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housands of U.S. public health experts are losing their jobs at a critical time

Mon, 2022-11-14 17:49 — mike kraft

Thousands of public health experts are losing their jobs at a critical time | CNN As covid-19 raged, roughly 4,000 highly skilled epidemiologists, communication specialists, and public health nurses were hired by a nonprofit tied to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to plug the holes at battered public health departments on the front lines. Lauren Weber,Kaiser Health News CNN

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White House to seek more covid and other healthfunding in lame-duck session--sources

Mon, 2022-11-14 17:40 — mike kraft

White House to seek more covid funding in lame-duck session Officials say the need for next-generation treatments and vaccines is urgent as the virus continues mutating. Dan Diamond Washington Post

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UK announced 1 billion pound contributiuon to counter global diseases

Mon, 2022-11-14 17:27 — mike kraft

Less and late: UK gives $1 bln to global disease fight The British government said on Monday it would contribute 1 billion pounds ($1.18 billion) to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, more than six weeks after other countries made their commitments. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Opinion: The latest coronavirus variants show reassuring early signs --But not time to let down the guard. ...

Mon, 2022-11-14 17:20 — mike kraft

Opinion | The latest coronavirus variants show reassuring early signs The pandemic may have reached the phase in which infections still spread, but do not claim such an enormous toll as did the omicron and delta waves. Editorial Board Washington Post

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Many patients with weak immune systems don’t realize their Evusheld Covid-19 medicine is as effective as in the past

Mon, 2022-11-14 17:14 — mike kraft

Many patients with weak immune systems don't realize their Covid-19 medicine isn't as effective as it used to be | CNN Judy Salins considers herself a smart, empowered patient, but until this week, she had no idea that the medicine she takes to defend herself against Covid-19 isn't protecting her as well as it used to. Elizabeth Cohen,Naomi Thomas CNN

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The medicine is called Evusheld, and its effectiveness is waning dramatically because new Covid-19 subvariants are taking center stage, and the drug doesn’t neutralize all of them.

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Sumary of divergent COVID rules among nations attending the G20 summit

Mon, 2022-11-14 13:15 — mike kraft

Explainer: To mask or not to mask? G20 gathers nations with divergent COVID rules Nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders of G20 countries are gathering on the Indonesian resort island of Bali with strict testing and masking requirements, even though such measures have been largely dropped in some member countries. Reuters Reuters

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The latest CDC guidelines for testing and isolation as number of COVID cases rise

Mon, 2022-11-14 10:14 — mike kraft

As Covid cases tick up, here are latest CDC guidelines for testing and isolation Daily Covid cases are up 11% in the last two weeks, though many new cases aren't included in those tallies. If you're exposed or test positive, here's what to do. NBC News

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‘Immunity debt’: Why experts say this new term promotes COVID-19 ‘misinformation’

Mon, 2022-11-14 09:54 — mike kraft

‘Immunity debt’: Why experts say this new term promotes COVID-19 ‘misinformation’ - National | Globalnews.ca The term "immunity debt" is circulating as an explanation of a surge in illness in Canada, but infectious diseases experts say it's “dangerous” and promotes COVID “misinformation.” Teresa Wright Global News

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The first hypothesis suggests people’s immune systems are weaker now, due to a lack of exposure to viruses while observing COVID-19 public health measures over the last two-and-a-half years.

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Flu activity reported "very high" in 7 states and Washington D.C

Mon, 2022-11-14 09:33 — mike kraft

CDC: Flu activity "very high" in 7 states and Washington D.C. CDC data suggests this year's flu season is hitting the U.S. harder and earlier than previous years. Jacob Knutson Axios

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Research underway on any long term Myocarditis after Covid vaccination for young males

Mon, 2022-11-14 09:14 — mike kraft

Are there longterm myocarditis risks after Covid vaccination? Both Pfizer and Moderna are launching clinical trials to track health issues — if any — in the years following a diagnosis of vaccine-associated heart problems in teens and young adults. NBC News

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