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Risk of new post-COVID mental disorders higher only in older patients-- study

Fri, 2023-05-26 20:17 — mike kraft

Risk of new post-COVID mental disorders higher only in older patients, study suggests Data suggest an increased risk of new-onset mental illness only in SARS-CoV-2–positive patients aged 70 and older. CIDRAP

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Pfizer COVID tracking confirms safety for kids, heart issues extremely rare.

Fri, 2023-05-26 11:36 — mike kraft

Pfizer COVID vaccine tracking confirms safety in kids, with myocarditis, pericarditis rare CIDRAP

Monitoring of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine safety among more than 3 million US children aged 5 to 17 years flagged just 2 of 20 health outcomes among 12- to 17-year-olds—myocarditis and pericarditis, which were rare.

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EU, Pfizer/BioNTech agree to cut COVID vaccine purchases

Fri, 2023-05-26 11:29 — mike kraft

EU, Pfizer/BioNTech announce amendment to COVID vaccine contract The European Union and drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech said on Friday they had reached a deal to amend a COVID-19 vaccine contract, cutting the number the EU must buy and pushing the delivery deadline to 2026. Maggie Fick Reuters

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Prepare for future pathogens with "even deadlier potential" than COVID, WHO chief warns

Thu, 2023-05-25 17:45 — mike kraft

Prepare for next pandemic, future pathogens with "even deadlier potential" than COVID, WHO chief warns WHO director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is urging the world to be ready for the next pandemic, saying future outbreaks could be even worse than COVID. CBS News

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12 key symptoms define long Covid, new study shows, bringing treatments closer

Thu, 2023-05-25 16:47 — mike kraft

Government-funded study creates first symptom-based long Covid definition, a step toward finding treatments | CNN After more than two years and an investment of nearly $1.2 billion, researchers say they’ve come up with a list of 12 symptoms that can reliably classify someone as having long Covid, a working definition that should accelerate research into the disabling condition. CNN

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COVID pill Paxlovid gets full FDA approval after more than a year of emergency use

Thu, 2023-05-25 16:42 — mike kraft

COVID pill Paxlovid gets full FDA approval after more than a year of emergency use U.S. health regulators have given full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid. Thursday's action means the drug has now been fully vetted by the U.S. government and can remain on the market indefinitely. Millions of Americans have received Paxlovid since it was granted emergency authorization in late 2021. It’s become the go-to treatment for adults and older children. The FDA’s approval is only for adults who are at high risk of hospitalization or death from COVID-19. The drug is still available for children under emergency use. AP NEWS

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Air pollution exposure linked to severe COVID-19 outcomes--study

Thu, 2023-05-25 16:36 — mike kraft

Air pollution exposure linked to severe COVID-19 outcomes CIDRAP

Air pollution exposure is associated with a higher risk of experiencing severe outcomes from COVID-19 infections, including intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and death, according to new evidence in Nature Communications from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal).

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Cognitive behavioral therapy reduces severe fatigue in long-COVID patients --Dutch study

Tue, 2023-05-09 19:25 — mike kraft

Cognitive behavioral therapy reduces severe fatigue in long-COVID patients Cognitive behavioral therapy lessens fatigue and improves concentration among long-COVID patients. CIDRAP

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Antibodies spiked then waned after Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines, but J&J response was opposite

Tue, 2023-05-09 18:06 — mike kraft

Antibodies spiked then waned after Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines, but J&J response was opposite CIDRAP

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One month after COVID-19 vaccination, compared with J&J recipients, nAB levels were 51 times higher among Moderna recipients and 21 times higher among Pfizer recipients. At 6 months, however, J&J vaccinees produced the same antibody response as that of Moderna and significantly higher concentrations than those of Pfizer.

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