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Top Biden health officials sound warning on rising covid infections

Thu, 2022-05-19 08:30 — mike kraft

Top Biden health officials sound warning on rising covid infections Those living in communities in the yellow or orange warning levels are urged to wear masks and take other steps to protect themselves. Yasmeen Abutaleb Washington Post

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North Korea boasts recovery from a million cases as WHO worries over missing data

Wed, 2022-05-18 17:42 — mike kraft

North Korea boasts recovery as WHO worries over missing data SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday added hundreds of thousands of infections to its growing pandemic caseload but also said that a million people have already recovered from suspected COVID-19 just a week after disclosing an outbreak, a public health crisis it appears to be trying to manage in isolation as global experts express deep concern about dire consequences . AP NEWS

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COVID-19 cases are back on the rise. There are 3 main reasons why

Wed, 2022-05-18 17:35 — mike kraft

It's happening again: COVID-19 cases are back on the rise. There are 3 main reasons why. COVID-19 infections are up, driven by new variants, waning immunity from vaccines and past infections and fewer people masking, health officials say. YahooNews

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A rising tide of omicron subvariants is in part behind the rise, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden.

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Demand for COVID shots drops in Africa as supply rises

Wed, 2022-05-18 09:35 — mike kraft

When Africans asked for COVID shots, they didn't get them. Now they don't want them Demand for COVID shots drops in Africa as supply rises. Edward Mcallister,Cooper Inveen Reuters

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Five things to know about long COVID, including asymptomatic cases

Tue, 2022-05-17 17:35 — mike kraft

Five things to know about long COVID COVID-19 cases are rising again — and some of them could lead to the condition known as long COVID, which brings with it myriad symptoms that can severely impact a patient’s life. Research on long … iswanson The Hill

Here are five things we do know about long COVID, despite the scarce definitive data.

People with asymptomatic cases can develop long COVID, too

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WHO chief says China’s COVID plan is ‘unsustainable’ due to omicron

Tue, 2022-05-17 17:12 — mike kraft

WHO: China's COVID plan is 'unsustainable' due to omicron GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said China’s extreme approach to containing the coronavirus is unsustainable because of the highly infectious nature of the omicron variant, but that it’s up to every country to decide what policy to pursue. AP NEWS

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Opinion: Omitting long Covid from pandemic messaging is harmful for public health

Tue, 2022-05-17 11:34 — mike kraft

Omitting long Covid from pandemic messaging is harmful for public health Lack of clear messaging about long Covid leads to patients experiencing these symptoms being dismissed or minimized by health care providers. And this, in turn, can delay or prevent access to appropriate care. Karen Pennar STAT

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Future COVID variants will likely reinfect us multiple times a year, experts say — unless we invest in new vaccines

Tue, 2022-05-17 09:21 — mike kraft

Future COVID variants will likely reinfect us multiple times a year, experts say — unless we invest in new vaccines For more than a year now, the original COVID-19 vaccines have held up remarkably well — even miraculously so — against a Greek alphabet of new variants: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta. But now experts say something is changing.

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How Often Can You Be Infected With the Coronavirus?

Mon, 2022-05-16 19:42 — mike kraft

How Often Can You Be Infected With the Coronavirus? A virus that shows no signs of disappearing, variants that are adept at dodging the body’s defenses and waves of infections two, maybe three times a year — this may be the future of COVID-19, some scientists now fear. The central problem is that the coronavirus has become more adept at reinfecting people.

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South Africa experiences a new surge of COVID from versions of omicron

Mon, 2022-05-16 19:08 — mike kraft

South Africa in new surge of COVID from versions of omicron JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa is experiencing a surge of new COVID-19 cases driven by two omicron sub-variants, according to health experts. For about three weeks the country has seen increasing numbers of new cases and somewhat higher hospitalizations, but not increases in severe cases and deaths, said Professor Marta Nunes, a researcher at Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Analytics at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto. AP NEWS

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Top Biden health officials sound warning on rising covid infections

North Korea boasts recovery from a million cases as WHO worries over missing data

COVID-19 cases are back on the rise. There are 3 main reasons why

Demand for COVID shots drops in Africa as supply rises

Five things to know about long COVID, including asymptomatic cases

WHO chief says China’s COVID plan is ‘unsustainable’ due to omicron

Opinion: Omitting long Covid from pandemic messaging is harmful for public health

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