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COVID-19 can cause a patient’s blood vessels to age around 5 years, and this phenomenon is seen most strongly in women, according to findings published yesterday in the European Heart Journal. The study describes how even mild COVID-19 can accelerate cardiac aging.  The study included 2,390 participants from 16 different countries who were recruited from 2020 to 2022. The participants …

US adults reinfected with SARS-CoV-2 may be at a 35% greater risk for long COVID than those with one-time infections, a team led by the independent research institute RTI International posted last week on the preprint server medRxiv. For the observational, non–peer-reviewed study, investigators examined the electronic health records of the COVID-19 cohort of the National Clinical Cohort Collaborative, part of …

Defying RFK Jr., pediatric group urges covid shots for young kids  The Washington Post Leading pediatrician group recommends COVID vaccine for infants, toddlers in contrast with RFK Jr.  ABC News Pediatrics group’s COVID-19 vaccine recommendations differ from CDC advice  CBS News U.S. pediatricians’ new COVID-19 shot recommendations differ from CDC advice  NBC News School reopenings bring more vaccine confusion  Axios Source link

Around the world, new coronavirus variants are being nicknamed “Nimbus” (NB.1.8.1) and “Stratos” (XFG). But according to Prof. Tal Brosh, head of the Infectious Disease Unit at Assuta Ashdod Public Hospital and chair of Israel’s national epidemic response team, the branding is more flash than substance. “They’re more contagious,” he explained, “but there’s no evidence they’re more dangerous than earlier …

New Research Suggests An Alarming Relationship Between COVID, Flu And Breast Cancer  HuffPost Respiratory viruses awaken dormant breast cancer cells and raise relapse risk  News-Medical Respiratory viruses like flu, coronavirus may trigger cancer relapse: Study  Business Standard COVID, the flu and other viral infections can re-awaken dormant breast cancer cells, new study in mice shows  Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Source link

Coronavirus infections are climbing again, marking another summer wave as children go back to school. But this uptick arrives with an added layer of uncertainty because it’s unclear when and which Americans can receive updated vaccines this fall. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Daniel R. Kuritzkes, chief of …

Quick takes: US COVID rise, at-home FluMist launch, polio in 4 countries  CIDRAP AstraZeneca launches at-home FluMist nasal spray delivery  ABC News It’s now possible to give yourself a flu vaccine at home  CNN FLUMIST® (Influenza, Vaccine Live, Intranasal), the nation’s only nasal spray flu vaccine, now available for home delivery  AstraZeneca US Needle-phobic? FluMist nasal spray vaccine available in lieu of flu shot  NBC …

Another covid summer wave is here, but the future of vaccines is unclear  The Washington Post Florida COVID cases spike right before the start of schools  WLRN COVID-19 levels rise in U.S.; Vaccination hurdles emerge for Indiana and beyond  WBIW Source link

Those sniffles likely aren’t a summer cold; COVID-19 is everywhere right now. And things are expected to get worse before they get better. Some experts predict virus rates will continue to rise as we ride out this summer infection surge. Jay Weiland, an infectious disease modeler, shared on social media that he predicts the summer COVID-19 wave will hit a …

Reuters Police responded to reports of a shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, last Friday A man who fired hundreds of rounds of ammunition at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters last week had expressed distrust of the Covid-19 vaccine, investigators say. Police officer David Rose, 33, who graduated from the police academy in March, died in hospital …