Medical Testing

Trials of new Covid vaccine raise hopes of once-a-year booster Moderna shot is said to produce eightfold increase in antibody levels against Omicron in first four weeks the Guardian

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Is Diabetes a Risk Factor for Long COVID? Possibly. Mixed results in seven-study scoping review Kristen Monaco medpagetoday

The jury is still out as to whether diabetes is a risk factor for post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), a researcher reported.

In a scoping review of seven studies, three (43%) concluded that diabetes was indeed a "potent" risk factor for developing long COVID following infection, according to Jessica L. Harding, PhD, of Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta...

Less deadly than delta? In some states, omicron caused more deaths The omicron variant, though extremely contagious, was considered less deadly than delta. New research shows that wasn't always the case. NBC News

When the omicron variant first emerged last November, many doctors, researchers and scientists hoped that the new strain — while more transmissible — would cause fewer deaths.

N. Korea's low death count questioned amid COVID-19 outbreak SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that nearly 10% of its 26 million people have fallen ill and 65 people have died amid its first COVID-19 outbreak, as outside experts question the validity of its reported fatalities and worry about a possible humanitarian crisis. AP NEWS

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