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COVID-19 response in Douglas County, Kansas (2020)

Collected by: University of Kansas

Archived since: Mar, 2020

Description:

This archive documents the response to, narrative of, and events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic in Douglas County and at the University of Kansas. This includes the efforts of the University, county and cities governments, businesses, and the community at large. Some of the sources included in this archive are official university websites, county and city government pages, and news stories. This archive attempts to track and gather the digital response of the county, University, and their communities to the COVID-19 pandemic and the events and changes that followed. As this is still on ongoing situation, more websites are added as new information and procedures emerge

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Title: ~30 Percent of Seniors Have Sequelae After Acute SARS-CoV-2

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/30-percent-of-seniors-have-sequelae-after-acute-sars-cov-2/article_bbccb6a8-03bd-560d-b6fd-f7da6cab633b.html

Description: THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Thirty-two percent of adults aged 65 years and older have one or more persistent or new clinical sequelae after acute infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), according to a study published online Feb. 9 in The BMJ.

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Title: AACR Addresses Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Care Continuum

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/aacr-addresses-impact-of-covid-19-on-cancer-care-continuum/article_a8c8ce70-741f-5aec-8fdb-7aa8bcade24f.html

Description: THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the continuum of cancer care, according to a report from the American Association of Cancer Research published online Feb. 9.

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Title: Adverse Events After BNT162b2 Do Not Differ for Cancer Patients

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/adverse-events-after-bnt162b2-do-not-differ-for-cancer-patients/article_75ea20c9-b2c2-5e0a-9493-2b44516e5a97.html

Description: TUESDAY, Feb. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The short-term adverse events of mRNA COVID-19 vaccination do not differ between patients with and without cancer, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

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Title: Anti-RBD Antibodies Detected Up to 20 Months After COVID-19

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/anti-rbd-antibodies-detected-up-to-20-months-after-covid-19/article_1fa76cd6-b0f5-5c31-bb05-0d63b577ee9e.html

Description: MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Anti-receptor binding domain (RBD) antibodies are detected in 99 percent of unvaccinated individuals who reported confirmed COVID-19 infection up to 20 months after infection, according to a research letter published online Feb. 3 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Title: California to Lift Indoor Mask Rule for Vaccinated

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/california-to-lift-indoor-mask-rule-for-vaccinated/article_d5f9e3b2-9b13-5a88-b6fe-3c6c0271f753.html

Description: TUESDAY, Feb. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Vaccinated people in California will no longer have to wear masks indoors as of Feb. 15, but schoolchildren will still have to wear masks, state health officials announced Monday.

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Title: COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Seems Safe for High-Risk Children

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/covid-19-convalescent-plasma-seems-safe-for-high-risk-children/article_dfabeaf4-09b6-5068-8d7b-744c3ebe6c00.html

Description: TUESDAY, Feb. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- High-titer COVID-19 convalescent plasma seems safe when given to high-risk children, but recipient plasma neutralization titers decline rapidly, according to a study recently published in JCI Insight.

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Title: CVS, Walgreens Lift Limits on Purchases of Rapid COVID-19 Tests

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/cvs-walgreens-lift-limits-on-purchases-of-rapid-covid-19-tests/article_65b7258b-2b9b-517d-bc9c-461aed032ee1.html

Description: MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There will no longer be a limit on how many over-the-counter rapid COVID-19 tests customers can buy at a time, the pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens say.

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Title: Extensive Placental Damage ID'd in COVID-19-Linked Stillbirths

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/extensive-placental-damage-idd-in-covid-19-linked-stillbirths/article_220a255c-5330-5bf2-8d58-f273f3dab499.html

Description: MONDAY, Feb. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women who become infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may develop placentitis, which can cause widespread placental destruction resulting in intrauterine and early neonatal deaths, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine.

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Title: FDA Approves New Antibody Drug to Fight Omicron Variant

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/fda-approves-new-antibody-drug-to-fight-omicron-variant/article_72233962-550f-5684-b454-bf79f6331132.html

Description: FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave the nod for a new monoclonal antibody treatment that works against the omicron variant.

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Title: FDA Postpones Decision on Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Under 5s

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/fda-postpones-decision-on-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-for-under-5s/article_02ca529b-ed15-5137-93e3-7151a13b484a.html

Description: FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it will postpone an advisory panel meeting that was slated for next week to weigh the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in young children.

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Title: Four in 10 Adults Report Heart Symptoms During the Pandemic

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/four-in-10-adults-report-heart-symptoms-during-the-pandemic/article_4a91de28-a594-5efc-be9a-e75c4182250e.html

Description: WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Four in 10 U.S. adults report experiencing at least one heart-related issue since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results of a survey released Feb. 1 by the Cleveland Clinic.

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Title: Keep Wearing Masks a While Longer, CDC Director Says

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/keep-wearing-masks-a-while-longer-cdc-director-says/article_44fdf28d-653b-56b7-80ad-7a3de1cf370c.html

Description: WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Many states are already dispensing with mask mandates, but the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says COVID-19 case and hospitalization numbers in the United States remain too high to ease its mask guidelines.

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Title: Mandatory COVID-19 Tests Lifted for Vaccinated Travelers to Britain

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/mandatory-covid-19-tests-lifted-for-vaccinated-travelers-to-britain/article_cde981e6-3c09-5c0c-90a9-c8ea15a88e00.html

Description: FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Vaccinated travelers will no longer have to take COVID-19 tests when they enter Britain, officials announced Friday.

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Title: Many COVID-19 Home Test Users May Act on Quarantine Inappropriately

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/many-covid-19-home-test-users-may-act-on-quarantine-inappropriately/article_4ac557d3-2ac9-52b7-a994-856005c931b4.html

Description: MONDAY, Feb. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- At-home COVID-19 self-test kit users who rely on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration-authorized instructions may not follow the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quarantine recommendations, according to a study published online Jan. 31 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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Title: New Symptoms, Conditions May Develop After Positive Test for SARS-CoV-2

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/new-symptoms-conditions-may-develop-after-positive-test-for-sars-cov-2/article_7b018e1e-5eb8-59d7-92ad-180d9ff96951.html

Description: FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of certain symptoms and conditions is increased at 31 to 150 days following testing among individuals who test positive versus negative for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), according to a study published online Feb. 3 in JAMA Network Open.

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Title: New York State Lifts Indoor Mask Mandate

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/new-york-state-lifts-indoor-mask-mandate/article_913d75a9-167b-552d-931f-d99e8e3b65d3.html

Description: THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An indoor mask mandate in New York state will end on Thursday, but masks will still be required in schools and for everyone using public transit.

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Title: Odds of Severe, Critical COVID-19 Up With Vitamin D Deficiency

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/odds-of-severe-critical-covid-19-up-with-vitamin-d-deficiency/article_095746da-aebb-5578-979e-80a02266dfdf.html

Description: MONDAY, Feb. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For hospitalized COVID-19 patients, preinfection vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased likelihood of severe or critical disease, according to a study published online Feb. 3 in PLOS ONE.

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Subject:   Health

Title: Physician's Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/physicians-briefing-weekly-coronavirus-roundup/article_66387ad0-4d23-51a9-8a26-ab5ca3fb731b.html

Description: Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Feb. 7 to 11, 2022. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sources that is most likely to affect clinical practice.

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Title: Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection Less Protective Against Omicron Variant

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/prior-sars-cov-2-infection-less-protective-against-omicron-variant/article_98909199-b7f9-5700-83bd-c85baa94159f.html

Description: FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Previous severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is about 90 percent effective for preventing reinfection with the alpha, beta, and delta variants but offers lower protection against reinfection with the omicron variant, according to a letter to the editor published online Feb. 9 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Title: Survival High With Lung Transplant for COVID-19-Associated ARDS

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/survival-high-with-lung-transplant-for-covid-19-associated-ards/article_ecd0b95f-3c81-51db-8cda-d8575dfa34b6.html

Description: MONDAY, Feb. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Lung transplantation is successful for patients with COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), with high survival, according to a study published online Jan. 27 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Title: Test-to-Stay Program Safe for Facilitating In-Person Learning

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/test-to-stay-program-safe-for-facilitating-in-person-learning/article_3a959011-3165-5d5f-965a-e2f308be9e4a.html

Description: THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A statewide test-to-stay (TTS) program involving daily rapid antigen testing is safe and can maximize in-person learning during the pandemic, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in Pediatrics.

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Title: U.S. Buys 600,000 Doses of New COVID-19 Treatment Still Awaiting FDA Approval

URL: https://www.kansan.com/lifestyles/health/u-s-buys-600-000-doses-of-new-covid-19-treatment-still-awaiting-fda-approval/article_c5f6ee23-45de-5738-9f6c-07492f76d139.html

Description: FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. government has bought 600,000 doses of a new antibody drug called bebtelovimab that seems able to beat back the omicron variant, even though the medication has yet to be given the green light by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The company said the contract is worth at least $720 million.

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