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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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U.S. Raw milk sales rise despite bird flu warnings

Wed, 2024-05-15 10:17 — mike kraft

People are drinking raw milk 'like crazy' as sales rise despite bird flu warnings Although raw milk is considered one of the "riskiest" foods people can consume, social media influencers heavily promote unpasteurized products. NBC News

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Since March 25, when the bird flu virus was confirmed in U.S. cattle for the first time, weekly sales of raw cow’s milk have ticked up 21% to as much as 65% compared with the same periods a year ago, according to the market research firm NielsenIQ.

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Heart-failure patients have 82% better odds of living longer if vaccinated against COVID --study

Tue, 2024-05-14 09:57 — mike kraft

Data: Heart-failure patients have 82% better odds of living longer if vaccinated against COVID The first study of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in a large population of adult heart-failure patients suggests that vaccinated participants are 82% more likely to live longer than their unvaccinated peers, according to an analysis presented over the weekend at the Heart Failure 2024 scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in Lisbon, Portugal. CIDRAP

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Mpox iN Africa: A call for action to prevent the spread.

Mon, 2024-05-13 10:32 — mike kraft

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Maleria: FDA considers updating blood donation guidelines to keep nation’s supply safe

Mon, 2024-05-13 10:23 — mike kraft

FDA considers updating blood donation guidelines to keep nation’s supply safe from malaria | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is considering a requirement for blood banks to use a new test that can detect the parasites that cause malaria in certain donors’ blood, and it’s seeking the opinion of its independent advisers on the best way to meet its goal of zero transfusion-related cases without unnecessarily prohibiting some people from donating blood. Jen Christensen CNN

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Bird flu: Five things to know about bird flu

Mon, 2024-05-13 10:05 — mike kraft

Five things to know about bird flu

There have been major outbreaks around the world in the recent past, including four from 2014 to 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

So what makes this time different, and at what point should you be concerned?

Here are five things you should know about bird flu.

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Discussion of whether the last COVID vaccine will work against the new FLiRT varianth

Mon, 2024-05-13 09:29 — mike kraft

Will your last COVID vaccine work against new ‘FLiRT’ variants?

...Both FLiRT variants are considered very similar to JN.1, health officials say, with early data suggesting only a couple of changes in their spike proteins.

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However, because the FLiRT variants are relatively new, there isn’t enough data to show whether the vaccine or immunity from a recent case of COVID will provide effective protection against them.

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CDC launching wastewater dashboard to track bird flu virus spread

Mon, 2024-05-13 09:19 — mike kraft

CDC launching wastewater dashboard to track bird flu virus spread Federal public health officials are turning to wastewater surveillance to help fill in the gaps in efforts to track H5N1 bird flu outbreaks in dairy cows. Megan Molteni STAT

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Misinformation issue: Even after the pandemic, COVID misinformation continues

Fri, 2024-05-10 19:35 — mike kraft

Covid-19 misinformation persists four years after shelter-in-place From spring break parties to Mardi Gras, many people remember the last major “normal” thing they did before the novel coronavirus pandemic dawned, forcing governments worldwide to issue stay-at-home advisories Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu Kentucky Lantern

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Human, Animal and Plant Diseases are being fueled by enviornmental changes--study

Fri, 2024-05-10 11:38 — mike kraft

Several large-scale, human-driven changes to the planet — including climate change, the loss of biodiversity and the spread of invasive species — are making infectious diseases more dangerous to people, animals and plants, according to a new study.

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