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Some countries continue to report high COVID-19 burdens, reflected mainly in hospitalization and death data, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest weekly update. ..

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Tropical diseases not linked to long COVID, but rate of prolonged symptoms high in Amazon Basin

Wed, 2023-06-28 10:14 — mike kraft

Tropical diseases not linked to long COVID, but rate of prolonged symptoms high in Amazon Basin Long COVID was reported in 64% of patients at 1 year, but it wasn't tied to a history of tropical diseases, including dengue, malaria, and Zika. CIDRAP

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El Nino: It’s early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world

Thu, 2023-06-08 10:45 — mike kraft

Here comes El Nino: It's early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world After months of gradually warming sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean, NOAA officially issued an El Nino advisory Thursday and stated that this one might be different than the others. This El Nino started earlier than usual, which puts 2023 in the running for warmest year on record. Though the Atlantic hurricane season is typically quieter during these events, unusually warm waters in this region could challenge El Nino's dampening influence.

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27% rate of long COVID in infected health workers --Brazilian study

Mon, 2023-06-05 18:18 — mike kraft

Study finds 27% rate of long COVID in infected health workers CIDRAP

A new case-control study of Brazilian healthcare workers (HCWs) suggests as many as 27% developed long COVID after infection, and multiple infections raised the risk. The findings were published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

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Analysis: Failures in achieving COVID-19 vaccine equity

Fri, 2023-05-05 17:11 — mike kraft

Cascading failures in COVID-19 vaccine equity Ethical analysis should encompass upstream decisions and their downstream consequences Science

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WHO, Gates Foundation seek to reverse falling childhood vaccination rates

Tue, 2023-04-25 10:09 — mike kraft

WHO, Gates Foundation seek to reverse falling childhood vaccination rates The World Health Organization is working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other not-for profit organizations and agencies to reverse a pandemic-driven decline in routine childhood vaccinations. Nandhini Srinivasan,Sriparna Roy Reuters

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Opinion: Small vaccine stockpiles can stop outbreaks of infectious disease from becoming big

Mon, 2023-04-24 18:36 — mike kraft

How small vaccine stockpiles can stop outbreaks of infectious disease from becoming big If we can’t get this right for known diseases like Marburg, what hope do we have for unknown pandemic threats? Torie Bosch STAT

...while fast-tracking candidate vaccines represents a positive step forward in the race to stop these outbreaks and to improve global health security, it raises an important question. If vaccine candidates already existed for both of these viruses before the outbreaks began, then why weren’t investigational stockpiles of vaccine ready to go when the first cases were detected?

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Opinion: Brazil’s Favelas Offer Lessons in Building Trust in Dealing with Pandemics

Mon, 2023-04-10 11:41 — mike kraft

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Experts often cite mistrust of the government as a key reason certain communities ‌have suffered disproportionately during deadly outbreaks, including Ebola and Covid-19. Mistrust is a serious problem in a pandemic if it prevents people from obeying health recommendations, seeking medical care and accepting vaccines.

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