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World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID - WHO review

Wed, 2022-05-18 09:18 — mike kraft

World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID - review The world is no better prepared for a new pandemic than it was when coronavirus emerged in 2019 and may actually be in a worse place given the economic toll, according to a panel set up by the World Health Organization (WHO) to evaluate the global response. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Five things to know about long COVID, including asymptomatic cases

Tue, 2022-05-17 17:35 — mike kraft

Five things to know about long COVID COVID-19 cases are rising again — and some of them could lead to the condition known as long COVID, which brings with it myriad symptoms that can severely impact a patient’s life. Research on long … iswanson The Hill

Here are five things we do know about long COVID, despite the scarce definitive data.

People with asymptomatic cases can develop long COVID, too

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Sytate and local health departments are hard-pressed and slow to spend Covid cash for underserved

Tue, 2022-05-17 17:25 — mike kraft

Overwhelmed health departments are hard-pressed to spend Covid cash for underserved The Biden administration in March 2021 announced it was investing $2.25 billion to address covid health disparities, the largest federal funding initiative designed specifically to help underserved communities hardest hit by the virus. Phil Galewitz, Lauren Weber and Sam Whitehead, Kaiser Health News CNN

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U.N. warns of 'catastrophic' child malnutrition due to price hikes, Ukraine war

Tue, 2022-05-17 17:17 — mike kraft

U.N. warns of 'catastrophic' child malnutrition due to price hikes, Ukraine war The cost of life-saving treatment for the most severely malnourished children is set to jump by up to 16% due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and pandemic disruptions, according to the United Nations' children's agency. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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WHO chief says China’s COVID plan is ‘unsustainable’ due to omicron

Tue, 2022-05-17 17:12 — mike kraft

WHO: China's COVID plan is 'unsustainable' due to omicron GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said China’s extreme approach to containing the coronavirus is unsustainable because of the highly infectious nature of the omicron variant, but that it’s up to every country to decide what policy to pursue. AP NEWS

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Opinion: Omitting long Covid from pandemic messaging is harmful for public health

Tue, 2022-05-17 11:34 — mike kraft

Omitting long Covid from pandemic messaging is harmful for public health Lack of clear messaging about long Covid leads to patients experiencing these symptoms being dismissed or minimized by health care providers. And this, in turn, can delay or prevent access to appropriate care. Karen Pennar STAT

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Covid-19 vaccine boosters are critical for older adults, but more people are not getting them

Tue, 2022-05-17 11:02 — mike kraft

Covid-19 vaccine boosters are critical for older adults. Why aren't more people getting them? Even as top U.S. health officials say it's time America learns to live with the coronavirus, a chorus of leading researchers say faulty messaging on booster shots has left millions of older people at serious risk. Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News CNN

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Worldwide, more than 11.7 billion doses have been administered across 184 countries-- Bloomberg data.

Tue, 2022-05-17 10:56 — mike kraft

More Than 11.7 Billion Shots Given: Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker It’s the biggest vaccination campaign in history Bloomberg.com

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration has decided not to authorize the antidepressant fluvoxamine to treat COVID-19

Tue, 2022-05-17 10:19 — mike kraft

FDA declines to authorize common antidepressant as COVID treatment The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has decided not to authorize the antidepressant fluvoxamine to treat COVID-19, saying that the data has not shown the drug to be an effective therapeutic for fighting the virus. Leroy Leo,Michael Erman Reuters

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Analysis: What happens when the U.S. government stops buying Covid-19 vaccines?

Tue, 2022-05-17 10:03 — mike kraft

What happens when the government stops buying Covid-19 vaccines? The federal government has distributed Covid-19 vaccines and treatments for free so far, but most likely, the handouts won’t last forever. Rachel Cohrs STAT

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At some point, Covid-19 vaccines and treatments will be bought and sold just like other drugs and medical products. But big questions loom about how and when the transition will happen, about how bumpy it will be.

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