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Lessns learned" Two early US programs successfully traced COVID case contacts

Fri, 2022-11-04 18:03 — mike kraft

Two early US programs successfully traced COVID case contacts One report details a massive NYC effort to probe 941,035 COVID-19 cases and follow up with their contacts. CIDRAP

A pair of new studies describe how two US jurisdictions quickly mobilized teams of contact tracers to identify and isolate people exposed to SARS-CoV-2, with a massive New York City effort finding 1.4 contacts per case and a college student-led Central Pennsylvania initiative that may have led to fewer symptomatic household infections.

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Vaccines: Pfizer, Biotech report booster shot effectiveness and trials on combined Covid and flu vaccine

Fri, 2022-11-04 09:40 — mike kraft

Pfizer, BioNTech say bivalent COVID-19 booster shot performs better against BA.5 omicron subvariant Pfizer and BioNTech said that updated data from a Phase 2-3 clinical trial shows the bivalent booster performed better against the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants. ABC News ABC News

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A COVID wave of BQ infections has already reached California. It’s about to engulf the rest of the nation, experts say

Thu, 2022-11-03 10:21 — mike kraft

A COVID wave of BQ infections that started in New York has already reached California. It’s about to engulf the rest of the nation, experts say California is now an “emerging hotspot” for the family of variants, known to be the most immune evasive and transmissible yet, according to experts. YahooFinance

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Analysis: The Pandemic Uncovered Ways to Speed Up Science

Tue, 2022-11-01 17:44 — mike kraft

The Pandemic Uncovered Ways to Speed Up Science There doesn't have to be a trade-off between good research and fast research. Saloni Dattani WIRED

The pandemic highlighted broad problems in research: that many studies were hyped, error-ridden, or even fraudulent, and that misinformation could spread rapidly. But it also demonstrated what was possible.

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OPINION: We need to forgive one another for what we did and said when we were in the dark about COVID.

Tue, 2022-11-01 17:39 — mike kraft

Let’s Declare a Pandemic Amnesty We need to forgive one another for what we did and said when we were in the dark about COVID. Emily Oster The Atlantic

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Covid: New research suggests Novovax NVX-CoV2373 booster vaccine is effective against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Tue, 2022-11-01 09:51 — mike kraft

New research suggests booster dose of Novovax NVX-CoV2373 vaccine is effective against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants A new study evaluated the neutralizing antibody titers against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and its sub-lineages after two and three doses of the Novovax protein nanoparticle vaccine NVX-CoV2373. News-Medical.net

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Hospitalizations rise in New York City as COVID, RSV and flu circulate

Tue, 2022-11-01 09:29 — mike kraft

Coronavirus tally: Hospitalizations rise in New York City as COVID, RSV and flu circulate Hospitalizations are rising in New York City as a combination of new COVID strains, RSV and flu is affecting young children and adults, the New York Times... Ciara Linnane MarketWatch

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US study estimates Prevalence and Correlates of Long COVID Symptoms Among US Adults

Mon, 2022-10-31 17:30 — mike kraft

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2797782

Prevalence and Correlates of Long COVID Symptoms Among US AdultS

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Findings In this cross-sectional study of more than 16 000 individuals, 15% of US adults with a prior positive COVID-19 test reported current symptoms of long COVID. Those who completed a primary vaccination series prior to infection were less likely to report long COVID symptoms.

...long COVID is prevalent and associated with female gender and older age...

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