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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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Children with COVID continued to shed virus for median of 3 days, supporting school-isolation policies --study

Tue, 2023-10-24 10:56 — mike kraft

Study: Kids with COVID shed virus for median of 3 days, supporting school-isolation policies iStock CIDRAP

Children who tested positive for COVID-19 in 2022 were contagious for a median of 3 days, regardless of vaccination status, suggesting that 5-day school isolation policies are sufficient amid Omicron variant predominance, University of Southern California (USC) and Stanford University researchers report today in JAMA Pediatrics.

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Covid vaccine received during pregnancy offers infants immunity for up to 6 months--study

Tue, 2023-10-24 10:42 — mike kraft

Covid vaccine during pregnancy offers infants immunity for up to 6 months (statnews.com)

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Beyfortus drug to protect infants from RSV is in short supply--CDC warns

Tue, 2023-10-24 10:35 — mike kraft

As RSV cases tick up, CDC warns that a key drug to keep babies safe is in short supply The CDC's alert says the highest dosage of the drug, called Beyfortus, is in limited supply. NBC News

... The agency told doctors to prioritize getting those doses to infants at the highest risk of severe RSV, including infants younger than 6 months and those with underlying conditions. The CDC also advised doctors to preserve 50 mg doses for infants who weigh less than 11 pounds.

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EU launches steps to stave off medicine shortages

Tue, 2023-10-24 10:24 — mike kraft

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EU sets up new mechanisms to stave off medicine shortages The European Commission on Tuesday launched some short-term measures to prevent medicine shortages this winter and the next as a stop-gap while a proposed pharmaceutical rules overhaul is hashed out by the EU's key legislative arms. Julia Payne Reuters

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Long Covid: Experts Say New Vaccines Are The Best Defense

Mon, 2023-10-23 19:26 — mike kraft

65 Million People Suffer From Long Covid. Our Experts Say New Vaccines Are The Best Defense Updated Covid vaccines based on Nobel prize-winning mRNA technology provide added protection — especially important when Covid-19, flu and RSV infections spike. Melissa Delaney Forbes

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Hurricanes are now twice as likely to become more powerful than in the past--study

Mon, 2023-10-23 11:51 — mike kraft

Hurricanes are now twice as likely to zip from minor to whopper than decades ago, study says With warmer oceans serving as fuel, Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from wimpy minor hurricanes to powerful and catastrophic. AP News

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Six unusual Covid symptoms need urgent medical attention' --UK doctor

Mon, 2023-10-23 10:17 — mike kraft

'I'm a GP and these six unusual Covid symptoms need urgent medical attention' If you experience any of these lesser-associated Covid-19 symptoms you should seek medical advice, an expert said. Fiona Callingham Express.co.uk

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Dr Green pinpointed six symptoms that are worth seeking advice about.

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Northern Hemisphere respiratory virus season threatens to be a challenge again.

Mon, 2023-10-23 10:05 — mike kraft

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Willingness of pregnant women to get COVID-19 vaccine correlates to previous vaccine acceptance--study

Fri, 2023-10-20 10:21 — mike kraft

COVID-19 vaccine uptake in pregnancy linked to previous vaccine acceptance Advanced maternal age, obesity, Asian race, and private insurance were all correlated to COVID-19 vaccine uptake. CIDRAP

Pregnant patients who accepted recommended tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) and flu vaccines in pregnancy were more likely to also get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a new study in the Journal of Infection.

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New study meaures degree that vaccine refusal is linked to mistrust in health authorities

Fri, 2023-10-20 10:12 — mike kraft

Vaccine refusal linked to mistrust in health authorities Chinnapong/iStock CIDRAP

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In a new study in JAMA Network Open, authors review 28,000 interviews on vaccine uptake and hesitancy conducted in Hong Kong and Singapore from February 2020 through January 2022 to determine what was driving vaccine refusal.

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