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Confused about Covid? Here’s how to behave in 2024 and what to do if you test positive Covid etiquette is ambiguous in the absence of advice from the UK Health Security Agency. Yahoo News

Advice for those who test positive for COVID

Tue, 2024-01-30 10:14 — mike kraft

Dr Mark Faghy is an associate professor in respiratory physiology at the University of Derby and leads several research projects on the virus. He explains that we are not out of the woods yet.

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Here's why COVID-19 isn't seasonal so far Human immunity and behavior may be more important than weather for driving seasonality when it comes to COVID-19. Tina Hesman Saey Science News

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Analysis: Why COVID-19 isn’t seasonal so far

Mon, 2024-01-29 10:24 — mike kraft

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Some recent data suggest that, for now, COVID-19 may be a year-round problem, driven more by human behavior and immunity levels than weather patterns.

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Community health centers serve 1 in 11 Americans. They're a safety net under stress Federally funded community health centers serve 1 in 11 Americans. Most of them are low-income and many are underinsured. AP News

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American community health centers help millions of people but are under stress

Mon, 2024-01-29 09:49 — mike kraft

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Since 2012, community health centers have seen a 45% increase in the number of people seeking care — and they’ve opened more and more service sites to expand their footprint to more than 15,000 locations.

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COVID and beyond: labs unite to boost genomic surveillance globally Two laboratories in Britain and South Africa, which were at the forefront of tracking new coronavirus variants during the pandemic, have teamed up to keep the focus on genomic surveillance globally as the COVID emergency recedes. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Two labs team up to boost genomic surveillance globally as Covid emergency fades

Fri, 2024-01-26 10:08 — mike kraft

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What You Need To Know About Measles After WHO Sounds Alarm Over Killer Virus In Europe There was a 45 fold increase in measles infections in Europe last year, the WHO said. Robert Hart Forbes

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Information on Measles After WHO Sounds Alarm Over the Spreading Virus in Europe

Thu, 2024-01-25 12:34 — mike kraft

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South America dengue spike prompts vaccination drive as bug spray runs out | Reuters

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Dengue spike in South America prompts vaccination drive as bug spray runs out

Thu, 2024-01-25 12:09 — mike kraft

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Does Paxlovid prevent long COVID? Maybe, experts suggest Anthony Quintano/ Flickr cc CIDRAP

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Variety of studies on whether Paxlovid reduces long COVID

Thu, 2024-01-25 11:42 — mike kraft

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