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CDC is discussing with airlines testing wastewater in planes for covid

Mon, 2023-01-23 14:51 — mike kraft

CDC is talking to airlines about wastewater testing in planes. New reports support that strategy. Analyzing airplane sewage could help scientists track new Covid variants entering the U.S., or identify novel pathogens. NBC News

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The U.S. has been monitoring for the coronavirus in wastewater since the CDC launched its National Wastewater Surveillance System in September 2020. But that testing mainly involves wastewater from households or buildings, not samples from airports or planes.

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UK Study of airplane wastewater shows COVID-19 travel restrictions failed

Fri, 2023-01-20 15:29 — mike kraft

Study of airplane wastewater shows COVID-19 travel restrictions failed Tests of toilet tank water from flights entering the United Kingdom helped Welsh scientists determine that steps meant to keep the COVID-19 virus from traveling among countries appear to have failed. UPI

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How Long a Person is Contagious With The Latest COVID Variant

Fri, 2023-01-20 15:10 — mike kraft

Here’s How Long You’re Contagious With The Latest COVID Variant It can be hard to know if you’re putting others at risk, but there are rules you can follow to help protect those around you. YahooNews

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Long story short, you are likely contagious for about 10 days after symptoms begin. You should isolate for the first five days and wear a mask on at least days six through 10.

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More on rapid COVID tests: So far so good if used properly

Fri, 2023-01-20 14:53 — mike kraft

Is it time for a reality check on rapid COVID tests? At-home rapid tests have become a staple of COVID-19 precautions, but some experts worry that people are relying too much on these tests and that's creating a false sense of security. NPR

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Lack of vaccination, severe illness tied to higher risk of long COVID --new study

Fri, 2023-01-20 14:30 — mike kraft

Lack of vaccination, severe illness tied to higher risk of long COVID CIDRAP

A US military study suggests that people who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 and those with moderate or severe infections are at significantly higher risk for persistent symptoms for 1 to 6 months.

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EU drug regulator has not seen signal of possible Pfizer COVID shot stroke link

Thu, 2023-01-19 15:20 — mike kraft

EU drug regulator has not seen signal of possible Pfizer COVID shot stroke link The European Union's drug regulator has not identified any safety signals in the region related to U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech's updated COVID-19 shot, the agency said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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Implications of New COVID Variants Escaping the Immune System.

Thu, 2023-01-19 14:47 — mike kraft

New COVID Variants Are Escaping the Immune System. Here’s What That Means. Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero / The Daily Beast / GettyBA.5, BQ.1.1, and XBB? It’s no wonder people are struggling to keep all the circulating variants of COVID-19 straight right now. Whether you want to call them “alphabet soup,” “Scrabble,” or “Kraken,” we’ve been reminded time and again that it’s not the name of the subvariant that matters, but rather the way it interacts with our immune systems.

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You can you get COVID and the flu at the same time

Wed, 2023-01-18 16:59 — mike kraft

Can you get COVID and the flu at the same time? And what about a cold or RSV? With all the illness spreading, it's virus soup out there these days. Some people feel so sick they're wondering if they're fighting more than one germ at once. NPR.org

... Yes, it can happen. There's plenty of evidence of people testing positive for, say, COVID and the flu or flu and RSV simultaneously.

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When young children test positive for Covid-19 and another respiratory virus, their illness may be much more severe--new study

Wed, 2023-01-18 14:37 — mike kraft

When young children test positive for Covid-19 and another respiratory virus, their illness may be much more severe, a new study suggests | CNN When Covid-19 patients younger than 5 also test positive for another respiratory virus, they tend to become sicker and develop more severe disease, a new study suggests. Jacqueline Howard,Janelle Chavez CNN

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Covid-19 antibody levels jump among elderly after autumn booster--British study

Wed, 2023-01-18 14:19 — mike kraft

Covid-19 antibody levels jump among elderly after autumn booster The 35-49 age group now has the lowest estimated level of antibodies. Ian Jones, PA AOL

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Some 96.3% of people aged 80 and over in England were likely to have antibodies at the start of December 2022, up from 89.2% in early September.

For 75 to 79-year-olds, the proportion stands at 95.8%, up from 87.4%. ...

The figures are “likely a result of the vaccination booster campaign”, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which has published the data.

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