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The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota 📨 Daily News newsletter: cidrap.umn.edu/newsletter

Minneapolis, MN

Joined April 2009

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Aug 28, 2025
CDC cuts back foodborne illness surveillance program The CDC's FoodNet program has reduced required surveillance from eight foodborne pathogens to two, a move some experts warn could leave the country more vulnerable to outbreaks. cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-dise…
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Dec 19, 2023
WHO designates JN.1 as separate COVID-19 variant of interest As part of its announcement today, the WHO recommended universal masking for health facilities and protection for health workers. ow.ly/L21E50Qkmjr Photo: PAHO/Flickr cc
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Sep 8, 2023
Smart people first in line for COVID-19 vaccines, study suggests A total of 80% of the most intelligent people were vaccinated within 40 days of #COVID-19 vaccine availability, compared with 180 days for those with the lowest cognitive ability. cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/smart…
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Apr 12, 2023
Study notes high rate of COVID-infected healthcare workers still caring for patients Half of all HCWs with symptomatic #COVID19 continued to go to work, even if they were involved with direct patient care cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study…
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Jun 5, 2023
Study finds 27% rate of long COVID in infected health workers Multiple #COVID19 infections were predictive of developing #LongCOVID ow.ly/i3Bn50OGca8 Photo: Hospital Clinic / Flickr cc
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Jun 29, 2023
Wastewater sampling in Canada suggests COVID case rate 19 times higher than reported Sampling suggested that #Omicron #COVID19 cases were up to 19 times higher than reported because of changes in clinical testing cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/waste…
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Jun 26, 2023
Study: Sperm counts decline even after mild COVID infections The findings suggest #COVID19 does long-term damage to the male reproductive tract ow.ly/82EO50OXzXQ
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Dec 12, 2023
COVID study: 40% of children still infectious after symptom resolution The median time to symptom resolution was 6 days, and 12% of participants still had symptoms at day 10. cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/covid…
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Aug 25, 2023
COVID Omicron carries 4 times the risk of death as flu, new data show #Flu was tied to 7,851 deaths from week 33, 2022, to week 12, 2023, compared with 32,607 deaths tied to #COVID19 cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/covid…
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May 1, 2023
Study of Novavax #COVID19 vaccine estimates 100% efficacy against hospitalizations A post hoc analysis of a randomized, controlled trial estimates that 2 doses are 100% effective against hospitalization by 95 days cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study…
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Dec 6, 2023
Study shows infants exposed to COVID in utero at risk for developmental delay At 12 months, 20.3% of COVID-exposed children and 5.9% of the controls received a diagnosis of neurodevelopmental delay. cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study… Joshua Rappeneker / Flickr cc
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Study shows infants exposed to COVID in utero at risk for developmental delay
At 12 months, 20.3% of COVID-exposed children and 5.9% of the controls received a diagnosis of neurodevelopmental delay.
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Aug 9, 2023
SARS-CoV-2 can damage mitochondrion in heart, other organs, study finds Mitochondrial dysregulation leads to long-term damage and may help explain long COVID, the authors say. ow.ly/B1G950PwaiK
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Sep 12, 2023
1 in 4 COVID survivors had impaired lung function 1 year on, study shows Of all patients, 11%, 22%, and 48% of those with mild, moderate, or severe #COVID-19, respectively, had impaired lung function. ow.ly/ieGR50PKOGK Photo: mr.suphachai praserdumrongchai / iStock
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Aug 18, 2023
COVID-19 tied to dangerous blood clots in cancer patients The risk of developing venous thromboembolisms is elevated among cancer patients with #COVID19 taking anticancer drugs, new data show cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/covid…
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