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Congressional report says climate change jeopardizes health care services

Fri, 2022-09-16 11:09 — mike kraft

Climate change jeopardizes health care services, report says WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Suzy Fitzgerald remembers looking out the windows as wildfire flames surrounded the hospital where she worked. “We had fire in all three directions,” Fitzgerald recalled. AP NEWS

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French warned of resurgence of COVID virus in the country

Fri, 2022-09-16 10:34 — mike kraft

France's health body warns of resurgence of COVID virus in the country France's national health body warned on Friday of a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country, and urged people to continue to get vaccinated to protect themselves against the virus. Reuters Reuters

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Africa CDC head: COVID still a threat given low vaccination rates

Fri, 2022-09-16 10:13 — mike kraft

Africa CDC head: COVID still a threat given low vaccination rates The COVID-19 pandemic is still a threat on the African continent given low vaccination rates, the acting director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

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AstraZeneca COVID therapy getts backing from EU regulator

Fri, 2022-09-16 10:01 — mike kraft

EU regulator backs wider use of AstraZeneca COVID therapy Europe's medicines regulator has backed using AstraZeneca's preventative COVID-19 therapy as a treatment for the disease and also endorsed another medicine as preventative option for another common virus. Pushkala Aripaka,Natalie Grover Reuters

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U.S. HHS debuts ads for updated Covid-19 booster, focusing on adults 50 and older

Fri, 2022-09-16 09:49 — mike kraft

HHS debuts ads for updated Covid-19 booster, focusing on adults 50 and older | CNN As part of the White House's Covid-19 response plan for the fall, the US Department of Health and Human Services is debuting a video ad to encourage people to get the updated Covid-19 booster shot -- especially those who are 50 and older. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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U.S.National COVID-19 wastewater levels signal viral uptick ahead of fall

Fri, 2022-09-16 09:38 — mike kraft

National COVID-19 wastewater levels signal viral uptick ahead of fall Although reported COVID-19 case levels in the U.S. are still falling after a viral resurgence over the summer, there are preliminary indicators that infection rates may be back on the rise across the country. In recent weeks, federal data has shown that the number of U.S. wastewater sites reporting increases in the presence of COVID-19 in their samples appears to be back on the rise, following declines seen throughout the latter part of the summer.

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WHO 'strongly advises against' use of two older COVID treatments

Thu, 2022-09-15 19:34 — mike kraft

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US warns monkeypox could mutate to resist antiviral drug Tpoxx

Thu, 2022-09-15 18:18 — mike kraft

US warns monkeypox could mutate to resist antiviral drug WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning against overuse of the lone drug available to treat monkeypox, saying that even a small mutation in the virus could render the pills ineffective. AP NEWS

The Food and Drug Administration updated its guidance this week for Tpoxx, which has been prescribed to tens of thousands of patients with the virus.

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U.S. seeing decline in monkeypox new case growth, CDC says

Thu, 2022-09-15 18:09 — mike kraft

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Nearly 23,000 cases of monkeypox have been identified across the United States as of Sept. 14, Walensky told reporters.

"Over the last several weeks, we've been pleased to see a decline in the growth of new cases here and abroad. There are areas of the U.S. where the rate of rise in new cases is still increasing," she said. "We approach this news with cautious optimism."

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Concerns that hundreds of Americans still dying daily of COVID-19, with colder weather still coming

Thu, 2022-09-15 10:38 — mike kraft

Hundreds of Americans still dying of COVID-19 each day ahead of the fall "The seven-day average daily deaths are still too high, about 375 per day — well above the around 200 deaths a day we saw earlier this spring and, in my mind, far too high for a vaccine-preventable disease," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House press briefing with the COVID-19 response team last week.

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