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Men under 50 recovering from asymptomatic COVID have double the likelihood of acute ischemic strokes (AIS) compared with men of the same age without COVID infection, according to a study last week in JAMA Network Open.

Eighteen South Asian men were treated in Singapore for AIS a median of 54.5 days after their initial COVID-19 diagnosis. Twelve (67.7%) had no known pre-existing risk factors. While AIS is a known neurologic complication from symptomatic COVID-19, none of these men experienced respiratory symptoms during their infection.

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How India’s second wave became the worst COVID-19 surge in the world

Sat, 2021-04-24 11:46 — mike kraft

How India’s second wave became the worst COVID-19 surge in the world

New Delhi (National Geographic)--- During the past few weeks, Indian social media has been inundated with SOS messages: hospitals tweeting about dwindling oxygen supplies and physicians watching helplessly as patients perish from preventable deaths. A journalist pleading for but denied a hospital bed took to Twitter to log his deteriorating condition till he died.

Overwhelmed crematoria are working round-the-clock to keep up with the pace of bodies; furnaces have melted down from overuse and additional funeral platforms are being built outside. Such are the heartbreaking messages and haunting images that highlight the formidable second wave of the coronavirus pandemic raging through the country.

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New MIT research: Risk of contracting COVID-19 indoors the same at 6ft and 60ft

Sat, 2021-04-24 11:36 — mike kraft

MIT researchers: Risk of contracting COVID-19 indoors the same at 6ft The risk of contracting COVID-19 indoors is the same when socially distanced 6 feet apart and 60 feet apart, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say. Jordan Williams TheHill

The risk of contracting COVID-19 indoors is the same when socially distanced 6 feet apart and 60 feet apart, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say.

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One Covid vaccine shot cuts infection rate in all age groups --British study

Fri, 2021-04-23 10:16 — mike kraft

One Covid vaccine cuts infection rate in all age groups Real-world data found the AZ and Pfizer jabs worked equally well in over-75s and younger people. BBC News

The chances of becoming infected by Covid fell sharply after a first dose of either the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccines, a UK study has found.

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Discussion: How long does protection from COVID-19 vaccines last?

Thu, 2021-04-22 11:37 — mike kraft

How long does protection from COVID-19 vaccines last? NEW YORK (AP) — How long does protection from COVID-19 vaccines last? Experts don't know yet because they're still studying vaccinated people to see when protection might wear off. How well the vaccines work against emerging variants will also determine if, when and how often additional shots might be needed. “We only have information for as long as the vaccines have been studied," said Deborah Fuller, a vaccine researcher at the University of Washington.

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New study on Covid Survivors With Lingering Worrisome Health Risks

Thu, 2021-04-22 11:21 — mike kraft

The health effects of Covid-19 not only can stretch for months but appear to increase the risk of death and chronic medical conditions, even in people who were never sick enough to be hospitalized, a large new study finds.

In the study, published Thursday in the journal Nature, researchers looked at medical records of more than 73,000 people across the United States whose coronavirus infections did not require hospitalization. Between one and six months after becoming infected, those patients had a significantly greater risk of death — 60 percent higher — than people who had not been infected with the virus.

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