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Children with COVID but asymptomatic play key role in household spread --study

Tue, 2024-03-26 20:12 — mike kraft

Study: Kids with COVID but no symptoms play key role in household spread A study today in Clinical Infectious Diseases conducted across 12 tertiary care pediatric hospitals in Canada and the United States shows that asymptomatic children with COVID-19, especially preschoolers, contribute significantly to household transmission. CIDRAP

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The researchers discovered that 10.6% of exposed household contacts developed symptomatic illness within 14 days of exposure to asymptomatic test-positive children, a rate higher than expected.

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Moderna says new Covid vaccine showed stronger immune response than current version --study

Tue, 2024-03-26 20:06 — mike kraft

Moderna says new Covid vaccine showed stronger immune response than current shot in study Moderna's new shot offers the potential of a longer shelf life and is one component of its combination vaccine targeting Covid and the flu. Annika Kim Constantino CNBC

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Measles cases surge in the U.S.; health experts plead for more vaccinations

Tue, 2024-03-26 10:00 — mike kraft

US sees surge in measles cases as health experts plead for more vaccinations This year’s total tally has now outpaced last year’s numbers, with 64 confirmed cases in 17 states so far, compared with 58 in 2023 The Guardian

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Opinion: U.S. needs nonpartisan commission to examaine what wrong in dealing with early stages of COVID pandemic

Fri, 2024-03-22 19:30 — mike kraft

What Did the US Get Wrong During Covid? We Need to Know In the first year of the pandemic, leaders badly fumbled. We need a nonpartisan investigation into how things went so wrong. F.D. Flam Bloomberg

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COVID vaccines cut post infection risk of heart failure and blood clots--study

Thu, 2024-03-21 09:53 — mike kraft

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Measles: WHO says it is critical to catch up vaccinations to stem current outbreaks

Wed, 2024-03-20 10:00 — mike kraft

'Critical' to catch up on measles vaccinations to stem outbreaks, says WHO Vaccinating children who missed their measles shots during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical, a senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday, as outbreaks of the infectious disease increase worldwide. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Analysis: Backlash to COVID countermeasures could leave the U.S. less ready for a future pandemic.

Mon, 2024-03-18 09:59 — mike kraft

COVID backlash could leave the U.S. less ready for the next pandemic Despite remarkable scientific advances, key weaknesses in the country's COVID response have only become more glaring. Caitlin Owens Axios

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Measles cases on the rise: Transmission, symptoms and vaccine info plus Chicago vaccinations

Fri, 2024-03-15 10:28 — mike kraft

Measles cases on the rise: Transmission, symptoms and vaccine info | CNN

How worried should people be about the measles? An expert explains | CNN Measles cases are rising in the US, according to the CDC. Dr. Leana Wen explains how measles spreads, its symptoms and why it’s considered a dangerous disease. Katia Hetter CNN

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Analysis: Overview of how COVID both changed America and then faded into background

Thu, 2024-03-14 10:06 — mike kraft

Analysis: 4 years, 1.2 million lives and trillions of dollars later, a rematch | CNN Politics Americans may feel like they’re reliving 2020, with a general election rematch set for 2024. But while the politicians’ faces are the same, life is much different. Zachary B. Wolf CNN

..it’s equally remarkable, precisely four years later, how Covid-19 has both changed American life and also faded to the background.

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Covid vaccines cut risk of virus-related heart failure and blood clots--international study

Wed, 2024-03-13 12:16 — mike kraft

Covid vaccines cut risk of virus-related heart failure and blood clots, study finds Researchers say jabs substantially reduce for up to a year the chances of serious cardiovascular complications The Guardian

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