[ad_1] A new omicron subvariant dubbed HV.1 has rapidly emerged as the dominant COVID-19 strain in the United States, now causing an estimated 30% of cases. Its sudden predominance spotlights how the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues mutating into concerning new variants. However, HV.1 so far shows similar contagiousness and symptoms as recent COVID-19 variants based on early analysis. Still, experts closely monitor all new offshoots as the virus remains unpredictable amid low booster uptake nationwide. HV.1…
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[ad_1] The problem is that 85 of the 194 countries surveyed by the WHO technical advisory group that came up with the new estimates don’t have good enough death registries for this to be a viable approach. Forty-one of those countries are in sub-Saharan Africa. For these countries, a team led by Jonathan Wakefield, a statistician at the University of Washington in Seattle, used the data from countries with complete death registries to build another…
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[ad_1] China’s capital closes more public venues, and Shanghai to impose strict entry rules from Thursday. Parks and museums have been closed in Beijing while Shanghai has tightened rules for people entering China’s financial hub as authorities grapple with a spike in COVID-19 cases and growing concerns about the economy. China reported 28,127 new domestically transmitted cases on Monday, close to its daily peak from April. About half of the total infections are in the…
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[ad_1] Photo courtesy of @typo.grafka Hypothesis and Emerging Research Toggle description Some early observations support this concept (or parts of the theory), and there is scientific interest in elucidating exactly what’s at work. Recognizing and Healing from Long COVID Recognizing and Healing from Long COVID March 17, 2022 For pulmonary and critical care doctor Jason Maley, MD, MS, it became clear early in the pandemic that some of his ICU patients were struggling to recover…
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[ad_1] Sweden’s public health agency recommended on Monday that people 80 and over receive a second booster dose of coronavirus vaccine, which would be a fourth overall shot. The agency also warned that as the country loosens its pandemic restrictions the virus is spreading more rapidly among those at high risk of serious illness. The country is one of few countries that will recommend a fourth dose, which goes beyond the initial shots. Experts say…
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