PLUS: The Covid-19 headlines you need to know, a distraction, and something to read.
By Eve Sneider | 10.13.22 |
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| Agencies warn of a new wave of infections in Europe, authorities in China crack down, and bivalent boosters are approved for younger kids. But first, here's this week's big story: | |
The long arm of long Covid A new study has found that four in 10 people who had been infected with Covid said they still had not fully recovered from their infections, even many months later. The researchers surveyed tens of thousands of people in Scotland, and their discoveries bolster the argument many scientists have been making that more resources need to be allocated to the study and treatment of long Covid. The World Health Organization's director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also spoke on the subject recently, calling on countries to launch new initiatives to combat this "very serious" crisis. Since the early days of the pandemic, scientists have struggled to understand—and even to define—long Covid. Researchers investigating the problem have had to make challenging choices about which of the disease's 200-plus symptoms to study, and which to set aside. And doctors have faced confusion parsing when someone has long Covid, and when they're actually battling another illness. As Tedros pointed out this week, dealing with the "prolonged suffering" caused by this disease will be key to ending the pandemic entirely. | |
Headlines The WHO and European Center for Disease Prevention and Control have said that another wave of Covid infections may be hitting Europe, a sign that the pandemic is not yet over. (Reuters) Local authorities across China are tightening restrictions after cases rose during a weeklong national holiday last week. Three of Shanghai's downtown districts have ordered the temporary closure of entertainment venues. (CNBC) Bivalent boosters were approved for American children as young as five. Officials are urging anyone eligible to get their shots ahead of the holidays. (Associated Press) Experts have been quick to criticize the Florida surgeon general's decision to announce that receiving some Covid vaccines makes young men much more susceptible to heart-related deaths. The recommendation was extrapolated from a short analysis that hadn't been peer reviewed. (Washington Post) White House officials have said that the US should prepare to see an increase in cases this winter, a trend that's already evident in Europe. (NPR) | |
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