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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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    Federal government no longer accepting orders for free Covid-19 tests

    Tue, 2025-03-11 10:54 — mike kraft
    Federal government no longer accepting orders for free Covid-19 tests | CNN The federal government program that provides free at-home Covid-19 tests says it is “not currently accepting orders,” according to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response website. Jen Christensen CNN
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    US measles cases now found in 12 states, a 35% jump

    Tue, 2025-03-11 10:20 — mike kraft
    US measles cases jump 35% in a week: Now found in 12 states U.S. measles cases jumped by a third over the past week, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, a worrying sign in the outbreak that's already linked to two deaths. Medical Xpress

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    U.S. cases since the beginning of the year rose by 58 to 222 across 12 states, the CDC reported Friday, and 38, or 17% of those confirmed cases, have led to hospitalization.

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    US aid cuts weaken the fight against maleria, the deadliest disease in Africa

    Mon, 2025-03-10 20:10 — mike kraft
    No disease is deadlier in Africa than malaria. Trump's US aid cuts weaken the fight against it Malaria season begins this month in a large part of Africa. No disease is deadlier on the continent, especially for children. AP News
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    Texas measles outbreak: doctors try to counter RFK Jr misinformation about vitamin A

    Mon, 2025-03-10 19:51 — mike kraft

    Doctors push back as parents embrace Kennedy and vitamin A in Texas measles outbreak

    March 8 (Reuters) - As a measles outbreak spreads across West Texas, Dr. Ana Montanez is fighting an uphill battle to convince some parents that vitamin A - touted by vaccine critics as effective against the highly contagious virus - will not protect their children.
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    TB cases rise in the U.S. and world wide, health officials puzzled by resurgence

    Mon, 2025-03-10 12:22 — mike kraft
    As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB—a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough—began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of early March ... Medical Xpress
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    Flu infections in U.S. ebb but major impact still felt at health facilities

    Mon, 2025-03-10 10:04 — mike kraft
    US flu ebbs for third straight week, but impact on healthcare remains Sixteen more pediatric flu deaths were reported, as hospitalizations and outpatient visits remain high. CIDRAP
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    Analysis: it took extraordinary measures to stop the last spread of measles in 2019

    Mon, 2025-03-10 09:55 — mike kraft
    During the last major measles outbreaks in the US, it took extraordinary measures to stop the spread | CNN Six years ago, two communities in New York – one in Brooklyn and one in Rockland County – were facing the worst measles outbreaks the United States had seen in decades. It was the closest the nation has gotten to losing elimination status for the extremely contagious disease, a milestone that was achieved in 2000. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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    Bird Flu: RFK Jr opposes vaccinating poultry now.

    Fri, 2025-03-07 10:10 — mike kraft
    RFK Jr. warns vaccinating poultry for bird flu could backfire Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned vaccines could turn "birds into mutant factories." CBS News
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    Second measles-related death in U.S.--an unvaccinated adult

    Fri, 2025-03-07 09:41 — mike kraft
    Unvaccinated New Mexico adult tests positive for measles after death A New Mexico resident who has died, tested positive for measles, the state health department said on Thursday, marking the second measles-related death in the United States in more than a decade. Julie Steenhuysen,Bhanvi Satija Reuters
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