- Pentagon drops COVID-19 vaccine requirement for troops – PBS NewsHour: The Pentagon has lifted its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, but commanders still have the discretion to decide whether or not to deploy troops who have not been vaccinated.
- Pentagon officially rescinds Covid-19 vaccine requirement for troops – CNN: The military’s Covid-19 vaccination mandate has been officially rescinded by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin after President Joe Biden signed the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
- DOD Rescinds COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate > U.S – Department of Defense: The Department of Defense will no longer require service members to be vaccinated against COVID-19, though it is still encouraged. This change is due to the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.
- Study explores incidence, severity, and long COVID associations of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections – News-Medical.Net: There is a rising incidence of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections, especially among people who have been vaccinated or have previously had COVID-19. These reinfections are often milder than the original infection, but some people experience more severe symptoms.
- Low-Dose Lithium Treatment for Long COVID Explored – ubmd.com: The University at Buffalo is conducting a clinical trial testing low-dose lithium as a potential treatment for long COVID. The trial is recruiting 50 adults ages 18 to 80 with long COVID to participate. For more information on the trial, call 716-829-5454.
- Study suggests many symptoms are more common after COVID-19 infection, but only a few are commonly associated with a long COVID diagnosis – News-Medical.Net: The study found that patients with a history of COVID-19 were more likely to experience long-term symptoms than those without a history of the disease. Symptoms associated with long COVID diagnosis included fatigue, anxiety, and depression.
- How to get help for long COVID in NYC – Amsterdam News: This article is about a person who experienced long-term health problems after catching COVID-19.
- From Health Affairs: Top Ten Articles Of 2022 – healthaffairs.org: The top articles of 2022 focused on issues such as structural racism, COVID-19, and disability and health.
- XBB.1.5 COVID variant poses new public health challenges – KGW.com: There is no clinical data yet on how well the existing booster vaccines protect against the new XBB.1.5 strain, but there is evidence that being vaccinated will help people avoid severe symptoms.
- ‘Most transmissible’ COVID variant yet is spreading in California … – San Francisco Chronicle: The XBB.1.5 variant of the coronavirus is becoming more prevalent in the United States, particularly in the Northeast. This variant is more transmissible than other variants, and so people are being urged to take precautions such as wearing masks on international flights.
Daily News Pulse for January 29, 2023
Summary: Governor John Carney has tested positive for COVID-19 and is working from home. The 7-day average of new cases in Delaware is 135, with 158 hospitalizations. A new study has found that 71% of people with long COVID required medical treatment or were unable to work for six months or more. The FDA has withdrawn emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 antibody drug Evusheld due to its ineffectiveness against the Omicron variants now dominating the US.
