You are here

Mutations

Evaluating the risk: As Covid-19 has changed, so has immunity and potential problems

Tue, 2023-08-29 10:11 — mike kraft

Covid-19 has changed and so has our immunity. Here’s how to think about risk from the virus now Experts say it’s less risky to catch Covid-19 than it used to be, but there are still good reasons not to treat it casually. Yahoo Life

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Disease Prevention

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Read more about Evaluating the risk: As Covid-19 has changed, so has immunity and potential problems
Log in or register to post comments

Avoiding COVID infection--new study supports vacinations, masks and ventilation

Tue, 2023-08-29 09:52 — mike kraft

Summer Covid Surge 2023: How to Lower Your Risk A new study of prison populations shows vaccination can ward off infection — up to a point. Masks and ventilation could make the difference. Lisa Jarvis Bloomberg

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Disease Prevention

Social behavior

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Read more about Avoiding COVID infection--new study supports vacinations, masks and ventilation
Log in or register to post comments

COVID cases, these US hospital systems have reinstated mask mandates

Mon, 2023-08-28 10:22 — mike kraft

Citing rising COVID cases, these US hospital systems have now reinstated mask mandates Amid rising COVID cases and hospitalizations throughout the country, several hospitals have reinstated mask-wearing requirements for patients and staff. Here's the list. Yahoo News

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Disease Prevention

Medical Personnel

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about COVID cases, these US hospital systems have reinstated mask mandates
Log in or register to post comments

Covid-19, unlike the flu, hasn’t fallen into a seasonal pattern — yet

Mon, 2023-08-28 09:56 — mike kraft

Covid-19, a disease with tricks up its sleeve, hasn’t fallen into a seasonal pattern — yet SARS-CoV-2 has not yet fallen into a predictable seasonal pattern of the type most respiratory pathogens follow, experts say. Helen Branswell STAT

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Covid-19, unlike the flu, hasn’t fallen into a seasonal pattern — yet
Log in or register to post comments

Late-Summer Covid Wave Brings Warning of More to Come

Mon, 2023-08-28 09:50 — mike kraft

A late-summer wave of coronavirus infections has touched schools, workplaces and local government, as experts warned the public to brace for even more Covid-19 spread this fall and winter.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Social behavior

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Late-Summer Covid Wave Brings Warning of More to Come
Log in or register to post comments

COVID indications continue rise in the US and globally

Mon, 2023-08-28 09:40 — mike kraft

COVID markers continue rise in the US and globally Ladanifer / iStock CIDRAP

In the United States, a slow but steady rise in COVID activity continued over the past week according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), while at the global level, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today that indicators are up in three of six regions.

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about COVID indications continue rise in the US and globally
Log in or register to post comments

COVID Omicron carried 4 times the risk of death as flu-- new study in France data show

Fri, 2023-08-25 17:44 — mike kraft

COVID Omicron carries 4 times the risk of death as flu, new data show Flu was tied to 7,851 deaths from week 33, 2022, to week 12, 2023, compared with 32,607 deaths tied to COVID-19. CIDRAP

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about COVID Omicron carried 4 times the risk of death as flu-- new study in France data show
Log in or register to post comments

U.S. agencies gearing up for fall vaccine campaign with US in ‘strongest position yet’

Fri, 2023-08-25 11:59 — mike kraft

CDC, FDA gearing up for fall vaccine campaign with US in ‘strongest position yet’ Federal health authorities are laying out plans for taking on this year’s respiratory viral season, with officials emboldened by the new spate of preventive medications the U.S. has gathered … jchoi The Hill

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Public Attitudes

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about U.S. agencies gearing up for fall vaccine campaign with US in ‘strongest position yet’
Log in or register to post comments

US CDC advisers set to vote Sept. 12 on updated COVID vaccines

Fri, 2023-08-25 11:32 — mike kraft

US CDC advisers set to vote on updated COVID vaccines next month A panel of independent advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will meet next month to make recommendations on updated COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the fall season, according to a U.S. government website on Friday. Reuters Reuters

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Disease Prevention

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about US CDC advisers set to vote Sept. 12 on updated COVID vaccines
Log in or register to post comments

New Covid vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax to be available in mid-September --CDC

Fri, 2023-08-25 11:13 — mike kraft

CDC expects new Covid vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax to be available in mid-September

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Disease Prevention

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about New Covid vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax to be available in mid-September --CDC
Log in or register to post comments

Pages

Page loaded in 0.707 seconds.