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The latest on new COVID variants, updated vaccines, and masking

Thu, 2024-08-15 22:17 — mike kraft

COVID is surging again. Here’s the latest on new variants, updated vaccines, and masking | AAMC The latest, highly contagious subvariants are driving infections, but new vaccines expected this fall may help stem the tide of another wave. AAMC

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The reason COVID-19 cases are increasing this summer is likely because people who haven’t been recently vaccinated or infected have fewer antibodies at the ready to fight off the first sign of the virus and are more likely to experience its symptoms, including fever, chills, sore throat, cough, congestion, body aches, gastrointestinal issues, and fatigue.

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Covid sumer surge: Explaination and list of top symptoms.

Thu, 2024-08-15 21:59 — mike kraft

Why does it feel like everyone is getting Covid? Covid’s summer surge, explained Ellen Ioanes Vox

Also see: The Summer 2024 COVID-19 Surge Is Happening. Here Are The Top Symptoms You May Be Experiencing

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Healthy lifestyle lowers the risk of post-COVID complications --study

Thu, 2024-08-15 21:37 — mike kraft

Healthy lifestyle lowers the risk of post-COVID complications, finds study (medicalxpress.com)

... the study found that individuals with a favorable lifestyle had a lower risk of hospitalization, lower incidence of long-term or on-going health issues affecting multiple parts of the body, and reduced risk of post-COVID death, compared to those with an unfavorable lifestyle.

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A common respiratory virus that dwindled during the pandemic is on the rise, CDC warns

Thu, 2024-08-15 21:26 — mike kraft

Common respiratory virus that dwindled during the pandemic is on the rise, CDC warns, with higher risk for certain groups | CNN A seasonal respiratory virus named parvovirus B19 – sometimes also called fifth disease – is increasing in activity, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday. Katherine Dillinger CNN

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Analysis: Background on Mpox problem

Thu, 2024-08-15 03:47 — mike kraft

Mpox never stopped spreading in Africa. Now it’s an international public health emergency. Again. The mpox outbreak never ended in Africa. Now a deadlier strain is spreading. Jess Craig Vox

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen says $3trillion needed annually to combat climate change

Tue, 2024-07-30 21:37 — mike kraft

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Healthy pre-COVID lifestyle may protect against severe infection --study

Tue, 2024-07-30 20:51 — mike kraft

Healthy pre-COVID lifestyle may protect against severe infection A University of Oxford-led study links a healthy pre-infection lifestyle to a 36% lower risk of long COVID, a 41% lower odds of death, and 22% lower chance of hospitalization. CIDRAP

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The researchers assessed the association of modifiable lifestyle factors (eg, smoking, alcohol use, body mass index, physical activity, time spent in sedentary activities, sleep duration, diet) with long COVID, death, and hospitalization among 68,896 adults in the UK Biobank cohort who tested positive for COVID-19 from March 2020 to March 2022.

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