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

Mon, 2022-10-31 14:30 — 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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More severe COVID-19 may raise risk of long COVID--large study

Mon, 2022-10-31 14:20 — mike kraft

More severe COVID-19 may raise risk of long COVID Meta-analysis finds that 51% of patients with milder cases, 67% of hospitalized patients, and 74% of ICU patients had long COVID. CIDRAP

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New omicron subvariants accounted for more cases in New York region in latest week than BA.5 -- CDC

Mon, 2022-10-31 10:31 — mike kraft

New omicron subvariants accounted for more cases in New York region in latest week than BA.5, CDC data shows The omicron sublineages BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 continued to spread in the U.S. in the week through Oct. 29, accounting for 27.1% of new cases nationwide, according... Ciara Linnane MarketWatch

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Monkeypox: In Africa cases of sickness and death go undetected

Mon, 2022-10-31 06:44 — mike kraft

In Africa's monkeypox outbreak, sickness and death go undetected At a village clinic in central Congo, separated from the world by a tangle of waterways and forests, six-year-old Angelika Lifafu grips her dress and screams as nurses in protective suits pick at one of hundreds of boils that trouble her delicate skin. Djaffar Al Katanty,Edward Mcallister Reuters

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Chinese cities clamp down on COVID, workers walk out of iphone facory

Mon, 2022-10-31 06:24 — mike kraft

Chinese cities clamp down on COVID as cases rise before winter season Officials in Chinese cities and provinces across the country are pulling no punches in stamping out sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks as winter nears, quickly closing venues and enforcing longer temporary lockdowns on millions of people. Reuters Reuters

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babies born during coronavirus lockdowns lagged in developing -- Irish study

Fri, 2022-10-28 09:48 — mike kraft

Babies born during coronavirus lockdowns developed communication skills at slower rate: Study A peer-reviewed study in Ireland showed that children born during coronavirus lockdowns developed at a slower pace than children born in previous years. Andrew Miller Fox News

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What’s behind the early surge in RSV and flu — and what’s to come

Fri, 2022-10-28 08:29 — mike kraft

Why everybody you know is sick right now What’s behind the early surge in RSV and flu — and what’s to come. Dylan Scott Vox

Cold and flu season is off to a particularly nasty start across the United States.

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China: Covid controls spread, millions in lockdown

Fri, 2022-10-28 07:13 — mike kraft

Covid cases, controls spread in China

BEIJING — Covid controls in China have tightened in the last two weeks after more cities reported virus outbreaks.

The restrictions on business and social activity affected 9.2% of China’s gross domestic product as of Thursday, up from 7% on Oct. 16, according to Nomura’s model.

“Since the 20th National Party Congress kicked off on 16 October, domestic Covid case numbers have been clearly on an upward trajectory,” the firm’s chief China economist Ting Lu and a team said in a report Thursday. “The national lockdown situation has been getting ... significantly worse.”

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ALSO SEE: Millions back in lockdown as Beijing doubles down on zero-Covid --BBC

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