Author: Claudinne Miller

Bird flu concerns grow after death of 10 bush dogs at UK zoo raises fears of spread between mammals

I News 10 bush dogs at a zoo in England have caught and likely died from the H5N1 virus, suggesting some limited transmission between animals. Scientists are investigating the possibility that bird flu was transmitted among a pack of bush dogs at a zoo in England. Ten bush dogs at the unnamed zoo died in what is […]

Mar 30, 2023

Paxlovid Linked to Lower Risk of Long COVID

Contagion Live Treating COVID-19 with Paxlovid, a combination of nirmatrelvir with ritonavir, within 5 days of symptom onset was associated with lower risk for developing Post-COVID-19 Conditions (PCC), or Long COVID, in a large Veterans Affairs (VA) cohort study. In addition to reducing risk of mild to moderate infection becoming severe, and of severe symptoms requiring […]

Mar 28, 2023

A Carson County skunk is Texas’ first mammal positive for avian flu

Lubbock County Journal A highly contagious virus that began with widespread outbreaks among poultry in factory farms took little time to cross over to wild bird species and then trickle into mammals. More commonly known as the bird flu, the highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to leave its impact on livestock and wildlife around the […]

Mar 28, 2023

Covid-19 testing to no longer be recommended for vast majority of people

Irish Times Covid numbers in hospital more than double as fresh wave starts. Testing for Covid-19 will no longer be recommended for the vast majority of people from next Thursday, the HSE has announced. People with Covid-19 or other respiratory virus symptoms should stay at home until 48 hours after their symptoms have substantially or […]

Mar 28, 2023

To Understand Anti-vaxxers, Consider Aristotle

The Atlantic Among the many difficulties imposed upon America by the pandemic, the scourge of anti-vaccine sentiment—and the preventable deaths caused as result—ranks among the most frustrating, especially for infectious-disease doctors like me. People who are hospitalized with COVID-19 rarely refuse therapy, but acceptance of vaccines to help prevent infection has been considerably more limited. Seventy percent […]

Mar 28, 2023

My 6-Year-Old Son Died. Then the Anti-vaxxers Found Out.

The Atlantic Opponents of COVID vaccines terrorize grieving families on social media. My 6-year-old boy died in January. We lost him after a household accident, one likely brought on by a rare cerebral-swelling condition. Paramedics got his heart beating, but it was too late to save his brain. I could hold his hand, look at the […]

Mar 28, 2023

California: Avian Influenza Detected In Deceased Mountain Lions

California Department of Fish and Wildlife The Eurasian strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) was detected in two mountain lions in Mono County in December 2022 and January 2023, according to wildlife health experts with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). While additional disease testing is being conducted to rule out […]

Mar 28, 2023

mRNA vaccine beats infection for key defense against COVID-19, Stanford Medicine scientists find

(Stanford Medicine) Stanford Medicine researchers have shown that prior SARS-CoV-2 infection reduces killer T cells’ response to vaccination. These cells are crucial for eliminating the virus from the body. The Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA vaccine directed at COVID-19 is much better than natural infection at revving up key immune cells called killer T cells to fight future […]

Mar 28, 2023

Building Vaccine Trust Among the General Public

Med News Today No longer “a single transcendent reference point for decision-making,” says Gregory Poland, MD Vaccine hesitancy and refusal to be vaccinated are major reasons mass vaccination strategies do not reach the intended coverage, even if adequate vaccine supply has been achieved. Public perceptions of vaccines are critical in reaching protective levels of herd […]

Mar 28, 2023

The government sends specialist doctors to Kagera, quarantine reaches 205

Tanzania News (Machine Translated) The quarantined citizens who are being monitored for Marburg symptoms have increased from 193 to 205 while the Minister of Health, Ummy Mwalimu said that no patients have increased. The people quarantined in Bukoba district, Kagera Region after coming into contact with Marburg patients have increased from 193 to 205 while […]

Mar 28, 2023