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The mission of the Global Health Working Group is to explore and improve current and emerging states of health and human security worldwide.

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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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    COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic - SARSCoV2

    Fri, 2020-01-03 20:40 — Kathy Gilbeaux

    An expanding list of information resources on the COVID-19 Pandemic.  A link to Resources, Information, FAQs and Research on this pandemic will be provided (in red - here), and at the bottom of this post  . . .

    CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - Coronavirus COVID-19 - Johns Hopkins University

    CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - COVID-19 Tracker - Microsoft / Bing

    CLICK HERE - WHO - Map and Dashboard - Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation

    CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - COVID-19 tracker - The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

    CLICK HERE - ESRI - Impact Planning for COVID-19 - Select your State and County 

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    US FDA revokes authorization for four COVID antibody drugs

    Tue, 2024-12-24 10:11 — mike kraft
    US FDA revokes authorization for four COVID antibody drugs The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for four COVID-19 antibody-based drugs, including those from Eli Lilly and Regeneron . Reuters Reuters

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    Cholera: Yemen reports the highest toll --WHO

    Mon, 2024-12-23 17:27 — mike kraft
    Yemen bears world’s highest cholera burden, deepening humanitarian crisis Yemen has reported the highest global burden of cholera, with nearly 250,000 suspected cases and 861 associated deaths as of 1 December, accounting for 35 per cent of worldwide cholera cases and 18 per cent of related deaths this year, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. UN News

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    COVID-19 pandemic's impact on other causes of death outlined in international study

    Mon, 2024-12-23 10:29 — mike kraft
    International study reveals COVID-19 pandemic's impact on other causes of death Researchers have analyzed cause-of-death data for 24 countries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers found that life expectancy declined in 2020 for all but four of the 24 included ... University of Oxford Medical Xpress
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    Bird flu reported in 108 countries--U.N.

    Thu, 2024-12-19 18:30 — mike kraft
    Avian flu reported in 108 countries across five continents, says UN health agency Avian influenza has caused the deaths of more than 300 million birds worldwide and the virus “is increasingly crossing species barriers”, according to UN health officers. UN News

     

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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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    Climate change overview stories, including emissions, impact on insurance, winter season

    Thu, 2024-12-19 10:55 — mike kraft
    Climate and environment updates: Biden administration sets ambitious greenhouse gas emissions goal The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now. ABC News ABC News

     

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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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