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No one is safe until everyone is safe': Vaccine nationalism threatens global coronavirus effort

Sun, 2020-07-12 22:04 — mike kraft

USA Today July 12, 2020

'No one is safe until everyone is safe': Vaccine nationalism threatens global coronavirus effort Instead of collaboration, coordination and sharing, vaccine nationalism pits nation against nation to get and keep enough doses for their citizens. Elizabeth Weise USA TODAY

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Pittsburgh Seemed Like a Virus Success Story. Now Cases Are Surging.

Sun, 2020-07-12 19:53 — mike kraft

PITTSBURGH — A little more than three weeks ago, officials in Pittsburgh announced a milestone enviable for almost any major city in America: A day had gone by without a single new confirmed case of the coronavirus. It was good news for a city that had seen only a modest outbreak all along, even as the virus raged through places like Philadelphia and New York.

That was then.

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As US grapples with virus, Florida hits record case increase

Sun, 2020-07-12 14:54 — mike kraft

As US grapples with virus, Florida hits record case increase ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — With the United States grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world, Florida hit a grim milestone Sunday, shattering the national record for a state's... AP NEWS

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — With the United States grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world, Florida hit a grim milestone Sunday, shattering the national record for a state’s largest single-day increase in positive cases.

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Study of 17 Million Identifies Crucial Risk Factors for Coronavirus Deaths

Sun, 2020-07-12 12:19 — mike kraft

New York Times Juily 8, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/health/coronavirus-risk-factors.html

By Katherine J. Wu

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US Covid-19 cases are climbing but some state and local leaders clash over moves to curb the spread

Sun, 2020-07-12 10:09 — mike kraft

US Covid-19 cases are climbing but some state and local leaders clash over moves to curb the spread With coronavirus cases climbing across the US, local and state leaders have found themselves at odds over the types of restrictions that should be in place to move forward effectively. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

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Coronavirus pandemic prompts record drop in global emissions, study finds

Sun, 2020-07-12 09:48 — mike kraft

The Guardian

Coronavirus pandemic prompts record drop in global emissions, study finds Lockdowns, travel bans and factory closures drive 4.6% reduction but dramatic decline falls short of efforts needed to limit global heating Valerie Yurk the Guardian

The Guardian, July 10, 2020

by Valerie York

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Daily Virus Death Toll Rises in Some States

Fri, 2020-07-10 21:25 — mike kraft

By Farah Stockman, Mitch Smith and Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio

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Fwd: Statement on the October 2018 meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee on the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fri, 2018-10-19 04:06 — mdmcdonald

GRS. All Africa RS

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It's Early in the Flu Season, but It's Shaping Up to Be a Nasty One

Thu, 2017-12-28 11:14 — Kathy Gilbeaux

cbsnews.com - by Jonathan Lapook - December 26, 2017

As the holiday season continues, the U.S. is also entering peak flu season. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, up to 650,000 people worldwide could die from complications of the flu . . .

. . . It's very early in the flu season but it's shaping up to be a nasty one. Texas is one of 23 states already seeing high flu activity, more than double the number from the week before.

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CLICK HERE - Texas Department of State Health Services - 2017 - 2018 Texas Influenza Surveillance Activity Report

CLICK HERE - CDC - FluView - Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report

CLICK HERE - TEXASFLU.org

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HHS selects nine regional Ebola and other special pathogen treatment centers

Mon, 2015-06-15 17:07 — mike kraft

New network expands US ability to respond to outbreaks of severe, highly infectious diseases

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES June 12, 2015

WASHINGTON -- To further strengthen the nation’s infectious disease response capability, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has selected nine health departments and associated partner hospitals to become special regional treatment centers for patients with Ebola or other severe, highly infectious diseases.

HHS’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has awarded approximately $20 million through its Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) to enhance the regional treatment centers’ capabilities to care for patients with Ebola or other highly infectious diseases. ASPR will provide an additional $9 million to these recipients in the subsequent four years to sustain their readiness...

The nine awardees and their partner hospitals are:

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