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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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Monkeypox treatment trial begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fri, 2022-10-14 10:55 — mike kraft

Monkeypox treatment trial begins in the Democratic Republic of the NIH partnering with INRB to evaluate tecovirimat (TPOXX). National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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The trial will evaluate the drug’s safety and its ability to mitigate monkeypox symptoms and prevent serious outcomes, including death.

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Analysis: Why monkeypox cases suddenly began to decline

Fri, 2022-10-14 10:37 — mike kraft

Four factors explain monkeypox’s decline, experts said. First, vaccines helped slow the virus’s spread (despite a rocky rollout). Second, gay and bisexual men reduced activities, such as sex with multiple partners, that spread the virus more quickly.

The third reason is related: the Pride Month effect. Monkeypox began to spread more widely around June, when much of the world celebrated L.G.B.T.Q. Pride. Beyond the parades and rallies, some parties and other festivities involved casual sex. As the celebrations dwindled, so did the increased potential for monkeypox to spread.

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U.S. Monkeypox response looks to long term strategies

Fri, 2022-10-14 10:28 — mike kraft

Monkeypox response looks to long term - Roll Call Federal officials warn that monkeypox is here to stay, but hope to use a combination of strategies to limit the spread of the virus. Roll Call

Federal officials look to vaccines, treatment, education to limit spread

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What we know about the illness caused by the new Omicron subvariants

Fri, 2022-10-14 10:13 — mike kraft

Omicron symptoms: What we know about illness caused by the new subvariants Symptoms of omicron and the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants are similar, doctors say. They're all still Covid, and they can still cause severe disease. NBC News

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German health minister urges stepped-up COVID-19 measures

Fri, 2022-10-14 09:41 — mike kraft

German health minister urges stepped-up COVID-19 measures BERLIN (AP) — Germany's health minister on Friday urged the country's 16 states to consider stepping up their measures against the coronavirus amid a rise in new cases. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said he favors requiring mask-wearing indoors, a measure that has largely faded in Germany except on public transport, in medical facilities and care homes. AP NEWS

...“The direction we’re going in isn’t a good one,” Lauterbach told reporters in Berlin.

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Asia are opening up for travel -- except for China

Thu, 2022-10-13 17:38 — mike kraft

The last Covid holdouts in Asia are throwing open their doors for travel -- except for China Across Asia, borders are opening and quarantine measures are lifting as even the last few countries clinging to Covid restrictions embrace a return to travel. By Jessie Yeung, CNN CNN

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But in China -- which has seen its own economy suffer from a strict zero-Covid policy involving tight border controls, snap lockdowns and mandatory quarantines -- there appears to be no end in sight to the restrictions, despite mounting public frustration.

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