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Huge earthquake in Turkey and Syria, kills over 1,700, many trapped

Mon, 2023-02-06 10:03 — mike kraft

Huge earthquake hits Turkey and Syria, kills about 1,700, many trapped

...The magnitude 7.8 quake, which hit before sunrise in bitter winter weather, was the worst to strike Turkey this century. It was followed in the early afternoon by another large quake of magnitude 7.7.

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Early COVID-19 variants found in U.S. deer populations

Fri, 2023-02-03 17:02 — mike kraft

Early COVID-19 variants remain in deer populations

While COVID-19 variants Alpha, Gamma and Delta are no longer circulating among humans, they continue to spread in white-tailed deer.

The animals are the most abundant large mammal in North America. Scientists aren't sure whether the deer could act as long-term reservoirs for these obsolete variants.

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Vast Majority of COVID-19 Deaths Worldwide Among Older Adults --new study

Fri, 2023-02-03 10:03 — mike kraft
WHO, CDC Study: Vast Majority of COVID-19 Deaths Among Older Adults The research also found that the global rate of vaccination among older adults falls significantly short of the World Health Organization’s goal to have all at-risk populations fully vaccinated. Cecelia Smith-Schoenwalder US News & World Report
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African countries lack ‘immediate access’ to cholera vaccine--health official

Fri, 2023-02-03 09:45 — mike kraft
African countries lack 'immediate access' to cholera vaccine NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s public health agency says countries with deadly cholera outbreaks on the continent have no “immediate access” to vaccines amid a global supply shortage. AP NEWS

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The acting director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ahmed Ogwell, told journalists on Thursday that the agency is working with the World Health Organization and the vaccine alliance GAVI on ways to obtain more doses.

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House Republicans cutting unspent Covid money as part of debt ceiling dispute

Fri, 2023-02-03 09:40 — mike kraft
House Republicans float one spending cut in a debt ceiling bill: unspent Covid money There’s no Republican plan to resolve the debt ceiling problem. But some GOP lawmakers are considering using unspent Covid relief funds to reduce spending. YahooNews

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House Republicans target COVID relief reported fraud, including report Chinese hackers also involved

Thu, 2023-02-02 11:20 — mike kraft
Republican-led committee targets COVID relief aid for review WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Wednesday began their promised aggressive oversight of the Biden administration, focusing on what watchdogs described as “indications of widespread fraud” in federal coronavirus aid programs initiated under President Donald Trump. AP NEWS
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Vaccine Makers Kept $1.4 Billion in Prepayments for Canceled Covid Shots for Poor Countries --NYTimes

Thu, 2023-02-02 10:54 — mike kraft

As global demand for Covid-19 vaccines dries up, the program responsible for vaccinating the world’s poor has been urgently negotiating to try to get out of its deals with pharmaceutical companies for shots it no longer needs.

Drug companies have so far declined to refund $1.4 billion in advance payments for now-canceled doses, according to confidential documents obtained by The New York Times.

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Draft WHO pandemic agreement pushes for equity in vaccine and drug supplies to avoid COVID 'failure' repeat

Thu, 2023-02-02 10:44 — mike kraft
Draft WHO pandemic deal pushes for equity to avoid COVID 'failure' repeat Governments may have to reserve drugs and vaccines for the World Health Organization to distribute in poorer countries to avoid a repeat of the "catastrophic failure" during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an early draft of a global pandemic agreement. Jennifer Rigby,Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber Reuters

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US spends most on health care but has worst health outcomes among high-income countries--new study

Thu, 2023-02-02 10:26 — mike kraft
US spends most on health care but has worst health outcomes among high-income countries, new report finds | CNN The United States spends more on health care than any other high-income country but still has the lowest life expectancy at birth and the highest rate of people with multiple chronic diseases, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund, an independent research group. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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Nearly 20 million new COVID cases were recorded in latest 28 days as WHO switches to new reporting period

Thu, 2023-02-02 08:41 — mike kraft
Coronavirus tally: WHO says nearly 20 million new COVID cases were recorded in latest 28 days as it switches to new reporting period The World Health Organization said nearly 20 million new COVID cases were recorded in the 28 days through Jan. 29, down 78% from the previous 28 days. The WHO counted more than 114,000 deaths in the period, up 65% from the previous one.
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