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Overview of the COVID Symptoms as new variants spread.

Thu, 2023-08-24 14:24 — mike kraft
These Are the COVID Symptoms You Should Know This Fall Expect to see a rise in COVID cases, hospitalizations, and deaths this fall and winter. Symptoms of COVID still vary from mild to severe. Keep COVID tests on hand so you can determine whether you have COVID or another infection, such as flu or RSV. Yahoo Life

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New study describes way the COID panademic hit low income/education families the hardest

Wed, 2023-08-23 21:47 — mike kraft
Families felt pandemic burdens differently, depending on education level and child age evgenyatamanenko / iStock CIDRAP

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Caregivers who had less than a high school education (compared to a master’s degree or higher) had more challenges accessing COVID-19 tests, lower odds of working remotely (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.04; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.03 to 0.07), and more food-access concerns (aOR, 4.14; 95% CI, 3.20 to 5.36).

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Novavax reports its updated COVID shot shows immune response against subvariant Eris

Tue, 2023-08-22 14:27 — mike kraft
Novavax's updated COVID shot shows immune response against subvariant Eris Novavax Inc said on Tuesday its updated protein-based COVID-19 vaccine generated an immune response against emerging forms of coronavirus such as the "Eris" subvariant in small studies in animals. Reuters Reuters

 

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Study indicates prior Omicron infection may not protect against future COVID-19 infection

Mon, 2023-08-21 21:50 — mike kraft
Prior Omicron infection may not protect against future COVID-19 infection People may assume that a COVID-19 infection protects them the next time they encounter the virus, but that's not necessarily true. Yahoo News

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The Difficulties in Determing How Many Times Will the Average Person Get COVID

Mon, 2023-08-21 21:44 — mike kraft
How Many Times Will the Average Person Get COVID? Because the CDC is no longer tracking COVID cases, it’s hard to determine exactly how many people are getting sick, and how often. People with compromised immune systems may contract the virus more frequently. As the SARS-CoV-2 virus has entered its endemic stage, people are still contracting COVID, and new strains, including EG.5, continue to keep physicians and scientists on alert. Yahoo Life

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Updated boosters expected t work against the COVID-19 XBB variant

Fri, 2023-08-18 23:13 — mike kraft
‘Eris’ COVID strain leaves vaccine strategy mostly unchanged Welcome to The Hill’s Health Care newsletter{beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story ‘Eris’ strain leaves vaccine strategy mostly unchanged The updated COVID-19… emartin The Hill

The updated COVID-19 booster shots were designed to target the XBB variant, and they’ll still likely work just as well against the new dominant strain.

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Signs pointing to a late summer Covid upswing

Thu, 2023-08-17 14:29 — mike kraft
All signs point to a late summer COVID wave COVID-19 is on the upswing once again, per closely watched metrics. Alex Fitzpatrick,Kavya Beheraj Axios

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Hospitalization rates are rising the fastest in Mississippi (+73% month over month), Alabama (+66%) and Louisiana (+66%).

  • Yet they're down in Michigan (-32%), Vermont (-31%) and Rhode Island (-31%).
  • Remember from past waves that COVID moves about the country unequally, ebbing in some areas and flowing in others at any given point in time.

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People with positive COVID results from home tests were 29% less likely to isolate

Wed, 2023-08-16 20:53 — mike kraft
People with positive COVID results from home tests were 29% less likely to isolate People with positive home test results had significantly lower odds of isolating for any length of time than those with provider results. CIDRAP
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New Covid variant Eris is reminder to monitor virus data, US experts say

Mon, 2023-08-14 22:10 — mike kraft

A new Covid-19 variant has become the dominant lineage of the virus in recent weeks in the US and while it should not be a cause of undue concern for the public, its emergence is a reminder of the need for greater surveillance of the virus and of the importance of vaccine boosters, according to infectious disease experts.

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COVID antiviral drugs shown to be effective, especially for older persons--new study

Mon, 2023-08-14 21:23 — mike kraft
Real-world study shows strong performance of COVID antivirals Focal Foto / Flickr cc CIDRAP

A new real-world study in Greece finds that for high-risk patients, COVID-19 antivirals are highly effective in reducing the risk of both hospitalization and death. The study is published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Patients who were older than 75, and reported good drug adherence benefitted the most from the drugs molnupiravir (Lagevrio) and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid)

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