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The debate over who dangerous are repeat COVID infections

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Are repeat COVID infections dangerous? What the science says Nature - Researchers disagree over how bad it is to be reinfected, and whether COVID-19 can cause lasting changes to the immune system. Willyard, Cassandra nature

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U.S. FDA authorizes spring covid booster shots for older adults and the immunocompromised

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FDA says older adults and the immunocompromised may get a spring booster dose of Covid vaccine People ages 65 and older and those who are immunocompromised will be allowed to receive an additional dose of Covid-19 vaccine — a spring booster — if they wish, the FDA announced Tuesday. Helen Branswell STAT
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COVID disturbed sleep patterns found leading to breathlessness post-infection

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Study: COVID disturbed sleep patterns, leading to breathlessness post-infection CIDRAP

New research published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine and presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) suggests the altered sleep patterns in British residents hospitalized with COVID-19 likely contributed to developing breathlessness, or dyspnea following recovery from the initial illness.

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Chances of getting long COVID are lower after a second infection than a first--British study

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You're less likely to get long COVID after a second infection than a first The chances of developing lingering symptoms after COVID appears to fall sharply from the first to the second time someone gets sick, new research finds. The risk is still significant. NPR

 

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Covid on surfaces more dangerous than recognized; hospital masks alone did not stop spread --studies

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Covid on surfaces may be significant spreader as scientists 'rebalance the pendulum' Covid spreads significantly through contaminated hands and surfaces in households, a new study suggests, as researchers warned too much focus has been given to airborne transmission. Yahoo News

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UK to offer COVID-19 vaccines for young children with medical conditions

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UK to offer COVID-19 vaccines for young children with medical conditions Children aged between six months to four years with underlying medical conditions will be offered COVID-19 shots, Britain's vaccine advisers said on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

 

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Vulnerable people in UK to be offered spring Covid booster vaccine

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Vulnerable people in UK to be offered spring Covid booster vaccine Those eligible are being urged to come forward for the jab as infections remain high across UK the Guardian
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British former health secretary allegedly ignored COVID-19 advice for elderly care homes

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Leaked texts allege former British health secretary ignored COVID-19 advice for elderly care homes - UPI.com Britain's former health secretary allegedly rejected critical advice from the country's top medical officer to test elderly people for COVID-19 and keep them segregated prior to admitting them to care homes. UPI

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Minorities in UK no longer at much higher risk of dying from Covid--government statistics

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Minorities in UK no longer at much higher risk of dying from Covid ONS numbers reveal rates of deaths now much lower for all ethnic groups compared with earlier in pandemic the Guardian
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Long Covid results in organ impairment for 60 per cent of patients--study

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Researchers have uncovered another complication that affects 60% of people with long COVID The typical long COVID patient is young and female, with the function of one organ impaired, researchers at the University College London recently found. But more than a quarter of so-called “long haulers” have two or more organs affected. YahooFinance
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