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Rising COVID levels in Europe especially affect seniors

Mon, 2022-10-10 11:07 — mike kraft

Rising COVID levels in Europe especially affect seniors COVID-19 cases are up 14% compared to the previous week in Europeans ages 65 and older. CIDRAP

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The ECDC said the rise in cases is likely due to changes in population mixing following the summer break, with no indication that the rise is linked to changes in circulating SAR-CoV-2 variants.

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US CDC ends daily reporting of COVID data, shiftf to weekly updates

Thu, 2022-10-06 17:21 — mike kraft

CDC ends daily reporting of COVID case and death data, in shift to weekly updates The shift comes as federal health officials are bracing for a renewed wave of COVID-19 infections this fall and winter. CBS News

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U.K. hospitals under heavy pressure due to latest Covid surge

Mon, 2022-10-03 10:17 — mike kraft

Latest Covid surge a ‘heavy straw on camel’s back’ for every hospital in UK Health leaders urge vaccination and return to mask-wearing as hospitalisations rise by 37 per cent in a week the Guardian

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Ebola: Testing problems hinder Uganda’s response to Ebola outbreak

Mon, 2022-10-03 09:04 — mike kraft

Testing trouble adds to disorder in Uganda's Ebola response MUBENDE, Uganda (AP) — The nurse wanted the toddler with a high fever transferred at once from a private clinic in Uganda to a public hospital even though the child tested positive for malaria amid an Ebola outbreak that has rattled health workers. AP NEWS

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Problems in communicating and sharing data blunts U.S. response to outbreaks

Wed, 2022-09-21 09:44 — mike kraft

'Very Harmful' Lack of Data Blunts U.S. Response to Outbreaks ANCHORAGE, Alaska — After a middle-aged woman tested positive for COVID-19 in January at her workplace in Fairbanks, public health workers sought answers to questions vital to understanding how the virus was spreading in Alaska’s rugged interior. The woman, they learned, had existing conditions and had not been vaccinated. She had been hospitalized but had recovered. Alaska and many other states have routinely collected that kind of information about people who test positive for the virus.

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Assessment of the impact of war on the enviornment and health and recover in Ukraine l

Mon, 2022-09-19 17:58 — mike kraft

The impact of war on the environment and health: implications for readiness, response, and recovery in Ukraine Since the Russian invasion began on Feb 24, 2022, Ukraine has suffered a dramatic escalation of a humanitarian, health, and environmental emergency, spurring the most rapid forced population movement within Europe since World War 2.1–3 By Aug 10, 2022, there had been 12 867 civilian casualties in Ukraine, including 5401 deaths; more than 6 million people had registered as refugees in Europe alone; and an estimated 6·6 million people had been internally displaced.4 The war has devastated much of Ukraine's infrastructure, disrupting essential services in many parts of the country.

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Donated COVID drugs start flowing to poor nations — but can’t meet demand

Fri, 2022-09-16 19:18 — mike kraft

Donated COVID drugs start flowing to poor nations — but can’t meet demand Nature - Pilot schemes will explore test-and-treat logistics, amid efforts to bolster meagre supplies to low- and middle-income countries. Ledford, Heidi nature

A programme to bring oral COVID-19 antivirals to low- and middle-income countries has launched with an initial donation of 100,000 courses of treatment, to be distributed in 9 sub-Saharan African countries and Laos.

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