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Sat, 2013-06-22 21:44 — Gina Angiola
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Monkeypox: Africa CDC warns on vaccine hoarding amid monkeypox outbreak

Thu, 2022-05-26 08:37 — mike kraft
Africa CDC warns on vaccine hoarding amid monkeypox outbreak The acting director of Africa's top public health agency said on Thursday that he hoped vaccine hoarding, as seen by wealthier nations during the COVID-19 pandemic, would not be repeated with the current monkeypox outbreak. Bhargav Acharya,Alexander Winning Reuters
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Monkeypox: Warning signs of an outbreak went unheeded, experts say

Thu, 2022-05-26 08:29 — mike kraft
Warning signs ahead of monkeypox outbreak went unheeded, experts say Monkeypox appears to have exploded out of nowhere in the past two weeks, spreading across Europe, the Americas, and other regions. But warning signs appear to have gone unheeded. Helen Branswell STAT

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Vaccines offer little protection against long Covid althought the protect againsty hoispitlization and death-- study

Thu, 2022-05-26 08:19 — mike kraft
Vaccines offer little protection against long Covid, study finds The vaccines provide robust protection against hospitalization and death, but when it comes to long Covid, the protection is "very modest." NBC News
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Viruses that were on hiatus during Covid are back — and behaving in unexpected ways

Wed, 2022-05-25 19:03 — mike kraft
Viruses that were on hiatus during Covid are back — and behaving in unexpected ways For nearly two years, as the Covid pandemic disrupted life around the globe, other infectious diseases were in retreat. Now the viral and bacterial nuisances are returning — and behaving in unexpected ways. Helen Branswell STAT

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Now, as the world rapidly dismantles the measures put in place to slow spread of Covid, the viral and bacterial nuisances that were on hiatus are returning — and behaving in unexpected ways.

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Pfizer CEO predicts 'constant waves' of COVID-19 because of complacency and politicization

Wed, 2022-05-25 17:50 — mike kraft
Pfizer CEO predicts 'constant waves' of COVID-19 because of complacency around the coronavirus and the politicization of the pandemic The consequences of people's hesitancy to wear masks and get vaccinated will likely be seen over the next few months, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said. YahooNews

The world is likely to suffer from "constant waves" of COVID-19, the CEO of Pfizer said Wednesday.

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A new version of the coronavirus, omicron BA.2 is sweeping across the globe

Wed, 2022-05-25 10:22 — mike kraft
How fast omicron’s BA.2 variant is spreading around the world Tracking the main coronavirus variants in the U.S. and around the world: omicron, delta, gamma, alpha and beta. Dan Keating, Madison Dong, Youjin Shin Washington Post
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WHO member states agree to fix 'rotten' funding model

Wed, 2022-05-25 10:09 — mike kraft
WHO member states agree to fix 'rotten' funding model World Health Organization members formally agreed on Tuesday to a plan to overhaul its funding model which has been described as "fundamentally rotten" due to its over-reliance on the whims of donors. Emma Farge,Jennifer Rigby Reuters
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U.S. CDC recommends re-isolation if COVID recurs after taking Paxlovid pill

Wed, 2022-05-25 09:56 — mike kraft
U.S. CDC recommends re-isolation if COVID recurs after taking Pfizer's pill Patients who experience recurrence of COVID-19 symptoms after completing treatment with Pfizer's drug Paxlovid should isolate again for five days, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an advisory issued on Tuesday. Reuters Reuters
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"Long COVID" symptoms affect 1 in 4 seniors after infection, study finds

Wed, 2022-05-25 09:42 — mike kraft
"Long COVID" symptoms affect 1 in 4 seniors after infection, study finds Respiratory symptoms and musculoskeletal pain were the most common lingering health issues reported. YahooNews

As many as one in four seniors and one in five adults under 65 experienced "long COVID" or "post-COVID" symptoms after surviving a coronavirus infection, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.

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Pfizer to offer low-cost medicines, vaccines to poor nations

Wed, 2022-05-25 09:30 — mike kraft
Pfizer to offer low-cost medicines, vaccines to poor nations Pfizer said Wednesday that it will provide nearly two dozen products, including its top-selling COVID-19 vaccine and treatment, at not-for-profit prices in some of the world’s poorest countries. AP NEWS

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the drugmaker announced the program at the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland, and said it was aimed at improving health equity in 45 lower-income countries. Most of the countries are in Africa, but the list also includes Haiti, Syria, Cambodia and North Korea.

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