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Hospital overloads linked to thousands of excess deaths two weeks later

Thu, 2021-11-18 17:56 — mike kraft

Hospital strain linked to thousands of excess deaths two weeks later: A new analysis estimates that hospital strain during the pandemic is linked to thousands of ensuing excess deaths, signaling the significance of ensuring hospitals do not reach full capacity amid Justine Coleman TheHill

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ANALYSIS: Evaluation of each state's health care for minorities

Thu, 2021-11-18 11:44 — mike kraft

Achieving Racial and Ethnic Equity in U.S. Health Care This report evaluates health equity across race and ethnicity, both within and between states, to illuminate how state health systems perform.

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The Commonwealth Fund’s State Scorecard on Health System Performance has long tracked the functioning of each state’s health care system, with the goal of motivating actions to improve their residents’ health and health care. But assessing how well a state’s health system performs on average can mask profound underlying inequities.

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A flu pandemic could be even worse than Covid-19 has been, National Academy of Medicine says

Thu, 2021-11-18 11:07 — mike kraft

A flu pandemic could be even worse than Covid-19 has been, National Academy of Medicine says An influenza pandemic like the pandemic of 1918 could be even worse than Covid-19 has been, and the world is not ready to deal with it, the National Academy of Medicine said in a series of reports released Wednesday. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

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Politics: GOP opposition to vaccine mandates is extending far beyond Covid-19

Thu, 2021-11-18 11:02 — mike kraft

GOP opposition to vaccine mandates extends far beyond Covid-19 Republicans have railed against Covid-19 vaccine mandates. Now they're floating proposals to ban requirements for all immunizations. Lev Facher STAT

WASHINGTON — Right-wing politicians’ resistance to vaccine mandates is extending far beyond Covid-19 immunizations, a startling new development that carries vast implications for the future of public health.

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Antibody protection after mild COVID-19 may not last; an estimated 100 mln people have had long COVID --new studies

Wed, 2021-11-17 19:45 — mike kraft

Antibody protection after mild COVID-19 may not last; an estimated 100 mln people have had long COVID The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Nancy Lapid Reuters

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Fauci says U.S. can reaching COVID-19 endemic level if everyoine gets booster shots

Wed, 2021-11-17 10:19 — mike kraft

Fauci says boosters for all key to U.S. reaching COVID-19 endemic level Top U.S. infectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday it is possible for COVID-19 to be reduced to an endemic illness from the current health emergency next year if the country ramps up vaccination rates. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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How Spain has avoided Europe's current COVID surge

Wed, 2021-11-17 10:07 — mike kraft

Why Spain has avoided Europe's COVID surge With over 2.2 million new cases and more than 28,000 deaths over the past week and many countries hitting never-before-seen highs for infections, Europe is now COVID-19’s global epicenter. YahooNews

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ANALYSIS: The Delta variant and its possible future mutations

Tue, 2021-11-16 12:09 — mike kraft

Explainer-Delta dominates the world, but scientists watch for worrisome offspring The Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus now accounts for nearly all of the coronavirus infections globally, fueled by unchecked spread of the novel coronavirus in many parts of the world. The Delta variant, first detected in India in December 2020, remains the most worrisome version of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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Questions linger about the new Covid pills from Merck and Pfizer

Mon, 2021-11-15 20:35 — mike kraft

8 lingering questions about the new Covid pills from Merck and Pfizer The new Covid pills from Merck and Pfizer offer a ton of promise. But there’s plenty we still don’t know about how well they work. Erin Mershon STAT

The past two months have brought extremely good news in the fight against Covid-19. Two different oral treatments have proved effective at both preventing people newly diagnosed with Covid-19 from entering the hospital and from dying.

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Modernizing Research & Development for Pandemic Readiness--Webinar, Wednesday, Nov 17, at 1 PM ET

Mon, 2021-11-15 20:24 — mike kraft

Join us this Wednesday, November 17, at 1pm (ET) for the Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Security webinar: Modernizing Research & Development for Pandemic Readiness.

Over the last 2 years, the United States and the rest of the world have seen the immense value of research and development of new tools, technologies, drugs, and vaccines to combat infectious disease threats. This session will take stock of what worked well, where we struggled most, and how we can modernize the U.S. government’s investments, structures, and partnerships in R&D to transform our capabilities and prevent future pandemics.

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· Anita Cicero, JD, Deputy Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

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· Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, D-CA (Invited)

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