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The mission of the Global Health Working Group is to explore and improve current and emerging states of health and human security worldwide.

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China drops COVID-19 tests for incoming travelers

Tue, 2023-08-29 11:18 — mike kraft

China won't require COVID-19 tests for incoming travelers in a milestone in its reopening China will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test result for incoming travelers, a milestone in its reopening to the rest of the world after an isolation that began with the country's borders closing in 2020. AP News

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A few more BA.2.86 COVID-19 detections noted in wastewater in Ohio, Portugal and Switzerland

Tue, 2023-08-29 10:40 — mike kraft

A few more BA.2.86 COVID-19 detections noted in human samples, wastewater Ohio, which had a preliminary positive from wastewater, now has a BA.2.86-positive human sample. CIDRAP

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Omicron variant may be less likely to lead to long COVID --German study

Tue, 2023-08-29 10:26 — mike kraft

Omicron variant may be less likely to lead to long COVID The study took place before availability of the 2-strain COVID-19 vaccine, which offers protection against Omicron and the wild-type virus. CIDRAP

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Evaluating the risk: As Covid-19 has changed, so has immunity and potential problems

Tue, 2023-08-29 10:11 — mike kraft

Covid-19 has changed and so has our immunity. Here’s how to think about risk from the virus now Experts say it’s less risky to catch Covid-19 than it used to be, but there are still good reasons not to treat it casually. Yahoo Life

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Avoiding COVID infection--new study supports vacinations, masks and ventilation

Tue, 2023-08-29 09:52 — mike kraft

Summer Covid Surge 2023: How to Lower Your Risk A new study of prison populations shows vaccination can ward off infection — up to a point. Masks and ventilation could make the difference. Lisa Jarvis Bloomberg

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Scientists Are Working to HelpCities Adapt to Extreme Heat

Mon, 2023-08-28 11:39 — mike kraft

How Scientists Are Helping Cities Adapt to Extreme Heat - HS Today Extreme heat is dangerous and is one of the leading causes of weather-related deaths. Where you live shapes how extreme that heat can become. Extreme heat is dangerous and is one of the leading causes of weather-related deaths. Where you live shapes how extreme that heat can become. Homeland Security Today Hstoday

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Covid-19, unlike the flu, hasn’t fallen into a seasonal pattern — yet

Mon, 2023-08-28 09:56 — mike kraft

Covid-19, a disease with tricks up its sleeve, hasn’t fallen into a seasonal pattern — yet SARS-CoV-2 has not yet fallen into a predictable seasonal pattern of the type most respiratory pathogens follow, experts say. Helen Branswell STAT

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COVID indications continue rise in the US and globally

Mon, 2023-08-28 09:40 — mike kraft

COVID markers continue rise in the US and globally Ladanifer / iStock CIDRAP

In the United States, a slow but steady rise in COVID activity continued over the past week according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), while at the global level, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today that indicators are up in three of six regions.

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