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COVID's aftermath: Persistent organ damage at 1 year, lung abnormalities at 2 | CIDRAP

Six common COVID myths busted by a virologist and a public health expert : Almost three years into the pandemic, myths and misinformation remain widespread. Here we, a virologist and a public health researcher, debunk some common misconceptions about COVID.

U.S. heads for third Covid winter, this time without key tools : Less Covid tracking. Fewer tests. And new variants are undercutting the power of the remaining antibody therapies for high-risk people.

Lower your blood pressure to this number to reduce risk of severe Covid, study finds | CNN : If you have a certain level of high blood pressure because you're not diagnosed or you're not taking your medications, you are at high risk for severe Covid, hospitalization or even death, a new study found.

COVID study shows human organs could age 3-4 years faster after coronavirus infection - ABC7 Los Angeles : Study conducted from millions of Americans who previously had COVID showed that several of their organs aged faster by three to four years.

New COVID-19 Variants Don't Worry Americans: Pew Study | Time "Scientists are  warning  that ever more  dangerous forms  of SARS-CoV-2 continue to emerge and threaten to drive potential surges in the coming months. On Oct. 4, White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci  said  that as we head into the winter months, “We should anticipate that we very well may get another variant that would emerge that would elude the immune response that we’ve gotten from infection and/or from vaccination.”'

FDA plans to authorize bivalent boosters by Labor Day, sources say

CDC’s New COVID Guidelines Anger Some Public Health Experts : The CDC recently relaxed its COVID guidelines involving quarantines, screening tests, and social distancing. That’s a terrible idea, some experts say, given that over 400 people die from the disease every day.

CDC promises to end disruption; its new guidance won’t do it | The Hill : Guidance crafted only to keep hospital beds empty will not keep schools and workplaces full or planes in the sky.

Covid can rebound even in people who haven’t taken Paxlovid, study finds

Coronavirus may enter the brain by building tiny tunnels from the nose | New Scientist

Is COVID-19 living in your freezer? | WGN-TV : Scientists say the animal coronaviruses — which were used as surrogates in place of COVID-19, as they are all similar — had greater survival on beef and pork. Chicken and salmon, they write, had greater reductions.

Korea detects first case of Centaurus Covid subvariant : The first confirmed case of the BA.2.75 variant of Covid-19, dubbed Centaurus, was confirmed in Korea on Thursday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the Centaurus variant was confirmed in a sample analysis of a man...

COVID was the leading cause of death in Americans ages 45-54 in 2021 | Ars Technica : About 1 in 8 US deaths were from COVID-19 between March 2020 and October 2021.

NYC COVID Data: BA.5 Fueling 6th Wave, Top Doc Suggests – NBC New York

A Person Got COVID from a Cat in First Confirmed Case - Scientific American : Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

WHO Official: Individuals Can Get 'Unlucky' With Long COVID

H5N1 : June 21, 2022 Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection Covid-19 is NOT influenza.  It is much more damaging to the body, even when vaccinated. Vaccines should prevent the virus entirely.

COVID is more dangerous than flu for kids, study finds : COVID-19 poses far more danger to kids than seasonal flu, a new study confirms. "We found the impact to pediatric hospitalization among the two viruses are not equivalent and, in fact, children admitted with COVID-19 or MIS-C experienced longer stays and required more invasive treatments like mechanical ventilation than children admitted with the flu," said principal investigator Dr. Steven Shein. He is chief of pediatric critical care medicine at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital in Cleveland.

Omicron infection is a poor booster of COVID-19 immunity