Post-Covid Syndrome Archives - Page 2 of 3

CDC loosens COVID-19 indoor mask guidance, including for schools

26Jan

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CDC loosens COVID-19 indoor mask guidance, including for schools

The CDC is now advising counties to loosen their federal mask wearing mandates for counties that are in low or medium risk zones. This applies to 70% of Americans as 70% of Americans live in these counties. COVID-19 cases has fallen drastically since the immersion of the omicron variant. This fact has public health officials very optimistic in regard to the direction of the pandemic. While masking is not as crucial as it once was, it is important to note when wearing one matters the most. To read more, click here.

Hong Kong reports record COVID-19 cases; movements could be restricted

25Jan

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Hong Kong reports record COVID-19 cases; movements could be restricted

Hong Kong is enforcing COVID-19 testing for its more than 7 million residents. Health officials are reporting a record of 55,353 daily infections and over one hundred deaths due to the virus. Even with these high numbers, they have no plan to block entry or exit from the city. U.S. officials are warning travelers to not travel to Hong Kong after discovering the high level of threat. To read more, click here.

Antihistamines may help resolve long COVID, report suggests

14Jan

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Antihistamines may help resolve long COVID, report suggests

A recently published case report revealed that two healthy women returned to normal life after taking antihistamine drugs, daily, to overcome long COVID. Long COVID refers to infected patients that have persistent symptoms that extend past the typical time frame. The report follows a woman that is thought to be one of the first people infected with COVID-19 in the United States. This woman reported that many of her initial symptoms subsided after 24 hours but then returned two months later. She had a relapse in symptoms which prompted more lab work. To learn more, click here.

Omicron might mark the end of Covid-19’s pandemic phase—unless a certain scenario happens, Fauci says

6Jan

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Omicron might mark the end of Covid-19’s pandemic phase—unless a certain scenario happens, Fauci says

Experts cannot say for sure if the rapid spread of Omicron will make the pandemic more manageable. Omicron is much less likely to cause severe disease, so this makes experts hopeful that the end is near. Schools continue to battle with the surge of Omicron as they switch to virtual learning. One district in Houston Texas closed for one day in order to “mitigate potential exposure” while returning to in-person learning the very next day. The largest school district in the nation will not be returning to virtual learning. On the other hand, some other districts are under fire for their mask mandates. Before new variants emerge, scientists are hard at work developing new vaccines. To learn more, click here.

Study Finds That Women Are More Likely To Become COVID Long Haulers

24Dec

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Study Finds That Women Are More Likely To Become COVID Long Haulers

The findings of a new study at Mayo Clinic suggest that patients with "post-COVID syndrome," often known as COVID "long haulers," have significantly higher mortality rates. And a recent study curiously revealed that more women are affected than men. The results are preliminary, coming from just the first 108 people in Mayo Clinic's post-COVID care clinic. However, it discovered that 75% of the participants were women. Researchers say there is still a lot more research to be done, but the high rate could be due to the disparity in immune response between genders. Women's immune systems seem to have a stronger response. To read more, Click Here

13Dec

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Montana Give Hope To COVID Long Haulers

COVID patients are still reporting strange smells or tastes, persistently low oxygen levels, severe brain fog, memory loss, heart irregularities, digestive difficulties, and limb numbness or burning 10 years after treatment. Even mental and emotional anguish, rash, hair loss, and numerous additional symptoms linked to multiple organ systems have been recognized as constant worry following a COVID infection. In Montana, doctors at Benefis Hospital's Post COVID Recovery Program in Great Falls look for a variety of factors when examining medical history during intake appointments for COVID long-haulers, a growing group of patients who have symptoms that persist beyond 12 weeks after the initial infection. To read more, Click Here

29Nov

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Omicron, Good News?

Amid the worldwide anxiety over a new coronavirus strain, one piece of good news has emerged: The South African doctor who first detected the variant states that sufferers of the omicron variant have "very mild" symptoms. According to the BBC, neither Dr. Angelique Coetzee nor her colleagues had admitted anyone with Covid-19 to a hospital yet. According on her comments, her patients had been exhausted but without any loss of taste or smell, which are common signs of Covid-19. To read more, Click Here

Pfizer To Allow New Pill To Be Produced Around The World

16Nov

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Pfizer To Allow New Pill To Be Produced Around The World

Pfizer, a pharmaceutical multinational based in New York City, has agreed to a licensing agreement that would allow Pfizer's experimental covid-19 medicine to be produced more widely throughout the world. It's an agreement that suggests around half of the globe's population could gain access to the treatment, even as Pfizer dismisses demands for poorer nations' The drug, paxlovid, a pill combination called paxlovid that was developed by Pfizer and is now being marketed by Teva Pharmaceuticals, reduced the likelihood of hospitalization or death from covid-19 by 89 percent when taken within three days of the start of symptoms. It has not been authorized in the United States yet. To read more, Click Here

COVID Long Haulers To Be Covered By The ADA?

4Oct

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COVID Long Haulers To Be Covered By The ADA?

Thousands of people have recovered from COVID-19, but some are still testing negative and are not feeling any better. It's a condition known as long COVID, which refers to those who are "Long Haulers." According to the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights, these long-haulers may be covered under The American Disability Act, Section 504, and Section 1557 "if it substantially limits one or more major life activities," according to HHS. To read more, Click Here

The Vaccinated Have Lower Chance Of Long Haulers

4Oct

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The Vaccinated Have Lower Chance Of Long Haulers

A new research claims that those who received a vaccination for COVID-19 have a 49 percent reduced risk of developing COVID Long Haulers. The symptoms of COVID in Long Hauler can persist for weeks, months, or even years. Brain fog, tiredness, persistent loss of smell or taste, hair loss, and numbness are all signs of COVID Long Haulers. Even people who had minor cases of COVID-19 developed COVID Long Haulers To read more, Click Here