COVID-19 Updates
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‘Shielding’ status provides best indicator of COVID-19 mortality in U.K. arthritis population
Shielding status was the highest ranked of all the risk factors identified for early mortality from COVID-19.
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Most COVID-19 survivors return to work within 2 years
Survivors report more symptoms than controls, but overall symptom burden decreased over time.
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COVID-19 patients remain sedentary after hospital discharge
Women and those with persistent symptoms spend more time sleeping in first months after COVID-19.
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SARS-CoV-2 stays in GI tract long after it clears the lungs
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SARS-CoV-2 stays in GI tract long after it clears the lungs
Researchers find COVID RNA remnants in the stool up to 7 months after diagnosis and say that infection of the GI tract may play a role in long...
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My choice? Unvaccinated pose outsize risk to vaccinated
“The choice of some individuals to refuse vaccination is likely to affect the health and safety of vaccinated people in a manner disproportionate...
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CDC predicts a rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in coming weeks
On average, more than 2,200 COVID-19 patients are entering the hospital each day, which has increased about 20% in the last week.
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FDA limits use of J&J COVID vaccine over blood clot risk
“We recognize that the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine still has a role in the current pandemic response in the United States and across the global...
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Second COVID booster: Who should receive it and when?
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Omicron sublineages evade immunity from past infection
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Newly defined liver disorder associated with COVID mortality