#Viral indicators continue to increase for #Ottawa, #Canada ( http://covid.gilchrist.ca/Ottawa.html ). #wastewater levels increasing for #COVID19 and #RSV is being detected again. #Hospitalization *for* COVID19 increasing significantly, and PCR #test positivity continues to increase.

Health Canada approves first RSV vaccine for adults age 60 and over - The Canadian Press https://apple.news/AFCmGdpxtR_mNw3CTxn6XGg
#HealthCanada has approved the first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (#RSV) for adults age 60 and over.
..older people are much more likely to become severely ill and require #hospitalization…a randomized clinical trial showed the vaccine, called #Arexvy, was 82 per cent effective at preventing lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV compared to.. placebo.

''Conclusion: #Nirmatrelvir–ritonavir was effective in reducing 30-day #hospitalization and #death. #Molnupiravir was associated with a benefit for 30-day mortality but not hospitalization. Further reductions in mortality from 31 to 180 days were observed with both antivirals.''

Estimates of Bivalent mRNA Vaccine Durability in Preventing COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization and Critical Illness Among Adults with and Without Immunocompromising Conditions — | MMWR https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7221a3.htm “Among adults without immunocompromising conditions, #bivalent #booster #vaccine effectiveness (VE) against #COVID19–associated #hospitalization declined from 62% at 7–59 days #postvaccination to 24% at 120–179 days compared with VE among #unvaccinated adults.”

Does it look like its over?

#CovidIsNotOver #Hospitalization #Canada #SARS2 #sarscov2

https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/103128 “Two years after #hospitalization for severe #COVID19 illness, more than a third of patients from the pandemic's early days had lingering #pulmonary abnormalities on #ChestCT scans, according to a prospective study from #Wuhan, China.

54% at 6 months and 42% at 1 year to 39% at 2 years (P=0.001) in a cohort of 144 individuals, reported Heshui Shi, MD, PhD, of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, and coauthors.”

#Canadian #Hospitalization

https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/current-situation.html

#massinfection #SARS2 #sarscov2

h/t @dgbassani

“The reason for not doing more to prevent #COVID19 appears to be #ageism, plain and simple. There is no logical explanation for accepting an unnatural degree of #hospitalization and #PrematureDeaths in #elders except that we value the lives of younger people more.”

“#COVID has become the second-leading cause of #hospitalization in #Canada, after childbirth. Among those over 50, it is the single leading cause of hospitalization.

We had more #outbreaks in #LongTermCare facilities in 2022 than we had in 2020 and 2021 combined, and more deaths and more hospitalizations than the first two years of the pandemic combined.

COVID is not over, but we are acting like it is.”

This #Covid #Wastewater data for the largest metro area in Eastern WA makes me feel like the only sober person at a party right now. Also: #hospitalization stats for WA are as high as they’ve been for much of the past year.

Years ago, when I felt this way I’d write an essay on my blog about it, or do a Tweet thread that would get seen thousands of times. But the blog is essentially dead and I refuse to provide content to Twitter.

Let me know if you’d read my essay. Won’t bother otherwise.

Stats update for Ontario, Canada (Apr. 3, 2023)

This thread will highlight the latest stats for Ontario including #COVID #variants, #hospitalization and #death rates by age, total #Ontario deaths by year and month, and new results from an Ontario child #vaccine study. 🧵 1/

The unrolled one page version of this thread is available here: https://pingthread.com/thread/1642877811563036673

#CovidAwarenessWeek #LongCovid #NotMild #CovidIsntOver #CovidIsAirborne

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0283715 “Despite immune evasion by #SARSCoV2 variants, #vaccination continues to be associated with a lower likelihood of #hospitalization among #adolescent and #pediatric #Omicron (B.1.1.529) SARS-CoV-2 cases, even when the vaccines do not prevent infection. Continued efforts are needed to increase vaccine uptake among adolescent and pediatric populations.”

“Relative to no #vaccination,TwoDose VE against #hospitalization was estimated at 25% at 150 days or more after receipt. #ThirdDose VE was 68% at 7 to 119 days and 36% thereafter (median days, 235). #FourthDose VE among patients aged 65 years or older was 66% at 7 to 59 days and 57% thereafter (median days, 88).”

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/covid-vaccine-efficacy-against-ba45-hospital-stay-fell-68-36-after-4-months

“While several reports described #Omicron as being responsible for less severe disease than prior variants, particularly among adults, we found that #children with Omicron infection received more interventions and were more likely to experience ED revisits,” researchers wrote. “Our findings are not unique, as they align with other pediatric studies that report higher pediatric #hospitalization rates during the Omicron period.”

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/children-infected-with-omicron-more-likely-to-have-repeat-er-visits-canadian-study-1.6311195

What is delirium?

Up to one-third of older people admitted to hospital are diagnosed with delirium.

This increases the risk of unnecessary functional decline, a longer hospital stay, falls, needing to be admitted to a residential aged care facility, and death.

While delirium is potentially preventable, it’s poorly recognised, and cases are often missed.

https://bit.ly/3IUCdx9

#delirium #aging #dementia #hospitalization

PHO #sarscov2 #hospitalization Report to Feb 11

#SARS2 #COVID19

RT @hvanspall
#Telemedicine doesn’t ⬇️ all-cause ☠️/🏥 after #HF #hospitalization, but all-cause endpoints are difficult to move w/ any intervention

Why should we set bar for #healthservice or #implementation trials so high?

Editorial @JACCJournals
🌟@ShahzebKhanMD

https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1gPLn7tD~ZtQs0#.Y78Mw3omnag.twitter

#Protection conferred by #Delta and #BA1 / #BA2 #infection against #BA4 / #BA5 infection and #hospitalization: A Retrospective Cohort Study, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, jiad003, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiad003

#Variants, #Hospitalization & #Deaths Update in #Ontario and #Ottawa

The #Omicron BQ.* family of variants has now surpassed Omicron BA.5* to be 50% of sequenced variants in Ontario as of Dec. 8, 2022 ( https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiNzE5YzczODItMDQzMS00M2EzLWFjNWYtMjg3OTY3NTNhZDM3IiwidCI6ImRjMWYwNGY1LWMxZTUtNDQyOS1hODEyLTU3OTNiZTQ1YmY5ZCIsImMiOjEwfQ%3D%3D ). Graphs by: @mike_honey_ 🧵 1/

“Rowe and colleagues analysed population-wide surveillance and administrative data for all laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases notified to the Victorian Department of Health from 23 January 2020 to 31 May 2021 – prior to the vaccination rollout “

#SarsCoV2 #COVID #Hospitalization

https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2022/46/more-proof-covid-is-a-multi-system-cluster-bomb/