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☆ Some people say COVID tests are more accurate if you swab your poop instead of your nose. Here's what's going on.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

If you're feeling sick, it can be frustrating to see a negative COVID test result. Some people say they only get an accurate COVID test result if they swab their feces. AdvertisementYes, there is COVID in your stoolA positive poo sample doesn't necessairily mean you have an active COVID infection. AdvertisementIt is also possible to have a very mild COVID infection, so mild as to be undetectable on a rapid test. This may be more likely if you've built up immunity through a recent COVID infection or vaccine.

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☆ Opinion: Trust in science is declining. Here’s how we can regain it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Opinion Megan L. Ranney | Katelyn Jetelina | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

And what if more Americans refuse to get their kids vaccinated or if our public health institutions are shut down? Trust in scientists, physicians and science itself — amongst all demographic groups — is still higher than Americans’ trust in, say, elected officials or journalists. The public health workforce has declined by half over the past two years, according to research from Harvard T.H. Data-sharing efforts like Connecticut’s DataHaven show how urban neighborhoods can be involved in gathering and analyzing health data. By combining facts with stories, we can share tangible examples of how science and public health protect us, thereby increasing trust.

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☆ Opinion | Are We Remembering the Pandemic All Wrong?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( The Ezra Klein Show | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

These are the questions that have defined the national conversation about Covid in recent months. They have been the subject of congressional hearings led by Republicans, of G.O.P. Katelyn Jetelina is an epidemiologist and the author of the popular newsletter Your Local Epidemiologist. She argues that we’ve entered a new phase of the Covid-19 pandemic: “pandemic revisionism.” In her telling, the revisionist impulse seduces us into swapping cheap talking points for the thorny, difficult decisions we actually faced — and may face again with the next novel virus. [You can listen to this episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google or wherever you get your podcasts.]

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☆ Time to get your Omicron booster shot. Here's everything you need to know about the 2 vaccines offered, and when to get it.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-09 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

New, reformulated COVID-19 booster shots are out from Pfizer and Moderna. These may be the last free COVID-19 vaccines you'll getThis fall booster campaign is likely the last chance you'll get to have free COVID-19 shots from the US government. Epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina recommends waiting at least two months after a COVID-19 infection, the same as you would after any previous COVID-19 shot. "One COVID-19 shot, once a year, each fall," he said on Tuesday in a statement. Many are hoping that new kinds of COVID-19 vaccines being developed could be better long-term solutions than the shots we have now.

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