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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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Researchers identify new gene differences in severe COVID patients--new study

Tue, 2022-03-08 09:09 — mike kraft

Scientists identify new gene differences in severe COVID patients Scientists have pinpointed 16 new genetic variants in people who developed severe COVID-19 in a large study published on Monday that could help researchers develop treatments for very sick patients. Manas Mishra Reuters

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WHO says COVID boosters needed, reversing previous position

Tue, 2022-03-08 08:56 — mike kraft

WHO says COVID boosters needed, reversing previous call GENEVA (AP) — An expert group convened by the World Health Organization said Tuesday it “strongly supports urgent and broad access” to booster doses, in a reversal of the U.N. agency’s previous insistence that boosters weren’t necessary and contributed to vaccine inequity. AP NEWS

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U.S. CDC urges Americans to avoid treaveling to Hong Kong, New Zealand, Thailand

Mon, 2022-03-07 19:40 — mike kraft

U.S. CDC urges Americans to avoid travel to Hong Kong, New Zealand The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday urged Americans to avoid travel to Hong Kong, New Zealand and Thailand over COVID-19 cases. David Shepardson Reuters

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Omicron infections contagious for at least 6 days; Takeda drug shows promise as COVID treatment --research

Mon, 2022-03-07 19:27 — mike kraft

Omicron infections contagious for at least 6 days; Takeda drug shows promise as COVID treatment The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Nancy Lapid Reuters

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COVID is not over but some global health leaders are making preparing for the next pandemic a new priority

Mon, 2022-03-07 10:59 — mike kraft

Is Covid Over? No, But Global Health Funders Are Moving On People in poorer countries are still waiting for vaccines, but the leaders of global health organizations have a new priority: preparing for the next pandemic. POLITICO

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ANALYSIS: 5 ways we'll know COVID has become endemic

Mon, 2022-03-07 10:45 — mike kraft

5 ways we'll know COVID has become endemic: ANALYSIS "As we move toward a COVID-controlled life, it'll be ever-important to assess for real-time changes in the virus and its community impact because we know just how unpredictable this virus can be," said Dr. Atul Nakhasi, an internist at the Martin Luther King Jr. Outpatient Center in Los Angeles. In Los Angeles County, where Nakhasi practices, public health officials have developed an alert system designed to signal the risk level of the virus. If we see hospitalizations continue to decrease and remain stable, that will suggest endemicity. Yahoo

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Ukraine: Hundreds of thousands cut off from aid--UN report

Mon, 2022-03-07 10:05 — mike kraft

Hundreds of thousands in Ukraine cut off from aid, U.N. says Hundreds of thousands of people inside Ukraine have been cut off from life-saving aid due to the military encirclement of cities, a U.N. report said on Monday, calling urgently for safe passage. Reuters Reuters

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Mainland China daily local COVID cases climb to 2-year high

Mon, 2022-03-07 09:27 — mike kraft

Mainland China daily local COVID cases climb to 2-year high Mainland China has logged its highest number of daily new local symptomatic COVID-19 infections in about two years, with the highly transmissible Omicron variant putting pressure on the government's strict policy of curbing each outbreak quickly. Reuters Reuters

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Covid world wide death toll surpasses 6 million

Mon, 2022-03-07 09:17 — mike kraft

Death toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd year BANGKOK (AP) — The official global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 6 million on Monday — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over. The milestone, recorded by Johns Hopkins University, is the latest tragic reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as people are shedding masks, travel is resuming and businesses are reopening around the globe. AP NEWS

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a second Covid booster shot — here’s when experts say about when it could happen

Fri, 2022-03-04 17:40 — mike kraft

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/03/experts-when-you-might-need-a-second-covid-vaccine-booster-shot.html?__source=sharebar|email&par=sharebar

A second Covid booster shot — here’s discussion of when experts say it could happen

Pandemic restrictions may be easing across the country, amid declining Covid cases — but experts say the virus is going to stick around for a long time.

That likely means you’ll need another Covid booster shot sometime in the future. The big question is: When?

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