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Long Covid a factor in Brits dropping out of work force, affecting economy--study

Mon, 2022-12-05 11:44 — mike kraft

UK Says Long Covid May Explain Much of Spike in Inactivity Rate More than 200,000 Britons who left the UK labor market in the year to July reported suffering from long-Covid, official statistics show. Philip Aldrick Bloomberg.com

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Analysis by the Office for National Statistics found a link between the virus and the soaring levels of workforce inactivity since the pandemic struck, which is posing severe economic problems for the UK.

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COVID virus can survive on some groceries for days -- new study

Fri, 2022-12-02 18:07 — mike kraft

COVID can live on groceries for days, scientists find in new study The virus is more likely to survive on certain foods, depending on the conditions in which they’re stored. YahooFinance

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Britain is little better prepared for future pandemics - Former UK vaccine chief

Wed, 2022-11-30 09:31 — mike kraft

Britain is little better prepared for future pandemics - Former UK vaccine chief Britain is only marginally better prepared for another pandemic than it was for COVID-19, the former head of Britain's vaccine taskforce said on Wednesday, criticising how some structures that helped it emerge from the pandemic had been dismantled. Alistair Smout Reuters

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Most people with long COVID-19 face stigma, skepticism from others--

Wed, 2022-11-30 09:15 — mike kraft

Most people with long COVID-19 face stigma, skepticism from others People with long COVID deal with months or years of punishing fatigue, mind-numbing brain fog or a frightening fight to take each and every breath. They can also face the skepticism of others, a new study finds. UPI

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Apixaban blood thinner treatment for COVID now considered dangerous--UK study

Mon, 2022-11-28 10:23 — mike kraft

Covid blood-thinner drug treatment dangerous and does not work – study UK government-backed Heal-Covid trial finds Apixaban can cause dangerous bleeding and does not improve prognosis the Guardian

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Covid infection can lead to increaed risk of diabetes--new international study

Wed, 2022-11-23 13:36 — mike kraft

New study finds increased risk of diabetes after COVID illness Over the pandemic, scientists have learned that the coronavirus can lead to a wide range of ongoing health problems — including diabetes, according to a new study. New research published in the journal BMC Medicine this month sheds light on how patients who have contracted COVID-19 are at greater risk of developing diabetes — both type 1 and type 2. YahooNews

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One dose of monkeypox vaccine yields strong protection --UK study

Tue, 2022-11-22 17:20 — mike kraft

U.K. analysis shows one dose of monkeypox vaccine yields strong protection An analysis released Tuesday by U.K. health officials indicates that even one dose of the monkeypox vaccine provides strong protection against the virus. Andrew Joseph STAT

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Researchers at the U.K. Health Security Agency estimated that one dose of the vaccine was 78% effective at protecting against infection 14 or more days after vaccination.

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