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WHO study estimates Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years

Wed, 2024-04-24 18:06 — mike kraft

Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years A major landmark study reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives – or the equivalent of 6 lives every minute of every year – over the past 50 years. The vast majority of lives saved – 101 million – were those of infants.

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Can we make enough H5N1 vaccine if there’s a bird flu pandemic?

Wed, 2024-04-24 09:06 — mike kraft

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Massive amounts of H5N1 vaccine would be needed if there's a bird flu pandemic. Can we make enough? The first signs that H5N1 avian flu was starting to spread from person to person would trigger a race to produce massive amounts of vaccine. Helen Branswell STAT

There is no way to predict if the virus will acquire the capacity to spread between people, or when and under what conditions it would make that fateful leap if it does.

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FDA finds traces of H5N1 bird flu viruses in grocery store milk but says pasteurized dairy products are still safe

Wed, 2024-04-24 08:58 — mike kraft

FDA finds traces of H5N1 bird flu viruses in grocery store milk but says pasteurized dairy products are still safe | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it had detected viral particles of H5N1 avian influenza in milk purchased at grocery stores, but the agency says it still believes that the milk is safe to drink. Brenda Goodman CNN

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How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous--AP investigation

Tue, 2024-04-23 09:28 — mike kraft

Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous The Chinese government froze meaningful efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, despite publicly declaring that it supported an open scientific inquiry, an Associated Press investigation has found. AP News

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increased monitoring and preparation needed for highly pathogenic bird flu --WHO chief scientist

Tue, 2024-04-23 09:21 — mike kraft

WHO chief scientist calls for increased monitoring and preparation for highly pathogenic bird flu | CNN The bird flu spreading through cattle in the United States is an “enormous concern” the chief scientist of the World Health Organization said Thursday as he called for more tracking and preparation for the virus. Brenda Goodman CNN

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U.S. US respiratory virus cases continue to decline except in two states

Fri, 2024-04-19 17:01 — mike kraft

US respiratory virus activity continues to tail off Wastewater COVID detections declined to the minimal level and are highest in the Midwest. CIDRAP

Respiratory virus activity from flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) continues to decline across most of the country, with only two jurisdictions—North Dakota and Wyoming—reporting high activity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in updates today. ...

Hospitalizations continue to decline, but overall deaths were up slightly.

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WHO says risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern'

Thu, 2024-04-18 11:01 — mike kraft

Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO Chief scientist voices fears about H5N1 variant that has ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate in humans The Guardian

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After early COVID pandemic uncertainty, WHO defines diseases spread 'through air'

Thu, 2024-04-18 09:09 — mike kraft

After COVID, WHO defines disease spread 'through air' The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion early in the COVID-19 pandemic that some scientists have said cost lives. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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COVID-19 caused 21% excess of respiratory infections last winter--German study

Wed, 2024-04-17 16:37 — mike kraft

COVID-19 caused 21% excess of respiratory infections last winter, analysis finds Adults aged 30 to 39 years had the highest cumulative incidence, with 208 infections per 100 people. CIDRAP

A new study based on German data shows that SARS-CoV-2 caused a 21% excess of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) during the winter of 2022-23. The study was published this week in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases and suggests COVID-19 will add a significant burden during cold and flu seasons.

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Measles: U.S. cases continue to grow, nearly half in children under 5 years old

Wed, 2024-04-17 08:47 — mike kraft

US measles cases top 120 as LA County tracks case with multiple exposures The visitor to Los Angeles County had visited Universal Studios and several other public places. CIDRAP

Eight more measles cases have been reported, putting the nation's total at 121 so far this year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest weekly update. The number of affected jurisdictions remained the same, at 18.

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