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Analysis: The Age of Energy Insecurity

Mon, 2023-04-10 10:58 — mike kraft
The Age of Energy Insecurity How the fight for resources is upending geopolitics. Foreign Affairs
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Explainer: Covid-19 and rising cases of heart attacks

Mon, 2023-04-10 10:17 — mike kraft
Covid-19 and rising cases of heart attacks; link EXPLAINED Various studies have shown a long-term, substantial rise in the risk of cardiovascular diseases, including heart attack and stroke, after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. According to doctors, young people in their 20s and 30s, who lack risk factors, like diabetes and obesity are being diagnosed with blocked arteries. Read on to know the possible factors behind these. MSN

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Florida officials reportedly deleted key data from its study cautioning against Covid vaccinations

Mon, 2023-04-10 10:09 — mike kraft
Report: Florida officials cut key data from vaccine study An analysis that was the basis of a highly criticized recommendation from Florida’s surgeon general cautioning young men against getting the COVID-19 vaccine omitted information that showed catching the virus could increase the risk of a cardiac-relate... ABC News ABC News
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Analysis: Pandemic preparedness strategies must go beyond vaccines

Fri, 2023-04-07 16:49 — mike kraft
Pandemic preparedness strategies must go beyond vaccines Monoclonal antibodies can fill a critical gap to help stop the next infectious disease outbreak from becoming the next pandemic. Science Translational Medicine

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Once a pathogen of pandemic potential has emerged, an effective response that relies on medical countermeasures (e.g., prophylactic, therapeutic, and diagnostic technologies) must be deployed at scale immediately. Thus, medical countermeasures need to be readily available for use at the first signals that a pathogen of concern has surfaced.

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U.S. Covid deaths and infections varied almost 4-fold across the 50 states --study.

Fri, 2023-04-07 16:11 — mike kraft
Study: US COVID-19 Outcomes Tied to State Characteristics and Policies Numbers of deaths and infections from COVID-19 varied up to almost 4-fold across the 50 states, even when factors like age and comorbidities were taken into account, according to an analysis of outcomes between January 1, 2020, and July 31, 2022. JAMA_current

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Many U.S public schools failed to improve ventilation despite federal Covid related funding--CDC study

Fri, 2023-04-07 15:59 — mike kraft

Ventilation Improvements Among K–12 Public School Districts — United States, August–December 2022 -- CDC study

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Many public school districts have not taken steps to improve school building ventilation. Equitable access and support might be needed to assist school districts in their efforts to prevent respiratory infections through ventilation improvements.

Improving ventilation has been one of several COVID-19 prevention strategies implemented by kindergarten through grade 12 (K–12) schools to stay open for safe in-person learning. Because transmission of SARS-CoV-2 occurs through inhalation of infectious viral particles, it is important to reduce the concentration of and exposure time to infectious aerosols (1–3). CDC examined reported ventilation improvement strategies among U.S. K–12 public school districts using telephone survey data collected during August–December 2022....

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India states asked to ramp up testing as COVID-19 cases climb

Fri, 2023-04-07 10:31 — mike kraft
India asks states to ramp up testing as COVID-19 cases climb India's federal government asked states to identify emergency hotspots and ramp up-testing for COVID-19, after the country recorded its highest daily case count since September, a Reuters tally showed on Friday. Reuters Reuters

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Biden administration announces $343 million for tribal water resources, Colorado River area

Thu, 2023-04-06 18:32 — mike kraft
Biden administration announces $343 million for tribal water resources, Colorado River conservation The Biden administration announced on Thursday that it would be investing $343 million in enhancing tribal water resources and boosting conservation efforts across the Colorado River Basin. More th… colinmeyn The Hill

 

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RSV cases in US show signs of return to pre-pandemic seasonality - CDC

Thu, 2023-04-06 18:10 — mike kraft
RSV cases in US show signs of return to pre-pandemic seasonality - CDC Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) circulation is showing signs of return to pre-pandemic seasonality in the U.S. after two years of irregular onsets and peaks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday. Reuters Reuters
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WHO calls for action to protect, strengthen global health force

Thu, 2023-04-06 17:08 — mike kraft
WHO calls for action to protect, support and expand global health force Ahead of its 75th anniversary on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for countries to both address inequities in care and protect the workers who provide it, many of whom are burned out from the COVID-19 pandemic. UN News

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Tedros reported that since the onset of the pandemic, more than one in three health and care workers have suffered from anxiety and depression, and around half have experienced burnout. 

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