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Updated boosters are cutting the risk of getting sick from Covid-19 by about half--new study

Wed, 2023-01-25 17:06 — mike kraft

Updated boosters are cutting the risk of getting sick from Covid-19 by about half | CNN The updated Covid-19 boosters are cutting the risk that a person will get sick from the coronavirus by about half, even against infections caused by the rapidly spreading XBB.1.5 subvariant. Brenda Goodman CNN

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CDC creates new offices to strengthen public health response and contacts with NGO's - Bloomberg News

Tue, 2023-01-24 17:23 — mike kraft

CDC chief to create new offices to boost public health response - Bloomberg News The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky is creating new offices as part of the agency's revamp to prioritize public health response, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. Reuters Reuters

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WHO seeks $2.5 billion to battle health emergencies in troubled countries

Mon, 2023-01-23 18:11 — mike kraft

WHO seeks $2.5 billion to battle health emergencies The World Health Organization on Monday launched a funding appeal for $2.54 billion to help people facing health emergencies across the world including in conflicts in Yemen, Syria and Ukraine. Reuters Reuters

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The GAO says: U.S. Health Department Could Improve Oversight of Research Involving Enhanced Potential Pandemic Pathogens

Mon, 2023-01-23 18:07 — mike kraft

GAO: HHS Could Improve Oversight of Research Involving Enhanced Potential Pandemic Pathogens - HS Today HHS also oversees research involving certain pandemic pathogens through its Federal Select Agent Program. Homeland Security Today Hstoday

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U.S. Covid, flu, RSV cases declining in hospitals as ‘tripledemic’ threat fades

Mon, 2023-01-23 09:17 — mike kraft

Covid, flu, RSV declining in hospitals as ‘tripledemic’ threat fades The third pandemic winter is nowhere near as bad as the previous two, likely because most Americans have some immunity from shots and previous infections. Fenit Nirappil Washington Post

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Pharma CEO says Covid likely to become endemic

Thu, 2023-01-19 10:42 — mike kraft

Top pharma CEO says Covid likely to become endemic, urges investment in pandemic preparedness

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The chief executive of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis on Thursday warned the coronavirus pandemic will likely settle into an endemic phase and renewed calls for policymakers to sufficiently finance pandemic preparedness.

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U.S. Covid winters are making long hospital waits the new normal

Wed, 2023-01-18 09:57 — mike kraft

The doctor won’t see you now: Covid winters are making long hospital waits the new normal “I’m so sorry that you’re still in the emergency room,” one doctor told a stroke patient who was waiting for days. Washington Post

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China: doctors say they are discouraged from citing COVID on death certificates

Tue, 2023-01-17 10:23 — mike kraft

In China, doctors say they are discouraged from citing COVID on death certificates During a busy shift at the height of Beijing's COVID wave, a physician at a private hospital saw a printed notice in the emergency department: doctors should “try not to” write COVID-induced respiratory failure on death certificates. Martin Quin Pollard,Engen Tham Reuters

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The Symptoms Of COVID Variant XBB seen so far

Fri, 2023-01-06 08:59 — mike kraft

The Symptoms Of COVID Variant XBB That Doctors Are Seeing Right Now Pay attention to these common signs of infection. YahooNews

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Because XBB is relatively new, scientists are still working to figure out if and how the variant behaves differently from other recent variants. Though XBB’s symptoms are expected to be on par with past omicron infections, doctors say they are seeing some issues becoming more prevalent than others.

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Misinformation issue: Public Health Agencies Try to Restore Trust as They Fight Misinformation

Wed, 2023-01-04 18:51 — mike kraft

Public Health Agencies Try to Restore Trust as They Fight Misinformation As public health departments work on improving their message, the skepticism and mistrust often reserved for covid-19 vaccines now threaten other public health priorities, including flu shots and c… khnkytjaw Kaiser Health News

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