A two-stroke of COVID-19 and the flu is hitting California, sickening residents – some so badly they’ve had to go to hospital – interrupting daily life and threatening to upend vacation plans. But as both diseases spread widely, officials stress that Californians are not helpless. There are steps everyone can take to better protect themselves …
How to avoid disease like COVID-19 and flu flare-up Read More »
The rapid identification of a correlate of protection (CoP) for Covid-19 vaccines – based on several harmonized randomized phase 3 trials using validated common tests – constitutes an important achievement in vaccinology. A CoP is an immune marker that can be used to reliably predict how effective a vaccine will be in preventing a clinically …
A Covid-19 milestone reached – A correlate of protection for vaccines | NEJM Read More »
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion warned on Saturday December 10 that the “same mistakes” could happen again in the continued implementation of the country’s vaccination efforts against Covid-19, especially with the new vaccines. bivalents, if loopholes in local health care regulations are not corrected. . Joey Concepcion, founder of Go Negosyo (Photo courtesy of Go …
Set rules to ensure smooth deployment of bivalent Covid-19 vaccine –Concepcion Read More »
More people are getting seriously ill with the flu in the United States than with COVID-19, a demonstration of this year’s severe flu season — but also of the waning severity of a pandemic that once brought the world to its knees. Figures collected by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the …
Influenza overtakes COVID-19 in the United States as the primary respiratory disease Read More »
CNN — Months after most mask requirements ended and many people stopped wearing them, some of the country’s leading health experts are encouraging people to put their face masks back on – but this time it’s not It’s not just because of Covid-19. As a triple threat of respiratory illnesses – influenza, RSV and Covid-19 …
Face masks come back to the fore amid the triple threat of Covid-19, flu, RSV | CNN Read More »
Photo: Image source/Getty Images According to an analysis recently released by the Urban Institute, more than 18 million people could lose Medicaid coverage and 4 million people could no longer be fully insured when the COVID-19 public health emergency expires next year. It could lead to the biggest changes in coverage since the Affordable Care …
Up to 18 million people could lose Medicaid coverage after COVID-19 PHE Read More »
If you feel like everyone you know is getting sick, it’s because they are. The Bay Area is hit with a triple virus threat. Cases of COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus are increasing across the region and across the country, making it harder than ever to pinpoint what’s causing your dry cough or runny …
Is it dry cough COVID-19, RSV or the flu? Here are the most common symptoms Read More »
Summary: Gene usage in the brains of those who suffered severe COVID-19 infections was similar to that seen in the aging brain. Researchers say COVID-19 is associated with molecular signatures of brain aging. Source: BIDMC Although COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory disease, neurological symptoms have been described in many patients with COVID-19, including recovered individuals. …
Severe COVID-19 linked to molecular signatures of brain aging – Neuroscience News Read More »
CLAIM “‘Gold Standard’ science trial deals massive blow to N95 and surgical masks as means to ‘stop Covid’” DETAILS distorts the source: Despite social media posts claiming that the Loeb study et al. showed that masks do not work, the study did not determine whether wearing a mask effectively reduced the spread of COVID-19. Instead, …
Recent reports have raised concerns about the financial stability of hospitals amid disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the looming prospect of an economic recession. Large amounts of government relief helped support hospital margins in 2020 and 2021. However, industry reports suggest that the outlook for hospitals and health systems has deteriorated in 2022 …
