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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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Opinion: The Pandemic's legacy--it will happen again

Tue, 2022-10-04 11:26 — mike kraft

The Pandemic’s Legacy Is Already Clear All of this will happen again. Ed Yong The Atlantic

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Symposium on Post-Pandemic Recovery, begins today, noon ET--Johns Hopkins

Tue, 2022-10-04 11:18 — mike kraft

Upcoming Symposium: We invite you to “Post-Pandemic Recovery: From What, For Whom, and How?” to be held on October 4 and October 6, 2022, 12:00-2:30pm ET. During this online symposium, we will engage a broad community of practitioners in discussions about operationalizing a holistic process of post-pandemic recovery.

On Day 1, representatives from diverse sectors will diagnose tangible harms from COVID-19 (urgent and enduring), prescribing remedies that can facilitate a comprehensive post-pandemic recovery.

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UK public inquiry begins into the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Tue, 2022-10-04 10:56 — mike kraft

UK COVID inquiry begins, vowing to expose any culpable conduct A public inquiry into Britain's response to and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic got underway on Tuesday, with a promise it would get to the truth, and expose any wrongdoing or culpable conduct. Britain has recorded almost 20 million COVID infections and more than 166,000 deaths - the seventh highest fatality total globally - and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his ministers have faced criticism for their handling of the crisis.

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Covid has left a third of young people feeling life is out of control – British study

Tue, 2022-10-04 09:58 — mike kraft

Covid has left a third of young people feeling life is out of control – study Researchers also found more than 60% of 16-25-year-olds are scared about their generation’s future the Guardian

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WHO expects cholera to spread n Haiti; will request cholera vaccines

Tue, 2022-10-04 09:51 — mike kraft

WHO to request cholera vaccines for Haiti, expects further spread A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday it was setting up tents to treat cholera in Haiti and would also request the supply of oral vaccines against the disease, which has unexpectedly returned to a country paralysed by a gang blockade. Reuters Reuters

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Flu vaccine time for all, and seniors need revved-up shots

Mon, 2022-10-03 18:47 — mike kraft

It's flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans : Don’t skip your flu shot this fall -- and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind. AP NEWS

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Will there be a COVID winter wave? What scientists say

Mon, 2022-10-03 17:51 — mike kraft

Will there be a COVID winter wave? What scientists say Nature - Emerging variants and waning immunity are likely to push infections higher in the northern hemisphere as influenza also makes a comeback. Callaway, Ewen nature

Evidence is building that the northern hemisphere is on course for a surge of COVID-19 cases this autumn and winter. New immune-evading strains of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, behaviour changes, and waning immunity mean that many countries could soon see large numbers of COVID infections — and potentially hospitalizations — say scientists.

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U.S. CDC suspends country-specific Covid-19 travel advisories

Mon, 2022-10-03 17:31 — mike kraft

CDC suspends country-specific Covid-19 travel advisories The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer maintain a country-by-country list of travel advisories related to Covid-19, the agency said Monday. By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN CNN

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"As fewer countries are testing or reporting Covid-19 cases, CDC's ability to accurately assess the Covid-19 THN [Travel Health Notice] levels for most destinations that American travelers visit is limited," an agency spokesperson said in a statement to CNN Travel.

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