Category: Omicron

Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Pre-Delta, Delta, and Omicron Eras

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Authors: Yan Xie, Ph.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2457-9382, Taeyoung Choi, M.S., and Ziyad Al-Aly, M.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2600-0434, N Engl J Med 2024;391:515-525, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2403211, VOL. 391 NO. 6 Abstract Background Postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (PASC) can affect many organ systems. However, temporal…[...]

5 things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared

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By  LAURAN NEERGAARD, LAURA UNGAR and MIKE STOBBE, A.P. Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world. The germ didn’t have…[...]

5 things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared

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By  LAURAN NEERGAARD, and MIKE STOBBE Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world. The germ didn’t have a name,…[...]

China’s CDC Reports New COVID-19 Cases Hit Nearly 20 Percent

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Authored by Alex Wu via The Epoch Times, The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that new COVID-19 infections in the country of origin have increased to…[...]

Large study provides scientists with deeper insight into long COVID symptoms

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May 25, 2023, National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute NIH-funded research effort identifies most common symptoms, potential subgroups, and initial symptom-based scoring system – with aim of improving future diagnostics…[...]

FDA says two studies showing omicron boosters weren’t much better than old Covid shots were too small to come to any conclusions

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Authors: Spencer Kimball PUBLISHED FRI, OCT 28 2022 MSNBC KEY POINTS Scientists at Columbia and Harvard, in two independent studies, found the new boosters and the old shots basically performed…[...]