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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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Online seminar: USG Priorities in Biodefense and Global Health Security Policy-- Tuesday,Apr 11, 2023 12:00 PM Eastern Time

Mon, 2023-04-10 17:31 — mike kraft

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Way Forward, USG Priorities in Biodefense and Global Health Security Policy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. This seminar, led by Dr. Erin Sorrell, will outline recent advances and updates to U.S. Biodefense and Global Health Security Policies that work towards establishing a roadmap to plan and prepare for biological threats, be they naturally occurring, accidental or deliberate.

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Lessons from Burkina Fasco: The role of civil society and community actors in COVID-19 prevention and control

Mon, 2023-04-10 17:03 — mike kraft

The role and contribution of civil society and community actors in COVID-19 prevention and control: the case of the COMVID COVID-19 movement in Burkina Faso Communities should play a crucial role in the fight against public health emergencies but ensuring their effective and sustained engagement remains a challenge in many countries. In this article, we describe the process of mobilising community actors to contribute to the fight against COVID-19 in Burkina Faso. During the early days of the pandemic, the national COVID-19 response plan called for the involvement of community actors, but no strategy had been defined for this purpose. The initiative to involve community actors in the fight against COVID-19 was taken, independently of the government, by 23 civil society organisations gathered through a platform called ‘Health Democracy and Citizen Involvement (DES-ICI)’.

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Opinion: Brazil’s Favelas Offer Lessons in Building Trust in Dealing with Pandemics

Mon, 2023-04-10 11:41 — mike kraft

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Experts often cite mistrust of the government as a key reason certain communities ‌have suffered disproportionately during deadly outbreaks, including Ebola and Covid-19. Mistrust is a serious problem in a pandemic if it prevents people from obeying health recommendations, seeking medical care and accepting vaccines.

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Opinion: We Need an Operation Warp Speed for Long COVID

Mon, 2023-04-10 11:09 — mike kraft

We Need an Operation Warp Speed for Long COVID With millions of people affected and at least $1 trillion of economic value at stake, long COVID is our next national health emergency Esther K. Choo,Scott Duke Kominers Scientific American

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And yet, unlike our earliest responses to acute COVID, there is no “Operation Warp Speed” for long COVID.

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Example of split views on masking against COVID-19 in health care facilities

Mon, 2023-04-10 10:32 — mike kraft

Masking against COVID-19: Should it stay or go in health care facilities? On May 11, the federal government will declare an end to the COVID-19 emergency. Some say its okay to end masking for COVID-19. Others disagree. Yahoo News

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Potential Explanation for COVID Vaccine Blood Clot Connection--new research

Mon, 2023-04-10 10:24 — mike kraft

New Research Uncovers Potential Explanation for COVID Vaccine Blood Clot Connection Scientists identify key differences in immune responses to the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines. A recent study conducted by a team from SAHMRI and Flinders University in Australia has revealed significant variations in the way the AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines affect the immune system. T Colin Collins SciTechDaily

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Explainer: Covid-19 and rising cases of heart attacks

Mon, 2023-04-10 10:17 — mike kraft

Covid-19 and rising cases of heart attacks; link EXPLAINED Various studies have shown a long-term, substantial rise in the risk of cardiovascular diseases, including heart attack and stroke, after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. According to doctors, young people in their 20s and 30s, who lack risk factors, like diabetes and obesity are being diagnosed with blocked arteries. Read on to know the possible factors behind these. MSN

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COVID Omicron variant infection deadlier than flu, two studies suggest

Mon, 2023-04-10 09:49 — mike kraft

COVID Omicron variant infection deadlier than flu, studies suggest CIDRAP

Two new studies suggest that COVID-19 Omicron variant infection is deadlier than influenza, with one finding that US veterans hospitalized with Omicron in fall and winter 2022-23 died at a 61% higher rate than hospitalized flu patients, and the other revealing that Israeli adults hospitalized with flu were 55% less likely to die within 30 days than those admitted for Omicron in the 2021-22 flu season.

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New frequency comb breathalyzer detects COVID-19 with excellent accuracy

Fri, 2023-04-07 17:41 — mike kraft

New frequency comb breathalyzer detects COVID-19 with excellent accuracy JILA researchers have upgraded a breathalyzer based on Nobel Prize-winning frequency-comb technology and combined it with machine learning to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection with excellent accuracy in 170 ... Science X

...Their achievement represents the first real-world test of the technology's capability to diagnose disease in exhaled human breath. Their study on this topic was published in the Journal of Breath Research.

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Analysis: Researchers need to settle on universal long-COVID definition

Fri, 2023-04-07 16:56 — mike kraft

Analysis: Researchers need to settle on universal long-COVID definition CIDRAP

A literature search and analysis of 295 long-COVID studies finds that only 35% used agency-established definitions of the condition, which the authors said complicates comparison of findings, translation into clinical management, and cost-effectiveness assessment.

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