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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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    Bird flu --review of how people catch it so far.

    Thu, 2024-12-19 19:29 — mike kraft
    How do people catch bird flu? | CNN As bird flu infections rise in dairy cattle and chickens, human cases are ticking up too, leaving many people to wonder whether they might be at risk from this recently arrived virus. Brenda Goodman CNN
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    Bird flu reported in 108 countries--U.N.

    Thu, 2024-12-19 18:30 — mike kraft
    Avian flu reported in 108 countries across five continents, says UN health agency Avian influenza has caused the deaths of more than 300 million birds worldwide and the virus “is increasingly crossing species barriers”, according to UN health officers. UN News

     

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    Overview of public health developoments in 2024--Science News

    Thu, 2024-12-19 11:45 — mike kraft

    Here’s how public health fared in 2024

    The world faced many public health challenges this year, including dangerous heat waves and outbreaks of the infectious diseases dengue and mpox. In the United States, after years of increases, there are early but promising signs of a downward trend in drug overdose deaths.

    Dengue, mpox and bird flu raised alarms

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    Climate change overview stories, including emissions, impact on insurance, winter season

    Thu, 2024-12-19 10:55 — mike kraft
    Climate and environment updates: Biden administration sets ambitious greenhouse gas emissions goal The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now. ABC News ABC News

     

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    Long Covid still affects many people five years after pandemic started

    Wed, 2024-12-18 10:19 — mike kraft
    Five years on from the pandemic, long COVID keeps lives on hold Three years ago, Andrea Vanek was studying to be an arts and crafts teacher when spells of dizziness and heart palpitations suddenly started to make it impossible for her to even take short walks. Science X Medical Xpress

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    About six percent of people infected by coronavirus develop long COVID, according to the global health body, which has recorded some 777 million COVID cases to date. ...

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    Survey indicates health workers think COVID, flu vaccines safe and effective, but many remain hesitant

    Wed, 2024-12-18 10:00 — mike kraft
    Health workers think COVID, flu vaccines safe and effective, but many remain hesitant, global survey shows A survey of more than 7,700 healthcare workers (HCWs) in 12 countries in 2022 and 2023 finds that respondents agreed that COVID-19 and influenza vaccines are safe, effective, and useful, yet 1 in 5 reported moderate or strong COVID vaccine hesitation. CIDRAP

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    Paper that popularized unproven hydroxychloroquine COVID-19 treatment finally retracted

    Wed, 2024-12-18 09:40 — mike kraft

    https://www.science.org/content/article/infamous-paper-popularized-unproven-covid-19-treatment-finally-retracted

    Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted

    A 2020 paper that sparked widespread enthusiasm for hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment was retracted today, following years of campaigning by scientists who alleged the research contained major scientific flaws and may have breached ethics regulations. The paper was pulled because of ethical concerns and methodological problems, according to a retraction notice.

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    Long COVID: Effects on employment, financial distress

    Tue, 2024-12-17 10:51 — mike kraft
    Long COVID's effects on employment: Financial distress, fear of judgment Though research has shown that people with long COVID are more likely to be unemployed, the statistics don't reveal what patients go through before they cut their hours, stop working or lose their jobs. Emily Caldwell Medical Xpress

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    The widening gap in good health toward end of life --study

    Mon, 2024-12-16 17:40 — mike kraft
    Health Gap at End of Life Is Now Wider in US Than Any Other Country Lifespan vs healthspan. Yahoo News

    Humans today are living longer than ever before, but how many of those added years are spent in good health?

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