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Analysis: Current views of the new Covid varients, the potential impact and seriousness

Wed, 2023-08-23 12:06 — mike kraft
Eris, BA.2.86: Do I need to worry about COVID again? Do the new variants make people sicker? Will vaccines protect against new variants? Deena Beasley,Nancy Lapid Reuters

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U.K.'s initial assessment of COVID-19 BA.2.86 variant, plus other items

Tue, 2023-08-22 09:23 — mike kraft
UK posts initial COVID-19 BA.2.86 risk assessment Officials say the rapid appearance in multiple countries in people without travel histories suggests established international spread. CIDRAP

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The newly identified variant has many genetic mutations and is distant from BA.2, its likely ancestor, and currently circulating XBB variants. The similarity of the sequences so far—six samples from four countries—suggests relatively recent emergence and rapid growth, but the HSA said it has low confidence in that assessment, pending the examination of further sequences.

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Cancer paritents taking certain drugs have higher risk of dangerous blood clots --study

Mon, 2023-08-21 17:55 — mike kraft
COVID-19 tied to dangerous blood clots in cancer patients The risk of developing venous thromboembolisms is elevated among cancer patients with COVID-19 taking anticancer drugs, new data show. CIDRAP

 

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Study indicates prior Omicron infection may not protect against future COVID-19 infection

Mon, 2023-08-21 17:50 — mike kraft
Prior Omicron infection may not protect against future COVID-19 infection People may assume that a COVID-19 infection protects them the next time they encounter the virus, but that's not necessarily true. Yahoo News

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The Difficulties in Determing How Many Times Will the Average Person Get COVID

Mon, 2023-08-21 17:44 — mike kraft
How Many Times Will the Average Person Get COVID? Because the CDC is no longer tracking COVID cases, it’s hard to determine exactly how many people are getting sick, and how often. People with compromised immune systems may contract the virus more frequently. As the SARS-CoV-2 virus has entered its endemic stage, people are still contracting COVID, and new strains, including EG.5, continue to keep physicians and scientists on alert. Yahoo Life

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Long COVID. New research reveals an arduous road to recovery

Mon, 2023-08-21 09:41 — mike kraft
Long COVID. Shorter Life? New research reveals an arduous road to recovery The first study to look at two years of data shows the devastating effects of long COVID-but there are still no validated treatments. Fortune

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U.K. Heart attack hospitalisations at record level since pandemic

Wed, 2023-08-16 09:24 — mike kraft
Heart attack hospitalisations at record level since pandemic Record numbers of people have been hospitalised with heart attacks in the wake of the pandemic, official figures show. Yahoo News

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The new figures for England show that more than 84,000 patients were admitted to hospital because of a heart attack in 2021/22 – a rise of more than 7,000 in a year.

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Study finds no evidence that athletes are at increased risk from cardiac arrest after COVID vaccinations

Tue, 2023-08-15 11:01 — mike kraft
No evidence athletes at risk for cardiac arrest after COVID vaccinations A literature review finds that athletes engaged in intensive activity are not at increased risk for heart complications following vaccination. CIDRAP
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Long Covid: Prevalence decreases in U.S. but many continue to struggle --3 reports

Mon, 2023-08-14 17:59 — mike kraft
Long COVID prevalence decreased in US, but activity impacts remain unchanged Harmut Kosig/iStock CIDRAP
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Opinion: Why are we not giving more attention to long Covid?

Mon, 2023-08-14 10:39 — mike kraft
Long COVID is devastating and far from rare. As infections rise again, why are we still ignoring it? As COVID cases rise once again, we are unprepared for the "mass disabling" event caused by long COVID Yahoo News

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