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Descriptions of how Covid illness changes with multiple infections

Tue, 2023-10-10 16:43 — mike kraft

People who’ve had Covid at least 5 times describe how the illness changed with each reinfection Three people interviewed said their later infections were less severe than their first ones. Even so, getting Covid over and over takes a mental toll. NBC News

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Gates Foundation funding $40 million effort to help develop mRNA vaccines in Africa

Tue, 2023-10-10 16:34 — mike kraft

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A $40 million investment will help several African manufacturers produce new messenger RNA vaccines on the continent where people were last in line to receive jabs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Monday.

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The woman engineer who showed that the Covid virus is airborne--and helped change the guidance

Fri, 2023-10-06 16:58 — mike kraft

This 'genius' engineer reframed the way we think about the pandemic : Goats and Soda : NPR

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Colds and Flu may cause long-term infections similar toCovid--UK study

Fri, 2023-10-06 16:26 — mike kraft

UK researchers find evidence of ‘long cold’ syndrome Research published Friday shows various acute respiratory infections, such as pneumonia, influenza and the common cold, may present with long-term symptoms, similar to COVID-19. “Long cold” symptom… nrobertson The Hill

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“Long cold” symptoms could linger for up to four weeks in some cases, much like “long COVID,” the UK-based researchers said.

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UNICEF says weather-related disasters have displaced millions of children

Fri, 2023-10-06 16:07 — mike kraft

UNICEF: 43.1 million children displaced by climate-exacerbated disasters over 6 years - UPI.com UNICEF on Friday said that natural disasters exacerbated by climate change have forced millions of children out of their homes in the past six years with the total expected to double in the coming decades. UPI

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Analysis: Why people who qualify should get the RSV vaccine

Fri, 2023-10-06 00:02 — mike kraft

Why it’s a big deal that there is an RSV vaccine for older adults | CNN Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, kills 10,000 to 13,000 older adults annually. Here’s why Dr. Leana Wen recommends people get the new RSV vaccines available for older people, pregnant people and infants. Katia Hetter CNN

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September temperatures set records; 2023 on track to hotest ever; North American Great Lakes affected

Thu, 2023-10-05 16:23 — mike kraft

September sizzled to records and was so much warmer than average scientists call it 'mind-blowing' After a record-smashing hot summer, Earth's warming somehow got even worse in September. The European climate agency says temperatures last month set a new mark for how far above normal they hit. AP News

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U.S. CDC estimates the extent of the respiratory virus season

Thu, 2023-10-05 15:19 — mike kraft

How Bad Will This Respiratory Virus Season Be? CDC Weighs In. Agency officials also outlined recommendations for COVID, RSV, and influenza vaccines Shannon Firth medpagetoday

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"The bottom line here is we're likely to have a similar number of total hospitalizations as we had last year," Dylan George, PhD, director of the CDC's Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, told reporters during a webinar on Wednesday.

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