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CDC identifies possible safety issue with Pfizer’s updated Covid-19 vaccine for seniors but says people should still get boosted

Fri, 2023-01-13 18:59 — mike kraft

CDC identifies possible safety issue with Pfizer's updated Covid-19 vaccine but says people should still get boosted | CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that there is a possible safety issue with the bivalent Covid-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech but that it is unlikely to represent a true risk. The agency said it continues to recommend that people stay up-to-date with Covid-19 vaccines. Brenda Goodman CNN

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How Accurate Are At-Home COVID Tests With The XBB Subvariant?

Fri, 2023-01-13 18:54 — mike kraft

How Accurate Are At-Home COVID Tests With The XBB Subvariant? Experts have a few theories on why some people may be getting false negatives when they believe they have COVID. YahooNews

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There aren’t any studies or pre-print reports currently available on how effective rapid tests are with XBB, but scientists predict that at-home tests will continue to work well with the latest crop of variants.

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New Hampshire is tracking COVID-19 in wastewater from 14 communities

Fri, 2023-01-13 11:00 — mike kraft

New Hampshire tracks COVID-19 in wastewater from 14 communities A new project to help track COVID-19 in New Hampshire could help communities prepare for surges of the virus. Kelly O'Brien WMUR

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The Department of Health and Human Services has begun publishing wastewater surveillance information on its COVID-19 dashboard. The state has been tracking wastewater in 14 communities since October.

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China's Covid cases touch 900 million, peak expected to last 2-3 months

Fri, 2023-01-13 10:46 — mike kraft

China COVID peak to last 2-3 months, hit rural areas next - expert The peak of China's COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are relatively scarce, a top Chinese epidemiologist has said. Bernard Orr,Ellen Zhang Reuters

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New Utah study affirms COVID vaccine is safe for kids

Fri, 2023-01-13 10:29 — mike kraft

New Utah study affirms COVID vaccine is safe for kids The study, co-authored by a doctor at Primary Children's Hospital, looked at 185 kids who suffered from MIS-C. Erin Alberty Axios

A new Utah-led study shows the COVID-19 vaccine didn't trigger dangerous responses in children who previously had a severe reaction to the virus itself.

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Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for 43% of U.S. COVID cases - CDC

Fri, 2023-01-13 10:25 — mike kraft

Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for 43% of U.S. COVID cases - CDC The fast-spreading Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for 43% of the COVID-19 cases in the United States for the week ended Jan. 14, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed on Friday. Reuters Reuters

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Opinion: Environmental racism worsens U.S. pandemic outcomes

Thu, 2023-01-12 19:14 — mike kraft

Environmental racism worsens pandemic outcomes COVID-19 sickens more Latinos than any other demographic. cayala The Hill

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Convalescent plasma works for immune-compromised Covid-19 patients, but it can be hard to find --study

Thu, 2023-01-12 19:02 — mike kraft

Study shows convalescent plasma works for immune-compromised Covid-19 patients, but it can be hard to find | CNN Convalescent plasma -- a once-celebrated treatment for Covid-19 that has largely fallen out of favor -- does work well for people who are immune-compromised, according to a study published Thursday. Elizabeth Cohen CNN

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Paying people to take COVID vaccine worked well, European study

Thu, 2023-01-12 18:56 — mike kraft

Paying people to take COVID vaccine worked well, study finds Paying people to take a first COVID-19 vaccine dose didn't lower the likelihood of seeking the second or third dose or of other positive health behaviors. CIDRAP

A study finds that paying people to take a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine didn't lower the likelihood of seeking the second or third dose or of other positive health behaviors and didn't erode morals, sense of civic duty, or feelings of self-determination.

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