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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. foreign aid: freeze disrupts medical supplies; Court again orders halt to suspensions

    Fri, 2025-02-21 11:30 — mike kraft
    US aid freeze sows disruption in HIV, malaria product supply chains The U.S. government's foreign aid freeze has upended the supply chain for medical products crucial for fighting diseases including HIV and malaria in some of the world's poorest countries, and life-threatening gaps could persist for months, according to two sources familiar with the sector. Jennifer Rigby,Lisa Baertlein Reuters
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    Mpox outbreak in Congo has potential to spread because of mutations--researchers

    Fri, 2025-02-21 09:55 — mike kraft
    Scientists warn of increased mpox transmission International researchers, including from DTU National Food Institute, warn that the ongoing mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential to spread across borders more ... Technical University of Denmark Medical Xpress
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    Commentary: The COVID Contrarians are in Power; Need to hash out if they are right.

    Thu, 2025-02-20 20:00 — mike kraft
    The Covid ‘Contrarians’ Are in Power. We Still Haven’t Hashed Out Whether They Were Right. - KFF Health News Jay Bhattacharya, nominated to lead the National Institutes of Health, opposed most covid mandates. Without an honest public debate about what worked and what didn’t, public health experts say, we’re even less prepared for the next pandemic. khnkit KFF Health News
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    JFK Jr orders CDC to shelve promotional campaigns urging people to get flu vaccines

    Thu, 2025-02-20 19:29 — mike kraft
    HHS orders CDC to halt some vaccine ads, saying RFK Jr. wants message focused on ‘informed consent’ The CDC was ordered to shelve promotions it developed for a variety of vaccines after Health Secretary RFK Jr. said he wants message focused on "informed consent." Helen Branswell STAT
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    Analysis: While the Trump administration fires federal health workers, the U.S. copes with outbreaks of measles and other diseases.

    Thu, 2025-02-20 14:38 — mike kraft
    Measles Cases Spread in Texas and New Mexico as Trump Purges Federal Health Workers The U.S. is grappling with multiple outbreaks of disease as the Trump administration purges federal health workers. Steven Ross Johnson U.S. News & World Report

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    Explainer: Information on Measles

    Thu, 2025-02-20 14:23 — mike kraft
    What to know about measles | CNN Measles, one of the world’s most contagious infectious diseases, can cause serious complications – such as blindness, pneumonia or encephalitis, swelling of the brain – and even turn deadly, especially in children younger than 5. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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    Improving access to oxygen during pandemics can save lives--study

    Thu, 2025-02-20 11:43 — mike kraft
    Report: Improving oxygen access, pandemic preparedness could save millions of lives Investment in medical oxygen systems could save millions of lives by filling gaps in oxygen access for more than half the world's population and boosting pandemic preparedness, says a report published yesterday in The Lancet Global Health. CIDRAP

     

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    CDC halts flu vaccination campagn program aimed at high- risk groups

    Thu, 2025-02-20 10:31 — mike kraft
    Trump administration yanks CDC flu vaccine campaign As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women. NPR
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    Explainer: As measles outbreak spreads in Texas and New Mexico

    Wed, 2025-02-19 10:18 — mike kraft
    Texas measles cases are up, and New Mexico now has an outbreak. Here's what you need to know The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday. Eight people in neighboring eastern New Mexico also have been diagnosed with the highly contagious disease. AP News

     

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