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Predicting ‘Long COVID Syndrome’ with a Smartphone App

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As devastating as this COVID-19 pandemic has been, it’s truly inspiring to see the many innovative ways in which researchers worldwide have enlisted the help of everyday citizens to beat COVID-19, said Dr. Francis S. Collins, the 16th Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Excerpts from Dr. Collins’s weekly blog continue below.
‘An intriguing example is the COVID Symptom Study’s smartphone-based app, which already has been downloaded 2.6 million times, mainly in the United States and the United Kingdom.

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HPV Vaccination After 26 Years of Age Found Less Cost-Effective

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The journal PLOS published a cost-effectiveness analysis that evaluated extending human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations to ages 30, 35, 40, or 45. 
This peer-reviewed study found HPV vaccination of women and men aged 30 to 45 years provides limited health benefits at the population level, at a substantial cost.
The HPV vaccine price was the primary cost.