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Novak Djokovic out of two events due to U.S. COVID-19 travel restrictions
Novak Djokovic withdrew Wednesday from the BNP Paribas Open on the eve of the event, saying he cannot travel to the United States because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. Djokovic, the tournament’s No. 2 seed, cited regulations by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the reason for his inability to play. The U.S. has been requiring foreign visitors to be vaccinated to enter the country.
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Extensive study finds small drop in brain volume after COVID-19
Infection by SARS-CoV-2 causes a dizzying array of symptoms beyond the respiratory distress that is its most notable feature. These range from intestinal distress to blood clots to the loss of smell, and symptoms vary wildly from person to person.
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Why do some people fall seriously ill from COVID while others don't? New study points to genetic differences | CBC News
Scientists have pinpointed 16 new genetic differences in people who developed severe COVID-19 in a large study that could help researchers develop treatments for very sick patients.
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How tracking coronavirus variants will prepare us for the next global public health threat
Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 is helping us spot new variants and figure out how to respond. What else could it help us do?
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New vaccine demonstrates 100% efficacy against severe COVID, hospitalizations
Two doses of a new COVID vaccine that is based on a conventional approach has achieved stunning success.
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Our immune systems are remembering COVID-19 and fighting against its variants, study finds
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers wanted to know how well human beings are holding up against an onslaught of new variants. But, to figure out if our immune systems are up to the task would require a mathematical feat. So researchers turned to sophisticated computer models to find the answer.
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My conversation with a global health researcher about COVID-19
I enjoyed talking to Professor Devi Sridhar about how we end this pandemic and prevent the next one.
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Amazon is taking away paid COVID-19 leave for unvaccinated workers, reports say
Amazon workers who catch COVID-19 and are not fully vaccinated against the virus will not be eligible for paid leave after March 18, according to a staff memo shared with Insider by Amazon. Thursday's memo also told workers they will no longer have to wear masks inside warehouses from Friday if they have been fully vaccinated and local regulations allow.
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Woman, 20, who lost legs after catching COVID "grateful" as $130,000 raised
Claire Bridges, an aspiring model from Florida, had both legs amputated after she developed a life-threatening complication as a result of COVID.
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A Johns Hopkins study says 'ill-founded' COVID lockdowns did more harm than good
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have concluded that lockdowns have done little to reduce COVID deaths but have had “devastating effects” on economies and numerous social ills. The study, titled “A Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Lockdowns on COVID-19 Mortality,” said lockdowns in Europe and the U.S. reduced COVID-19 deaths by 0.2 percent.
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COVID vaccine markedly cuts household transmission, studies show
A pair of studies in yesterday in Science show the substantial benefit of COVID-19 vaccination to household contacts in Israel, including unvaccinated children. But one of the studies highlighted waning protection over time.
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New Research Hints at 4 Factors That May Increase Chances of Long Covid
If further study confirms the findings, they could lead to ways to prevent and treat the complex condition.
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New Research Suggests High-Purity CBD May Help Block COVID-19 Virus From Replicating
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Chicago has found evidence that cannabidiol, or CBD, a product of the cannabis plant, can inhibit infection by the COVID-19 virus in human cells and in mice.
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Unlike Tokyo Olympics, U.S. Olympians are 100 percent vaccinated ahead of Beijing games
All of the about 240 athletes set to take part in next month's Beijing Olympics are fully vaccinated, Team USA's top doctor confirmed Thursday.
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Biden plans mask giveaway as Omicron surges
The federal government has 737 million N95 masks in the Strategic National Stockpile sourced from 12 domestic manufacturers. The Biden administration is planning to distribute hundreds of millions of free, high-quality masks through pharmacies and community health centers, a White House official said Wednesday.
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Harvard study: Healthy diet associated with lower COVID-19 risk and severity
A study published online Sept. 6, 2021, by the journal Gut suggests that people who eat the most fruits, vegetables, and legumes have a lower risk of getting COVID and its complications
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Evidence for a mouse origin of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant
The rapid accumulation of mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant that enabled its outbreak raises questions as to whether its proximal origin occurred in humans or another mammalian host. Here, we identified 45 point mutations that Omicron acquired ...
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‘Crazy’ omicron surge could peak soon, but the virus is unpredictable as the pandemic enters its third year
The rapid surge of omicron infections in the United States may be relatively brief, measured in weeks rather than months, according to infectious-disease experts who have been astonished by the speed of the coronavirus variant’s spread — and who are hoping this wave ebbs just as quickly.
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Metabolic syndrome increases risk of respiratory distress, death for hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who had a combination of high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, or other conditions associated with metabolic syndrome were at much higher risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and death, according to an international study published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open.
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‘Crazy’ omicron surge could peak soon, but the virus is unpredictable as the pandemic enters its third year
The rapid surge of omicron infections in the United States may be relatively brief, measured in weeks rather than months, according to infectious-disease experts who have been astonished by the speed of the coronavirus variant’s spread — and who are hoping this wave ebbs just as quickly.
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