EU to purchase avian flu vaccines for 15 countries.

Mon, 2024-06-10 09:39 — mike kraft

 

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Moderna says its Covid-flu combination vaccine shows positive results in late-stage trial

Mon, 2024-06-10 09:28 — mike kraft
Covid-flu combination vaccine shows positive results in late-stage trial, Moderna says | CNN There could be a combined Covid-19 and flu shot in our future, although it won’t be ready for this year’s flu season. Jen Christensen CNN
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Paxlovid fails to improve long COVID symptoms in small study

Fri, 2024-06-07 18:13 — mike kraft
Paxlovid fails to improve long COVID symptoms in small study Using the popular COVID antiviral Paxlovid failed to significantly improve symptoms in 155 patients experiencing moderate to severe long COVID, according to a study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.  CIDRAP

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The findings are part of the STOP-PASC trial, and the study was conducted at Stanford University from November 2022 to September 2023. All enrollees reported at least 3 months of postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) symptoms.

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Overview COVID, Bird Flu, Polio cases

Fri, 2024-06-07 17:53 — mike kraft
Quick Takes: US COVID-19 levels, H5N1, and Polio The last data from the CDC show upticks in early COVID-19 indicators, but severity indicators remain unchanged from the previous week. CIDRAP

 

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New COVID variant KP.3 is now about 25% of U.S, cases-- CDC estimates

Fri, 2024-06-07 17:41 — mike kraft
New COVID variant KP.3 climbs to 25%, now largest in CDC estimates The strain is "very, very similar" to the JN.1 variant from earlier this year. CBS News
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Study on associations between obesity, probable long COVID, and sleep problems

Fri, 2024-06-07 09:17 — mike kraft
Associations between obesity, a composite risk score for probable long COVID, and sleep problems in SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated individuals International Journal of Obesity - Associations between obesity, a composite risk score for probable long COVID, and sleep problems in SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated individuals Nature

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COVID-19 continues takes a disproportionate toll on people with diabetes

Fri, 2024-06-07 09:06 — mike kraft
The disproportionate toll that COVID-19 took on people with diabetes continues today At the start of the pandemic, many people living with diabetes were wondering what COVID-19 meant for them. Diabetes was already known to put people at higher risks from other infectious diseases, including ... Jamie Hartmann-Boyce Medical Xpress

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Asian flu reaches Minnesota, more than 80 dairy herds now reported infected across 11 states

Fri, 2024-06-07 08:52 — mike kraft
Avian flu said to hit over 40 cattle at Minnesota farm: ‘Only a matter of time’ Over 80 dairy herds across 11 US states – and three workers – reported to have been infected since March The Guardian
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Because bird flu is infecting dairy cattle, U.S. FDA asks some states to curb sales of raw milk

Fri, 2024-06-07 08:44 — mike kraft
With bird flu infecting dairy cattle, FDA asks some states to curb sales of raw milk | CNN As the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads through dairy cattle, the US Food and Drug Administration is asking states to take more steps to protect the public from the risks of raw milk.In an open letter posted to the agency’s website on Friday, it urged states to warn the public more strongly about the dangers of raw milk and to test herds that produce it for sale. Brenda Goodman CNN <
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Opinion: The U.S. Needs A Better Testing Playbook For Future Public Health Emergencies

Thu, 2024-06-06 17:47 — mike kraft
The United States Needs A Better Testing Playbook For Future Public Health Emergencies The absence of a comprehensive national playbook for developing and deploying testing has hindered the United States’ ability to rapidly suppress recent biological emergencies (for example, the COVID-19 pandemic and outbreaks of mpox). We describe here the Testing Playbook for Biological Emergencies, a national testing playbook we developed. It includes a set of decisions and actions for US officials to take at specific times during infectious disease emergencies to implement testing rapidly and to ensure that available testing meets clinical and public health needs.
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Dr. Birx, former health official, says US making ‘same mistakes’ with bird flu as COVID-19

Thu, 2024-06-06 17:34 — mike kraft

Birx says US making ‘same mistakes’ with bird flu as COVID-19 (thehill.com)

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Australia hit by ‘big wave’ of Covid at same time as increase in flu

Thu, 2024-06-06 11:41 — mike kraft
Australia hit by ‘big wave’ of Covid at same time as increase in flu Experts say both are at ‘critical point’ of escalation and that people should ensure they are up to date with vaccinations The Guardian
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More than 200 symptoms tied to long COVID --new report

Thu, 2024-06-06 10:30 — mike kraft
Report: More than 200 symptoms tied to long COVID Today a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine presents a number of conclusions about long-COVID diagnosis, symptoms, and impact on daily function, including that the condition can cause more than 200 symptoms, and that a positive COVID-19 test is not necessary to make a long-COVID diagnosis. CIDRAP

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Bird flu first known human fatality reported in Mexico --WHO

Thu, 2024-06-06 10:19 — mike kraft
First-ever human case of H5N2 bird flu reported in Mexico, WHO says | CNN Even as the United States grapples with an outbreak of H5N1 flu in dairy cattle, the World Health Organization has announced the first known human infection with a different strain, H5N2, in a person in Mexico who died of complications of their infection. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Explainer: What to know as climate records keep getting shattered

Thu, 2024-06-06 10:07 — mike kraft
Climate records keep getting shattered. Here is what you need to know Month after month, global temperatures are breaking records. Meanwhile, scientists and climate policymakers warn of the growing likelihood that the planet will soon exceed the warming limit set in the landmark Paris 2015 climate talks. AP News

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