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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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    Extreme heat is affecting young more than expected--Mexico study

    Thu, 2025-01-02 14:24 — mike kraft
    Heat Is Claiming Mexico’s Young People - Inside Climate News Elderly people are at high risk from extreme heat. But in one of the fastest-warming countries in the Americas, the worst rates of heat deaths are hitting young adults and children. Derek Harrison Inside Climate News

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    While scientists have long monitored vulnerable groups like the elderly during extreme weather events, new evidence reveals a startling trend: Younger workers have become one of the most at-risk groups for heat-related deaths over the past two decades.

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    Common respiratory viruses seen in samples from remote DR Congo outbreak --WHO

    Tue, 2024-12-31 12:59 — mike kraft
    WHO: Common respiratory viruses seen in samples from remote DR Congo outbreak Further tests found seasonal flu, rhinovirus, COVID, and other common respiratory viruses, alongside malaria and complications from malnutrition. CIDRAP

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    The WHO now refers to the outbreak as acute respiratory infections complicated by malaria. Officials said acute malnutrition led to an increase in severe illnesses and deaths.

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    Immunocompromised may not produce enough protective antibodies against RSV after vaccination--study

    Tue, 2024-12-31 12:05 — mike kraft
    Immunocompromised may not produce enough protective antibodies against RSV after vaccination, says new study Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown that people 60 years or older with weakened immunity—primarily organ transplant recipients who take immunosuppressive medications to reduce the risk of ... Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Medical Xpress
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    Analysis: Climate change led to 6 extra weeks of extreme heat this year on average--study

    Fri, 2024-12-27 17:59 — mike kraft
    Climate change led to 41 extra days of extreme heat this year on average: Analysis Climate change led to nearly six extra weeks of dangerous heat worldwide over the past year, according to a new study from Climate Central and World Weather Attribution. The report, released Friday… zbudryk The Hill

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    Bird flu mutations found in first severe human case--CDC

    Fri, 2024-12-27 09:51 — mike kraft
    Virus in Louisiana bird flu patient shows mutations that could increase transmissibility to humans, CDC analysis finds | CNN A genetic analysis of samples from the patient in Louisiana recently hospitalized with the country’s first severe case of H5N1 bird flu show the virus likely mutated in the patient to potentially become more transmissible to humans, but there’s no evidence the virus has been passed to anyone else. Meg Tirrell CNN
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    Analysis: Global health issues to watch in 2025

    Thu, 2024-12-26 10:59 — mike kraft
    Three issues to watch in global health in 2025 Three issues to watch in global health in 2025: H5N1 bird flu, mpox, and U.S. influence on the global stage. Helen Branswell STAT

     

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    Explainer: The status of infectious diseases during this holiday season

    Thu, 2024-12-26 09:20 — mike kraft
    What to know about infectious diseases during this holiday season As friends and family visit, so too do their viruses. What's trending and where? And how can you protect yourself? The Times speaks with Peter Chin-Hong, a UCSF infectious disease doctor. Los Angeles Times
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    High rates of cognitive change shown in studies of Long-COVID.

    Thu, 2024-12-26 09:12 — mike kraft
    Long-COVID study shows high rates of cognitive change In a second study, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers find that the prevalence of long COVID-19 in the US population in 2021 was 29.9%, and 77.2% of those with long COVID had not returned to pre-COVID health within 8 to 60 weeks after infection. CIDRAP
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    US FDA revokes authorization for four COVID antibody drugs

    Tue, 2024-12-24 10:11 — mike kraft
    US FDA revokes authorization for four COVID antibody drugs The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for four COVID-19 antibody-based drugs, including those from Eli Lilly and Regeneron . Reuters Reuters

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