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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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COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic - SARSCoV2

Fri, 2020-01-03 20:40 — Kathy Gilbeaux

An expanding list of information resources on the COVID-19 Pandemic. A link to Resources, Information, FAQs and Research on this pandemic will be provided (in red - here), and at the bottom of this post . . .

CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - Coronavirus COVID-19 - Johns Hopkins University

CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - COVID-19 Tracker - Microsoft / Bing

CLICK HERE - WHO - Map and Dashboard - Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation

CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - COVID-19 tracker - The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

CLICK HERE - ESRI - Impact Planning for COVID-19 - Select your State and County

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Bird flu --review of how people catch it so far.

Thu, 2024-12-19 19:29 — mike kraft

How do people catch bird flu? | CNN As bird flu infections rise in dairy cattle and chickens, human cases are ticking up too, leaving many people to wonder whether they might be at risk from this recently arrived virus. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Bird flu reported in 108 countries--U.N.

Thu, 2024-12-19 18:30 — mike kraft

Avian flu reported in 108 countries across five continents, says UN health agency Avian influenza has caused the deaths of more than 300 million birds worldwide and the virus “is increasingly crossing species barriers”, according to UN health officers. UN News

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Overview of public health developoments in 2024--Science News

Thu, 2024-12-19 11:45 — mike kraft

Here’s how public health fared in 2024

The world faced many public health challenges this year, including dangerous heat waves and outbreaks of the infectious diseases dengue and mpox. In the United States, after years of increases, there are early but promising signs of a downward trend in drug overdose deaths.

Dengue, mpox and bird flu raised alarms

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Climate change overview stories, including emissions, impact on insurance, winter season

Thu, 2024-12-19 10:55 — mike kraft

Climate and environment updates: Biden administration sets ambitious greenhouse gas emissions goal The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now. ABC News ABC News

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Long Covid still affects many people five years after pandemic started

Wed, 2024-12-18 10:19 — mike kraft

Five years on from the pandemic, long COVID keeps lives on hold Three years ago, Andrea Vanek was studying to be an arts and crafts teacher when spells of dizziness and heart palpitations suddenly started to make it impossible for her to even take short walks. Science X Medical Xpress

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About six percent of people infected by coronavirus develop long COVID, according to the global health body, which has recorded some 777 million COVID cases to date. ...

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Survey indicates health workers think COVID, flu vaccines safe and effective, but many remain hesitant

Wed, 2024-12-18 10:00 — mike kraft

Health workers think COVID, flu vaccines safe and effective, but many remain hesitant, global survey shows A survey of more than 7,700 healthcare workers (HCWs) in 12 countries in 2022 and 2023 finds that respondents agreed that COVID-19 and influenza vaccines are safe, effective, and useful, yet 1 in 5 reported moderate or strong COVID vaccine hesitation. CIDRAP

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Paper that popularized unproven hydroxychloroquine COVID-19 treatment finally retracted

Wed, 2024-12-18 09:40 — mike kraft

https://www.science.org/content/article/infamous-paper-popularized-unproven-covid-19-treatment-finally-retracted

Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted

A 2020 paper that sparked widespread enthusiasm for hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment was retracted today, following years of campaigning by scientists who alleged the research contained major scientific flaws and may have breached ethics regulations. The paper was pulled because of ethical concerns and methodological problems, according to a retraction notice.

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