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UK's recommendations for fall COVID boosters

Wed, 2023-08-09 11:10 — mike kraft

UK releases recommendations for fall COVID boosters Drazen Zigic/iStock CIDRAP

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In its announcement today, the UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) detailed the people who will be eligible to receive the vaccine in the fall—those most likely to benefit from vaccination. Aside from those ages 65 and older, the list includes people in nursing facilities and their caregivers, people ages 6 months to 64 who are in clinical risk groups, people ages 12 to 64 who are family contacts of immunocompromised people, and frontline health and social care workers.

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WHO tracking new EG.5 coronavirus variant spreading in UK and US

Wed, 2023-08-09 10:22 — mike kraft

WHO tracking new EG.5 coronavirus variant spreading in UK and US - Tedros The World Health Organization is currently tracking several coronavirus variants, including the EG.5 variant that is spreading in the U.S. and U.K., Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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CDC says news COVID varient is dominat in U.S., also spreading in UK

Tue, 2023-08-08 11:01 — mike kraft

CDC says new COVID variant is dominant, including strain some call "Eris" It is unclear which regions of the U.S. have the most EG.5 infections. Yahoo Life

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‘Eris’ Is New Covid-19 Variant Spreading, Monitored By WHO

Mon, 2023-08-07 11:23 — mike kraft

EG.5.1 Nicknamed ‘Eris’ Is New Covid-19 Variant Spreading, Monitored By WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the EG.5 variants as variants under monitoring (VUM) ever since July 19. Bruce Y. Lee Forbes

...EG.5.1 doesn’t seem to be producing different, more or more severe Covid-19 symptoms.

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Covid Eris symptoms of the new variant driving surge in cases

Mon, 2023-08-07 11:02 — mike kraft

A new Covid variant dubbed Eris has emerged as hospital admissions spike amid bad weather and waning immunity this summer.

A descendant of Omicron, Eris, or EG.5.1, was first classified as a variant in the UK on 31 July, but now accounts for one in 10 Covid cases.

It is now the second most prevalent variant in the UK, after Arcturus which makes up almost half of all infection cases at 39.4 per cent, according to UKHSA.

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U.K. Covid-19 inquiry hears poorest were worst hit during pandemic

Mon, 2023-07-17 10:12 — mike kraft

Covid-19 inquiry hears poorest were worst hit during pandemic The Covid inquiry is told people from less well-off backgrounds were more likely to be hospitalised. BBC News

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This module of the inquiry examines how resilient and prepared each of the UK nations were as the pandemic emerged.

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Distress in England’s young adults has risen sharply since Covid --study

Tue, 2023-07-11 10:49 — mike kraft

Distress in England’s young adults has risen sharply since Covid, study shows Research suggests those aged 18 to 24 have been deeply affected by pandemic and then cost of living and healthcare crises the Guardian

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UK health regulator approves GSK's vaccine for common respiratory virus RSV

Mon, 2023-07-10 09:44 — mike kraft

UK health regulator approves GSK's vaccine for common respiratory virus RSV Britain's health regulator approved GSK's vaccine for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which causes thousands of hospitalisations and deaths annually, the drugmaker said on Monday. Reuters Reuters

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Heatwaves: 2013 expected to be world's hotest year, U.S. south to be hit this week

Mon, 2023-07-10 09:34 — mike kraft

Heatwaves: Why this summer has been so hot Experts are predicting that the developing El Niño is likely to make 2023 the world's hottest year. BBC News

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About 1 in 10 health workers had suicidal thoughts early in COVID-19 --study

Fri, 2023-06-23 11:10 — mike kraft

Survey: 1 in 10 health workers had suicidal thoughts early in COVID-19 CIDRAP

As many as 1 in 10 UK healthcare workers (HCWs) had suicidal thoughts during the first year of the pandemic, according to a study yesterday in PLOS One. The findings contribute to a growing body of knowledge concerning the mental health strains experienced by health professionals over the past 3 years.

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