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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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U.S. FDA authorizes spring covid booster shots for older adults and the immunocompromised

Tue, 2023-04-18 12:03 — mike kraft
FDA says older adults and the immunocompromised may get a spring booster dose of Covid vaccine People ages 65 and older and those who are immunocompromised will be allowed to receive an additional dose of Covid-19 vaccine — a spring booster — if they wish, the FDA announced Tuesday. Helen Branswell STAT
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EU lawmakers reach deals on emissions trading, carbon tax

Tue, 2023-04-18 09:39 — mike kraft
EU lawmakers adopt deals on emissions trading, carbon tax European Union lawmakers have adopted on Tuesday key pieces of a package designed to achieve the EU’s climate goals of cutting emissions of the gases that cause global warming by 55% over this decade. European Parliament members approved deals to reform the 27-nation bloc’s emissions trading system and to create a new hardship fund for vulnerable households and small businesses affected by higher fuel costs arising from the new measures. The emissions trading system covers about 40% of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions.
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Mild COVID-19 during pregnancy doesn't harm child development-- study

Tue, 2023-04-18 08:55 — mike kraft
Mild COVID-19 during pregnancy doesn't harm child development, study shows - UPI.com New research offers reassurance for moms who had mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 during their pregnancy. These toddlers showed normal learning, language and motor development skills between the ages of 5 and 11 months. UPI

 

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COVID disturbed sleep patterns found leading to breathlessness post-infection

Mon, 2023-04-17 19:30 — mike kraft
Study: COVID disturbed sleep patterns, leading to breathlessness post-infection CIDRAP

New research published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine and presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) suggests the altered sleep patterns in British residents hospitalized with COVID-19 likely contributed to developing breathlessness, or dyspnea following recovery from the initial illness.

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Opinion: As the COVID emergency ends, monoclonal antibodies remain essential

Mon, 2023-04-17 10:05 — mike kraft
As the COVID emergency ends, monoclonal antibodies remain essential With the FDA not currently approving mAbs and the federal government no longer buying them, monoclonals seem to have been expunged from America’s COVID-fighting strategy. dtodd The Hill

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Promising new malaria vaccine for kids receives first approval in Ghana

Fri, 2023-04-14 17:30 — mike kraft
Promising new malaria vaccine for kids approved in Ghana Ghana became the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine for young children that may offer better protection against the disease that kills hundreds of thousands every year. Preliminary results from early testing of the new vaccine, developed at the University of Oxford, have suggested the vaccine is far more effective than the only malaria vaccine now authorized for use by the World Health Organization.
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Opinion: -What do COVID-19 and the bank crisis have in common? --the trust issue

Fri, 2023-04-14 14:09 — mike kraft
What do COVID-19 and the bank crisis have in common? Social trust is essential to combat a public health crisis, and trustworthy information is critical to nurturing public trust. cayala The Hill

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Assuming that we will continue to gain ground against this coronavirus and that it will become endemic and manageable even if it doesn’t entirely disappear, there will still be other pandemics in the future. Have we learned the lessons of COVID-19? In particular, have we learned from our mistakes?

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Chances of getting long COVID are lower after a second infection than a first--British study

Fri, 2023-04-14 13:12 — mike kraft
You're less likely to get long COVID after a second infection than a first The chances of developing lingering symptoms after COVID appears to fall sharply from the first to the second time someone gets sick, new research finds. The risk is still significant. NPR

 

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Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine highly effective --Israeli study of over 65's

Fri, 2023-04-14 13:02 — mike kraft
Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine highly effective, study says - UPI.com A new study examining the effectiveness of the new Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine determined it is highly effective in reducing hospitalizations and deaths. UPI
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Covid has left millions children orphans. Few U.S. states are addressing the crisis

Thu, 2023-04-13 18:12 — mike kraft
Covid has left thousands of US children orphans. Few states are addressing the crisis An estimated 245,000 children in the US have lost one or both parents to Covid, but despite profound implications they have been largely overlooked in policy responses the Guardian

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