COVID-19 Updates
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Weekly cases may have doubled in early January
Preliminary CDC data show an increase in new cases that was not reported by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital...
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Biden to end COVID emergencies in May
Doing so will have many effects, including the end of free vaccines and health services to fight the pandemic.
From the Journals
PCSK9 inhibitors for severe COVID? Pilot trial signals of benefit
“PCSK9 inhibition may represent a novel therapeutic pathway in addition to currently recommended therapeutic approaches for severe COVID-19.”
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Doctors’ happiness has not rebounded as pandemic drags on
Nearly half of physicians said they were somewhat or very unhappy at work, compared with 75% before the pandemic
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Is it time for yet another COVID booster? It’s complicated
Would getting a sixth COVID-19 shot even be enough, or would it be too much?
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Possible bivalent vaccine link to strokes in people over 65
The CDC and FDA do not recommend people change their vaccine practices.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: ED visits and hospitalizations start to fall again
CDC data show that weekly cases have been declining since early December.
From the Journals
Add this to the list of long COVID symptoms: Stigma
Most people with long COVID find they’re facing stigma due to their condition, a new study finds.
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COVID leading cause of death among law enforcement for third year
A new report says 70 officers died of COVID-...
From the Journals
Pandemic may be limiting ED access for sexual assault
As the COVID-19 pandemic continued, ‘we became increasingly concerned about limited health care access for survivors of sexual assault,’ said the...
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New Omicron subvariant is ‘crazy infectious,’ COVID expert warns
‘All the things that have protected you for the past couple of years, I don’t think are going to protect you against this new crop of variants,’...