Monthly Archives: August 2022
Long Covid keeping 2-4 million Americans out of workforce, report says | Coronavirus | The Guardian
About 16 million working-age Americans have long-term Covid and 2-4 million are out of work because of its ill effects, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution.
Employers have complained of labor shortages throughout the pandemic, and the analysis of data from the US Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey, which collects data from Americans through a survey on education, employment, health and housing, suggests one possible reason for the lack of workers.
The report found that about 16 million Americans between 18 and 65 have long Covid. Of these people, who are considered of working age, they estimate that 2 to 4 million are out of work because of their symptoms.
Source: Long Covid keeping 2-4 million Americans out of workforce, report says | Coronavirus | The Guardian
At-Home OTC COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests | FDA (See if test accuracy date has been extended)
Avian Flu Diary: FAO Update: Global Avian Influenza Viruses with Zoonotic Potential
Paxlovid, molnupiravir benefit older COVID-19 patients, 2 studies show | CIDRAP
A pair of new studies describes the clinical benefits of two oral antiviral drugs in COVID-19 patients amid the Omicron period, one from Israel suggesting that nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) reduced rates of hospitalization and death in people 65 years or older, and research from Hong Kong demonstrating that Paxlovid and molnupiravir lowered rates of death, disease progression, and the need for supplemental oxygen in older hospitalized patients.
In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization for oral Paxlovid and molnupiravir for the treatment of patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 at high risk for severe illness within 5 days of symptom onset, regardless of vaccination status.
Source: Paxlovid, molnupiravir benefit older COVID-19 patients, 2 studies show | CIDRAP
Văcărești Natural Park – Bucharest, Romania – Atlas Obscura
The Only Written Eye-Witness Account of Pompeii’s Destruction: Hear Pliny the Younger’s Letters on the Mount Vesuvius Eruption | Open Culture
Affirming parent tells how schools can support trans kids | openDemocracy (UK)
Sosias can share genetic traits and behaviors – Mágica Mistura を
“If 12 million Chileans Vote, It Will Be a Victory of Democracy” – Havana Times
“If 12 million people vote, we are facing a participatory revolution. That is, this would be an equivalent of what happened on October 5, 1988 (when 97.6% of the registered voters went to the polls) in the sense that it would be an immensely democratic act,” he added. Reinforcing this idea, Lagos maintained that if that number of people go to the polls, “the result doesn’t matter.” “If 12 million Chileans vote it will be a triumph for democracy. It doesn’t matter which option wins, because we will have achieved that people vote who have never done so before or who voted very rarely in the last 15 years when voting was voluntary. It would mean that we finally managed to get those people to participate,” she said. “When the people manifest themselves and there is sovereignty, democracy works. If 12 million people vote, the result doesn’t matter, it will be a triumph of democracy,” Lagos repeated.
Source: “If 12 million Chileans Vote, It Will Be a Victory of Democracy” – Havana Times
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