict that at-home tests will continue to work well with the latest crop of variants.

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Low humidity and temperatures may make it easier to catch a cold, the flu or Covid in winter

Thu, 2023-01-12 09:27 — mike kraft

Why it’s easier to catch a cold, the flu or COVID in the winter Low humidity protects viruses and cold temperatures may blunt some immune responses, making viral infections like colds, flu and COVID-19 more likely. Tina Hesman Saey Science News

...researchers have found that viruses that surge in the winter, including influenza viruses and SARS-CoV-2 — the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 — survive best when the relative humidity in the air falls below about 40 percent.

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Problems in Predicting How Long A Person Is Protected After a COVID Infection

Thu, 2023-01-12 09:17 — mike kraft

How Long Are You Protected After A COVID Infection Now? COVID cases are rising as the new XBB subvariant spreads. Are you at risk for reinfection if you recently had the virus? YahooNews

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Exactly how long protection lasts after a COVID infection isn’t one-size-fits-all. A few factors make it impossible to say exactly how long you’re protected from reinfection.

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Long Covid symptoms ease for most within a year-- new research

Thu, 2023-01-12 09:11 — mike kraft

'This will get better': Long Covid symptoms tend to ease within a year, new research finds Ongoing fatigue, loss of smell, weakness and trouble breathing can be scary and debilitating following Covid. A new study suggests most people do get better. NBC News

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Wastewater data should become a more mainstream public health tool

Wed, 2023-01-11 17:20 — mike kraft

What's standing in the way of wastewater data becoming a more mainstream public health tool When case counts suggest Covid-19 is in check, the truth is in the toilets. Brittany Trang STAT

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Countries ponder wider wastewater testing in hopes it willl offer China COVID-19 clues

Wed, 2023-01-11 09:25 — mike kraft

Countries ponder wider wastewater testing amid hope airports offer China COVID-19 clues An international meeting this week will discuss setting up a global system of wastewater monitoring for COVID-19, including at airports, after several countries said they would start tests on flights coming from China. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Tens of thousands of Americans have reported a COVID-19 test result to the National Institutes of Health's new website that launched in November.

Wed, 2023-01-11 09:12 — mike kraft

More than 24K people have reported COVID test results to new NIH website Tens of thousands of Americans have reported a COVID-19 test result to the National Institutes of Health's website that launched in November. In updated data exclusively provided to ABC News, 24,000 people have reported a test result to the site. Additionally, three-fourths of the results are a positive test and women were more likely to report a test result than men. Yahoo

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Cold-like' symptoms could indicate the XBB.1.5 Covid variant

Tue, 2023-01-10 19:32 — mike kraft

'Cold-like' symptoms could indicate you have the XBB.1.5 Covid variant - what to look for Symptoms of the XBB.1.15, or Kraken, variant of COVID-19 have so far been reported as similar to those of Omicron. MSN

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The sub-variant of Omicron has now been identified in 70 countries, including the UK.

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