Chronic health issues for third in late 40s – study
[unable to retrieve full-text content]About one in three has problems such as high blood pressure and mental ill health, a study suggests. BBC News – Health
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Daily contact testing in schools cuts absences, study finds
Since March, schools have offered twice weekly rapid tests to all pupils, with those testing positive having to self-isolate, along with close contacts, for 10 days. They replaced PCR tests, which were sent away to a lab for results, when students had symptoms. BBC News – Health
The Latest: Indian government dismisses excess deaths study
DELHI, India — India’s government has dismissed a recent study which estimated that the country’s excess deaths during the pandemic could be 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, calling it “misleading” and “fallacious.” On Tuesday, new research by the Center for Global Development estimated excess deaths — the gap between those recorded and those that… Read More »
Zambian study finds no link between HIV status and COVID-19 severity, but risk quadruples for people with severe HIV infection
Having HIV is not an independent risk factor for severe COVID-19 and death amongst patients hospitalised with COVID-19, according to a Zambian study published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. However, patients with more severe HIV infection are more likely to develop severe COVID-19 or die of COVID-19 compared to those without complications. “This… Read More »
mRNA vaccines slash risk of COVID-19 infection by 91 percent in fully vaccinated people, study finds
People who receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are up to 91 percent less likely to develop the disease than those who are unvaccinated, according to a new nationwide study of eight sites, including Salt Lake City. For those few vaccinated people who do still get an infection, or “breakthrough” cases, the study suggests that vaccines reduce… Read More »