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Studies suggest even one vaccine dose may cut risk of long COVID
Vaccination appeared protective against lingering symptoms, severe illness, and hospital readmission.
Read more.Maintaining coping strategies during pandemic tied to lower risk of anxiety, depression
Coping strategies ranged from using humor and distraction to denial and planning.
Read more.Cancer patients with COVID at higher risk of death, hospitalization amid Omicron
The 30-day death rate after COVID-19 diagnosis was twice as high in the cancer group than in controls.
Read more.WHO upgrades BA.2.86 to COVID-19 variant of interest as US proportions grow
The CDC today said though the BA.2.86 proportion jumped, it doesn’t yet appear to be driving case increases.
Read more.Joint UN mission transfers critical patients from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, under intense fighting
On 22 November, in cooperation with the Palestine Red Crescent Society, WHO participated in another joint-UN mission to transfer 151
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