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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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Sewage as a Possible Transmission Vehicle During a Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in a Densely populated Community: Guangzhou, China, April 2020

Tue, 2020-10-13 17:21 — mike kraft

Sewage as a Possible Transmission Vehicle During a Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in a Densely populated Community: Guangzhou, China, April 2020 AbstractBackground. SARS-CoV-2 has been identified in the fecal matter of COVID-19 patients. However, sewage transmission has never been shown. In April 2020, OUP Academic

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Countries turn to rapid antigen tests to contain second wave of COVID-19

Tue, 2020-10-13 17:08 — mike kraft

Countries turn to rapid antigen tests to contain second wave of COVID-19 Countries straining to contain a second wave of COVID-19 are turning to faster, cheaper but less accurate tests to avoid the delays and shortages that have plagued efforts to diagnose and trace those infected quickly. John Miller, Caroline Copley U.S.

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A 25-year-old man becomes first in the U.S. to contract coronavirus twice, with second infection ‘more severe’

Tue, 2020-10-13 10:26 — mike kraft

A 25-year-old man becomes first in the U.S. to contract coronavirus twice, with second infection 'more severe' It is the first confirmed case of a U.S. patient becoming re-infected with Covid-19, and the fifth known case reported worldwide. Sam Meredith CNBC

It is the first confirmed case of a U.S. patient becoming re-infected with Covid-19, and the fifth known case reported worldwide.

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Second human trials of Russian COVID-19 vaccine abroad, in UAE, have launched - Kremlin

Tue, 2020-10-13 10:13 — mike kraft

Second human trials of Russian COVID-19 vaccine abroad, in UAE, have launched - Kremlin Human trials of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine have begun in the United Arab Emirates, the Kremlin said on Monday in a statement detailing a phone call between President Vladimir Putin and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Reuters Staff U.S.

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Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine study paused due to unexplained illness in participant

Tue, 2020-10-13 09:53 — mike kraft

Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine study paused due to illness Clinical trial pauses are not uncommon, but they are generating outsized attention in the race to test Covid-19 vaccines. Matthew Herper STAT

The study of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant.

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Europe eyes new restrictions as virus cases hit record high

Tue, 2020-10-13 09:43 — mike kraft

Europe eyes new restrictions as virus cases hit record high GENEVA (AP) — Governments across Europe are ratcheting up restrictions in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus as the continent recorded its highest weekly number of new infections... AP NEWS

GENEVA (AP) — Governments across Europe are ratcheting up restrictions in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus as the continent recorded its highest weekly number of new infections since the start of the pandemic.

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https://graphics.reuters.com/world-coronavirus-tracker-and-maps/

Tue, 2020-10-13 09:34 — mike kraft

COVID-19: the latest global statistics, charts and maps Tracking the global coronavirus outbreak, updated daily Reuters

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COVID-19 infections are still rising in 75 countries. There have been at least 37,855,000 reported infections and 1,080,000 reported deaths caused by the new coronavirus so far.

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WHO warns against pursuing herd immunity to stop coronavirus

Mon, 2020-10-12 19:15 — mike kraft

UN warns against pursuing herd immunity to stop coronavirus LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization warned against the idea that herd immunity might be a realistic strategy to stop the pandemic, dismissing such proposals as “simply... AP NEWS

LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization warned against the idea that herd immunity might be a realistic strategy to stop the pandemic, dismissing such proposals as “simply unethical.”

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OPINION: Beyond COVID-19—a paradigm shift in infection management?

Mon, 2020-10-12 17:26 — mike kraft

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30789-1/fulltext

The health and economic impact of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria has continuously grown over the past years, reaching an estimated peak of approximately 700 000 attributable deaths per year.

Neglected hygiene, poor compliance with infection control procedures, inappropriate antimicrobial use, and insufficient availability of diagnostics and new effective antibiotics have contributed to this inglorious global record.

Despite these alarming figures, infection prevention and treatment have not been considered top priorities on the agendas of most industrialised countries.

This mindset changed abruptly with the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

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