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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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Trump administration pulls out of key global climate assessment

Fri, 2025-02-21 12:23 — mike kraft

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say The Trump administration has halted the participation of U.S. scientists in key U.N.

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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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The Texas measles outbreak was ‘inevitable’ because of low vaccination rates --local doctors.

Fri, 2025-02-21 11:19 — mike kraft

Why the Texas measles outbreak was ‘inevitable’ An outbreak of measles is wreaking havoc in the South Plains region of Texas, where nearly 60 children have been confirmed to be infected. Physicians in the state say the current situation was “ine… colinmeyn The Hill

An outbreak of measles is wreaking havoc in the South Plains region of Texas, where nearly 60 children have been confirmed to be infected. Physicians in the state say the current situation was “inevitable” due to the low rates of vaccination among the largely Mennonite community.

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U.S. may face critical hospital bed shortage --study

Fri, 2025-02-21 10:59 — mike kraft

US warned of 2032 hospital crisis A growing shortage of beds may end up seeing "tens to hundreds of thousands of excess American deaths each year," researchers said. Newsweek

U.S. hospitals are on track for a crisis come 2032 that may lead to hundreds of thousands of additional deaths each year.

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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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RFK Jr. plans to shake up CDC advisory committee on vaccines --sources.

Thu, 2025-02-20 19:47 — mike kraft

RFK Jr. prepares shake-up of vaccine advisers The health secretary is planning to remove members of a panel that recommends vaccines if he sees conflicts of interest. Politico

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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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