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Florida reports second local dengue case in Miami-Dade County

Fri, 2023-04-14 17:22 — mike kraft

Florida reports second local dengue case in Miami-Dade County Florida reported 68 local dengue cases in 2022, mostly from Miami-Dade County. CIDRAP

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Study outlines how low English language skills among some U.S. residents hurt their vacination rates and hospitalization rates

Fri, 2023-04-14 13:32 — mike kraft

Study reveals linguistic disparities in COVID vaccine uptake, outcomes CIDRAP

A study of more than 850,000 people in Minnesota and Wisconsin finds a link between a preference to speak a non-English language and limited English proficiency and delayed time to first COVID-19 vaccination and increased rates of SARS-CoV-2–related hospitalization and death among some language-preference groups.

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‘Arcturus,’ a highly transmissible COVID variant eyed by the WHO, appears to have a new symptom.

Tue, 2023-04-11 09:45 — mike kraft

‘Arcturus,’ a highly transmissible COVID variant eyed by the WHO, appears to have a new symptom. Here’s what you need to know XBB.1.16 may not be just another run-of-the-mill Omicron, according to a prominent pediatrician in India. Yahoo Finance

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Opinion: Brazil’s Favelas Offer Lessons in Building Trust in Dealing with Pandemics

Mon, 2023-04-10 11:41 — mike kraft

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Experts often cite mistrust of the government as a key reason certain communities ‌have suffered disproportionately during deadly outbreaks, including Ebola and Covid-19. Mistrust is a serious problem in a pandemic if it prevents people from obeying health recommendations, seeking medical care and accepting vaccines.

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COVID Omicron variant infection deadlier than flu, two studies suggest

Mon, 2023-04-10 09:49 — mike kraft

COVID Omicron variant infection deadlier than flu, studies suggest CIDRAP

Two new studies suggest that COVID-19 Omicron variant infection is deadlier than influenza, with one finding that US veterans hospitalized with Omicron in fall and winter 2022-23 died at a 61% higher rate than hospitalized flu patients, and the other revealing that Israeli adults hospitalized with flu were 55% less likely to die within 30 days than those admitted for Omicron in the 2021-22 flu season.

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Analysis: Pandemic preparedness strategies must go beyond vaccines

Fri, 2023-04-07 16:49 — mike kraft

Pandemic preparedness strategies must go beyond vaccines Monoclonal antibodies can fill a critical gap to help stop the next infectious disease outbreak from becoming the next pandemic. Science Translational Medicine

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Once a pathogen of pandemic potential has emerged, an effective response that relies on medical countermeasures (e.g., prophylactic, therapeutic, and diagnostic technologies) must be deployed at scale immediately. Thus, medical countermeasures need to be readily available for use at the first signals that a pathogen of concern has surfaced.

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