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EU expected to push for annual COVID shots

Wed, 2023-02-15 21:34 — mike kraft
EU drugs regulator expects to implement annual COVID shots The European Medicines Agency (EMA) expects COVID vaccination campaigns to be conducted once a year, similar to the approach with flu inoculation, it said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

 

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COVID vaccination rate low among older people, especially in poorer nations--study

Tue, 2023-02-14 23:27 — mike kraft
COVID vaccine uptake low among older people, especially in poorer nations The global vaccination rate in 2022 for people older than 60 was 76%, but it was only 33% in low-income countries. CIDRAP

 

COVID-19 Mortality and Progress Toward Vaccinating Older Adults — World Health Organization, Worldwide, 2020–2022

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The COVID Pandemic Is Not Over For Older Persons

Tue, 2023-02-14 23:16 — mike kraft

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For older Americans, the pandemic still poses significant dangers. About three-quarters of Covid deaths have occurred in people over 65, with the greatest losses concentrated among those over 75.

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Research Indicates Long COVID Now Looks like a Neurological Disease, Helping Shape Treatments

Tue, 2023-02-14 22:06 — mike kraft
Long COVID Now Looks like a Neurological Disease, Helping Doctors to Focus Treatments The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system Stephani Sutherland Scientific American

 

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Most young people aren’t getting latest Covid-19 booster, but they’re not filling hospital beds

Mon, 2023-02-13 21:32 — mike kraft
Most young people aren't getting latest Covid-19 booster, but they're not filling hospital beds at three large health care systems | CNN As the US mulls over its future Covid-19 vaccination plan, data from three large health care systems indicate that even though a small percentage of people under age 65 have gotten the new Covid-19 booster, people this age are not becoming severely ill and overwhelming hospitals. Elizabeth Cohen CNN
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COVID vaccination in pregnancy may benefit both moms and infants --Canadian study

Fri, 2023-02-10 22:18 — mike kraft
COVID vaccination in pregnancy may benefit both moms and infants CIDRAP

Pregnant women can reduce their infant's risk of COVID-related hospitalization by receiving at least two doses of an mRNA vaccine, which are highly effective against maternal Delta variant infection and moderately effective against maternal and infant Omicron infection, suggests a study published yesterday in BMJ. A third (booster) dose offered added protection against Omicron.

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U.S. CDC adds Covid-19 vaccinations to immunization schedules for children, adults

Fri, 2023-02-10 05:31 — mike kraft
CDC adds Covid-19 vaccinations to immunization schedules for children, adults The guidance formalizes current recommendations, and does not mandate vaccines. POLITICO

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added Covid-19 vaccinations for children, adolescents and adults to its immunization schedule.

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Update: Canada increases healthcare budget, Australia expads 5th Covid shot rollout

Thu, 2023-02-09 00:46 — mike kraft
Canada pledges C$46.2 bln in new funding to fix strained healthcare system Canada's federal government will provide an additional C$46.2 billion ($34.4 billion) in new funding for the country's public healthcare system over 10 years, it said on Tuesday following a meeting with its provincial and territorial counterparts to hammer out a deal to fix the overburdened system. Ismail Shakil,Anna Mehler Paperny Reuters
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Knowing someone who died or suffered from COVID-19 increases the likelihood of a person geting vaccinated --study

Wed, 2023-02-08 21:53 — mike kraft
 
People who know someone who died of COVID-19 more likely to get vaccinated - UPI.com People who know someone who was sickened by COVID-19 or who died from it were twice as likely to get their own vaccinations, a recent study found. UPI

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Two-dose COVID vaccine is effective against severe Omicron but less so for those over 80 -- Hong Kong study

Tue, 2023-02-07 06:00 — mike kraft

Two-dose COVID vaccine efficacy durable against severe Omicron but drops in elderly

 

Overall two-dose vaccine effectiveness (VE) against Omicron variant-related hospitalization or death remained above 70% for at least 6 months among adults in Hong Kong but dropped to below 62% in those aged 80 and older, necessitating a third dose, finds a case-control study published today in JAMA Network Open.

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