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Reference Site: Global Compendium of Knowledge on COVID-19

Fri, 2023-04-21 11:15 — mike kraft
Global Compendium of Knowledge on COVID-19 The Compendium stores over 140 documents and has recorded over 300 visits to the most popular ones. The Compendium is maintained and expanded to reflect the most relevant experiences and learnings from COVID-19 vaccination.
The Global Compendium of Country Knowledge on COVID-19 vaccination is now available on TechNet21.  ...
 
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    Third dose of COVID vaccines protect frontline workers from long COVID --study

    Fri, 2024-11-15 10:24 — mike kraft
    COVID vaccines protect frontline workers from long COVID, data suggest The study was based on outcomes seen among essential workers with COVID-19 infection from June 2021 to September 2022. CIDRAP

    A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine offered essential workers some protection from developing long COVID during Omicron variant predominance, according to a new study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

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    Moroccan Mpox Test to be Used in Africa; No new Marburg case in Rwanda

    Thu, 2024-11-14 17:29 — mike kraft
    Moroccan Mpox Test To Be Used In Africa; No Marburg Cases In Rwanda For Two Weeks - Health Policy Watch African countries will soon use a PCR test for mpox developed by Moroccan company Moldiag that is cheaper than the Gene Xpert tests currently being used, Health Policy Watch

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    Many more U.S. seniors are getting COVID shots this year -- CDC

    Wed, 2024-11-13 19:33 — mike kraft
    Many more seniors are getting COVID shots this year, CDC reports Nearly 4 in 10 seniors have gotten vaccinated for COVID so far this year. CBS News

    Nearly 4 in 10 seniors have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine so far this year, new survey data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests, marking a steep increase in vaccination rates compared with the same time last year. 

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    Florida's childhood vaccination rate falls below safe rate--State's Surgeon General influence

    Wed, 2024-11-13 12:25 — mike kraft
    What happens when a vaccine skeptic leads health policy? Ask Florida Among the names being floated to head the Department of Health and Human Services are RFK Jr. and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. Both are vaccine skeptics, which worries pediatricians. NPR

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    California Health Officials Countering Dengue Cases With Variety of strategies

    Tue, 2024-11-12 10:49 — mike kraft
    California Dengue Cases Prompt Swift Response From Public Health Officials - KFF Health News With the arrival in California of dengue, a dangerous mosquito-borne disease present mainly in more tropical climates, public health authorities are deploying a range of strategies to beat back the Aedes mosquitoes that spread the virus. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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    U.S. FDA lifts clinical hold on Novavax's combined COVID-flu shot

    Tue, 2024-11-12 09:34 — mike kraft
    US FDA lifts clinical hold on Novavax's combo COVID-flu shot The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has lifted its clinical hold on a late-stage trial of Novavax's COVID-influenza and its standalone flu vaccines after a safety concern was found to be unrelated to the combination shot, the company said. Reuters Reuters

     

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    U.S. CDC is studying whether bird flue is evolving to better infect mammals.

    Mon, 2024-11-11 12:33 — mike kraft
    H5N1 bird flu is evolving to better infect mammals, CDC study suggests Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to spread and cause severe symptoms in other mammals. Kamal Nahas Live Science

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    U.S. Tribal Health Leaders Urge Washington to Declare Syphilis Outbreak a Public Health Emergency

    Fri, 2024-11-08 10:51 — mike kraft

     

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    Bird Flu: France raises bird flu risk to high as EU cases spread

    Fri, 2024-11-08 10:15 — mike kraft

    France raises bird flu risk to high as EU cases spread

    PARIS, Nov 8 (Reuters) - France has stepped up its bird flu risk assessment to 'high' from 'moderate', it said on Friday in a decree that will trigger reinforced security measures around poultry farms.
     
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