Covid articles and stuff

Does COVID-19 Persist? An unexpected idea gains traction and may provide clues about long COVID

A Gram-negative-selective antibiotic that spares the gut microbiome - Nature Lolamicin, a novel antibiotic developed from a pyridinepyrazole precursor, exhibits potent activity against a broad range of Gram-negative multidrug-resistant clinical isolates, and good efficacy in mouse models of infection without inducing gut dysbiosis.

U.S. Will Make Millions of Bird Flu Vaccines This Summer As the H5N1 avian flu continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States, nearly 5 million doses of flu vaccine are now being prepared for possible use i

Clade I Mpox Surge in the Congo Raises Concerns About Global Spread Young children have accounted for nearly 30% of all suspected cases in the African country

New U.S. Human Case of Bird Flu Reported H5N1 in Michigan farmworker becomes second human case associated with outbreak in dairy cows

Here we go again.

Clade I Mpox Surge in the Congo Raises Concerns About Global Spread Young children have accounted for nearly 30% of all suspected cases in the African country

COVID-19 vaccines and adverse events of special interest: A multinational Global Vaccine Data Network (GVDN) cohort study of 99 million vaccinated individuals The Global COVID Vaccine Safety (GCoVS) Project, established in 2021 under the multinational Global Vaccine Data Network™ (GVDN®), facilitates compreh…

Long COVID Taste Loss May Not Involve Taste Buds Study attempts to untangle taste and olfactory dysfunction 1 year after infection

Only One Harm From mRNA COVID Vaccines, Report Determines Independent reviewers reject causal links to infertility, myocardial infarction, stroke

New COVID-19 'FLiRT' Variants Are Spreading—What You Need to Know A new group of COVID variants, dubbed "FLiRT," have arrived and are surging to dominance in the United States. Here, experts break down whether you can expect a COVID wave this summer.

Is There a Vaccine for H5N1 Influenza? And how quickly could it be deployed should it be needed?

Among fully vaccinated, study shows Paxlovid does not shorten symptoms A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that, for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 but having at least one risk factor for severe COVID, the antiviral drug Paxlovid did little to reduce symptom duration, but experts caution the findings might not apply to older patients.

No need to avoid exercise with long-COVID diagnosis, researchers say Recommendations that people with long COVID, or post-COVID condition (PCC), should avoid vigorous exercise are probably too strict, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open from researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.

Brain Dysfunction, Immune Abnormalities Seen in Post-Infectious Chronic Fatigue Deep phenotyping study provides new clues about ME/CFS

How Common Are False Positive Rapid COVID Tests? Persistent false positives more common in women, autoimmune disorders

New Monoclonal Authorized to Prevent COVID in Immunocompromised People No such option has been available since FDA revoked the authorization of Evusheld last year

COVID-19 Tied to Increased Risk for Rheumatic Disease Maybe not a form of long COVID, but a concern just the same

Long COVID May Be Difficult to Identify in MS Tough to pinpoint what is a long-term MS symptom and what is a long COVID symptom

How Often Should Immunocompromised People Get a COVID Booster? Experts say about every 6 months, but that should be individualized

Measurable Cognitive Deficits Linked to Long COVID Large population study in England shows losses of 6 to 9 IQ points

CDC Shortens COVID Isolation Recs People testing positive for COVID no longer need to stay in isolation for 5 days

Mild Covid-19 infections make insomnia more likely, especially in people with anxiety or depression A survey of people who had been diagnosed with Covid-19 but never hospitalized found that 76% developed insomnia — and anxious or depressed people were more vul

Opinion | When It Comes to Isolation, COVID Shouldn't Be Singled Out From the Pack It's time for CDC to update its guidance

Fatigue, Headache Are Primary Symptoms of Long COVID Among Patients 21 Years of Age or Younger Researchers aimed to describe the most common symptoms of long COVID and the progression of symptoms over time. They presented their findings at IDWeek 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Cognitive Slowing May Be a Hallmark of Long COVID Reaction time to visual stimuli shows promise as a cognitive marker

A study found that the COVID-19 virus negatively affects the memory function of which age group?
Age 25 years and older.

The negative impact of COVID-19 on working memory revealed using a rapid online quiz Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affects the respiratory system, it can also have neurological consequences leading to cognitive deficits such as memory problems. The aim of our study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on working memory function. We developed and implemented an online....