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Vaccinated children less likely than unvaccinated to develop long Covid; Idaho has highest rate of unvaccinated school kids

Thu, 2023-12-21 01:26 — mike kraft

Vaccines reduce the risk of long COVID in children Nature - A study shows that US children who received mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have some protection against developing long-lasting symptoms of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Hall, Shannon nature

Vaccinated children are less likely than unvaccinated children to develop long COVID, the myriad of symptoms that can last for months to years following a SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a forthcoming US study¹.

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EU countries destroy 4B Euros worth of COVID vaccines --investigation

Mon, 2023-12-18 19:49 — mike kraft

EU countries destroy €4B worth of COVID vaccines – POLITICO

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Vaccines: WHO advisers recommend sticking with monovalent COVID XBB.1.5 vaccines

Wed, 2023-12-13 22:50 — mike kraft

WHO advisers recommend sticking with monovalent COVID XBB.1.5 vaccines Current vaccines neutralize current variants, but there are limited data on the impact against JN.1, a steadily rising part of the BA.2.86 family. CIDRAP

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Now is the time to get vaccinated, as the holidays – and respiratory virus season – ramp up

Mon, 2023-12-11 16:10 — mike kraft

It’s not too late to get vaccinated, as the holidays – and respiratory virus season – ramp up | CNN Now is the time to get vaccinated to stay safe and healthy amid holiday gatherings and rising levels of respiratory viruses, including the flu, Covid-19 and RSV, experts say. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Indian researchers find no link between cases of sudden death and COVID shots

Wed, 2023-11-22 18:20 — mike kraft

Indian researchers find no link between sudden death and COVID shots Indian researchers found no evidence that COVID-19 vaccination was behind "unexplained sudden deaths", a medical organisation said on Tuesday, instead pointing to the disease itself, binge drinking and intense exercise as risk factors. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. Nursing home vaccination rates are low as COVID cases rise

Wed, 2023-11-22 15:45 — mike kraft

Nursing home vaccination rates are low as COVID cases rise CDC data shows only about 17% of nursing home residents are up to date on their COVID-19 shots. Tina Reed Axios

Only about 17% of nursing home residents and 2% of staff are up to date on their COVID-19 shots as cases rise across the country and health officials prepare for another seasonal tripledemic of respiratory diseases.

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COVID and flu vaccine rates are declining for US health care workers --CDC

Thu, 2023-11-16 22:34 — mike kraft

COVID and flu vaccine rates are declining for US health care workers, CDC reports: ‘Disturbing trend’ (foxnews.com)

...They found that flu vaccine coverage was 81% among health care employees at hospitals and 47.1% at nursing homes.

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Covid widened the life expectancy gap between women and men in the U.S. --study

Wed, 2023-11-15 16:04 — mike kraft

COVID increased gender life expectancy gap in US poco_bw CIDRAP

For more than 100 years, American women have outlived American men, largely due to differences in rates of cardiovascular disease and lung cancer. Now COVID-19 has widened the gendered life expectancy gap, according to a research letter published yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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Only about 14% of American adults have received the updated COVID vaccine: CDC

Wed, 2023-11-15 15:44 — mike kraft

About 36M American adults have received the updated COVID vaccine: CDC Newly released survey data from the CDC shows 36 million American adults, about 13.9% of the U.S. adult population, has received the updated COVID vaccine. ABC News ABC News

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Polls indicate percentages of Americans who believe they dont need vaccinations, have little confidence in scientists

Tue, 2023-11-14 16:17 — mike kraft

Poll shows a third of Americans believe they don't need flu, COVID vaccines One third of those polled said their vaccine decisions do not affect others. CIDRAP

A third of Americans surveyed in a new poll from researchers at Ohio State said they do not believe they need vaccines for the flu or COVID-19 this season because they do not consider themselves high risk for complications from the viruses. ...

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