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WHO member states agree to fix 'rotten' funding model

Wed, 2022-05-25 10:09 — mike kraft

WHO member states agree to fix 'rotten' funding model World Health Organization members formally agreed on Tuesday to a plan to overhaul its funding model which has been described as "fundamentally rotten" due to its over-reliance on the whims of donors. Emma Farge,Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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U.S. CDC recommends re-isolation if COVID recurs after taking Paxlovid pill

Wed, 2022-05-25 09:56 — mike kraft

U.S. CDC recommends re-isolation if COVID recurs after taking Pfizer's pill Patients who experience recurrence of COVID-19 symptoms after completing treatment with Pfizer's drug Paxlovid should isolate again for five days, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an advisory issued on Tuesday. Reuters Reuters

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Pfizer to offer low-cost medicines, vaccines to poor nations

Wed, 2022-05-25 09:30 — mike kraft

Pfizer to offer low-cost medicines, vaccines to poor nations Pfizer said Wednesday that it will provide nearly two dozen products, including its top-selling COVID-19 vaccine and treatment, at not-for-profit prices in some of the world’s poorest countries. AP NEWS

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the drugmaker announced the program at the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland, and said it was aimed at improving health equity in 45 lower-income countries. Most of the countries are in Africa, but the list also includes Haiti, Syria, Cambodia and North Korea.

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Why the Gym Can Be a COVID-19 Spreading Hotspot--new study

Tue, 2022-05-24 17:29 — mike kraft

A New Study Explores Why the Gym Can Be a COVID-19 Spreading Hotspot Throughout the pandemic, exercise at spin classes, fitness clubs and sports games has been identified as the source of dozens of new cases. Now a new experiment has given us a more exact sense of just how many aerosols a single person can spew during an intense workout—and the results aren’t pretty.

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U.S. has stockpiled millions of doses of two smallpox vaccines, also effective against monkeypox. But the outbreaks so far are clustered in other countries.

Tue, 2022-05-24 11:03 — mike kraft

As more than a dozen countries grapple with outbreaks of monkeypox, health officials worldwide are rushing to assess reserves of vaccines and treatments that may be needed to contain the spread.

The U.S. emergency stockpile holds two vaccines approved by the Food and Drug Administration that could be used to contain monkeypox, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters on Monday.

The stockpile contains more than 100 million doses of the original smallpox vaccine. But that vaccine is associated with side effects and shouldn’t be given to certain patients, including those who are immuno-compromised.

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Germany's vaccine panel says one COVID shot enough for children 5-11

Tue, 2022-05-24 10:49 — mike kraft

Germany's vaccine panel says one COVID shot enough for children Germany's vaccine advisory panel on Tuesday said one COVID-19 shot was enough for healthy five- to 11-year-olds because most of them had already undergone an infection, maintaining its cautious approach. Patricia Weiss,Ludwig Burger Reuters

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Sweden recomends 5th COVID-19 shot for people over 65, pregnant women

Tue, 2022-05-24 10:43 — mike kraft

Sweden: 5th COVID-19 shot to people over 65, pregnant women STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden is recommending a fifth COVID-19 vaccine dose for people with an increased risk of becoming seriously ill, including pregnant women and anyone aged 65 and over, authorities said Tuesday, adding that the country must "be prepared for an increased spread during the upcoming autumn and winter season.” AP NEWS

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Monkeypox: several countries offering vaccines

Tue, 2022-05-24 10:33 — mike kraft

Factbox: Countries offering vaccine for monkeypox As more countries where monkeypox is not endemic report outbreaks of the viral disease, some governments have started offering vaccines to most exposed citizens. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. Experts say it will take longer for Black communities to recover from the pandemic’s public health and economic impact.

Tue, 2022-05-24 10:06 — mike kraft

Hard hit by COVID-19, Black Americans are recovering slowly

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Two years into the pandemic and multiple variants that have resulted in one million deaths across the U.S., Black Americans are still suffering from COVID-19’s public health and economic consequences. The recovery of most people of color has been sporadic and uneven. From permanently closed businesses to limited access to health care, housing and food insecurity, increases in suicide and violent crime and educational setbacks, experts say it will take years before Black Americans are able to fully recover from the pandemic.

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