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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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Travelers from Uganda to the U.S. have to enter for screening at 5 specified airports.

Thu, 2022-10-06 17:41 — mike kraft

U.S. to apply Ebola screenings for recent Uganda visitors at 5 airports The Biden administration will begin redirecting U.S.-bound travelers who had been to Uganda within the previous 21 days to five major American airports to be screened for Ebola as public health officials sent an alert to healthcare workers. David Shepardson,Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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Thu, 2022-10-06 11:53 — mike kraft

Method for detecting waves of COVID-19 infections can shape critical public health decisions during a pandemic A method that combines case investigation data from local health departments and hospitalizations records from local institutions allows for the objective detection of new waves of infection during a ... Science X staff

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A method that combines case investigation data from local health departments and hospitalizations records from local institutions allows for the objective detection of new waves of infection during a pandemic, according to research from UTHealth Houston.

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Small study suggests COVID-19 rebound not caused by impaired immune response

Thu, 2022-10-06 11:36 — mike kraft

Findings suggest COVID-19 rebound not caused by impaired immune Detailed analysis of eight patients published. National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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Europeans report big mental health issues despite COVID easing - survey

Thu, 2022-10-06 11:15 — mike kraft

Europeans face big mental health issues despite COVID easing - survey The number of Europeans reporting "bad" or "very bad" mental health soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, even beyond the end of lockdowns, new polling showed on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

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France's 8th wave of COVID is gaining in intensity

Tue, 2022-10-04 16:48 — mike kraft

France's 8th wave of COVID is gaining in intensity, health official says France has entered an eighth wave of the COVID-19 virus, as the winter season approaches, said a leading French health official. Reuters Reuters

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No Significant Increase in Guillain-Barré Syndrome After COVID-19 Vaccination--study

Tue, 2022-10-04 11:57 — mike kraft

No Significant Increase in Guillain-Barré Syndrome After COVID-19 Vaccination, Researchers Find There is no evidence that the COVID-19 vaccination increases the incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurological disorder in which the body’s immun Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Newswise — There is no evidence that the COVID-19 vaccination increases the incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurological disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the nerves, according to a Rutgers-led study.

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Opinion: The Pandemic's legacy--it will happen again

Tue, 2022-10-04 11:26 — mike kraft

The Pandemic’s Legacy Is Already Clear All of this will happen again. Ed Yong The Atlantic

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Symposium on Post-Pandemic Recovery, begins today, noon ET--Johns Hopkins

Tue, 2022-10-04 11:18 — mike kraft

Upcoming Symposium: We invite you to “Post-Pandemic Recovery: From What, For Whom, and How?” to be held on October 4 and October 6, 2022, 12:00-2:30pm ET. During this online symposium, we will engage a broad community of practitioners in discussions about operationalizing a holistic process of post-pandemic recovery.

On Day 1, representatives from diverse sectors will diagnose tangible harms from COVID-19 (urgent and enduring), prescribing remedies that can facilitate a comprehensive post-pandemic recovery.

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