Discovery of a Novel Coronavirus in Swedish Bank Voles (Myodes glareolus)

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Authors:  Anishia Wasberg 1,Jayna Raghwani 2,Jinlin Li 3,John H.-O. Pettersson 1,4,Johanna F. Lindahl 1,5,6,Åke Lundkvist 1 andJiaxin Ling 1,* Abstract The unprecedented pandemic COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), with bats as original reservoirs, has once again highlighted the importance of exploring the interface of wildlife diseases and human health. In this study, we identified a novel Betacoronavirus from bank voles […]

COVID-19 was deadly to working-class Americans in 2020, researcher says

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Authors: Sam Ogozalek June 3, 2022 Tampa Bay Times Working-class Americans died of COVID-19 at five times the rate of those in higher socioeconomic positions during the first year of the pandemic, according to a study. The staggering disparity was revealed in a study of roughly 69,000 U.S. coronavirus victims ages 25 to 64 who […]

Overlapping, highly contagious COVID subvariants are spreading fast in Florida

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Authors: David Schutz, Cindy Krischer Goodman June 4, 2022 Sun Sentinel Overlapping waves of omicron are sweeping through the state, leading more people to get infected with COVID. The more transmissible BA.2.12.1 omicron subvariant became officially dominant in the U.S. last week, yet it already is being pushed out nationally by newcomers BA.4 and BA.5, […]

Peer-Reviewed Studies Confirm Vaccine/Mask Mandates Did Not Stop COVID Spread In Schools & Universities

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Authors: Enrico Trigoso The Epoch Times  June 3, 2022 During the Covid-19 pandemic, school and university administrators have dogmatically, and in many cases forcefully implemented mask and vaccine mandates with the intention to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV2, however, these policies haven’t had much effect, according to recent peer-reviewed studies. A research paper published on May 18 underscores the deficiencies […]

Can long Covid lead to death? A new analysis suggests it could

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The CDC is beginning to look at death certificates that indicate more than 100 people who died had long Covid. Authors: ERIN BANCO 06/03/2022 Politico The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is analyzing more than 100 deaths that could be attributed to long Covid by looking at death certificates from across the country over […]

Why boosted Americans seem to be getting more COVID-19 infections

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BAuthors: ALEXANDER TIN JUNE 2, 2022 As COVID-19 cases began to accelerate again this spring, federal data suggests the rate of breakthrough COVID infections in April was worse in boosted Americans compared to unboosted Americans — though rates of deaths and hospitalizations remained the lowest among the boosted. The new data do not mean booster shots are somehow increasing the risk. Ongoing […]

New study links COVID vaccines to 25% increase in cardiac arrest for both males & females

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Study based on data from emergency services. COVID infection itself not linked to significant increase in cardiovascular complications. Authors: Y Rabinovit 31.05.22 16:20 Israeli National News From Study in Nature A new study by Israeli researchers and published in Nature has revealed an increase of over 25 percent in cardiovascular-related emergency calls in the young-adult population, following the […]

Some people test positive for Covid-19 for weeks. Are they still infectious?

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Authors: Advisory Board June 1, 2022 After contracting Covid-19, some people may continue to test positive on rapid tests for 10 days or longer—and experts are split about whether these individuals should continue to isolate past 10 days or just employ safety precautions until they test negative. How long can people test positive with omicron? […]

CDC Director Issues Alert On Pfizer’s COVID-19 Pill

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Authors: Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, JUN 01, 2022  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky warned that Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid can lead to a rebound in symptoms. “If you take Paxlovid, you might get symptoms again,” Walensky told CBS News on Tuesday. “We haven’t yet seen anybody who has returned with symptoms needing to go […]

Warning to anyone who’s had Covid over nasty complications that can strike months later

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Authors: Vanessa Chalmers, Digital Health Reporter 6:48 ET, Jun 1 2022 COVID survivors have been warned of a complication that could strike months after recovery – and impact them for years to come. The thyroid is a gland that sits at the front of the neck. It produces hormones that control a variety of bodily functions; […]