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April 29, 2022
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VIDEO: Physicians ‘very surprised’ by emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants

VIDEO: Physicians ‘very surprised’ by emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants

CHICAGO — Although questions remain regarding SARS-CoV-2, including the number of boosters a person will eventually require and how to manage patients with long COVID, physicians have learned a lot about the virus.

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April 26, 2022
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VIDEO: Patient infected with SARS-CoV-2 for 505 consecutive days

VIDEO: Patient infected with SARS-CoV-2 for 505 consecutive days

LISBON, Portugal — In this video, Luke B. Snell, MD, MSc, MBBS, from Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London, explains the case of a patient who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 for 505 consecutive days — thought to be a record.

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April 26, 2022
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CDC: Updates in COVID-19, 58% seroprevalence in US

CDC: Updates in COVID-19, 58% seroprevalence in US

The CDC held a media briefing regarding COVID-19 updates that included current cases and new data from a report published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on seroprevalence in the U.S.

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April 25, 2022
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Longer intervals between COVID-19 vaccine doses produce higher antibody levels

Longer intervals between COVID-19 vaccine doses produce higher antibody levels

LISBON, Portugal — A study conducted among health care workers in the United Kingdom demonstrated that longer intervals between COVID-19 vaccine doses produced higher antibody levels, researchers reported here.

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April 25, 2022
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Average daily COVID-19 deaths higher on weekends than weekdays, global study finds

Average daily COVID-19 deaths higher on weekends than weekdays, global study finds

LISBON, Portugal — The average number of daily COVID-19 deaths is 6% higher on weekends compared with weekdays, according to a global study presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

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April 25, 2022
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Women with long COVID experience more symptoms than men

Women with long COVID experience more symptoms than men

Among people with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, women were more symptomatic than men — not just in the acute phase but also months later — according to a retrospective prospective study in the Journal of Women’s Health.

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April 24, 2022
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US study finds some increase in resistant infections during pandemic

US study finds some increase in resistant infections during pandemic

LISBON, Portugal — An analysis of antimicrobial resistance at more than 270 U.S. hospitals found some increase during the first 20 months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the prior 8 months.

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April 24, 2022
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VIDEO: Virologist Angela Rasmussen, PhD, on safely attending conferences

VIDEO: Virologist Angela Rasmussen, PhD, on safely attending conferences

LISBON, Portugal — In this video, virologist Angela Rasmussen, PhD, discusses the steps she is taking to safely attend the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in person.

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April 23, 2022
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Risk for death around four times higher from COVID-19 than flu, study finds

Risk for death around four times higher from COVID-19 than flu, study finds

LISBON, Portugal — The risk for death from COVID-19 is three to four times higher than it is from influenza among hospitalized patients requiring oxygen therapy, researchers found.

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April 23, 2022
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Fully vaccinated HCW tests positive for delta and omicron just 20 days apart

Fully vaccinated HCW tests positive for delta and omicron just 20 days apart

LISBON, Portugal — A fully vaccinated and boosted health care worker tested positive for the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 just 20 days after testing positive for the delta variant, researchers reported here.

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