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The Long COVID Expert Group was established in 2022 to assess the evidence on long COVID and apply it to the Aotearoa | New Zealand context, and to oversee clinical practice guidelines produced that year.

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Covid bereaved group demand 'truth' about early lockdown from Scottish and UK Government

A Covid bereaved group has called on the Scottish and UK governments to tell the “truth” about the early days of the Covid lockdown in Scotland, ahead of the UK Covid Inquiry resuming north of the border. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry resumes on Tuesday with hearings in Edinburgh over the next three weeks.

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Lack of Ontario long COVID strategy risks care: ministry documents

TORONTO — Ontario’s lack of a long COVID strategy has led the health sector to cobble together “fragmented” clinics that are at risk of closure and may lead to little to no support for patients, internal Ministry of Health documents warn.Long COVID is not yet well understood, but the current and likely rising volume of patients will have an effect on Ontario’s recovery and may place added pressures on emergency rooms, say the documents obtained under a Freedom of Information request.“Ontario does not have a coordinated approach to care for patients with PCC (Post COVID-19 Condition),” the health ministry’s strategic policy branch wrote last June.“While some providers are responding to the immediate demand for post-COVID care, these offerings are insufficient, fragmented, and unsustainable without dedicated funding.”Between 10 and 20 per cent of people who have had COVID-19 still experience symptoms 12 or more weeks post-infection, the documents note. Researchers estimate 1.4 million Canadians are living with long COVID.

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Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit offers bivalent COVID vaccines to vulnerable groups

Ontario begins offering bivalent COVID vaccines to most vulnerable Appointments are available through the provincial COVID-19 Vaccination Portal or by calling the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre at 1-833-943-3900. Walk-ins are currently unavailable.Eligible groups include First Nation, Inuit and Métis adults and their non-Indigenous household members aged 18 years and older, pregnant individuals aged 18 and over, and health care workers aged 18 and over.Moderately to severely immunocompromised individuals aged 12 years and older are also eligible.The health unit said that the Omicron-targeted booster dose might be offered based at clinic discretion for those 12 to 17 years of age who are moderately or severely immunocompromised.All residents aged 18 and older can book appointments as of Monday, but people outside the highest priority groups won’t be eligible for appointments until Sept.

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Covid-19 Ayrshire: Elderly and at-risk groups now being offered second booster jabs

Residents aged 75 and over and at-risk groups across Ayrshire are now being invited for their second Covid-19 booster vaccination.

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Saskatoon suspends COVID-19 Risk Framework, administration recommends review of COVID measures when province suspends health orders

Saskatoon city council voted to suspend the COVID-19 risk mitigation framework. The framework recommends the council enact or remove safeguards as the number of active cases rises and falls in the city.The city’s director of emergency planning told council the city administration is preparing for fewer provincial directives.“We are planning for a period of time when there are no public health orders, and we’re planning that that will likely be at the end of February,” Pamela Goulden-McLeod told the council.The council meeting took place at the same time Premier Scott Moe announced the province will remove the requirement for people to display proof of vaccination or a recent negative test by the end of February.

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Albertans told to test themselves for COVID-19 as province reserves PCR testing for high-risk groups

With the number of COVID-19 Omicron variant cases doubling every two to three days in Alberta, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said PCR testing will be reserved for priority cases and rapid tests are recommended for everyone else.

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Regeneron says single dose of antibody treatment cut COVID-19 risk by 81%

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said Monday that a single dose of its antibody treatment reduced the risk of contracting COVID-19 by 81.6% for up to eight months, according to its late-stage trial. The company said the results could potentially pave the way for broader use in helping to protect certain people with weakened immune systems.The monoclonal antibody treatment, called REGEN-COV, is currently available under an emergency use authorization by the U.S.

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FDA panel green-lights Moderna COVID boosters for risk groups

Vaccine advisors for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today unanimously approved a third and smaller dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for vulnerable groups.

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FDA advisors OK Pfizer COVID booster for seniors, high-risk groups

Federal vaccine advisors today approved a third booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine on an emergency use basis, but only for the most vulnerable groups, which includes those age 65 and older and people at high risk of severe disease.

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Pfizer, Moderna vaccines cut COVID-19 risk by 91 per cent: Study

Washington: People who receive COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna are up to 91 per cent less likely to develop the disease, according to a US study which also suggests that the preventives reduce the severity of symptoms and duration in those who still get an infection.

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Ottawa re-releases COVID-19 risk assessment tool

With COVID-19 vaccinations rising and restrictions easing across Canada, the federal government is re-releasing an online tool to help assess the risk of a potential gathering.

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Higher body weight linked with severe Covid-19 risk: Lancet report

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.Click here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram.

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Higher body weight linked with severe COVID-19 risk: Lancet study

NEW DELHI : Being overweight is associated with an increased risk of worse outcomes from COVID-19, including higher ICU admissions, according to a study published on Thursday in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal.The researchers from the University of Oxford in the UK noted that this is the first large study to report the effect of bodyweight on risk of worse outcomes from COVID-19 across the full range of body-mass index (BMI).BMI is a measure of body fat calculated by dividing a person's weight in kilogrammes by the square of height in metres.The study is based on more than 6.9 million people living in England and included data from over 20,000 COVID-19 patients who were hospitalised or died during the first wave of the pandemic

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Migrant farm workers at higher COVID-19 risk, need protection, Ontario coroner report says

COVID-19 and other infectious diseases due to their communal living and working conditions, according to a coroner’s report released on Tuesday.To protect their health, the report recommends putting isolation centres in place, setting up an anonymous phone line for reporting concerns, and conducting random tests for COVID-19. Migrant farm worker airport COVID-19 vaccine pilot begins in Toronto Foreigners without permanent status in Canada are allowed to do temporary agricultural work in this country under a federal program.

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Canadians need better messaging about low outdoor COVID-19 risk: experts

COVID-19 ad campaign from Britain’s National Health Service.The message? If you’re going to socialize, take it outside. With coronavirus variants spreading, are masks needed outdoors? As warm spring weather begins to envelop the Canadian provinces, experts here say it’s time to embrace similar rhetoric.While they stress that no gathering is without risk entirely when it comes to COVID-19, dangers of transmission decrease considerably in outdoor environments.Nice weekend weather tends to precipitate the same type of posts on social media from people sharing photos _ mostly of younger populations _ seemingly crowding parks, beaches and boardwalks, with captions and comments lambasting them for doing so.Dr.

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Coronavirus: Nova Scotia expanding COVID-19 vaccine groups as province reports 1 new case

Nova Scotia reported one new case of COVID-19 on Friday and announced the expansion of the province’s COVID-19 vaccination program. Premier Iain Rankin said at a coronavirus briefing Friday afternoon that appointments are filling up, but there’s still space.

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Nova Scotia expanding COVID-19 vaccine groups as province reports 1 new case

COVID-19 on Friday and announced the expansion of the province’s COVID-19 vaccination program.The expansion will include anyone who is 80 years of age and older and born in May, June, July or August.According to the province, people who are 80 and older and born between May 1 and Aug. 31 can now book an appointment at a community clinic.

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Health workers' greatest COVID-19 risk is from community, new data show

The greatest COVID-19 risk factors for healthcare personnel (HCP) aren't patient contact or clinical duties but rather community exposure and prevalence, according to a JAMA Network Open study yesterday.

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Hinshaw, Shandro to provide provincial COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

COVID-19 in the province and “the ongoing work to protect public health.”The chief medical officer of health and minister will be making their comments at 4 p.m. and you can watch them in this story.

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New tech to pick out people at high Covid-19 risk in England for vaccines

London: A new risk-prediction model devised by Oxford University scientists is to be deployed as new technology by the National Health Service (NHS) in England to help clinicians identify a new group of people who may be at high risk from COVID-19.Over 800,000 adults will now be prioritised to receive a vaccine as part of the current vaccination cohorts, combining several health and personal factors, such as age, ethnicity and body mass index (BMI), as well as certain medical conditions and treatments.The University of Oxford turned its research into a risk prediction model called QCovid, which has been independently validated by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and is pegged as the only COVID-19 risk prediction model in the world

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Keeping schools open without masks or quarantines doubled Swedish teachers' COVID-19 risk

Schools in Sweden emphasized keeping hands clean, but neither students nor teachers wore masks. By Gretchen VogelScience's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation.A careful analysis of health data from Sweden suggests that keeping schools open with only minimal precautions in the spring roughly doubled teachers’ risk of being diagnosed with the pandemic coronavirus.

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China widens approval for coronavirus Sinovac vaccine use beyond high-risk groups

China has given broader approval for the domestic-made Sinovac coronavirus vaccine, expanding those who can receive it beyond the high-risk and priority groups already allowed under an emergency clearance.Regulators gave conditional approval for Sinovac Biotech Ltd’s shot, CoronaVac, on Friday, clearing the way for general use, The National Medical Products Administration announced in a statement SaturdayThe Sinovac vaccine has already been sold to at least 10 other countries and is being administered to people in at least five other countries. In China, the shot was given emergency approval last July, allowing people such as medical workers and employees of state-owned firms to receive it.

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Increased COVID-19 risk at Saskatoon restaurant, St. Louis community events

Saskatchewan Health Authority says there is an increased risk of COVID-19 exposure after an outbreak was declared at a Saskatoon restaurant.The health authority said there is also an increased risk in the community of St. Louis.

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Bolton awarded £500k funding to help create 'tailored' Covid-19 messaging for 'at risk' groups

Bolton Council £500,000 in funding to help with coronavirus messaging in the borough. Bolton Council and its partners bid for the funding as part of the Community Champions scheme, aimed at the groups most at risk from the virus including older residents, disabled people and people from ethnic minority backgrounds.The £500,000 will be used to build and further develop Bolton’s network of community champions.

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WHO calls for covid-19 surveillance data on all risk groups for vaccination

Behind the anti-climactic end to Hollywood studios’ romance with BollywoodThe panel further said that adjustments should be made to vaccination strategies in accordance with the covid-19 prevention measures and plans developed for demand generation, community engagement and risk communication, with special consideration for overcoming vaccine hesitancy.

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New research suggests Alberta COVID-19 R value currently too high to lift restrictions

new measures announced on Nov. 24.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Kenney said the province’s R value must be below one by Dec.

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Nova Scotia expects to start COVID-19 vaccinations for high-risk groups in January

COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive this month.The province said select public immunization should begin in January, starting with those most at risk, including long-term care residents and staff, front-line health care workers, and the elderly.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang said in a provincial update on Friday that he doesn’t know how much vaccine the province will get.“We’ve got estimates of probably enough vaccine in…the initial allotments to do 75,000 people, but those no guarantee on those amounts,” he explained.

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New self-assessment tool helps determine COVID-19 risk

As the pandemic drags on, it’s not always easy to know if you are doing the right thing and following protocols. This is particularly difficult if you plan on visiting older loved relatives – especially those living in long-term care homes.

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Holiday plans? Map shows real-time COVID-19 risk for gatherings, by county

interactive online map enables people to assess their risk of encountering someone infected with COVID-19 at an event, based on the size of the gathering and the county in which the event is being held.The dashboard allows users to zoom in on a county anywhere in the U.S. and choose an event size ranging between 10 people, such as a holiday dinner party, to a sports event with 10,000 people.

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Senators weigh COVID-19 risk for Barrett Supreme Court hearing

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US election 2020: Many people concerned about COVID-19 risk

If you would like to check your registration status or register to vote, we have added some useful links at the bottom of this article.Healthline Media commissioned the Harris Poll to conduct the survey. It took place online — between September 9 and September 11, 2020 — and a total of 2,059 U.S.

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Flu vaccinations not linked to increased COVID-19 risk

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, reveals that the flu vaccine is the single most important way to protect people’s health this fall and winter.Seasonal flu activity can be unpredictable, and it is common for otherwise healthy people to be hospitalized due to critical respiratory infection each year.Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that during the 2019-2020 United States flu season, there were 39–56 million cases of the disease. There were also 18–26 million flu medical visits, requiring up to 740,000 hospitalizations.

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COMMENTARY: Public health's share of the blame: US COVID-19 risk communication failures

Editor's Note: After 40+ years as a risk communication consultant, Dr. Sandman came out of retirement in January 2020 to try to help with pandemic risk communication. Following is an abridged form of a commentary published on his website Aug 4, 2020, with new material added.

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Digitizing COVID-19 risk communication for hard-to-reach communities

WHO is collaborating with Wahana Visi Indonesia (WVI) to develop a contextualized risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) plan for the COVID-19 pandemic. Through utilizing alternative media and digital communication channels, the plan will comprise activities that aim to reach children - especially teenagers - and families with children under-five with vital information on COVID-19 prevention strategies. It will also strengthen the capacity of frontline health workers as key communicators of COVID-19 matters.

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Human rights groups concerned over Thunder Bay police’s ‘abnormally high’ access of COVID-19 data

COVID-19 database, which they say the service has accessed at the highest per capita rate in the province.Following a legal challenge that was initiated by the human rights organizations — the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Aboriginal Legal Services, the Black Legal Action Centre, and HIV and AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario — police no longer have access to the data, although the groups are still concerned about previous access and use of the information.

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Delay routine dental checkups, WHO urges, until COVID-19 risk is known

GENEVA : Dental patients and staff need to be protected from any potential infection by aerosol-generating procedures, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, as dentists return to work in areas where the COVID-19 pandemic is easing.There is currently no data on the spread of coronavirus from the dentist's chair, it said, calling for more research into common procedures that produce tiny floating particles that may cause infection if inhaled.These include three-way air/water spray, ultrasonic cleaning equipment that removes deposits from the tooth surface, and polishing, the WHO said in new guidance."WHO guidance recommends in case of community transmission to give priority to urgent or emergency oral cases, to avoid or

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Study ties blood type to COVID-19 risk; O may help, A hurt

report in the New England Journal of Medicine does not prove a blood type connection, but it does confirm a previous report from China of such a link.“Most of us discounted it because it was a very crude study,” Dr. Parameswaran Hari, a blood specialist at the Medical College of Wisconsin, said of the report from China.

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Medical group releases chart ranking activities based on COVID-19 risk

AUSTIN, Texas - A group of medical experts and leaders have assigned coronavirus risk levels to various activities.The Texas Medical Association told FOX 35 that a task force of about 14 physicians who are experts and leaders in medicine have determined the risk level of various activities, ranked from 1 through 10.The task force broke down the following activities into the following groups:LOW-RISK ACTIVITIES (1-2):LOW-MODERATE RISK (3-4):AdvertisementMODERATE RISK (5-6):MODERATE-HIGH (7):HIGH-RISK (8-9):Phase two of Florida's reopening is ongoing. The following is in effect:Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach -- which are the counties that got hit the heaviest by coronavirus in Florida -- will remain in phase one for the time being.

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Color-coded interactive map illustrates COVID-19 risk level by county in US

“COVID Risk Level” map Wednesday.The ongoing pandemic has beleaguered the country with fear and uncertainty, but the map is designed to help the public better understand the status of individual COVID-19 risk based on what county or state a person lives in.RELATED: US buys all of world’s remdesivir, preventing other countries from acquiring drug for monthsSince the U.S.

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COVID-19: Interest groups react to Quebec’s economic update

What do special interest groups think of the government’s economic update? For some, it’s good news, for others, it’s not nearly enough. Tim Sargeant explains.

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Is toilet flushing a COVID-19 risk? Experts say ‘focus on interventions that matter’

COVID-19 study. This time, the focus is on the toilet — and what we do when we’re finished using it.Researchers from the American Institute of Physics modelled the amount of droplets that can be created by flushing a toilet.

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No-one left behind: ensuring Covid-19 vaccines are effective in at-risk groups

Sign up here for GlobalData's free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), older people and those with pre-existing medical conditions are at the highest risk from developing severe Covid-19. Data from the UK’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) in April showed that over-65s are 34 times more likely to die of Covid-19 than those of working age and only around 12% of total pandemic deaths have occurred among those under 65.

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CDC posts long-awaited guidance for minimizing everyday COVID-19 risk

NEW YORK (AP) - Take the stairs, not the elevator, down from your hotel room. Encourage people to bring their own food and drinks to your cookout.

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No link between hypertension drugs and COVID-19 risk, study rules

A new study has reassured medical professionals and patients alike that common drugs for lowering blood pressure are not linked to an increased risk of COVID-19.

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Cargill plant shutdown does not mean COVID-19 risk is contained: High River mayor

High River Mayor Craig Snodgrass is urging vigilance from southern Albertans against the spread of COVID-19.

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In New York, obesity appears to raise COVID-19 risk

A new letter from researchers at New York University shows that obesity is a risk factor for COVID-19 hospitalization in patients under the age of 60. The letter was published yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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Is blood type linked to COVID-19 risk?

A new, preliminary study has found correlations between blood type and the likelihood of being hospitalized with COVID-19. According to the authors, people with type A blood might be more at risk than those with other blood types.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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