Monthly Archives: August 2022

Kids are at risk of long COVID, but not as much as previously thought, a Colorado-based study reveals – The Colorado Sun

Become a memberLearn moreBecome a memberLearn moreThe Children’s Hospital Colorado research looked at electronic health records for nearly 660,000 kids, comparing symptoms of those who had COVID with those who didn’t Children are less likely to develop long COVID than adults and far less likely than health officials had previously thought to have lingering symptoms […]

South Korea to scrap COVID tests for arrivals in boost for travel – Al Jazeera English

Travellers to the country will no longer be required to present a negative coronavirus test result starting on Saturday.South Korea will scrap predeparture COVID-19 tests for arrivals, lifting some of the last pandemic-related border controls in a boost to the country’s beleaguered travel industry.Travellers to the country will no longer be required to present a […]

COVID-19 Scan for Aug 30, 2022 – CIDRAP

University of Minnesota. Driven to Discover.Two Omicron SARS-CoV-2 subvariants—BA.5 and BA.4.6—increased their predominance last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its latest update. It estimated that BA.5 makes up 88.7% of sequenced samples, up slightly from 88.2% the week before, and BA.4.6 accounted for 7.5% of samples, up from […]

COVID-19 and Monkeypox Update | News @ UVU | News @ UVU | News @ UVU – Utah Valley University

Let’s talk about COVID-19 and monkeypox. Here are a few things you need to know about UVU’s response.Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,Let’s talk about COVID-19 and monkeypox. Here are a few things you need to know about UVU’s response.COVID-19Utah is in an endemic phase of COVID-19, but we continue to work with our national, state, […]

L.A. plans end to COVID-19 protections against evictions, rent hikes – Los Angeles Times

Breaking NewsLos Angeles may wind down many of its COVID-19 protections against evictions and rent increases by January, ending what has become some of the nation’s strongest and longest-lasting tenant safeguards during the pandemic.Starting in 2023, landlords will once again be allowed to evict tenants for not paying their rent even if they’ve fallen behind […]

COVID-19 Daily Update 8-16-2022 – West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

8/16/2022CURRENT ACTIVE CASES PER COUNTY: Barbour (34), Berkeley (194), Boone (30), Braxton (20), Brooke (24), Cabell (143), Calhoun (4), Clay (11), Doddridge (12), Fayette (67), Gilmer (7), Grant (40), Greenbrier (67), Hampshire (34), Hancock (37), Hardy (32), Harrison (109), Jackson (24), Jefferson (49), Kanawha (250), Lewis (16), Lincoln (46), Logan (85), Marion (102), Marshall (49), […]

Covid inquiry to examine how Boris Johnson’s cabinet handled pandemic – The Guardian

Second part of investigation will focus on early 2020 and what was known about the virus at the timeThe UK’s official public inquiry into Covid-19 will begin scrutinising how Boris Johnson and his government handled the pandemic, it has been announced.The delayed investigation has been broken into modules, with teams investigating and commissioning research on […]

Tiny Antibodies May Provide New Tool to Fight COVID-19 | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences – NCBI

An NIH-led team of scientists built a library of small antibodies, called synthetic nanobodies, and used it to find promising new therapeutic leads for halting SARS-CoV-2 infection. The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is depicted in white, and its three receptor binding domains (RBDs) are highlighted in blue. The RBD is the portion of the viral spike […]