Mpox

U.S Mpox cases are on the rise as vaccination rates lag and new threats loom

Thu, 2024-03-28 17:12 — mike kraft

Mpox cases in the US are on the rise as vaccination rates lag and new threats loom | CNN Mpox cases in the United States are twice as high as they were at this time last year, and experts are stressing the importance of improving vaccination coverage as transmission risks rise. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Transmission rates are still far below levels from 2022, when there were tens of thousands of cases in the US. But after a quieter year last year, experts say the US is vulnerable to increases in spread in a number of ways.

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Mpox outbreak slowed because of behavior changes, not vaccine--study

Wed, 2024-03-06 10:06 — mike kraft

Mpox outbreak slowed because of behavior changes, not vaccine - UPI.com New research finds the 2022 mpox outbreak among gay and bisexual men began to slow down after just a few months -- even though just 8% of high-risk people had received the mpox vaccine. UPI

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That suggests that it was changes in gay and bisexual men's sexual behaviors, not the vaccine, that caused the outbreak to subside, researchers concluded.

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Emergency listing for Corbevax COVID vaccine approved by WHO

Tue, 2024-01-23 19:52 — mike kraft

WHO grants emergency listing for Corbevax COVID vaccine Non-exclusive licensing of the yeast strain by developers will allow others to develop effective, low-cost vaccines. CIDRAP

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved another COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use listing (EUL): Corbevax, a recombinant protein–based vaccine developed by scientists at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.

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Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more viruses to be tracked that way

Tue, 2024-01-23 08:40 — mike kraft

Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more bugs to be tracked that way New research bolsters a push to use sewage to track more diseases in the U.S. Wastewater testing does a good job at detecting mpox infections. AP News

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Mpox: UN confirms sexual spread of mpox in Congo for the 1st time; country sees a record outbreak

Fri, 2023-11-24 10:51 — mike kraft

UN confirms sexual spread of mpox in Congo for the 1st time as country sees a record outbreak The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in Congo for the first time as the country experiences its biggest-ever outbreak. AP News

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“This is the first definitive proof of sexual transmission of monkeypox in Africa,” Oyewale Tomori, a Nigerian virologist who sits on several WHO advisory groups, said. “The idea that this kind of transmission could not be happening here has now been debunked.”

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MPOX: US CDC recommends routine use of Bavarian Nordic mpox vaccine for adults at risk

Wed, 2023-10-25 18:03 — mike kraft

US CDC recommends routine use of Bavarian Nordic mpox vaccine for adults at risk Danish pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic said on Wednesday a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel has voted in favor of recommending the routine use of Jynneos vaccine for adults at risk of mpox. Reuters Reuters

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Recent US COVID indicators mostly show declines

Mon, 2023-10-23 09:59 — mike kraft

Most US COVID markers show declines Deaths were up a bit, but hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and test positivity trended downward. CIDRAP

COVID metrics showed more declines last week, though deaths from the virus—one of its severity indicators—rose 4.2% compared to the previous week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest data update. Deaths were up a bit in a number of states but were up more sharply in Oregon.

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Kaiser Permanente and striking health workers reach tentative agreement

Fri, 2023-10-13 10:17 — mike kraft

Kaiser Permanente reaches tentative agreement with workers After a historic strike, healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions have reached a tentative agreement. Brittany Trang STAT

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75,000 members of the union, which spans seven of the states plus Washington, D.C. in Kaiser’s nationwide health care network, went on strike last week from October 4 through the early hours of October 7. ...

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