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UK Covid wards 'full of children' for first time in pandemic, warn nurses

Submitted by mike kraft on Sat, 2021-01-02 11:42

Covid wards 'full of children' for first time in pandemic, warn nurses Medics are starting to see “whole wards of children” suffering from Covid for the first time during the pandemic, a senior nurse has warned. Laura Duffell, a matron at King’s College Hospital, London, said the new strain of Covid was affecting children and younger adults with no underlying health conditions in worrying numbers. She said: “It’s very different. That’s what makes it so much scarier for us as doctors, nurses and porters and everyone else who is working on the front line.

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Drugmakers to hike prices for 2021 as pandemic, political pressure put revenues at risk

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2021-01-01 12:47

Exclusive: Drugmakers to hike prices for 2021 as pandemic, political pressure put revenues at risk Drugmakers including Pfizer Inc, Sanofi SA, and GlaxoSmithKline Plc plan to raise U.S. prices on more than 300 drugs in the United States on Jan. 1, according to drugmakers and data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors. Michael Erman, Carl O’Donnell U.S.

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It'll be months before vaccines are widespread enough to turn the tide of the pandemic in the US, experts say

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2021-01-01 10:42

It'll be months before vaccines are widespread enough to turn the course of the pandemic in the US, experts say As the US ushered in 2021, more than 125,300 Covid-19 patients remained hospitalized -- another record for the fourth day in a row. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

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OPINION: Stopping the syndemic: Covid-19 plus other debilitating and deadly diseases

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2020-12-31 14:57

Stopping the syndemic: Covid-19 plus other deadly diseases - STAT As the pandemic rips across the world, other debilitating and deadly diseases are left undiagnosed and untreated. We're facing a syndemic. Patrick Skerrett STAT

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As Covid surges in Mississippi Delta, food banks and hospitals are stretched thin

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2020-12-31 12:49

A Mississippi community was already struggling. Now, it’s facing its worst Covid outbreak. Three in 1,000 residents in Bolivar County have died from the coronavirus, devastating one of the most vulnerable rural regions in the country. NBC News

JACKSON, Miss. — Four days before Christmas, Chiquikta Fountain watched as a growing line of cars stretched down a mile of road in the Mississippi Delta.

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Local funding crisis threatens U.S. vaccine rollout

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2020-12-31 12:25

Local funding crisis threatens U.S. vaccine rollout Seattle public health officials have so little COVID-19 funding on hand they worry they will have to shut down some virus testing sites as they mount a campaign to dose their 2.3 million residents with Pfizer Inc's and Moderna Inc's vaccines. Carl O’Donnell, Rebecca Spalding U.S.

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Q&A EXPLAINER: Scientists trying to understand new virus variant

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2020-12-30 17:16

EXPLAINER: Scientists trying to understand new virus variant Does it spread more easily? Make people sicker? Mean that treatments and vaccines won’t work? Questions are multiplying as fast as new variants of the coronavirus, especially the one moving... AP NEWS

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Dialysis clinics provide new path for delivery of stockpiled COVID-19 antibody drugs in U.S.

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2020-12-30 16:51

Exclusive-Dialysis clinics provide new path for delivery of stockpiled COVID-19 antibody drugs in U.S. Dialysis centers in the United States are rolling out COVID-19 antibody treatments this week, a new path for delivery of Eli Lilly and Regeneron drugs approved for emergency use but facing skepticism and logistical problems in some hospitals. Deena Beasley U.S.

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Explanations for ‘long Covid’ remain elusive. Research in early stages

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2020-12-30 10:15

Explanations for ‘long Covid’ remain elusive. Believing patients helps “The vaccines and therapeutics, they were easy. With this post-acute Covid syndrome ... it's kind of a wild, wild West right now.” Elizabeth Cooney STAT

Nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic, the perplexing problems of Covid-19 long-haulers seem no nearer resolution — or even explanation — than when they first puzzled doctors and patients in the spring.

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Biden vows more vigorous federal effort to counter the pandemic

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2020-12-30 09:34

Biden criticizes Trump’s coronavirus effort, vows extensive federal response The president-elect said he would increase the production of materials needed for vaccines, as well as ramping up their distribution. Jenna Johnson, Amy B Wang, Chelsea Janes Washington Post

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