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Mon, 2013-10-21 23:38 — mike kraft
This working group is focused on discussions about issues involving Europe.

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MPOX: Germany to donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses to combat outbreak; why vaccines are just arriving

Mon, 2024-08-26 10:03 — mike kraft
Germany to donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses to combat outbreak in Africa Germany will donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses from its military stocks to help contain the outbreak on the African continent in the short term as well as provide help to the affected countries, said a government spokesperson on Monday. Reuters Reuters
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Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Germany
United Nations
General Topic Tags: 
Mpox
Disease Prevention
Government
Health
Public Health
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Climate change: Death toll in Europe from extreme temperatures estimated to surge 13% --study

Thu, 2024-08-22 11:50 — mike kraft
European deaths from heat and cold expected to climb 13.5% by 2100 Deaths from extreme heat are projected to rise sharply in the coming years, far outpacing an expected slowdown in cold-related deaths. euronews
Country / Region Tags: 
Europe
General Topic Tags: 
Health
Heat
Public Health
Research
Science
Climate
Environment
Extreme Weather
Vulnerability
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis
Situation Report

Opinion: Another Pandemic Looms... We’re Still Not Ready

Thu, 2024-08-22 11:22 — mike kraft

Just one day after the World Health Organization declared the deadly mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency, Sweden reported its first case of a dangerous strain of the disease (and there may be more cases). The threat of a pandemic of mpox is here yet again. To curb this crisis, the affected countries in Africa need tests, vaccines and people to respond. Now.

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Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Europe
Global
Sweden
United Nations
General Topic Tags: 
Mpox
Contagion
Children
Data
Disease
Disease Prevention
Government
Health
Public Health
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis
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Situation Report

COVID vaccine efficacy against severe illness just under 50% in 2003 --European studies

Wed, 2024-08-21 09:33 — mike kraft

 

COVID vaccine efficacy against severe illness just under 50%, per early estimates from 2023 Two European observational studies estimate the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of the COVID-19 XBB.1.5 vaccine approved in fall 2023 against hospitalization, the first one finding 49% overall VE in adults, and one showing good protection—but uneven uptake—among pregnant women. CIDRAP

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Country / Region Tags: 
Europe
UK - London
United Kingdom
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Boosters
Data
Disease Prevention
Health
Public Health
Research
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis
Situation Report

International Nurses Organization Proposes Moratorium on Recruitment of Nurses from Developing Countries

Mon, 2024-08-19 17:50 — mike kraft

 

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Africa
Asia
Global
Latin America
Philippines
United Nations
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Hospitals
Medical Personnel
Public Health
Scarcity
Economics
Employment
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Situation Report
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EU raises MPOX risk level; cases found in Sweden and Pakistan

Fri, 2024-08-16 11:25 — mike kraft
EU public health body lifts mpox risk alert level after new strain found in Sweden The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control on Friday raised its risk level for mpox, a day after global health officials confirmed one case of infection with a new strain of the virus in Sweden, the first outside Africa. Bhanvi Satija,Jennifer Rigby Reuters

 

Country / Region Tags: 
Asia
Global
Sweden
General Topic Tags: 
Mpox
Contagion
Disease
Health
Mutations
Public Health
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Socioeconomic disadvantage magnifies COVID-19 effects, slows recovery--Italian study

Fri, 2024-08-16 09:44 — mike kraft
Socioeconomic disadvantage magnifies COVID-19 effects, slows recovery, data suggest Recovery from COVID-19 takes longer, and infection has a greater effect on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), among socioeconomically disadvantaged patients, suggests an observational study published in BMC Infectious Diseases. CIDRAP

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Global
Italy
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COVID-19
Symptoms
Data
Demographics
Disease
Health
Public Health
Research
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Climate Change: How cities are tackling rising heat

Thu, 2024-08-15 12:43 — mike kraft

Cities are tackling rising heat – but they have to avoid a dangerous trap | Extreme heat | The Guardian

Country / Region Tags: 
Europe
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
Government
Heat
Public Health
Research
Science
Cities
Climate
Environment
Extreme Weather
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Analysis
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Situation Report

COVID vaccines saved 1.6 million lives in Europe --WHO study

Wed, 2024-08-14 10:55 — mike kraft
Study: COVID vaccines saved 1.6 million lives in Europe New estimates published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine show that at least 1.6 million European lives have been directly saved by COVID-19 vaccinations, with 60% of those lives saved when Omicron became the dominant strain of the virus—and those numbers may be an undercount.  CIDRAP

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As of March 2023, 2.2 million COVID-19–related deaths have been reported across Europe. 

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Europe
United Nations
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Boosters
Contagion
Disease Prevention
Mutations
Politics
Public Health
Research
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis
Situation Report

World Bank Pandemic Fund obtains $700 M from U.S. and Germany

Wed, 2024-07-24 12:25 — mike kraft

Pandemic Fund by World Bank draws over $700 mln from US, Germany | Reuters

July 24 (Reuters) - The World Bank's fund to help developing countries better prepare for pandemics has raised $667 million from the United States and $54 million from Germany, moving it closer towards its goal of reaching at least $2 billion in new funding.
 
The fund, set up in September 2022, is expected to award a second round of funding later this year. It is one of the several global initiatives that was set up to help prevent a COVID-19 rerun. ...

 

 

Country / Region Tags: 
Germany
United Nations
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Disease Prevention
Government
Pandemics
Public Health
Cooperation
Economics
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