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Reference Site: Global Compendium of Knowledge on COVID-19

Fri, 2023-04-21 11:15 — mike kraft
Global Compendium of Knowledge on COVID-19 The Compendium stores over 140 documents and has recorded over 300 visits to the most popular ones. The Compendium is maintained and expanded to reflect the most relevant experiences and learnings from COVID-19 vaccination.
The Global Compendium of Country Knowledge on COVID-19 vaccination is now available on TechNet21.  ...
 
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    Louisiana officials forbid public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots

    Fri, 2024-12-20 10:27 — mike kraft
    Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines. WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio
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    Overview of public health developoments in 2024--Science News

    Thu, 2024-12-19 11:45 — mike kraft

    Here’s how public health fared in 2024

    The world faced many public health challenges this year, including dangerous heat waves and outbreaks of the infectious diseases dengue and mpox. In the United States, after years of increases, there are early but promising signs of a downward trend in drug overdose deaths.

    Dengue, mpox and bird flu raised alarms

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    A ‘quad-demic’ this winter; where flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus are spreading

    Thu, 2024-12-19 10:21 — mike kraft
    Public health experts are warning of a ‘quad-demic’ this winter. Here’s where flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus are spreading Taking precautions to protect yourself from the quartet of infectious diseases can lessen your odds of bringing an illness into the new year. Lindsey Leake Fortune

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    Long Covid still affects many people five years after pandemic started

    Wed, 2024-12-18 10:19 — mike kraft
    Five years on from the pandemic, long COVID keeps lives on hold Three years ago, Andrea Vanek was studying to be an arts and crafts teacher when spells of dizziness and heart palpitations suddenly started to make it impossible for her to even take short walks. Science X Medical Xpress

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    About six percent of people infected by coronavirus develop long COVID, according to the global health body, which has recorded some 777 million COVID cases to date. ...

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    Survey indicates health workers think COVID, flu vaccines safe and effective, but many remain hesitant

    Wed, 2024-12-18 10:00 — mike kraft
    Health workers think COVID, flu vaccines safe and effective, but many remain hesitant, global survey shows A survey of more than 7,700 healthcare workers (HCWs) in 12 countries in 2022 and 2023 finds that respondents agreed that COVID-19 and influenza vaccines are safe, effective, and useful, yet 1 in 5 reported moderate or strong COVID vaccine hesitation. CIDRAP

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    Paper that popularized unproven hydroxychloroquine COVID-19 treatment finally retracted

    Wed, 2024-12-18 09:40 — mike kraft

    https://www.science.org/content/article/infamous-paper-popularized-unproven-covid-19-treatment-finally-retracted

    Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted

    A 2020 paper that sparked widespread enthusiasm for hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment was retracted today, following years of campaigning by scientists who alleged the research contained major scientific flaws and may have breached ethics regulations. The paper was pulled because of ethical concerns and methodological problems, according to a retraction notice.

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    Long COVID: Effects on employment, financial distress

    Tue, 2024-12-17 10:51 — mike kraft
    Long COVID's effects on employment: Financial distress, fear of judgment Though research has shown that people with long COVID are more likely to be unemployed, the statistics don't reveal what patients go through before they cut their hours, stop working or lose their jobs. Emily Caldwell Medical Xpress

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    Long COVID: Black adults with report higher levels of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts − new study

    Tue, 2024-12-17 10:38 — mike kraft
    Black adults with long COVID report higher levels of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts − new research Black Americans were disproportionately affected by COVID-19 infections, illness and death during the pandemic. But the long-term toll of long COVID among this group is still largely overlooked. The Conversation
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    COVID-19 linked to more heart complications than flu, RSV--study

    Tue, 2024-12-17 10:30 — mike kraft
    COVID-19 linked to more heart complications than flu, RSV The odds of myocarditis were 61% lower in flu and 85% lower in RSV than with COVID-19. CIDRAP

    A new study published in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders shows that pediatric and young adult COVID-19 patients are more at risk for cardiac complications than flu or RSV patients of the same age. 

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