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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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New studies say Pfizer and Moderna vaccines reduce Covid-19 hospitalization risk by 94% among older adults

Wed, 2021-04-28 15:04 — mike kraft

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines reduce risk for Covid-19 hospitalization by 94% among older adults, study shows The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines were found in the real world to be 94% effective against Covid-19 hospitalization among fully vaccinated adults ages 65 and older in the United States, according to a new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study. By <a href="/profiles/joshua-berlinger">Joshua Berlinger</a>, <a href="/profiles/jessie-yeung">Jessie Yeung</a>, <a href="/profiles/brett-mckeehan">Brett McKeehan</a>, <a href="/profiles/kara-fox">Kara Fox</a&gt

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BioNTech chief says Europe can reach herd immunity this summer

Wed, 2021-04-28 14:53 — mike kraft

BioNTech boss: Europe will reach herd immunity this summer BERLIN (AP) — Europe can achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus within three to four months, the head of German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, which developed the first widely approved COVID-19 vaccine with U.S. partner Pfizer, said Wednesday. While the exact threshold required to reach that critical level of immunization remains a matter of debate, experts say a level above 70% would significantly disrupt transmission of the coronavirus within a population.

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India suffers record new cases and fatalities, variant may be contributing factor

Wed, 2021-04-28 12:33 — mike kraft

India reports record new cases and fatalities, official Covid death toll surpasses 200,000 Government data showed at least another 3,293 people died, while overall cases also rose by a record 360,960 reported infections. Saheli Roy Choudhury CNBC

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Single COVID-19 vaccine dose can reduce household transmission by up to half: British researchers

Wed, 2021-04-28 12:10 — mike kraft

Single COVID-19 vaccine dose can reduce household transmission by up A single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can limit household transmission by up to half, according to a Justine Coleman TheHill

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Reconsidering the origins of Ebola virus disease outbreaks by reviewing new evidence from Guinea

Tue, 2021-04-27 21:53 — mike kraft

Spillover or endemic? Reconsidering the origins of Ebola virus disease outbreaks by revisiting local accounts in light of new evidence from Guinea - Guinea English Analysis on Guinea about Health and Epidemic; published on 23 Apr 2021 by BMJ ReliefWeb

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Studies: Higher stroke risk linked to asymptomatic COVID-19 in younger men and spread of virus in cars, vans

Tue, 2021-04-27 21:20 — mike kraft

COVID-19 Scan for Apr 26, 2021 CIDRAP

Men under 50 recovering from asymptomatic COVID have double the likelihood of acute ischemic strokes (AIS) compared with men of the same age without COVID infection, according to a study last week in JAMA Network Open.

Eighteen South Asian men were treated in Singapore for AIS a median of 54.5 days after their initial COVID-19 diagnosis. Twelve (67.7%) had no known pre-existing risk factors. While AIS is a known neurologic complication from symptomatic COVID-19, none of these men experienced respiratory symptoms during their infection.

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