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The end is near, for some anyway, as the new pandemic data looks promising
2 years, 10 months ago

The end is near, for some anyway, as the new pandemic data looks promising

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CNN — While the pandemic is not over, experts say the US may be in for, at the very least, a “near normal” spring and summer, based on new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. According to the CDC’s updated data on Covid-19 community levels, the number of counties with “high” Covid-19 levels dropped from about 1,200 on …

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One unexpected sign of Omicron infection in some children: croup
2 years, 11 months ago

One unexpected sign of Omicron infection in some children: croup

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CNN — Though the Omicron coronavirus variant may have a reputation for causing a much milder form of Covid-19, in January, Dr. Ashley Keilman and other doctors started noticing something that seemed unique to this variant. “We were seeing more patients with croup, and more patients were testing positive for Covid, which was something that we had not observed during …

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Covid-19 vaccines: Kids under 5 still waiting for protection
3 years ago

Covid-19 vaccines: Kids under 5 still waiting for protection

CNN  

CNN — While some US teens have been vaccinated for so long that they’re now eligible for Covid-19 boosters, those under the age of 5 still haven’t gotten their first shots. Dr. Bill Hartman, who runs the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine trial for kids 6 months to 5 years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, thinks a vaccine for this age group …

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Life may feel more normal even before herd immunity is reached
3 years, 8 months ago

Life may feel more normal even before herd immunity is reached

CNN  

CNN — Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, experts have said how crucial it is to reach some level of herd immunity. It’s a good goal, Meyers said, but she ticks off a host of factors in this particular pandemic that suggest the odds are not in its favor: vaccinating so many people would be nearly impossible; this particular …

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Covid-19 cases are falling, but are we past the peak?
3 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19 cases are falling, but are we past the peak?

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CNN — Covid-19 cases continued to decline over the last four weeks, with the seven-day average down nearly 20% from the week before, meaning we may have passed the peak in the winter surge. The number of new cases are still “dramatically higher” than last summer’s peak, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Monday. …

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Immunity to Covid-19 wanes, British study finds
4 years, 2 months ago

Immunity to Covid-19 wanes, British study finds

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CNN — A study of hundreds of thousands of people across England suggests immunity to the coronavirus is gradually wearing off - at least according to one measure. “This is consistent with evidence that immunity to seasonal coronaviruses declines over 6 to 12 months after infection and emerging data on SARS-CoV-2 that also detected a decrease over time in antibody …

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