COVID-19

Opinion: Small vaccine stockpiles can stop outbreaks of infectious disease from becoming big

Mon, 2023-04-24 18:36 — mike kraft

How small vaccine stockpiles can stop outbreaks of infectious disease from becoming big If we can’t get this right for known diseases like Marburg, what hope do we have for unknown pandemic threats? Torie Bosch STAT

...while fast-tracking candidate vaccines represents a positive step forward in the race to stop these outbreaks and to improve global health security, it raises an important question. If vaccine candidates already existed for both of these viruses before the outbreaks began, then why weren’t investigational stockpiles of vaccine ready to go when the first cases were detected?

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New printer could produce vaccines for better access in remote areas

Mon, 2023-04-24 18:19 — mike kraft

MIT-developed printer brings on-demand vaccine production a step closer - UPI.com Researchers at MIT unveiled a revolutionary mobile vaccine printer Monday that could be used for rapid-response vaccination programs in remote areas that lack medical staff, equipment and critical infrastructure. UPI

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U.S. COVID Pandemic relief efforts failed to reach many immigrant families

Mon, 2023-04-24 18:08 — mike kraft

Pandemic relief efforts did not reach immigrant families CIDRAP

Immigrant families living in the United States took some of the hardest economic hits during the COVID-19 pandemic, but benefited less from government assistance and relief programs than families with US-born caregivers.

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New Covid fraud cases, Florida and New York

Mon, 2023-04-24 10:46 — mike kraft

Florida Brothers Charged for Stealing Millions of Dollars in COVID-19 Funds An indictment was unsealed charging two Florida brothers for fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in COVID-19 pandemic relief loans. Staff West Orlando News

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Possible links between Covid shots and tinnitus emerge --more investigation needed

Mon, 2023-04-24 10:27 — mike kraft

New theories of the possible link between Covid shots and tinnitus are emerging People who have developed life-altering ringing in their ears after Covid vaccinations demand deeper investigation into this potential side effect. NBC News

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End of data sharing could make Covid-19 harder to control

Mon, 2023-04-24 10:05 — mike kraft

End of data sharing could make Covid-19 harder to control, experts and high-risk patients warn | CNN When the federal public health emergency expires on May 11, some shared data requirements will come to an end and the federal government will lose access to key metrics. Some experts and patients at high risk of severe covid outcomes worry the scaling back of data access could make it harder to control covid. Sam Whitehead CNN

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New data show safety of Pfizer COVID vaccine for teenagers

Mon, 2023-04-24 09:57 — mike kraft

New data show safety of Pfizer COVID vaccine for teens ages 12 to 17 Very few serious adverse events were reported, and instances of myocarditis were lower than initially reported. CIDRAP

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Discussion of how U.S. COVID shots be paid for after official emergency ends

Mon, 2023-04-24 09:42 — mike kraft

How will COVID shots be paid for after emergency ends? The era of free COVID-19 vaccines is coming to a close as the federal government wraps up its public health emergency for the pandemic. The Biden administration and manufacturers are taking steps t… tlejeune The Hill

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12.7 million children in Africa missed vaccinations--UNICEF

Fri, 2023-04-21 18:40 — mike kraft

UNICEF: 12.7 million children in Africa missed vaccinations A new report from UNICEF says nearly 13 million children missed one or more vaccinations in Africa between 2019 and 2021 because of the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The situation has left the continent vulnerable to even more outbreaks of disease and facing a “child survival crisis." The report released Thursday confirms there was a global “backslide” in childhood immunization over those three years. That's the worst regression for childhood vaccinations in 30 years. Africa has the highest number of unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children.

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WHO elevates XBB.1.16 to variant of interest as levels rise in US and other countries

Fri, 2023-04-21 18:09 — mike kraft

WHO elevates XBB.1.16 to variant of interest as levels rise in US and other countries CIDRAP

The World Health Organization (WHO) this week boosted the XBB.1.16 Omicron subvariant to a variant of interest (VOI) from a variant under monitoring (VUM), based on the latest assessments from its technical advisory group on virus evolution.

The subvariant is fueling India's biggest surge in about 7 months, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported another jump in the proportion of XBB.1.16 viruses.

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