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BREAKING: Up to 50% of Americans Expected to Be Infected in Current COVID-19 Wave.
“BREAKING: Up to 50% of Americans Expected to Be Infected in Current COVID-19 Wave.
The current COVID-19 wave in the U.S. has resulted in approximately 24.3% of Americans being infected since May 2, and around 19.3% since the surge began on June 23.”
Summer COVID surge shows we may have to return to 2020 pandemic measures
“So where do we realistically go from here, given that it is clear that COVD-19 is far from over? While much progress has been made in terms of vaccination and treatment, the current surge is a stark reminder that complacency is not an option. The road ahead will require a renewed commitment to public health, both from government leaders and from individuals. We all need to prepare for not only the possibility of continued disruptions but for another new normal that might be a little closer to 2020 than how we’ve recently been living.”
New data shows long Covid is keeping as many as 4 million people out of work
Approximately 16 million working-age Americans (aged 18 to 65) have long Covid today.
Of those, 2 to 4 million are out of work due to long Covid.
The annual cost of those lost wages alone is around $170 billion a year (potentially as high as $230 billion).
Not. The. Flu. Not. Mild. NOT. OVER.
Actually, Democrats, Covid DOES continue to rule our lives.
Overhyping Vaccines Wasn’t Pro-Vaccine. It Was Pro-Stop-Worrying-About-COVID.
“Overhyping Vaccines Wasn’t Pro-Vaccine. It Was Pro-Stop-Worrying-About-COVID. Overselling the vaccine in 2021 was not being pro-vaccine. It was pro-stop-worrying-about-the pandemic, from the doctors who assured us herd immunity was imminent.”
Findings Associated with Prolonged COVID-19 Recovery among... : Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Massachusetts study of 280 healthcare workers 3 years post-Covid: 73.4% with Long Covid reported worse quality of life, depression, anxiety, & stress.
Fear of Covid reinfection similar between groups.
Support needed.
Long COVID among healthcare workers: a narrative review of definitions, prevalence, symptoms, risk factors and impacts | British Medical Bulletin | Oxford Academic
The impact on our healthcare workforce is immense, occurring at the same time the general population needs our help more as they too are sickened and disabled by long-covid and post-covid conditions.
in a review of 56 literature studies: Long Covid is “prevalent" among Health Care workers who become infected by SARS-CoV-2
Donna veneta in vacanza in Albania muore per miocardite, era stata ricoverata per Covid
A.V., 38, has reportedly died on 15 August 2024 from Covid-related myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle. A., an Italian, was on holiday abroad with her partner and little child. She started to feel unwell and was hospitalized after a few days
Patient-Reported Experiences of Persistent Post–COVID-19 Conditions After Hospital Discharge During the Second and Third Waves of the Pandemic in Switzerland: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study
“Study from Switzerland: 245 COVID-19 patients surveyed 4 months post-hospital discharge.
Only 28.2% were symptom-free.
Women and those with longer hospital stays reported more persistent symptoms.
76.4% had memory and concentration issues.
COVID can cause new health problems even 3 years after infection, study finds: 'We don’t know what’s going to happen at 10 years'
“People are developing new-onset disease as the result of an infection that they had three years ago,” says Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, a clinical epidemiologist at Washington University in St. Louis and lead author of the study. ‘It challenges the notion that these viruses are sort of self-contained or that after the acute first phase, they become inconsequential.’”
Military Pilots Reported 1,700% More Medical Incidents During the Pandemic. The Pentagon Says They Just Had COVID | Military.com
February 2023: “The number of medical events that triggered official reporting requirements among U.S. military pilots rose more than 1,700% from 2019 to 2022, an increase the Pentagon says was the result of COVID.”
FDA Could Soon Limit Use of Only Drug for COVID Prevention
Pemivibart (Pemgarda) should only be used for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients when the combined national frequency of SARS-CoV-2 variants with substantially reduced susceptibility to the drug is less than or equal to 90%, the FDA announced on Monday.
Pemivibart (Pemgarda) should only be used for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients when the combined national frequency of SARS-CoV-2 variants with substantially reduced susceptibility to the drug is less than or equal to 90%, the FDA announced on Monday.
Florida July COVID cases surge more than double last year; new tests, vaccines coming soon
"... the Sunshine State is seeing a massive surge in cases, more than double, compared to last year. There were 94,221 cases in July compared to last year's 46,524. June was also slightly higher year-over-year, with 38,159 cases compared to 28,408."
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants progressively adapt to human cells with altered host cell entry | mSphere
Study: How SARS-CoV-2 is adapting to better infect people. This study found that the newer Omicron subvariants can replicate better in human cells compared to earlier Omicron strains.
"SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants progressively adapt to human cells with altered host cell entry"
Invivyd Announces PEMGARDA™ (pemivibart) Demonstrated 84% Relative Risk Reduction in Symptomatic COVID-19 Compared to Placebo in an Exploratory Analysis from Ongoing CANOPY Phase 3 Clinical Trial | Invivyd
PEMGARDA™ (pemivibart) Demonstrated 84% Relative Risk Reduction in Symptomatic COVID-19 Compared to Placebo in Exploratory Analysis Ongoing Phase 3 Clinical Trial May be useful for PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (Prep) in immunocompromised & immunocompetent
