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New Pandemic Peril? Pretending It's Over as Case Numbers Rise, from Medscape/WebMD
Just because many people seem more than ready to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind us doesn't mean it's really over. In fact, case numbers are rising again – with new infections reported in about 95,000 Americans each day – and hospitalizations are up 20% as well.
It's yet another reminder of the dangers that remain from a virus that has now killed more than 1 million Americans [...]
The U.S. is now in a new wave driven by Omicron variants BA.2 and BA.2.12.2, Topol says.
The 95,000 new daily cases reported by the CDC do not reflect "the real toll of the current wave, since most people with symptoms are testing at home or not testing at all."
Also, there is pretty much no testing among people who don't have symptoms, Topol says.
The actual number of cases is likely at least 500,000 per day, he says, "far greater than any of the U.S. prior waves except Omicron."...
76% of Long COVID Patients Were Not Hospitalized for Their Infection, from MedPage Today
— Women, those ages 36 to 50 most likely to be diagnosed with post-COVID conditions
A Pandemic Risk Reality Check for the Immunocompromised, also from MedPage Today
— Studies indicate the level of risk may not warrant such a broad, catastrophizing narrative
Cardiac Issues After COVID Infection and Vaccination: New Data, from Medscape
New data from two different sources on cardiac complications linked to COVID-19 have shown that such issues are low overall, but are higher after infection than after vaccination....
A Million Pandemic Deaths, and These are Still Uncounted, from The New York Times
My patient didn't die from COVID. He died because of it.
13 Final Texts from Loved Ones Lost to COVID, from the New York Times
13 personal stories...
Just because many people seem more than ready to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind us doesn't mean it's really over. In fact, case numbers are rising again – with new infections reported in about 95,000 Americans each day – and hospitalizations are up 20% as well.
It's yet another reminder of the dangers that remain from a virus that has now killed more than 1 million Americans [...]
The U.S. is now in a new wave driven by Omicron variants BA.2 and BA.2.12.2, Topol says.
The 95,000 new daily cases reported by the CDC do not reflect "the real toll of the current wave, since most people with symptoms are testing at home or not testing at all."
Also, there is pretty much no testing among people who don't have symptoms, Topol says.
The actual number of cases is likely at least 500,000 per day, he says, "far greater than any of the U.S. prior waves except Omicron."...
76% of Long COVID Patients Were Not Hospitalized for Their Infection, from MedPage Today
— Women, those ages 36 to 50 most likely to be diagnosed with post-COVID conditions
A Pandemic Risk Reality Check for the Immunocompromised, also from MedPage Today
— Studies indicate the level of risk may not warrant such a broad, catastrophizing narrative
Cardiac Issues After COVID Infection and Vaccination: New Data, from Medscape
New data from two different sources on cardiac complications linked to COVID-19 have shown that such issues are low overall, but are higher after infection than after vaccination....
A Million Pandemic Deaths, and These are Still Uncounted, from The New York Times
My patient didn't die from COVID. He died because of it.
13 Final Texts from Loved Ones Lost to COVID, from the New York Times
13 personal stories...
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My gosh, what a sad story. "Those who died shadow deaths..." :(
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