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Only a quarter of Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment orders will go to developing countries--Oxfam

Mon, 2022-11-21 17:22 — mike kraft

Just a quarter of Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment orders will go to developing countries | Oxfam International

Some nations could be paying ten times the price of Paxlovid’s generic equivalent, as WHO chief calls for treatment access to battle acute and long COVID-19

Rich countries have secured almost three times as many courses of a World Health Organisation (WHO)-recommended COVID-19 medicine, Pfizer’s Paxlovid, according to new analysis from Oxfam and the People’s Vaccine Alliance.

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Canadian hospitals strain to care for influx of sick chidren but are short staffed

Mon, 2022-11-21 16:58 — mike kraft

Canadian hospitals, strapped for staff, strain with sick children Canadian hospitals are straining to care for an influx of sick children, many with respiratory illnesses, in the midst of staffing constraints and as a shortage of children's over-the-counter medication sends more kids to hospital. Anna Mehler Paperny Reuters

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Financial and bureaucratic barriers in the United States hinder nasal spray covid vaccines

Mon, 2022-11-21 10:18 — mike kraft

Operation Warp Speed, the Trump-era program that poured billions of dollars into developing Covid shots, seemed to signal a new dawn of American vaccine making, demonstrating how decades of scientific grunt work could be turned into lifesaving medicine in a matter of months.

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China’s Guangzhou locks down millions in ‘zero-COVID’ fight

Mon, 2022-11-21 10:06 — mike kraft

China's Guangzhou locks down millions in 'zero-COVID' fight TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou locked down its largest district Monday as it tries to tamp down a major COVID-19 outbreak, suspending public transit and requiring residents to present a negative test if they want to leave their homes. AP NEWS

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COVID variants BQ.1/BQ.1.1 make up nearly half of U.S. cases - CDC

Mon, 2022-11-21 09:23 — mike kraft

COVID variants BQ.1/BQ.1.1 make up nearly half of U.S. cases - CDC The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated on Friday that Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 account for nearly half of the COVID-19 cases in the country for the week ending Nov. 19, compared with 39.5% in the previous week. Reuters Reuters

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Efforts to improve how the World Health Organization might fight future pandemics

Fri, 2022-11-18 10:11 — mike kraft

Explainer: How the World Health Organization might fight future pandemics Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics are underway at the World Health Organization (WHO), with a target date of May 2024 for a legally binding agreement to be adopted by the U.N. health agency's 194 member countries. Emma Farge Reuters

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New study describes how COVID-19 fears led to anxiety in pregnant women

Fri, 2022-11-18 10:04 — mike kraft

COVID-19 fears led to anxiety in pregnant women Threats of COVID-19 caused significant anxiety and depression among pregnant women during the first wave of the pandemic, a new study shows. Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook Futurity

The COVID-19 pandemic has had unprecedented impact on public health, including mental health, and has affected social and economic conditions of people worldwide.

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Long-COVID clinics are still figuring out how to best treat their patients

Fri, 2022-11-18 09:44 — mike kraft

Long-COVID clinics are wrestling with how to treat their patients The clinics have popped up all over the country, but doctors still don't know the best way to treat these patients, whose symptoms can vary dramatically. NPR.org

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Pfizer/BioNTech's updated COVID shot shows strong response against BQ.1.1 variant

Fri, 2022-11-18 09:35 — mike kraft

Pfizer/BioNTech's updated COVID shot shows strong response against BQ.1.1 Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE said on Friday their Omicron-tailored shot produced higher virus-neutralizing antibodies in older adults against the emerging subvariant BQ.1.1 than its original vaccine. Reuters Reuters

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Sudy indicates a small riskof seizures among those with long COVID

Thu, 2022-11-17 19:02 — mike kraft

Risk of seizure rises in six months after COVID-19 A bout of COVID-19, even a milder one, may raise the risk of having a seizure in the next six months, a large new study suggests. UPI

...the increased risk was among people who were not hospitalized: Of those who dealt with COVID-19 at home, just over 0.7% were later diagnosed with a first-time seizure or epilepsy. That compared with just under 0.5% of people who were sick at home with the flu.

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