COVID-19 Updates
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: U.S. sees almost 1 million new cases
Hospital admission rate for children has risen by 547% since the end of November.
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Negative home COVID test no ‘free pass’ for kids, study finds
A meta-analysis of 17 previous studies found that rapid tests are good at identifying positive cases but carry high rates of false-negative...
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Feds’ website for free at-home COVID tests launches day early
Here’s what we know so far.
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Federal website for free COVID-19 tests opens Jan. 19
Each household will be limited to ordering four tests.
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Docs pen open letter to support Fauci against partisan ‘attacks’
The personal attacks on Dr. Fauci are a “distraction from what should be the national focus,” according to the letter.
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Cardiac inflammation can be present after mild COVID infection
Although the inflammation improved over time in the study, the long-term consequences are not known, the authors warn.
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Quebec plans to fine unvaccinated adults
Not getting vaccinated burdens the health care system, said Quebec premier Francois Legault.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC to update mask recommendations as Omicron spreads
“The best mask that you wear is the one you will wear and the one you can keep on all day long,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky.
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Common cold could protect against COVID-19, study says
The findings could provide a blueprint for a second-generation, universal vaccine to prevent infection from COVID-19 variants.
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Ranking seven COVID-19 antigen tests by ease of use: Report
None of the tests were rated as “excellent” in terms of usability and some had “noteworthy” usability concerns.