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WHO says its global infodemic manager community of practice is growing and tackling COVID-19, monkeypox and other outbreaks

Wed, 2022-09-28 12:33 — mike kraft
The WHO global infodemic manager community of practice is growing and tackling COVID-19, monkeypox and other outbreaks The WHO-trained infodemic managers, over 1300 of them from 142 countries, are already making great strides in Member States and together around the globe as a global community of practice.

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Experts say that new strains suggest that a Big COVID-19 waves may be coming

Wed, 2022-09-28 12:22 — mike kraft
Big COVID-19 waves may be coming, new Omicron strains suggest Emerging subvariants have hit on a combination of mutations that makes them more immune evasive than ever newsfromscience

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Autoimmune responses play a significant role in long Covid--research study

Wed, 2022-09-28 09:52 — mike kraft
Mounting evidence shows autoimmune responses play a significant role in long Covid Recent research suggests people with long Covid are more likely to have markers of autoimmune disease in their blood a year after infection. NBC News

Disease experts say it has become increasingly clear that an autoimmune response, in which antibodies attack the body’s own healthy cells and tissue, plays an important role in some long-Covid cases.

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Some pre-existing conditions matter a lot more when assessing COVID-19 outcomes

Wed, 2022-09-28 09:44 — mike kraft
Some pre-existing conditions matter a lot more when assessing COVID-19 outcomes A new paper in Biology Methods & Protocols, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that some pre-existing conditions-;including degenerative neurological diseases, dementia, and severe disabilities-;matter a lot more than once thought when assessing who is at risk for death due to COVID-19. News-Medical.net
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Canada to remove all COVID travel restrictions from Oct 1

Wed, 2022-09-28 08:47 — mike kraft
Canada to remove all COVID travel restrictions from Oct 1 Canada will drop all COVID-19 restrictions for travelers from Oct. 1, including vaccination and masking requirements for flights and trains, the government said on Monday. Reuters Reuters

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Pfizer, Moderna seek authorization for updated Covid-19 boosters for younger children

Wed, 2022-09-28 08:26 — mike kraft
Pfizer, Moderna seek authorization for updated Covid-19 boosters for younger children | CNN Younger children could soon be eligible to receive an updated Covid-19 booster shot. Naomi Thomas CNN

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Uganda's Ebola caseload rises to 16 as outbreak grows

Sun, 2022-09-25 17:10 — mike kraft
Uganda says Ebola caseload rises to 16 as outbreak grows Uganda said on Sunday its Ebola caseload had jumped to 16 people while a further 18 people also likely had the disease, fuelling fears of a spreading outbreak that involves a strain for which a vaccine has not yet been found. Reuters Reuters

 

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Covid pandemic discussions took place on UN’s sidelines at General Assembly

Sun, 2022-09-25 17:07 — mike kraft
Fight to end virus pandemic takes place on UN's sidelines UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In four days of fiery speeches over war, climate change and the threat of nuclear weapons, one issue felt like an afterthought during this year's U.N. General Assembly: the coronavirus pandemic. AP NEWS

 ....any mention of COVID-19 by world leaders typically came at the tail-end of a long list of grievances.

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Analysis: The evolutionary consequences of delaying intervention for monkeypox--Study

Fri, 2022-09-23 17:13 — mike kraft
Evolutionary consequences of delaying intervention for monkeypox Since May, 2022, clusters of monkeypox infections have caused global concern. At present, this concern has been tempered by the fact that, even when uncontrolled, the number of infections is growing slowly, indicating a reproductive number (R) not much larger than unity. However, the effect of R on the probability of evolution might not be obvious.
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WHO warns ability to identify new Covid variants is diminishing as testing declines

Fri, 2022-09-23 17:00 — mike kraft
WHO warns ability to identify new Covid variants is diminishing as testing declines Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's Covid-19 technical lead, said the virus is spreading rapidly and continues to evolve even as deaths from the disease decline. Spencer Kimball CNBC

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