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Ugandan doctors face fear and shortages in Ebola outbreak

Fri, 2022-11-18 10:22 — mike kraft

Ugandan doctors face fear and shortages in Ebola outbreak When Ebola broke out in Uganda in September, 10 doctors immediately stepped forward to work in an isolation unit at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital, but now only three are left. Tommy Wilkes,Elias Biryabarema Reuters

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Long-COVID clinics are still figuring out how to best treat their patients

Fri, 2022-11-18 09:44 — mike kraft

Long-COVID clinics are wrestling with how to treat their patients The clinics have popped up all over the country, but doctors still don't know the best way to treat these patients, whose symptoms can vary dramatically. NPR.org

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Pfizer/BioNTech's updated COVID shot shows strong response against BQ.1.1 variant

Fri, 2022-11-18 09:35 — mike kraft

Pfizer/BioNTech's updated COVID shot shows strong response against BQ.1.1 Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE said on Friday their Omicron-tailored shot produced higher virus-neutralizing antibodies in older adults against the emerging subvariant BQ.1.1 than its original vaccine. Reuters Reuters

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Chinese city Guangzhou plans 250,000 COVID quarantine beds

Thu, 2022-11-17 12:21 — mike kraft

Chinese city plans 250,000 quarantine beds to fight virus BEIJING (AP) — China's southern metropolis of Guangzhou announced plans Thursday to build quarantine facilities for nearly 250,000 people to fight surging coronavirus outbreaks even as the national government tries to reduce the impact of anti-disease controls that have confined millions of people to their homes. AP NEWS

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Chinese and Indonesian presidents pledge more COVID vaccine cooperation

Wed, 2022-11-16 19:00 — mike kraft

Chinese and Indonesian presidents pledge more COVID vaccine cooperation Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indonesian President Joko Widodo held formal talks on Wednesday on the Indonesian island of Bali, with both leaders pledging closer cooperation on the development of COVID-19 vaccines. Reuters Reuters

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Getting Covid boosterscould prevent millions of days missed in school and thousands of hospitalizations for kids --study

Wed, 2022-11-16 17:47 — mike kraft

Should you get the COVID booster? It could prevent millions of days missed in school and thousands of hospitalizations for kids If 80% of people five and older got their booster shot, nearly 29 million days of missed school could be prevented for kids. YahooFinance

New research predicts that higher rates of those five and older getting the bivalent booster shot could prevent millions of missed school days and thousands of hospitalizations for kids and teens. ...

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Ebola: Three vaccine candidates expected to be shipped to Uganda next week - WHO

Wed, 2022-11-16 12:21 — mike kraft

Ebola vaccine candidates expected to be shipped to Uganda next week - WHO Three Ebola vaccine candidates for a planned clinical trial are expected to be shipped to Uganda next week, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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British agency recommends against NHS use of 5 COVID treatments as not cost-effective

Wed, 2022-11-16 10:02 — mike kraft

Britain's NICE recommends against NHS use of 5 COVID treatments as not cost-effective Britain’s agency that determines if medicines should be used in the National Health Service (NHS), has recommended stopping the use of five COVID-19 treatments, including Merck & Co's 's antiviral pill for high-risk patients, citing cost-effectiveness concerns. Maggie Fick Reuters

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U.S. Covid deaths and hospitalizations are falling although new variants could emerge

Tue, 2022-11-15 19:10 — mike kraft

Covid deaths and hospitalizations are falling in the U.S. Even as new omicron strains take over, Covid is no longer driving a majority of patients into the hospital. Still, doctors worry the virus could re-emerge as immunity wanes. NBC News

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As the flu and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) have spread rapidly this fall — inundating and overwhelming hospitals and their staff across the country — Covid has not.

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Biden requests $9.25 bln for COVID, $750 Mln to gihht other disdeases and $37.7 bln for Ukraine from Congress.

Tue, 2022-11-15 18:58 — mike kraft

Biden requests $9.25 bln for COVID, $37.7 bln for Ukraine from Congress -officials The Biden administration is asking Congress for $9.25 billion to fight COVID-19 and an additional $37.7 billion to support Ukraine in its war with Russia as part of a supplemental funding request, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. Jeff Mason Reuters

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