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The restrictions on business and social activity affected 9.2% of China’s gross domestic product as of Thursday, up from 7% on Oct. 16, according to Nomura’s model.

“Since the 20th National Party Congress kicked off on 16 October, domestic Covid case numbers have been clearly on an upward trajectory,” the firm’s chief China economist Ting Lu and a team said in a report Thursday. “The national lockdown situation has been getting ... significantly worse.”

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Chinese cities double down on zero-COVID restrictions as outbreaks widen

Thu, 2022-10-27 08:44 — mike kraft

Chinese cities double down on zero-COVID as outbreaks widen Chinese cities from Wuhan in central China to Xining in the northwest are doubling down on COVID-19 curbs, sealing up buildings, locking down districts and throwing millions into distress in a scramble to halt widening outbreaks. Ryan Woo Reuters

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African health official says Ebola in Uganda is under control

Thu, 2022-10-27 08:36 — mike kraft

African health official: Ebola in Uganda is under control KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's Ebola outbreak is under control, a top public health official in Africa said Thursday, noting that local health authorities are doing well to trace most contacts. “The situation is not getting out of control,” said Dr. AP NEWS

“The situation is not getting out of control,” said Dr. Ahmed Ogwell, acting director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We have good visibility of all the contacts.”

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Analysis: Global COVID cases expected to increase in coming months, but at a slower pace -report

Tue, 2022-10-25 18:13 — mike kraft

Global COVID cases will increase in coming months, but at a slower pace -report Daily global COVID-19 infections are projected to rise slowly to about 18.7 million by February from the current 16.7 million aveage daily cases, driven by the northern hemisphere's winter months, the University of Washington said in an analysis. Reuters Reuters

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Covid-19 vaccine study links side effects with greater antibody response

Mon, 2022-10-24 17:34 — mike kraft

Covid-19 vaccine study links side effects with greater antibody response | CNN

People who reported experiencing side effects to the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines such as fever, chills or muscle pain tended to have a greater antibody response following vaccination, according to new research.

Having such symptoms after vaccination is associated with greater antibody responses compared with having only pain or rash at the injection site or no symptoms at all, suggests the paper published Friday in the journal JAMA Network Open.

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Ivermectin still nopt a good COVID-19 Treatment--large new trial

Mon, 2022-10-24 13:01 — mike kraft

Ivermectin: Still on a Losing Streak as COVID-19 Treatment | MedPage Today

WASHINGTON -- There were no differences in relief from mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms for patients on ivermectin versus placebo, according to the ongoing ACTIV-6 trial.

Among >1,000 vaccinated and unvaccinated patients, the median time to recovery was 12 days for those in the ivermectin group and 13 days in the placebo group, reported Matthew McCarthy, MD, of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, at IDWeek.

As a result, the hazard ratio for improvement in time to recovery was 1.07 (95% credible interval 0.96-1.17, posterior P=0.91), McCarthy and colleagues stated in JAMA, where the results were simultaneously published.

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A ‘Tripledemic’? Flu and Other Infections Return as Covid Cases Rise

Mon, 2022-10-24 09:35 — mike kraft

A ‘Tripledemic’? Flu and Other Infections Return as Covid Cases Rise - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

For more than two years, shuttered schools and offices, social distancing and masks granted Americans a reprieve from flu and most other respiratory infections. This winter is likely to be different.

With few to no restrictions in place and travel and socializing back in full swing, an expected winter rise in Covid cases appears poised to collide with a resurgent influenza season, causing a “twindemic” — or even a “tripledemic,” with a third pathogen, respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V., in the mix.

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