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Misinformation issue: Truthful yet misleading Facebook posts drove COVID vaccine reluctance much more than outright lies

Mon, 2024-06-03 10:58 — mike kraft
Study: Truthful yet misleading Facebook posts drove COVID vaccine reluctance much more than outright lies did Today in Science, a study shows that unflagged, factual but misleading Facebook posts reduced the intent to receive the COVID-19 vaccine 46 times more than did false posts flagged by fact-checkers as misinformation, which the authors say points to the need to consider the reach and impact of content rather than just its veracity. CIDRAP

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Future COVID shots should target JN.1, KP.2 subvariants --US FDA staff

Mon, 2024-06-03 10:12 — mike kraft

 

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CDC reports US COVID markers show small rise in activity

Mon, 2024-06-03 10:06 — mike kraft
US COVID markers show small rise in activity Wastewater detections are up in the western region, which is also seeing a small rise in test positivity. CIDRAP

The main markers the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses to track COVID activity showed small rises Friday from very low levels, including wastewater SARS-CoV-2 detections, which rose from the minimal to low level over the past week....

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Pedople with disabilities still struggle as public COVID precautions fade away

Mon, 2024-06-03 09:43 — mike kraft
As COVID precautions vanish, people with disabilities struggle with safety and isolation The pace of COVID fatalities in the U.S. has slowed significantly, with the nation’s death toll standing at more than 1 million people. With precautions like mandatory masking no longer in place, it can seem as if worries about the virus are gone as well. But for many people with disabilities, the threat is still very real. We hear from people in the disability community about their concerns. Andrew Corkery PBS NewsHour

 

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New International Regulations to Protect Against Pandemics Finally Approved at WHO Assembly

Mon, 2024-06-03 09:36 — mike kraft
'The World Has Won': New International Regulations To Protect Against Pandemics Finally Approved - Health Policy Watch After two years of intensive negotiations – including long nights this week – the World Health Assembly (WHA) finally passed amendments to the International Health Policy Watch
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Long COVID: Exclusive NIH documents show how $1.6 billion long Covid initiative has failed so far to meet its goals

Fri, 2024-05-31 17:27 — mike kraft
NIH documents show how $1.6 billion long Covid initiative has failed so far to meet its goals NIH documents show how the $1.6 billion long Covid initiative called RECOVER has failed so far to meet its goals. Laura Chang STAT
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Possible explanaton for surge in RSV cases following COVID pandemic--study

Fri, 2024-05-31 10:41 — mike kraft

Study examines surge in RSV cases after the COVID-19 pandemic

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The surge in RSV cases following the COVID-19 pandemic may have been, in part, caused by increased testing and changes to the RSV genome, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.

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Pandemic treaty talks: Warning that the world is unprepared for another pandemic

Fri, 2024-05-31 10:03 — mike kraft
World unprepared for another pandemic as WHO treaty talks push on Member states gathered in Geneva to work out how to continue negotiations about an accord after missing this month’s deadline. Emma Farge,Jennifer Rigby Reuters
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Advice on how to protect yourself from FLiRT subvariants

Fri, 2024-05-31 09:55 — mike kraft
COVID is rising in California. Here's how to protect yourself from FLiRT subvariants It's too early to know if FLiRT will be a major change in the COVID picture; so far impacts have been small. But officials are urging Californians to be prepared. Rong-Gong Lin II LA Times

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Analysis: Covid tracker site, information by state and county

Fri, 2024-05-31 09:38 — mike kraft
U.S. COVID Risk & Vaccine Tracker Covid Act Now has real-time tracking of your community's COVID risk level. Explore how Maryland is doing. Covid Act Now

Entering the state of interest provides data for the state and also by county. 

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