Review indicates mental health ‘resilience’ rather than crisis during COVID-19 pandemic

Despite a significant but small increase in mental health symptoms early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, overall there was great resilience in mental health during 2020, University of Liverpool researchers have found.
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Unvaccinated L.A. city workers will have more time to get COVID-19 shots

L.A. police officers, firefighters and other city workers will get more time to get their COVID-19 shots under a plan approved by the City Council.

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Metabolic changes in plasma and immune cells associated with COVID-19 severity, can predict patient survival

After examining the blood samples from nearly 200 COVID-19 patients, researchers have uncovered underlying metabolic changes that regulate how immune cells react to the disease. These changes are associated with disease severity and could be used to predict patient survival.
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High incarceration rates fuel COVID-19 spread and undermine US public safety, study finds

U.S. jails function as ‘infectious disease incubators’ for surrounding communities, as high rates of viral transmission cause COVID-19 cases to multiply and ‘boomerang’ back to communities. A new national study shows that reducing jail populations, mask mandates, school closures and nursing home restrictions are the most important government policies for reducing COVID-19 spread.
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In milestone, over 80% of eligible Californians now partially vaccinated against COVID-19

With over 80% of eligible residents having had at least one shot, California now ranks ninth out of all states on COVID vaccine coverage, according to federal data.

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5 good reasons for the FDA to give full approval to COVID-19 vaccines: Analysis

The FDA’s full approval of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, expected as early as this coming week, could make a marked difference in improving health care and saving lives.
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Wildfire smoke may have contributed to thousands of extra COVID-19 cases and deaths in western U.S. in 2020

Thousands of COVID-19 cases and deaths in California, Oregon, and Washington between March and December 2020 may be attributable to increases in fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke, according to a new study.
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College hits unvaccinated students with $750 fee for COVID-19 testing

Despite the raging virus, vaccine mandates have become a hot button issue.
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Study shows benefits of early anticlotting therapy in moderate COVID-19

New research shows that administering a full dose of a standard blood thinner early to moderately ill hospitalized patients with COVID-19 could halt the thrombo-inflammation process and reduce the risk of severe disease and death.
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Senoliticos reducen sintomas de COVID-19 en estudios preclinicos

Los investigadores de Mayo Clinic y sus colegas de la Universidad de Minnesota demostraron que la COVID-19 exacerba las consecuencias nocivas de las celulas senescentes en el cuerpo. En estudios preclinicos, los farmacos senoliticos descubiertos en Mayo redujeron considerablemente la inflamacion, la enfermedad y la mortalidad debida a la infeccion por covid en ratones ancianos. Los resultados se publican en la revista Science.
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