You are here

Home

Contagion

COVID is not over but some global health leaders are making preparing for the next pandemic a new priority

Mon, 2022-03-07 10:59 — mike kraft
Is Covid Over? No, But Global Health Funders Are Moving On People in poorer countries are still waiting for vaccines, but the leaders of global health organizations have a new priority: preparing for the next pandemic. POLITICO

...

Country / Region Tags: 
Africa
Europe
Global
Latin America
SouthEast Asia
United Kingdom
United Nations
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Contagion
Disease
Disease Prevention
Government
Health
Mutations
Pandemics
Policy
Politics
Public Attitudes
Public Health
Science
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis

ANALYSIS: 5 ways we'll know COVID has become endemic

Mon, 2022-03-07 10:45 — mike kraft
5 ways we'll know COVID has become endemic: ANALYSIS "As we move toward a COVID-controlled life, it'll be ever-important to assess for real-time changes in the virus and its community impact because we know just how unpredictable this virus can be," said Dr. Atul Nakhasi, an internist at the Martin Luther King Jr. Outpatient Center in Los Angeles. In Los Angeles County, where Nakhasi practices, public health officials have developed an alert system designed to signal the risk level of the virus. If we see hospitalizations continue to decrease and remain stable, that will suggest endemicity. Yahoo
Country / Region Tags: 
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Contagion
Disease
Disease Prevention
Government
Health
Pandemics
Policy
Public Attitudes
Public Health
Science
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis

Former Biden advisers, outside experts outline proposals for White House to go further in responding to Covid pandemic

Mon, 2022-03-07 09:51 — mike kraft
White House must go further on new pandemic response, say former Biden advisers, outside experts The group’s road map for 'living with covid’ focuses on boosting indoor air quality, helping those with long covid and broadening the focus to other respiratory diseases. Dan Diamond Washington Post
Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Contagion
Disease
Disease Prevention
Government
Health
Pandemics
Policy
Public Health
Vaccinations
Cooperation
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis
Solutions
Situation Report

NIH reached out to communities of color about Covid-19, but some grassroots groups say they were not paid properly

Mon, 2022-03-07 09:40 — mike kraft
NIH needed help reaching communities of color about Covid-19, but grassroots groups say they were not paid properly Some of the small groups representing communities of color that were contracted as part of a National Institutes of Health Covid-19 outreach project tell CNN they have not been paid properly. Elizabeth Cohen and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN CNN
Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Contagion
Disease
Disease Prevention
Government
Health
Pandemics
Public Health
Community
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Mainland China daily local COVID cases climb to 2-year high

Mon, 2022-03-07 09:27 — mike kraft
Mainland China daily local COVID cases climb to 2-year high Mainland China has logged its highest number of daily new local symptomatic COVID-19 infections in about two years, with the highly transmissible Omicron variant putting pressure on the government's strict policy of curbing each outbreak quickly. Reuters Reuters
Country / Region Tags: 
China
Global
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Contagion
Data
Disease
Government
Health
Pandemics
Public Health
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Covid world wide death toll surpasses 6 million

Mon, 2022-03-07 09:17 — mike kraft
Death toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd year BANGKOK (AP) — The official global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 6 million on Monday — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over. The milestone, recorded by Johns Hopkins University, is the latest tragic reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as people are shedding masks, travel is resuming and businesses are reopening around the globe. AP NEWS
Country / Region Tags: 
China
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Contagion
Data
Disease
Health
Pandemics
Public Health
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

a second Covid booster shot — here’s when experts say about when it could happen

Fri, 2022-03-04 17:40 — mike kraft

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/03/experts-when-you-might-need-a-second-covid-vaccine-booster-shot.html?__source=sharebar|email&par=sharebar

A second Covid booster shot — here’s discussion of when experts say it could happen

Pandemic restrictions may be easing across the country, amid declining Covid cases — but experts say the virus is going to stick around for a long time.

That likely means you’ll need another Covid booster shot sometime in the future. The big question is: When?

Country / Region Tags: 
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Contagion
Disease
Disease Prevention
Health
Pandemics
Public Attitudes
Public Health
Science
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis

Masks: Why people should hold onto them despite easing restrictions

Fri, 2022-03-04 17:18 — mike kraft
Face masks expired? How to tell, plus why you should hold onto them despite easing restrictions | CNN Easing mask mandates have had many people ditching their face coverings. Experts advise when it still may be a good idea to wear one, plus how to safely store unused ones. Megan Marples CNN

 

Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Contagion
Disease
Disease Prevention
Health
Masks
Mutations
Pandemics
Policy
Public Health
Science
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis

Big cities drop more COVID-19 measures in push for normalcy

Fri, 2022-03-04 17:11 — mike kraft
Big cities drop more COVID-19 measures in push for normalcy NEW YORK (AP) — New York City and Los Angeles are lifting some of their strictest COVID-19 prevention measures as officials in big cities around the U.S. push for a return to normalcy after two grueling years of the pandemic. AP NEWS

...

Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Contagion
Data
Disease
Government
Health
Mandates
Masks
Mutations
Pandemics
Policy
Politics
Public Attitudes
Public Health
Social behavior
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

OPINION: Covid, the state of two worlds, north and south

Fri, 2022-03-04 17:07 — mike kraft
The Pandemic Is Following a Very Predictable and Depressing Pattern As with diseases such as malaria and HIV, rich countries are “moving on” from COVID while poor ones continue to get ravaged. Nadia A. Sam-Agudu, Boghuma Kabisen Titanji, Fredros Okumu, Madhukar Pai The Atlantic
Country / Region Tags: 
Africa
Europe
Global
Latin America
SouthEast Asia
United Kingdom
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Contagion
Data
Disease
Government
Mutations
Pandemics
Policy
Public Attitudes
Public Health
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis
Situation Report

Pages

Subscribe to Contagion
howdy folks