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COVID Map Update Describes test results in US States

Tue, 2025-01-21 10:11 — mike kraft

COVID map update reveals worst hit US states 6.6 percent of all COVID-19 tests across the country came back positive, but Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin had an 8.9 percent rate. Newsweek

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The CDC data also reveals that 1.3 percent of visits to the emergency room around the U.S. were diagnosed as COVID-19 during the same time period, down 0.6 percent from the week before.

Additionally, 1.8 percent of deaths were due to COVID-19, marking a 28.6 percent rise from the week prior.

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Trump withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization. WHO officials and others criticize move.

Tue, 2025-01-21 09:08 — mike kraft

Trump announces US withdrawal from World Health Organization | CNN Politics President Donald Trump announced Monday he is withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization, a significant move on his first day back in the White House cutting ties with the United Nations’ public health agency and drawing criticism from public health experts. Betsy Klein CNN

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Trump White House announces it will withdraw from Paris climate agreement.

Mon, 2025-01-20 14:02 — mike kraft

Trump to withdraw from Paris climate agreement, White House says

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will once again withdraw the United States from the Paris climate deal, the White House said on Monday, removing the world's biggest historic emitter from global efforts to fight climate change for the second time in a decade.

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U.S. Viral sicknesses rise amid ‘quad-demic

Mon, 2025-01-20 13:17 — mike kraft

Viral sicknesses rise amid ‘quad-demic’ in US Viral sicknesses have risen in early 2025 amid the ongoing “quad-demic” in the U.S., referring to three respiratory viruses and one gastrointestinal disease, according to the Centers for Disease Co… fimotija The Hill

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The number of people that have caught COVID-19, influenza or Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), along with norovirus, has gone up, CDC said in the new Friday update.

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US flu activity still high; eleven new deaths of children

Mon, 2025-01-20 13:06 — mike kraft

US flu activity still high, with 11 new deaths in kids "Although some indicators have decreased or remained stable this week compared to last, this could be due to changes in healthcare seeking behavior or reporting during the holidays rather than an indication that influenza activity has peaked," the CDC said. "The country is still experiencing elevated influenza activity, and that is expected to continue for several more weeks." CIDRAP

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Bird flu: U.S. government grants Moderna $590 million for bird flu vaccine development

Fri, 2025-01-17 17:43 — mike kraft

US awards Moderna $590 million for bird flu vaccine development The U.S. government has awarded Moderna $590 million to advance the development of its bird flu vaccine, as the country doubles down on efforts to tackle increasing infections in humans. Reuters Reuters

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Tanzanian official denies suspected Marburg outbreak after WHO alert

Fri, 2025-01-17 10:13 — mike kraft

Tanzania denies suspected Marburg outbreak after WHO alert in Kagera area Samples analysed in all suspected cases are negative for Marburg virus, Tanzania's health minister says. BBC News

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On Tuesday, the global health agency said a total of nine suspected cases were reported over the last five days in the Kagera region, including eight deaths.

But in a statement, Tanzania's Health Minister Jenista Mhagama said after samples were analysed, all suspected cases were found negative for Marburg virus.

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