Disease Prevention

Masks need to be mandated in most indoor settings to prevent really grim winter - Baker Professor Michael Baker is calling for much wider mask mandates, saying the roll-out of free masks, while positive, will make a "fairly small" difference to the Covid-19 outbreak. RNZ

Read more about Officials Lament Barriers to Monkeypox Treatments, Prevention
Log in or register to post comments

Masks need to be mandated in most indoor settings to prevent really grim winter - Baker

Thu, 2022-07-14 12:21 — FNUOvviyaa

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

PAHO: "Member countries had administered 1.6 billion COVID-19 vaccines" To date, more than 1.6 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in PAHO member countries. Caribbean News Editor Caribbean News Now!

Read more about Masks need to be mandated in most indoor settings to prevent really grim winter - Baker
Log in or register to post comments

PAHO: “Member Countries Had Administered 1.6 Billion COVID-19 Vaccines”

Thu, 2022-07-14 12:17 — FNUOvviyaa

...

Speaking during PAHO’s digital COVID-19 media briefing, Dr Etienne said 17 member countries – including Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama, have passed the target of vaccinating 70 per cent of their populations.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

FDA authorizes Novavax Covid vaccine, in hopes the traditional shot will convince holdouts The agency hopes the availability of a more traditional vaccine might help convince those skeptical of the Covid shots using new mRNA technology to get inoculated. Matthew Herper STAT

Read more about PAHO: “Member Countries Had Administered 1.6 Billion COVID-19 Vaccines”
Log in or register to post comments

FDA authorizes Novavax Covid vaccine, in hopes the traditional shot will convince holdouts

Thu, 2022-07-14 12:03 — FNUOvviyaa

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

US regulators clear way for more monkeypox vaccine shipments WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands more doses of monkeypox vaccine are expected to soon begin shipping to the U.S. after federal health officials said they had completed an inspection of the overseas plant where they were manufactured. AP NEWS

Read more about FDA authorizes Novavax Covid vaccine, in hopes the traditional shot will convince holdouts
Log in or register to post comments

US regulators clear way for more monkeypox vaccine shipments

Thu, 2022-07-14 11:58 — FNUOvviyaa

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Top GOP senator slams HHS for ‘disturbing’ response to monkeypox North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr (R) on Thursday slammed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for its response to the monkeypox outbreak so far, bemoaning that the agency was “fa… jchoi The Hill

Read more about US regulators clear way for more monkeypox vaccine shipments
Log in or register to post comments

Top GOP senator slams HHS for ‘disturbing’ response to monkeypox

Thu, 2022-07-14 11:54 — FNUOvviyaa

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

WHO: Don’t act like the pandemic is ending The World Health Organization’s (WHO) director-general this week issued a word of caution to countries and people who have ceased practicing COVID-19 safety measures, saying the pandemic is f… jchoi The Hill

Read more about Top GOP senator slams HHS for ‘disturbing’ response to monkeypox
Log in or register to post comments

WHO: Don’t act like the pandemic is ending

Thu, 2022-07-14 11:48 — FNUOvviyaa

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Should you wait for an Omicron vaccine—or get your next booster now? With Omicron subvariant BA.5 on the rise, many Americans are debating how best to protect themselves. Here's what experts say. Fortune

Read more about WHO: Don’t act like the pandemic is ending
Log in or register to post comments

Should one wait for a new Omicron vaccine or get your next booster now amid BA.5’s surge?--experts comment

Wed, 2022-07-13 19:02 — mike kraft

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Explainer: What is the COVID BA.5 variant and why is it reinfecting so many people? BA.5, part of the Omicron family, is the latest coronavirus variant to cause widespread waves of infection globally. Jennifer Rigby,Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

Explainer: What is the COVID BA.5 variant and why is it reinfecting so many people?--Reuters

Wed, 2022-07-13 17:52 — mike kraft

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Covid reinfections are here to stay as BA.5 cases rise How many times can I get Covid? Are Covid reinfections worse? What is the reinfection rate for the new Covid variant? YahooNews

Read more about Explainer: What is the COVID BA.5 variant and why is it reinfecting so many people?--Reuters
Log in or register to post comments

Covid reinfections are here to stay as BA.5 cases rise

Wed, 2022-07-13 17:45 — mike kraft

In 2020, Covid reinfections were considered rare.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: