COVID-19 Updates
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Managing respiratory symptoms in the ‘tripledemic’ era
Is it COVID-19, flu, or even RSV?
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Biden to end COVID emergencies in May
Doing so will have many effects, including the end of free vaccines and health services to fight the pandemic.
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Long COVID affecting more than one-third of college students, faculty
A new study is unique for evaluating mostly healthy, young adults and for its rare look at long COVID in a university community.
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FDA panel backs shift toward one-dose COVID shot
The plan is to narrow down the current complex landscape of options for vaccinations, and thus help increase use of these shots.
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FDA wants annual COVID boosters, just like annual flu shots
The booster’s formulation would be selected in June targeting the most threatening COVID-19 strains.
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How does SARS-CoV-2 affect other respiratory diseases?
It is evident that SARS-COV-2 has also affected the dynamic of other infectious agents.
From the Journals
PCSK9 inhibitors for severe COVID? Pilot trial signals of benefit
“PCSK9 inhibition may represent a novel therapeutic pathway in addition to currently recommended therapeutic approaches for severe COVID-19.”
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Doctors’ happiness has not rebounded as pandemic drags on
Nearly half of physicians said they were somewhat or very unhappy at work, compared with 75% before the pandemic
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COVID dramatically increases death risk during pregnancy: Study
“The implications here are that it’s really important that if you’re pregnant or if you’re thinking about becoming pregnant, to get vaccinated.”...
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Is it time for yet another COVID booster? It’s complicated
Would getting a sixth COVID-19 shot even be enough, or would it be too much?
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Possible bivalent vaccine link to strokes in people over 65
The CDC and FDA do not recommend people change their vaccine practices.