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How Accurate Are At-Home COVID Tests With The XBB Subvariant?

Fri, 2023-01-13 18:54 — mike kraft

How Accurate Are At-Home COVID Tests With The XBB Subvariant? Experts have a few theories on why some people may be getting false negatives when they believe they have COVID. YahooNews

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There aren’t any studies or pre-print reports currently available on how effective rapid tests are with XBB, but scientists predict that at-home tests will continue to work well with the latest crop of variants.

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Low humidity and temperatures may make it easier to catch a cold, the flu or Covid in winter

Thu, 2023-01-12 09:27 — mike kraft

Why it’s easier to catch a cold, the flu or COVID in the winter Low humidity protects viruses and cold temperatures may blunt some immune responses, making viral infections like colds, flu and COVID-19 more likely. Tina Hesman Saey Science News

...researchers have found that viruses that surge in the winter, including influenza viruses and SARS-CoV-2 — the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 — survive best when the relative humidity in the air falls below about 40 percent.

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Problems in Predicting How Long A Person Is Protected After a COVID Infection

Thu, 2023-01-12 09:17 — mike kraft

How Long Are You Protected After A COVID Infection Now? COVID cases are rising as the new XBB subvariant spreads. Are you at risk for reinfection if you recently had the virus? YahooNews

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Exactly how long protection lasts after a COVID infection isn’t one-size-fits-all. A few factors make it impossible to say exactly how long you’re protected from reinfection.

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Long Covid symptoms ease for most within a year-- new research

Thu, 2023-01-12 09:11 — mike kraft

'This will get better': Long Covid symptoms tend to ease within a year, new research finds Ongoing fatigue, loss of smell, weakness and trouble breathing can be scary and debilitating following Covid. A new study suggests most people do get better. NBC News

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Wastewater data should become a more mainstream public health tool

Wed, 2023-01-11 17:20 — mike kraft

What's standing in the way of wastewater data becoming a more mainstream public health tool When case counts suggest Covid-19 is in check, the truth is in the toilets. Brittany Trang STAT

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Countries ponder wider wastewater testing in hopes it willl offer China COVID-19 clues

Wed, 2023-01-11 09:25 — mike kraft

Countries ponder wider wastewater testing amid hope airports offer China COVID-19 clues An international meeting this week will discuss setting up a global system of wastewater monitoring for COVID-19, including at airports, after several countries said they would start tests on flights coming from China. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Cold-like' symptoms could indicate the XBB.1.5 Covid variant

Tue, 2023-01-10 19:32 — mike kraft

'Cold-like' symptoms could indicate you have the XBB.1.5 Covid variant - what to look for Symptoms of the XBB.1.15, or Kraken, variant of COVID-19 have so far been reported as similar to those of Omicron. MSN

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The sub-variant of Omicron has now been identified in 70 countries, including the UK.

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Long COVID: Researcher Finds There Are 4 Subtypes

Mon, 2023-01-09 18:09 — mike kraft

Researcher Find There Are 4 Subtypes of Long COVID Long COVID is a broad and complicated condition, but new research has determined four subtypes to help categorize it. Yahoo

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People who haven't had COVID will likely catch the new XBB.1.5 variant, experts say

Fri, 2023-01-06 17:44 — mike kraft

People who haven't had COVID will likely catch XBB.1.5 – and many will get reinfected, experts say New COVID variant XBB.1.5 is very contagious, meaning everyone is at risk for infection even if you've already had COVID. Here's what that means. YahooNews

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The Symptoms Of COVID Variant XBB seen so far

Fri, 2023-01-06 08:59 — mike kraft

The Symptoms Of COVID Variant XBB That Doctors Are Seeing Right Now Pay attention to these common signs of infection. YahooNews

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Because XBB is relatively new, scientists are still working to figure out if and how the variant behaves differently from other recent variants. Though XBB’s symptoms are expected to be on par with past omicron infections, doctors say they are seeing some issues becoming more prevalent than others.

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