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Long COVID: Nearly 15 % of patients have cardiovascular symptoms--study

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Nearly 15% of long-COVID patients have cardiovascular symptoms, most often chest pain Several CDC pages have been taken down amid a move by the Trump administration to remove all language related to gender identity and LGBTQ issues. CIDRAP
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About 22 % of COVID hospital stays were among patients with immune impairment --study

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People with immune impairment accounted for 22% of COVID hospital stays, deaths, study suggests Immunocompromised participants were much more likely to have received at least four doses of COVID-19 vaccine than their otherwise healthy peers (73% vs 30%). CIDRAP
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Flu deaths in the U.S. have surpassed COVID deaths--CDC

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Flu deaths may have surpassed COVID deaths nationwide for first time since start of pandemic, early CDC data suggests Influenza trends have reached record highs in recent weeks. CBS News
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U.S. primary care less accessible during COVID, but some types of practice adapted more easily --study

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Primary care less accessible during COVID, but some practice types adapted more easily Several CDC pages have been taken down amid a move by the Trump administration to remove all language related to gender identity and LGBTQ issues. CIDRAP
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Financial incentives did not result in more people taking COVID vaccine--German study

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Financial incentives did not increase COVID vaccine uptake, study finds The effect of financial incentives on primary and booster vaccinations was nonsignificant. CIDRAP

Among adults in Ravensburg, Germany, financial incentives for COVID-19 vaccination did not result in significant changes to vaccine uptake and may have inadvertently lowered community vaccination levels, according to a recently published study in JAMA Network Open. 

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U.S. COVID cases down but flu continues with 2nd peak activity

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Flu cases rise again, while COVID takes a back seat It's an unusual winter for respiratory illnesses. The flu is peaking twice: once in early January and again in February. Meanwhile, it's the mildest COVID winter since the pandemic began. NPR
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The varying impact of school closures on COVID infections in various countries--Australian study

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Modeling study shows school closures' varied impact on COVID-19 outcomes across 74 countries School closures reduced the impact of COVID-19 in most countries but had negative effects in some, Monash University-led research encompassing 74 countries has found. Monash University Medical Xpress
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COVID: The U.S. Is Having Its Mildest Covid Winter Yet

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This winter’s Covid wave in the United States has been the gentlest to date, in a welcome reprieve.

According to wastewater data aggregated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, not only was there less Covid circulating over the holidays than in previous years, but there was also less virus in the wastewater than in all the summer waves the program has tracked.

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Status of flu, RSV, COVID and norovirus infecions in the U.S.

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Is a 'quademic' swirling? What you should know about flu, RSV, COVID and norovirus All are not peaking at precisely the same time, but spikes in the 4 viruses are "clustering," experts say. Yahoo News

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A nationwide surge in flu, COVID-19, RSV and norovirus infections is fueling concerns of a possible virus "quademic." Or is it just winter?

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Most communication from U.S. federal health agencies still blocked although some allowed

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Some communication from federal health agencies is now allowed; most still blocked The CDC hasn't released its weekly MMWR report since Jan. 16. NBC News
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