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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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Only a third of U.S. adults polled said they either already received the updated boosterr or plan to get it

Fri, 2022-09-30 18:00 — mike kraft

Two thirds of U.S. adults don't plan on getting COVID boosters soon -poll Around two-thirds of adults in the United States do not plan to get updated COVID-19 booster shots soon, according to a survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), a health policy nonprofit organization. Michael Erman Reuters

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Hong Kong further eases coronavirus measures

Fri, 2022-09-30 10:59 — mike kraft

Hong Kong government to further ease coronavirus measures The Hong Kong government said on Friday it aims to ease some coronavirus curbs in an orderly way as pandemic trends in the Asia financial hub were continuing to stabilise. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. CDC warns of severe illnesses from monkeypox; Ohio reports death of a monkeypox patient

Fri, 2022-09-30 10:45 — mike kraft

CDC warns of severe illnesses from monkeypox as Ohio reports death of a monkeypox patient | CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new warning to health care providers Thursday about severe illnesses in people with monkeypox. Nadia Kounang,Katherine Dillinger CNN

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HuffPost Life Can You Mix And Match For The COVID Bivalent Booster Shot?

Fri, 2022-09-30 10:12 — mike kraft

Can You Mix And Match For The COVID Bivalent Booster Shot? Both Moderna and Pfizer have new COVID shots available. Does it matter if you get a different shot than your last one? Experts weigh in. YahooNews

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ore than 16,000 Cancer Deaths Due to Complications from COVID-19 in 2020 in U.S. --Study

Fri, 2022-09-30 09:54 — mike kraft

More than 16,000 Cancer Deaths Due to Complications from COVID-19 in 2020 in U.S., New Study Says

Newswise — ATLANTA, September 29, 2022 — From March through December 2020, more than 16,000 cancer deaths were due to complications of COVID-19 in the United States, according to a new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS).

Also, higher percentages of blood or prostate cancer deaths were from COVID-19 complications compared with cancer deaths without COVID-19 complications. The research is to be published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Oncology.

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Taiwan to end COVID quarantine for arrivals and welcomes back tourists

Fri, 2022-09-30 09:44 — mike kraft

Taiwan to end COVID quarantine for arrivals, welcome back tourists Taiwan will end its mandatory COVID-19 quarantine for arrivals from Oct. 13 and welcome tourists back, the government said on Thursday, completing a major step on its plan to re-open to the outside world. Reuters Reuters

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Germany warns of rise in COVID-19 cases, other countries reporting increases going into fall

Fri, 2022-09-30 09:27 — mike kraft

Germany warns of rise in COVID-19 cases going into fall BERLIN (AP) — Germany's health minister warned Friday that the country is seeing a steady rise in COVID-19 cases as it goes into the fall, and urged older people to get a second booster shot tweaked to protect against new variants. AP NEWS

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Other European countries such as France, Denmark and the Netherlands are also recording an increase in cases, Karl Lauterbach told reporters in Berlin.

“We are clearly at the start of a winter wave,” he said.

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