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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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New COVID Variant NB.1.8.1 'Nimbus' Now Driving 37% of Cases in US

Fri, 2025-06-13 12:41 — mike kraft

As summer and peak travel season begins, a highly transmissible new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, or "Nimbus," is spreading in the United States. The mutated omicron subvariant, which caused surges in parts of Asia this spring, now accounts for more than one-third of cases in the U.S., new data show. ...

Although NB.1.8.1 is causing a rapidly increasing proportion of cases in the U.S., COVID trends — including test positivity and hospitalizations — remain stable. As of June 6, the level of COVID viral activity in wastewater is “low” nationally, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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MPOX alert extended after surge in West Africa--WHO

Tue, 2025-06-10 10:30 — mike kraft

WHO maintains mpox alert amid West Africa surge The World Health Organisation said Monday that the mpox virus epidemic remains an international health emergency with more than 37,000 confirmed cases reported since it erupted. Science X Medical Xpress

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WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the extension of the emergency following a meeting of international experts who noted progress in some countries but also highlighted a surge in west Africa and the spread of the virus outside Africa.

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Measles spreads across the Americas and outbreaks in Mexico and Canada have also turned deadly

Mon, 2025-06-09 10:20 — mike kraft

As measles spreads across the Americas, outbreaks in Mexico and Canada have also turned deadly | CNN As measles cases in the United States continue to mount, neighboring countries Canada and Mexico are also experiencing significant outbreaks – all of which have been linked to at least one death. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Analysis: Despite Kennedy’s claims, vaccines have been tested in placebo-controlled studies --research data

Fri, 2025-06-06 16:48 — mike kraft

Despite Kennedy’s claims, vaccines have been tested in placebo-controlled studies | CNN US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly claimed in public statements that most vaccines recommended for children in the US have not been tested against placebos, and particularly inert placebos such as saline solution or water. Brenda Goodman CNN

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United States had 1.5 million excess deaths following COVID-19 pandemic --study

Wed, 2025-05-28 18:00 — mike kraft

United States had 1.5 million excess deaths following COVID-19 pandemic - UPI.com Excess deaths in the United States have continued to mount following the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to an early demise for hundreds of thousands, a new study says. UPI

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COVID: More than 300 people in the U.S. are dying from it every week -CDC

Wed, 2025-05-28 17:38 — mike kraft

Why are more than 300 people in the US still dying from COVID every week? Last month, an average of about 350 people died each week from COVID, according to data from the CDC. With available vaccines and treatments, why are people still dying? ABC News ABC News

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The U.S. hasn't reported a human bird flu case in 3 months. Experts are wondering why

Wed, 2025-05-21 10:21 — mike kraft

The US hasn’t seen a human bird flu case in 3 months. Experts are wondering why | CNN Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of new human cases have stopped. CNN

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Has the search for cases been weakened by government cuts? Are immigrant farm workers, who have accounted for many of the U.S. cases, more afraid to come forward for testing amid the Trump administration’s deportation push? Is it just a natural ebb in infections?

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Trump administration cuts back on information related to climate change

Wed, 2025-05-21 09:24 — mike kraft

When the Trump administration declared two weeks ago that it would largely disregard the economic cost of climate change as it sets policies and regulations, it was just the latest step in a multipronged effort to erase global warming from the American agenda.

But President Trump is doing more than just turning a blind eye to the fact that the planet is growing hotter. He is weakening the country’s capacity to understand global warming and to prepare for its consequences.

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