COVID-19

Long COVID has affected more than 1 million children -- CDC study suggests

Tue, 2025-02-04 11:29 — mike kraft

Long COVID impacting more than 1 million children: CDC study suggests A new CDC study published Monday found that more than 1 million children were affected by long COVID in 2023. Higher levels were found in lower-income households. ABC News ABC News

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Long COVID, a condition that occurs when patients still have symptoms at least three months after clearing infection, has been well-documented in adults, but its impact on children has been less clear.

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Democratic Senators demand that RFK JR recuse himself from vaccine matters if confirmed

Mon, 2025-02-03 17:23 — mike kraft

Democratic Senators demand health pick Kennedy's recusal from vaccine matters if confirmed Two U.S. senators who will vote this week on whether to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as the top U.S.

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5 years since COVID declared public health emergency in US, still killing thousands

Fri, 2025-01-31 17:11 — mike kraft

5 years since COVID declared public health emergency in US, still killing thousands On the fifth anniversary of the U.S. declaring a public health emergency over COVID-19, people continue to lose their lives. ABC News ABC News

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Charting how COVID contributed to a crisis of trust in America

Thu, 2025-01-30 10:57 — mike kraft

How covid contributed to a crisis of trust in America Eight charts show how people’s confidence in the government and science has changed The Economist The Economist

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U.S.Veterans Affairs Administration study indicated COVID cases more severe than RSV, flu

Thu, 2025-01-30 10:46 — mike kraft

VA study shows COVID more severe than RSV, flu Primary outcomes included rates of 30-day hospitalization, intensive care unit admission, and death, as well as the secondary outcome of long-term death extending through 180 days. CIDRAP

A large study of Veterans Affairs (VA) patients in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that, during the 2022 to 2023 season, having COVID-19 was associated with more severe disease outcomes than flu or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. Differences became less pronounced, however, during the 2023 to 2024 season.

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COVID-19 remains a major health threat in U.S. --study

Thu, 2025-01-30 10:40 — mike kraft

Study reveals COVID-19 remains major health threat in U.S. COVID-19 continues to be a threat to America's health, causing more illness and death than either influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a new study suggests. Dennis Thompson Medical Xpress

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Long nursing home stays deaths rose after hospital stays for sepsis for all races --studies

Tue, 2025-01-28 10:25 — mike kraft

Amid COVID, long nursing home stays, deaths rose after hospital stays for sepsis for all races Sixty-seven active TB cases and 79 latent TB cases have been reported in 2 Kansas counties since the beginning of 2024. CIDRAP

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Trump reinstates military members who refused COVID vaccine mandate

Tue, 2025-01-28 10:13 — mike kraft

Trump reinstates military members who refused COVID vaccine The Biden admin discharged 8,000 service members who refused to comply with the COVID vaccine mandate. Avery Lotz Axios

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Lawmakers in some U.S. states are pushing for vaccine exemptions even as childhood vaccination rates fall

Mon, 2025-01-27 17:31 — mike kraft

State lawmakers are pushing for vaccine exemptions even as childhood vaccination rates fall Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create new religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish state-level vaccine injury databases or dictate what providers must tell patients about the shots. AP News

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U.S. flu cases rise as COVID levels decline--CDC

Mon, 2025-01-27 16:41 — mike kraft

US flu markers show more rises as COVID levels decline Test positivity for flu rose to 25%, with emergency department visits very high and affecting all age-groups. CIDRAP

In its regular weekly snapshot on respiratory virus activity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that illness levels remain high, mainly due to impacts from the flu season.

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