You are here

Home

Situation Report

U.S. COVID indicators continue to decline except in the West and Midwest

Mon, 2024-10-28 10:34 — mike kraft
US COVID markers continue to decline Though the KP.3.1.1 variant is still dominant, levels of the newer XEC variant continue to rise. CIDRAP

After a long summer wave that peaked in August, COVID-19 activity continues to decline in most areas, with more downward trends seen in wastewater detections, test positivity, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest respiratory virus updates (Friday)...

Country / Region Tags: 
United States
US - MidWest
US - West
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Contagion
Government
Health
Medical Testing
Public Health
Research
Waste
Water
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis
Situation Report

Analysis: GAO report on school spending using COVID aid program; Post pandemic achievement gap in Florida schools

Fri, 2024-10-25 11:10 — mike kraft
GAO report shows how US schools spent pandemic relief funds, including on better ventilation A new report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) concludes that, by the end of the 2021-22 school year, US school districts had spent about $60 billion in federal COVID-19 emergency aid through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) fund. CIDRAP

...

Country / Region Tags: 
United States
US - South
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Children
Education
Government
Pandemics
Public Health
Research
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis
Situation Report

How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu, shown in series of emails

Fri, 2024-10-25 10:24 — mike kraft
Exclusive: Emails Reveal How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu - KFF Health News Emails show how health officials struggle to track the bird flu, partly in deference to the agricultural industry. As a result, researchers don’t know how often farmworkers are being infected — and could miss alarming signals. kffhnamym KFF Health News

...

Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
Bird Flu
Contagion
Disease Prevention
Government
Health
Medical Personnel
Medical Testing
Public Attitudes
Public Health
Research
Agriculture
Livestock
Poultry
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Problem
Situation Report

U.S. limits on testing for bird flu in humans could pose difficulty for containing spread

Fri, 2024-10-25 10:01 — mike kraft
Limits on testing for bird flu in humans could pose difficulty for containing spread Tests will soon be available by prescription, but they are only recommended for people in close contact with animals The Guardian
Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
Bird Flu
Contagion
Disease Prevention
Government
Health
Public Health
Vaccinations
Livestock
Poultry
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Ddata of 100 million stolen in UnitedHealth Change Healthcare breach--new analysis

Fri, 2024-10-25 09:46 — mike kraft
UnitedHealth says data of 100 million stolen in Change Healthcare breach UnitedHealth has confirmed for the first time that over 100 million people had their personal information and healthcare data stolen in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, marking this as the largest healthcare data breach in recent years. Lawrence Abrams BleepingComputer

...

Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
Government
Health
Communication
Security
Technology
Vulnerability
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Problem
Situation Report

Crackdown on Homeless Encampments Raises Public Health Issues/Problems

Thu, 2024-10-24 12:44 — mike kraft
Crackdown on Homeless Encampments Raises Public Health Questions - KFF Health News As states turn to the health-care system to help address homelessness, experiments with housing and other social services aimed at getting people healthier and off the streets are running up against new, aggressive crackdowns — with some cities ratcheting up enforcement of existing anticamping laws and others passing new restrictions. From Florida to California, elected […] khnerich KFF Health News

...

Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
Disease Prevention
Government
Health
Policy
Public Attitudes
Scarcity
Cities
Housing / Shelter
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis
Situation Report

U.S. CDC recommends expanding pneumococcal vaccines to adults aged 50-64

Thu, 2024-10-24 11:39 — mike kraft

U.S. CDC recommends expanding pneumococcal vaccines to adults aged 50-64

Oct 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended expanding the use of vaccines to adults between 50-64 years to protect against pneumococcal disease.
The agency's earlier recommendation for vaccination was for adults 65 years or older and children younger than 5, as well as for children and adults with certain conditions.
Country / Region Tags: 
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
Seasonal Flu
Boosters
Government
Health
Public Health
Research
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report
Other

COVID infections in pregnant women may affect newborn heart development --China study

Thu, 2024-10-24 10:06 — mike kraft
Maternal COVID infections may affect newborn heart development Ten percent of newborns in the COVID-19 group had abnormalities, compared with 4% in the control group. CIDRAP

Maternal COVID-19 infection during pregnancy may adversely affect the development of the newborn's heart, resulting in congenital heart defects (CHD), researchers suggested yesterday in Scientific Reports.

...

Country / Region Tags: 
China
Global
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Contagion
Symptoms
Children
Disease
Health
Public Health
Research
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis
Situation Report

CDC Recommends Second Dose of 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccine for Older People And Those Who are Moderately or Severely Immunocompromised

Thu, 2024-10-24 09:57 — mike kraft
CDC Recommends Second Dose of 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccine for People 65 Years and Older and for People Who are Moderately or Severely Immunocompromised Today, CDC Director Mandy Cohen endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (AC CDC CDC Newsroom
Country / Region Tags: 
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Boosters
Disease Prevention
Government
Health
Public Health
Research
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis
Situation Report

85% of American Youth Worry About Climate Change, Want More Action to counter it

Wed, 2024-10-23 19:37 — mike kraft
85% of American Youth Polled Worry About Climate Change, Want More Action From Government and Corporations - EcoWatch A supermajority of young Americans polled feel distressed about climate change and want stronger action from corporations and the government. Cristen Hemingway Jaynes EcoWatch

In the survey — the largest of its kind — most of the 16,000 respondents aged 16 to 25, from every state in the country, said they were worried about the impact climate change was having on humans and the planet, reported the Chicago Tribune.

Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
Demographics
Government
Public Attitudes
Climate
Environment
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Pages

Subscribe to Situation Report
howdy folks
Page loaded in 1.470 seconds.