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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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    U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record low - CDC

    Tue, 2024-04-30 19:06 — mike kraft

     

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    Misinformation issue: crowdsourced tool to counter COVID untruths mainly accurate, credible --study

    Tue, 2024-04-30 09:47 — mike kraft
    X's crowdsourced tool to counter COVID untruths mainly accurate, credible, researchers say Community Notes, a crowdsourced COVID-19 vaccine misinformation countermeasure on X (formerly Twitter), generally corrected false posts accurately and pointed readers to more credible sources, according to researchers who evaluated the posts. CIDRAP
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    Negativity about vaccines surged on Twitter after COVID-19 shots became available--study

    Tue, 2024-04-30 09:28 — mike kraft

     

    Research finds negativity about vaccines surged on Twitter after COVID-19 shots became available There was a marked increase in negativity about vaccines on Twitter after COVID-19 vaccines became available, according to a presentation at the ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, ... Science X Medical Xpress

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    The analysis also found that spikes in the number of negative tweets coincided with announcements from governments and health care authorities about vaccination.

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    Odds of getting long COVID reduced by 25% for those who received booster shot --study

    Tue, 2024-04-30 09:20 — mike kraft
    COVID booster linked to 25% lower odds of long COVID People who received the COVID-19 booster vaccine had 25% lower odds of having long COVID than their unvaccinated counterparts. CIDRAP
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    AstraZeneca admits its Covid vaccine can cause rare side effect -- British court documents

    Mon, 2024-04-29 11:42 — mike kraft
    AstraZeneca admits its Covid vaccine can cause rare side effect in court documents for first time Pharmaceutical giant being sued in class action over claims its vaccine caused death and serious injury in dozens of cases The Telegraph
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    Global measles cases nearly doubled in one year--WHO

    Mon, 2024-04-29 11:05 — mike kraft
    Global measles cases nearly doubled in one year, researchers say | CNN The number of measles cases around the world nearly doubled from 2022 to 2023, researchers say, presenting a challenge to efforts to achieve and maintain elimination status in many countries. Katherine Dillinger CNN

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    Almost half of this year’s cases have been in WHO’s European Region, with the highest incidence in Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Yemen.

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    U.S. respiratory virus levels continue their decline but shift seen in JN.1 mutations--CDC

    Mon, 2024-04-29 10:49 — mike kraft
    US respiratory virus levels continue to decline as officials track shift in SARS-CoV-2 proportions Amid further declines in COVID activity, the CDC reported a steady rise in JN.1 spinoffs that have 2 added spike mutations, part of a group nicknamed FLiRT. CIDRAP

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    Climate change has disproportionately impacted vulnerable US communities, outdoor workers

    Mon, 2024-04-29 10:24 — mike kraft
    The Power of Us: Climate change has disproportionately impacted these vulnerable US communities, experts say The disproportionate impacts of climate change on the poorest communities are already affecting pockets of the U.S. ABC News ABC News

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    Studies indicate COVID may have eroded doctors' belief that they are obligated to treat infectious patients

    Fri, 2024-04-26 10:35 — mike kraft

     

    COVID may have eroded doctors' belief that they are obligated to treat infectious patients A systematic review posted in Clinical Infectious Diseases reveals that, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many physicians felt less ethically obligated to provide care to infectious-disease patients if they fear contracting the disease. CIDRAP

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