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Questions About Monkeypox? Duke Experts Offer Answers

Thu, 2022-08-11 23:27 — FNUOvviyaa

Questions About Monkeypox? Duke Experts Offer Answers Testing, up-to-date vax, and fact-based messaging can help manage this public health emergency Shannon Firth medpagetoday

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Over a period of 2-3 weeks, the blisters will dry out, the dead skin will peel, and once the blisters have healed, "that's when we think people are no longer infectious," he noted...

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US doctor issues warning of many undiagnosed polio cases

Tue, 2022-08-09 15:03 — FNUOvviyaa

US doctor issues warning of many undiagnosed polio cases The New York State medic says there could be hundreds, or even thousands, of infected people there. BBC News

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"There isn't just one case of polio if you see a paralytic case. The incidence of paralytic polio is less than 1%," she said...

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A COVID-vaccine maker received $1.6 billion in Operation Warp Speed funding. It’s administered just 7,300 shots in the U.S.

Tue, 2022-08-09 14:43 — FNUOvviyaa

A COVID-vaccine maker received $1.6 billion in Operation Warp Speed funding. It’s administered just 7,300 shots in the U.S. Novavax’s jab only gained FDA approval in July and entered a saturated COVID-vaccine market. YahooFinance

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Nonprofits launch $100M plan to support local health workers

Mon, 2022-08-08 16:35 — FNUOvviyaa

Nonprofits launch $100M plan to support local health workers A new philanthropic project hopes to invest $100 million in 10 countries, mostly in Africa, by 2030 to support 200,000 community health workers, who serve as a critical bridge to treatment for people with limited access to medical care. AP NEWS

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The investment seeks to empower the frontline workers that experts say are essential to battling outbreaks of COVID-19, Ebola and HIV...

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U.S. govt declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency

Thu, 2022-08-04 18:21 — FNUOvviyaa

U.S. declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency The U.S. tally topped 6,600 on Wednesday, almost all of the cases among men who have sex with men. Reuters Reuters

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COVID cases drop 9% globally last week, deaths stable

Thu, 2022-08-04 18:19 — FNUOvviyaa

COVID cases drop 9% globally last week, deaths stable LONDON (AP) — New coronavirus cases fell 9% globally last week while deaths remained stable, according to the latest weekly assessment of the pandemic released Wednesday by the World Health Organization. AP NEWS

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Rich countries put billions into global Covid responses. Low-income countries wish they could spend it on bigger problems.

Thu, 2022-08-04 18:11 — FNUOvviyaa

Rich countries put billions into global Covid responses. Low-income countries wish they could spend it on bigger problems. Those who work on AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other plagues say progress is in danger of reversing. YahooNews

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‘Paxlovid rebound’ raises questions over how long antiviral COVID treatment should last

Thu, 2022-08-04 18:06 — FNUOvviyaa

‘Paxlovid rebound’ raises questions over how long antiviral COVID treatment should last President Biden testing positive for COVID-19 again days after completing a course of Paxlovid has raised the question of whether the length of the antiviral treatment should be reconsidered. Just … aneklason The Hill

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Federal reports on long Covid fall short of offering solid plans to help patients

Thu, 2022-08-04 17:57 — FNUOvviyaa

'I don't think we're actually being heard:' HHS long Covid reports fall short of offering solid plans for patients The Biden administration pledged to set up an office dedicated to long Covid, but offered no details on how to pay for it. NBC News

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In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID

Mon, 2022-08-01 19:16 — FNUOvviyaa

In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID LONDON (AP) — Moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine, while declining to share doses with Africa, could leave millions of people unprotected against a more dangerous version of the disease and risk continued spillovers of the virus into humans, public health officials are warning. AP NEWS

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“The mistakes we saw during the COVID-19 pandemic are already being repeated,” said Dr. Boghuma Kabisen Titanji, an assistant professor of medicine at Emory University.

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