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Emergent BioSolutions discarded ingredients for 400 million COVID-19 vaccines, Congressional probe finds

Tue, 2022-05-10 10:08 — mike kraft

Emergent BioSolutions discarded ingredients for 400 million COVID-19 vaccines, probe finds Between March 2020 and February 2022, vaccine-maker Emergent BioSolutions was forced to discard or destroy up to 400 million coronavirus vaccine doses due to the contamination of ingredients, according to a congressional report published Tuesday -- a figure that reflects more than five times what was previously disclosed by the beleaguered firm.

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Disinformation: Fauci expresses concernt that some internet sources are targeting Black communities in Detroit and elsewhere

Thu, 2022-05-05 11:41 — mike kraft

Fauci: Areas like Michigan still faces severe problem of misinformation and disinformation on COVID-19 » WDET 101.9 FM The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases says inaccurate data spreads faster over the internet than solid reporting about vaccines. Quinn Klinefelter WDET 101.9 FM » Detroit's NPR Station

The chief medical adviser to the White House says Michigan is battling more than COVID-19 – it’s fighting bad information about the virus.

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India’s giant heat wave is having ripple effects for the world’s food supply.

Wed, 2022-05-04 18:11 — mike kraft

Wheat Can’t Catch a Break Right Now India’s giant heat wave is having ripple effects for the world’s food supply. Robinson Meyer The Atlantic

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Covid puzzle: They got sick, got treated, got covid again

Wed, 2022-04-27 17:41 — mike kraft

Another rare virus puzzle: They got sick, got treated, got covid again Shortly after he served on a jury in March, Gregg Crumley developed a sore throat and congestion. The retired molecular biologist took a rapid test on a Saturday and saw a dark, thick line materialize - "wildly positive" for the coronavirus. Crumley, 71, contacted his doctor two days later.

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Effective treatments for COVID are now available. Why are they not being used?

Thu, 2022-04-21 08:42 — mike kraft

Effective treatments for COVID are now available. Why are they not being used? Awareness varies about the availability and effectiveness of 'miracle' COVID treatments, experts say. Once in short supply, they are now underused. YahooNews

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Shanghai reports first deaths in current COVID-19 outbreak

Mon, 2022-04-18 12:49 — FNUOvviyaa

Shanghai reports first deaths in current COVID-19 outbreak BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai authorities on Monday reported the first COVID-19 deaths in the latest outbreak in China’s most populous and wealthiest city. All three people who died were elderly, had underlying diseases such as diabetes and hypertension and had not been vaccinated against the coronavirus, city Health Commission inspector Wu Ganyu told journalists. AP NEWS

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Guatemala: As COVID misinformation spreads, vaccine doses expire

Thu, 2022-04-14 15:44 — FNUOvviyaa

Guatemala: As COVID misinformation spreads, vaccine doses expire Guatemala has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the Americas, as more than half the population has not had a jab. Jeff Abbott

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The lack of coordination of a Guatemalan government-led campaign to overcome vaccine hesitancy has resulted in the expiration of millions of doses across the country this year, critics have said, as more than half of the population remains unvaccinated...

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Coronavirus pandemic pushed 77M into ‘extreme poverty’: UN

Wed, 2022-04-13 13:10 — FNUOvviyaa

Coronavirus pandemic pushed 77M into ‘extreme poverty’: UN The coronavirus pandemic pushed 77 million people into extreme poverty last year, according to a new report from the United Nations (U.N.) released on Tuesday. The 208-page report from the U.N. Dep… bdress The Hill

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FDA warns against use of certain unauthorized COVID antigen tests

Wed, 2022-03-02 10:15 — mike kraft

FDA warns against use of certain unauthorized COVID antigen tests The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday warned people against the use of unauthorized versions of certain COVID-19 rapid antigen tests currently being marketed in the United States. Reuters Reuters

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Hospitals in New Hampshire and elsewhere threatened by ivermectin advocates

Tue, 2022-03-01 10:46 — mike kraft

This hospital tried to save a man with covid. Then the threats started. Valley Regional Hospital was flooded with calls and emails connected to its treatment of a covid patient. Joanna Slater Washington Post

CLAREMONT, N.H. — It was still dark when Jocelyn Caple pulled into the parking lot of Valley Regional Hospital one morning in early December.

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