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Florida's COVID-19 deaths near 5,500 this year --state data

Thu, 2024-11-07 11:12 — mike kraft

Florida's COVID-19 deaths near 5,500 this year Cases are the lowest in the state since the pandemic began in 2020. CBS Miami

ALLAHASSEE - The number of Florida resident deaths linked to COVID-19 this year is nearing 5,500, according to data posted on the state Department of Health website.

Meanwhile, cases are the lowest since the pandemic began in 2020.

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Description of US. community health workers in rural areas and small towns

Thu, 2024-11-07 11:04 — mike kraft

Community Health Workers Spread Across the US, Even in Rural Areas - KFF Health News Community health workers are increasingly common in rural areas, where they help patients overcome barriers to accessing care and staying healthy. khnariellez KFF Health News

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Four cases of new mpox variant found in the U.K., the first cluster outside Africa

Thu, 2024-11-07 10:09 — mike kraft

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged in Congo, marking the first time the variant has caused a cluster of illness outside of Africa. AP News

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Opinon: wild meat markets are a root cause of Mpox and must be made safer

Wed, 2024-11-06 19:52 — mike kraft

Stopping mpox: wild meat markets are a root cause and must be made safer Strategies to beat a disease outbreak like mpox must start with the root causes. The Conversation

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Strategies to beat the 2024 mpox outbreak have so far largely focused on preventing human-to-human transmission.

But we also need to go back to the root causes of disease, particularly where mpox is transmitted from animals to humans.

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Mpox vaccine doses allocated to 9 African countries hardest hit by mpox surge

Wed, 2024-11-06 19:36 — mike kraft

Vaccine doses allocated to 9 African countries hardest hit by mpox surge The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899 000 vaccine doses for 9 countries across the African region that are hit hard by the current mpox surge.

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The top endemic pathogens for wich new vaccines are urgently needed -WHO study

Wed, 2024-11-06 12:18 — mike kraft

WHO study lists top endemic pathogens for which new vaccines are urgently needed A new World Health Organization (WHO) study published today in eBioMedicine names 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities as top priorities for new vaccine development. The WHO study is the first global effort to systematically prioritize endemic pathogens based on criteria that included regional disease burden, antimicrobial resistance risk and socioeconomic impact.

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U.S. nursing home staffing costs and financial issues masked by COVID relief funds -- new study

Tue, 2024-11-05 17:42 — mike kraft

Staffing costs masked by COVID relief funds revealed in new study of nursing home finances A new study confirms just how much pandemic-era government funding buoyed America’s nursing homes — and just how little extra cash they have on hand two years later, ahead of a major staffing rule that threatens their financial viability. Kimberly Marselas McKnight's Long-Term Care News

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'Very High' COVID Virus Levels Detected in Wastewater in 5 states --CDC

Tue, 2024-11-05 17:33 — mike kraft

COVID cases update: Map reveals return of "very high" water virus levels "High" levels of viral activity in wastewater are also on the rise and are concentrated in one specific area. Newsweek

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High" levels of viral activity are also on the rise with detections now in five U.S. states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

"Very high" levels of viral activity have been detected in Montana, with "high" levels in Arkansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wyoming.

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