COVID-19

U.S. The CDC is preparing for a winter with '3 bugs out there': Covid, flu and RSV

Mon, 2023-07-24 10:06 — mike kraft

Ready for another 'tripledemic'? CDC prepares for a winter of '3 bugs out there' Vaccine fatigue is already here, although many Americans will be urged to get three different shots this fall. NBC News

Even as the nation is faced with blistering heat waves this summer, Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is already thinking ahead to cold and flu season this winter.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about U.S. The CDC is preparing for a winter with '3 bugs out there': Covid, flu and RSV
Log in or register to post comments

Early US indicators show ongoing slight rise in COVID-19

Fri, 2023-07-21 17:36 — mike kraft

Early US indicators show ongoing slight rise in COVID-19 activity CIDRAP

Though the nation's COVID-19 activity is still at very low levels, for the second week in a row early indicators such as emergency department (ED) visits and test-positivity rates show small rises, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest data updates.

Also today, the CDC updated its Omicron variant projections, showing more rises in newer versions such as EG.5 and XBB.1.16.6. And in another US development, the Biden administration today announced its pick to lead the new White House pandemic preparedness and response office.

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Early US indicators show ongoing slight rise in COVID-19
Log in or register to post comments

U.S. Covid fund fraud cases: Florida, South Carolina, Nevada

Fri, 2023-07-21 10:35 — mike kraft

Florida family found guilty of selling bleach as fake Covid-19 cure through online church A federal jury in Miami convicted Mark Grenon and his sons, Jonathan, Joseph and Jordan, of conspiring to defraud the U.S. and deliver misbranded drugs. NBC News

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Problem

Situation Report

Read more about U.S. Covid fund fraud cases: Florida, South Carolina, Nevada
Log in or register to post comments

Obstructive sleep apnea linked to severe COVID-19 --study

Fri, 2023-07-21 09:52 — mike kraft

Obstructive sleep apnea linked to severe COVID-19 A high risk of obstructive sleep apnea is associated with severe COVID-19 and longer hospitalization. CIDRAP

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Read more about Obstructive sleep apnea linked to severe COVID-19 --study
Log in or register to post comments

Analysis: COVID pandemic is over in the U.S., indicated by excess-deaths data

Fri, 2023-07-21 09:44 — mike kraft

COVID pandemic is officially over in the U.S., excess-deaths data show The COVID-19 pandemic is definitively over, according to two recent reports focused on the same metric. Ciara Linnane MarketWatch

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

Read more about Analysis: COVID pandemic is over in the U.S., indicated by excess-deaths data
Log in or register to post comments

U.S. program to bring internet access to low-income people is running out of money. Health care will suffer

Thu, 2023-07-20 10:07 — mike kraft

A program to bring internet access to low-income people is running out of money. Health care will suffer The digital divide perpetuates health inequalities and reinforces existing inequities. Torie Bosch STAT

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Problem

Situation Report

Biden administration suspends funding for China's Wuhan lab

Thu, 2023-07-20 09:54 — mike kraft

Biden administration suspends funding to Wuhan lab The Biden administration is suspending all federal funding to the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), the Chinese lab at the center of a controversy over the origins of the coronavirus, according to… nweixel The Hill

...

The memo from an HHS official said the facility has repeatedly refused to provide documents and answer questions from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) about safety and security. HHS also told the lab it’s seeking to cut off funding permanently.

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Biden administration suspends funding for China's Wuhan lab
Log in or register to post comments

Bivalent COVID-19 booster outperforms monovalent version --new study

Thu, 2023-07-20 09:36 — mike kraft

Study shows bivalent COVID-19 booster outperforms monovalent version CIDRAP

A new Italian study finds that estimated relative vaccine effectiveness (rVE) was 49.3% for the bivalent (two-strain) booster and 26.9% for the monovalent (single-strain) booster, with protection lasting at least 4 months for the bivalent booster and waning fast for the monovalent version. The study appears in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags: