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COVID-19 booster immunity lasts much longer than primary series alone-- study

Fri, 2024-04-19 06:44 — mike kraft

COVID-19 booster immunity lasts much longer than primary series alone, study shows

A new study coming out of York University's Centre for Disease Modelling in the Faculty of Science shows that immunity after a COVID-19 booster lasts much longer than the primary series alone. These findings are among other—sometimes "unintuitive"—revelations of how factors like age, sex and comorbidities do and don't affect immune response.

The work is published in the journal Scientific Reports.

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Children's nose cells may be factor in lower Covid infections--study

Mon, 2024-04-15 14:27 — mike kraft

Young nose cells may help children fight off Covid Lab tests show ageing adult nose cells contain 100 times more virus soon after an infection. BBC News

Children are less likely than adults to develop severe Covid, because cells in their nose are better at fighting off the virus, a study suggests.

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Long covid linked to blood issues; signs of ongoing inflammatory responses --preliminary British study

Mon, 2024-04-08 14:40 — mike kraft

Long covid linked to signs of ongoing inflammatory responses in blood People with long covid after a serious covid-19 infection have raised levels of many immune molecules in their blood. Better understanding how these molecules can vary could lead to more targeted treatments #author.fullName} New Scientist

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COVID-19 infection can increase risk of allergic diseases --study

Thu, 2024-04-04 07:47 — mike kraft

New study reveals increased risk of allergic diseases after COVID-19 infection (news-medical.net)

New study reveals increased risk of allergic diseases after COVID-19 infection The association of COVID-19 with long term allergic conditions. Dr. Liji Thomas, MD News-Medical

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Covid-19 Brings Down Healthy Life Expectancy In The U.K.--Analysis

Mon, 2024-04-01 08:41 — mike kraft

Covid-19 Brings Down Healthy Life Expectancy In The U.K. Persistent inequalities are likely driving a significant divide in results across England, with "bolder" action needed to tackle ill-health, experts say. Katherine Hignett Forbes

People born recently in England and Wales can expect to spend fewer years of their life in good health than those born over a decade ago, official figures show.

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Covid lockdowns hit teenage boys the hardest --new study

Mon, 2024-03-25 07:31 — mike kraft

How Covid lockdowns hit mental health of teenage boys hardest New research findings are contrary to what had previously been thought about pandemic’s effect on children’s wellbeing The Guardian

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How the Covid pandemic has affected every UK generation

Thu, 2024-03-21 08:29 — mike kraft

Young and old: how the Covid pandemic has affected every UK generation From children behind on milestones to less active older people, broader effects are being felt four years after the initial outbreak The Guardian

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COVID vaccines cut post infection risk of heart failure and blood clots--study

Thu, 2024-03-21 06:53 — mike kraft

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Covid vaccines cut risk of virus-related heart failure and blood clots--international study

Wed, 2024-03-13 09:16 — mike kraft

Covid vaccines cut risk of virus-related heart failure and blood clots, study finds Researchers say jabs substantially reduce for up to a year the chances of serious cardiovascular complications The Guardian

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Some cognitive decline 'objectively measurable' after COVID-19--British study

Wed, 2024-03-06 06:56 — mike kraft

Cognitive decline 'measurable' in those with lasting COVID symptoms Researchers have found that there is 'measurable' cognitive decline in people who had COVID-19, particularly in those whose symptoms persisted after 12 months, though these may not be severe or long-lived. Finn Cohen

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Those who received at least two vaccinations and had fewer repeat infections, and those who were infected with later variants of SARS-CoV-2 had lower measures of cognitive decline.

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