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US virus updates show more COVID decline, with RSV rise in the southeast

Mon, 2024-10-07 09:50 — mike kraft
US markers show more COVID decline, with RSV rise in the southeast Though KP.3.1.1 variant levels continue to rise, the proportion of XEC viruses is also trending upward. CIDRAP

COVID-19 activity declined last week, with wastewater levels—still highest in the West—now at moderate levels, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today (Friday) in its latest respiratory virus updates. ...

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COVID home test results can enhance disease tracking--survey

Wed, 2024-10-02 10:24 — mike kraft
Survey: COVID home test results can enhance disease tracking At least one household member and six healthcare workers who encountered the index case-patient are being investigated after showing symptoms of viral infection. CIDRAP

Online nonprobability survey estimates suggest that 54 million US COVID-19 infections went uncounted in official records after home tests were widely deployed and institutional testing waned starting in February 2022. ...

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Asheville North Carolina hurricaine tragedy shows there are no climate change safe havens --experts

Tue, 2024-10-01 10:44 — mike kraft
Asheville tragedy shows there are no climate change safe havens: experts Asheville, North Carolina, has been called a potential safe haven for climate refugees by real estate researchers, praised for its temperate mountain weather, distance far from the coast, experiencing less extreme heat and fewer wildfires. The city of around 95,000 people was believed markings of a place where those escaping the harsh impacts of the climate crisis could go for safety.
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Vaccine skepticism politics: Trump leads, and his party follows

Tue, 2024-10-01 09:53 — mike kraft
Trump leads, and his party follows, on vaccine skepticism | CNN More than four years ago, former President Donald Trump’s administration accelerated the development and rollout of the covid-19 vaccine. The project, dubbed Operation Warp Speed, likely saved millions of lives. But a substantial number of Republican voters now identify as vaccine skeptics — and Trump rarely mentions what’s considered one of the great public health accomplishments in recent memory. CNN
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WHO recommends pregnant women to get vaccinations and antibody therapy to prevent RSV in infants

Tue, 2024-10-01 09:21 — mike kraft
WHO recommends maternal shot and antibody therapy to prevent RSV in infants The recommendations, to administer both the shot and the antibody or either, come after the WHO's strategic advisory group on immunization met last week. For countries that decide to use a maternal vaccine, WHO said it recommends a single shot in the third trimester of pregnancy. Drugmaker Pfizer's shot is approved in the United States for use in women during the middle of the third trimester of pregnancy to protect their babies. Yahoo News

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COVID vaccinations during pregnancy protects newborns from hospitalization --data

Tue, 2024-10-01 09:08 — mike kraft
Getting the COVID vaccine during pregnancy protects newborns from hospitalization Babies under six months can't be vaccinated directly against COVID. A new study found that most infants hospitalized for COVID had mothers who didn’t get the vaccine while they were pregnant. KFF Health News
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WHO’s Africa mRNA Vaccine Hub Faces Uncertainty and Shortfalls --report

Mon, 2024-09-30 13:15 — mike kraft
WHO’s MRNA Vaccine Hub Faces Uncertainty And Shortfalls - Health Policy Watch The establishment of an “mRNA hub” in South Africa to build the capacity of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to develop vaccines during the COVID-19 Health Policy Watch
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Aftermath health dangers of flooding: Disease, injuries and mental health concerns

Mon, 2024-09-30 12:30 — mike kraft
Health dangers of flooding: Disease, injuries and mental health concerns | CNN Even after a hurricane’s immediate flooding threat goes away, residents could face a host of potential health problems from the water — and what it leaves behind. Jen Christensen CNN

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CDC tests wastewater for Covid — state-by state results

Mon, 2024-09-30 12:18 — mike kraft
How the CDC tests wastewater for Covid-19 — and what the data says about your state | CNN The agency now tests sewage to keep tabs on the virus. See how the process works and how viral activity in your state compares to the national trends. Matt Stiles, Way Mullery CNN
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U.S. COVID numbers decline slightly, RSV, flu activity low --CDC

Mon, 2024-09-30 12:05 — mike kraft
COVID numbers decline slightly across US; RSV, flu activity low Wastewater levels for COVID-19 remain high but are low for RSV and influenza. CIDRAP

In several weekly updates published today,  (Friday) the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said seasonal influenza and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) activity are low nationally, and COVID-19 activity is elevated but declining. ...

 

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