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New studies indicate high level of Covid in toilet samples of US-bound planes, and effectiveness of pre-departure testing

Thu, 2023-03-02 09:52 — mike kraft
81% of toilet samples from US-bound planes had Omicron RNA CIDRAP

Two new studies from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report highlight new findings about air travel amid COVID-19, with one showing that 81% of wastewater samples from airplane restrooms had SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant genetic material in fall 2022, and the other suggesting that predeparture testing of international travelers was tied to a 52% lower positivity rate at arrival in the United States.

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Bbird flu: How to prevent an outbreak from becoming a pandemic

Wed, 2023-03-01 17:20 — mike kraft
How to stop the bird flu outbreak becoming a pandemic Nature - From tracking the disease’s spread in wild birds to updating human vaccines, there are measures that could help keep avian influenza in check. Sidik, Saima May nature
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Pfizer/BioNTech seeks U.S. nod for updated COVID vaccine as booster in kids under 5

Wed, 2023-03-01 17:10 — mike kraft
Pfizer/BioNTech seeks U.S. nod for updated COVID vaccine as booster in kids under 5 Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE have applied for emergency use authorization of their Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccine in the United States as a booster dose for children aged six months through four years, the companies said on Wednesday. The Omicron-adapted vaccine is currently authorized by the U.S.
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Los Angeles ringleader of $18M COVID fraud scheme extradited from Europe

Wed, 2023-03-01 12:29 — mike kraft
Los Angeles ringleader of $18M COVID fraud scheme extradited LOS ANGELES (AP) — A leader of a Los Angeles-based fraud ring that stole $18 million in COVID-19 aid money was extradited Monday from Europe to the United States, where she could face more than a decade in prison, authorities said. AP NEWS

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Dadyan, her sister, brother-in-law and five others fraudulently applied for about 150 relief loans intended to help businesses and employees struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, federal prosecutors said.

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NY appeals court issues stay on lower court order against COVID vaccine mandate for health workers

Wed, 2023-03-01 12:23 — mike kraft
NY COVID vaccine mandate for health workers remains in effect after court issues stay An Appeals Court issued a stay temporarily halting enforcement of a lower court's ruling that NY's COVID vaccine mandate was null, void. What to know YahooNews

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Misinformation issue: COVID-19 conspiracies soar after latest report on origins

Wed, 2023-03-01 10:20 — mike kraft
COVID-19 conspiracies soar after latest report on origins WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19's origins remain hazy . Three years after the start of the pandemic, it's still unclear whether the coronavirus that causes the disease leaked from a lab or spread to humans from an animal. AP NEWS
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Essential workers during pandemic did not get enough information to protect their health--study

Wed, 2023-03-01 10:11 — mike kraft
Covid-19 surveillance added new burdens on essential workers — and gave them little data to protect their health Surveillance technologies deployed during the Covid-19 pandemic added new burdens on essential workers — and gave them little data to protect their health. Ambar Castillo STAT

At the peak of the pandemic, essential workers faced rampant tech-based surveillance, from overhead infrared thermometers to wearables that tracked their proximity to one another.

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CDC warns about a rise in almost untreatable stomach bug infections

Wed, 2023-03-01 10:01 — mike kraft
CDC warns about a rise in almost untreatable stomach bug infections The CDC is warning about a rise in an almost untreatable stomach bug, the bacterial infection Shigella, which is a major cause of inflammatory diarrhea. YahooNews

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The agency calls the new form of the stomach bug, which causes the diarrheal condition known as shigellosis, a “serious public health threat.” Evidence suggests the illness is spreading among gay and bisexual men in particular, apparently through sexual contact, both in the U.S. and abroad.

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U.S. FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults

Wed, 2023-03-01 09:50 — mike kraft
FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could soon become the first shot to protect older adults against the respiratory illness known as RSV. AP NEWS

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The Food and Drug Administration panel voted 7-4 on two separate questions of whether Pfizer’s data showed the vaccine was safe and effective against the respiratory virus for people 60 and older. One panelist abstained from voting. The recommendation is non-binding and the FDA will make its own decision on the vaccine in the coming months.

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U.S. government pandemic food assistance program for low income Americans ends

Wed, 2023-03-01 09:34 — mike kraft
Pandemic food assistance that held back hunger comes to an end Millions of people who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as SNAP will see a cut of $90 a month or more. Some recipients say it will make it harder to buy healthy food. NPR

Millions of Americans will have less to spend on groceries as emergency food assistance that Congress enacted early in the pandemic has ended.

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