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Donated COVID drugs start flowing to poor nations — but can’t meet demand

Fri, 2022-09-16 19:18 — mike kraft

Donated COVID drugs start flowing to poor nations — but can’t meet demand Nature - Pilot schemes will explore test-and-treat logistics, amid efforts to bolster meagre supplies to low- and middle-income countries. Ledford, Heidi nature

A programme to bring oral COVID-19 antivirals to low- and middle-income countries has launched with an initial donation of 100,000 courses of treatment, to be distributed in 9 sub-Saharan African countries and Laos.

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Congressional report says climate change jeopardizes health care services

Fri, 2022-09-16 11:09 — mike kraft

Climate change jeopardizes health care services, report says WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Suzy Fitzgerald remembers looking out the windows as wildfire flames surrounded the hospital where she worked. “We had fire in all three directions,” Fitzgerald recalled. AP NEWS

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International efforts to counter AIDS, TB and malaria bounced back post-COVID, but not enough--report

Tue, 2022-09-13 12:15 — mike kraft

Fight against AIDS, TB and malaria bounced back post-COVID - but not enough Efforts to tackle AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria began to recover last year after being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but the world is still not on track to defeat these killer diseases, according to a report. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Masks: As masks are shed, a visit to a medical office can pose Covid risks for some patients

Wed, 2022-09-07 09:18 — mike kraft

As masks are shed, a routine visit to a medical office can pose Covid risks for some patients “Even in clinics where the job is to provide care for people who are really high risk, you can’t even feel safe somewhere like that,” said one transplant patient. Megan Molteni STAT

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Research indicates SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in kids after COVID may peak at 1 to 3 months

Wed, 2022-08-31 12:25 — mike kraft

SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in kids after COVID may peak at 1 to 3 months Neutralizing antibody levels peaked at 84% 1 to 3 months post-infection but stayed around 70% for 13 months. CIDRAP

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Multiple symptoms and hospitalization linked to long covid in children--study

Tue, 2022-08-23 11:57 — mike kraft

Hospitalization, multiple symptoms linked to long covid in children The researchers also found that the more covid symptoms young people had initially, the more likely they were to develop long covid. Linda Searing Washington Post

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African monkeypox cases not concentrated among gay men, experts say

Thu, 2022-08-04 18:16 — FNUOvviyaa

African monkeypox cases not concentrated among gay men, experts say Monkeypox outbreaks in Africa are not concentrated among gay men, unlike in other parts of the world, experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa CDC said on Thursday. Outbreaks of the viral disease have been reported from 78 countries, mostly in Europe, and 98% of cases outside the countries in Africa where it is endemic have been reported in men who have sex with men, the WHO says.

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Reinfection, severe outcome more common with BA.5 variant; virus spike protein toxic to heart cells

Thu, 2022-07-28 17:38 — FNUOvviyaa

Reinfection, severe outcome more common with BA.5 variant; virus spike protein toxic to heart cells Compared with the earlier Omicron BA.2 subvariant, currently dominant Omicron BA.5 is linked with higher odds of causing a second SARS-COV-2 infection regardless of vaccination status, a study from Portugal suggests. Further, they found, in infected heart muscle cells only the SARS-CoV-2 spike interacted with so-called TLR4 proteins (Toll-like receptor-4) that recognize invaders and trigger inflammatory responses. YahooNews

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‘Absolutely ridiculous’: experts condemn Victoria’s scaling back of Covid PCR testing

Wed, 2022-07-27 15:30 — FNUOvviyaa

‘Absolutely ridiculous’: experts condemn Victoria’s scaling back of Covid PCR testing State government guidelines state ‘targeted’ testing approach is for ‘clinically vulnerable people’ and other at-risk groups the Guardian

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WHO releases global COVID-19 vaccination strategy update to reach unprotected

Fri, 2022-07-22 21:28 — FNUOvviyaa

WHO releases global COVID-19 vaccination strategy update to reach unprotected The global COVID-19 vaccination rollout is the biggest and fastest in history but many of those at greatest risk remain unprotected – only 28% of older people and 37% of health care workers in low-income countries have received their primary course of vaccines and most have not received booster doses.Health care workers, over 60s and other at-risk groups must be reached as priorities on the way to reaching the 70% coverage target. WHO’s strategy update elevates the targets of vaccinating 100%

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