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Description of how Taiwan used simple tech to help contain Covid-19

Fri, 2022-02-25 16:32 — mike kraft

How Taiwan used simple tech to help contain Covid-19 The low-tech approach that helped Taiwan efficiently fight off coronavirus. BBC News

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The island has maintained some of the lowest case rates in the world throughout the pandemic - lasting more than 200 days in 2020 without a single case.

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London ends coronvirus restrictions; why the U.S. may not be able to follow

Fri, 2022-02-25 15:45 — mike kraft

London drops Tube mask rule as part of ‘living with the virus.’ Is the U.K. ready? London transport officials Thursday dropped the requirement for commuters to wear masks on subways and buses, although they were still recommended. Karla Adam Washington Post

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Canada approves first plant-based COVID-19 vaccine for adults

Thu, 2022-02-24 23:02 — mike kraft

Canada approves Medicago's plant-based COVID-19 vaccine for adults Medicago's vaccine on Thursday became the world's first plant-based shot approved against COVID-19 after Health Canada cleared it for use in adults. Amruta Khandekar Reuters

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The BA.2 lineage might prolong the Omicron wave, but won’t necessarily cause a fresh surge of COVID infections--studies.

Wed, 2022-02-23 22:49 — mike kraft

Why does the Omicron sub-variant spread faster than the original? Nature - Early studies suggest that the BA.2 lineage might prolong the Omicron wave, but won’t necessarily cause a fresh surge of COVID infections. Callaway, Ewen nature

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A new Covid vaccine shows 100 percent efficacy against severe disease and hospitalizations, its makers say.

Wed, 2022-02-23 17:47 — mike kraft

Covid Live Updates: Sanofi-GSK Vaccine Results Show It’s Highly Protective Against Severe Disease, Its Makers Say The vaccine, made by the Europe-based pharmaceutical companies Sanofi and GSK, is one of four candidates that received billions of dollars for development from Operation Warp Speed, the Trump administration’s program to accelerate vaccines. The New York Ti

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CDC has updated the list of certain medical conditions that put people at higher risk of getting very sick from COVID-19

Tue, 2022-02-22 23:26 — mike kraft

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Family members of ICU patients with acute Covid cases show PTSD symptoms three months later --French study

Mon, 2022-02-21 23:02 — mike kraft

Association of COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome With Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Family Members After ICU Discharge (JAMA)

In a prospective cohort study of 517 family members of ICU patients, PTSD-related symptoms at 90 days after ICU discharge were significantly more common in family members of patients with COVID-19 ARDS compared with non–COVID-19 ARDS (35% vs 19%). In a multivariable analysis adjusting for age, sex, and level of social support, COVID-19 ARDS was independently associated with PTSD-related symptoms in family members (odds ratio, 2.05).

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