CDC is urging adults 50 & up to get a 2nd booster. Concern is growing among health experts about new coronavirus infections. Previously, the agency said those 50 & up had the option of a 2nd booster. Now shots are urged. New cases are averaging ~100k a day https://t.co/cyo7GUi409
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 21, 2022
Rationing: Without Congressional funding, the cash-strapped US Covid program has no recourse other than rationing vaccines, antivirals & coronavirus tests. Shortages may be a reality in the near future. Republicans are turning thumbs down on Covid funding https://t.co/UGzYa5963K pic.twitter.com/ErJfvFyNx7
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 22, 2022
The US BA.2/BA2.1.2.1 wave, with 146,000 new confirmed new cases reported yesterday, is surpassing the peak of all prior waves except Omicron. And the reality is there are more than 1 million infectees now per day due to home or no testinghttps://t.co/QPRo6jaOka@OurWorldInData pic.twitter.com/uEormkgNQ2
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 21, 2022
What will Covid look like this summer? It definitely won't be endemic. Past 2 summers saw spikes in cases/hospitalizations/death. 2022 may be different bc much of the US has some vaccine immunity. 1 problem: new variants are better at eluding immune system https://t.co/v8LcQgMddO
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 21, 2022
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Shanghai reopened a small part of the world's longest subway system on Sunday after some lines had been closed for almost two months, as the city paves the way for a more complete lifting of its painful COVID-19 lockdown next week. https://t.co/cXgVrT94d0
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) May 22, 2022
Haidian (blue), Beijing is edging closer to lockdown. Purple areas in full lockdown. Residential compounds in other areas requires 48-hour negative PCR results. Shopping malls, gyms, schools closed (supermarkets, food stores, pharmacies remain open). No eat-in, only take-away. pic.twitter.com/zziaX3xNO7
— Xibai Xu (@xuxibai) May 21, 2022
North Korea on Saturday reported more than 200,000 new patients suffering from fever for a fifth consecutive day, as it fought its first confirmed coronavirus outbreak. https://t.co/9E3N71y6Kl
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) May 21, 2022
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What we know about #LongCovid so far. There is no universal definition of the complex condition, but clues about causes and potential treatments are beginning to emerge https://t.co/mjMzz4i097
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 22, 2022
Researchers are investigating whether animals infected with the coronavirus might become reservoirs for the evolution of new variants that might jump back into humans — an issue with huge implications for both human and animal health. https://t.co/AIp7Vol5P4
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 20, 2022
Intranasal vaccines could be beneficial boosters against #COVID19 and include several advantages, such as needle-free administration and elicitation of local immunity to prevent infection and systemic immunity to reduce disease burden. https://t.co/FuCkEWabXd #SciencePerspective pic.twitter.com/5UvC1QGKUt
— Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) May 20, 2022
Questions about #LongCovid that experts wish they could answer— precisely, what causes it; what are the best tests for it; how many people have it, and what improves or prevents it https://t.co/sYku6uRqXM
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 16, 2022
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As coronavirus cases seem to be surging nationally with much less surveillance than in earlier covid waves, D.C.'s legislators are arguing with local public health officials about how much case data the city should disclose to the public.https://t.co/koCd51yC8E
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 21, 2022
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