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COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic - SARSCoV2

Submitted by Kathy Gilbeaux on Fri, 2020-01-03 20:40

An expanding list of information resources on the COVID-19 Pandemic. A link to Resources, Information, FAQs and Research on this pandemic will be provided (in red - here), and at the bottom of this post . . .

CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - Coronavirus COVID-19 - Johns Hopkins University

CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - COVID-19 Tracker - Microsoft / Bing

CLICK HERE - WHO - Map and Dashboard - Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation

CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - COVID-19 tracker - The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

CLICK HERE - ESRI - Impact Planning for COVID-19 - Select your State and County

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Measles: US reports highest number of measles cases since 2019 --CDC

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2025-04-11 16:21

US reports highest number of measles cases since 2019: CDC Measles cases have been confirmed in at least 24 states, CDC data shows. ABC News ABC News

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Among the nationally confirmed cases by the CDC, about 97% are in people who are unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown.

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Trump Administration Eliminates Office That Sets Poverty Levels Tied to Benefits for at Least 80 Million People

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2025-04-11 11:35

Trump HHS Eliminates Office That Sets Poverty Levels Tied to Benefits for at Least 80 Million People - KFF Health News Recent cuts eliminated a small, specialized workforce that sets the poverty standards determining who is eligible for Medicaid as well as assistance with food, home heating, child care, and more. Terry Byrne KFF Health News

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US measles batle hindered by confusion over RFK Jr's statements.

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2025-04-11 10:28

US measles battle hindered by confusion over health secretary response Since January, 505 people have been infected in Texas and more than 90 total in neighboring New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas. Two chidren have died. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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U.S. Whooping Cough Cases Are Climbing as Vaccine Rates Decline

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2025-04-11 10:21

Why You Should Also Worry About Whooping Cough Amid Measles Outbreak While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak, experts warn that whooping cough and other preventable diseases could get much worse with falling vaccination rates and Trump’s slashing of public health infrastructure. Duaa Eldeib,Patricia Callahan,Sarahbeth Maney ProPublica

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Prescription drugs are a target of Trump's tariffs; U.S. patients, foreign producers affected

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2025-04-10 10:32

Trump's trade war: Prescription drugs become a target U.S. President Donald Trump late on Tuesday reiterated he would impose tariffs on imports of pharmaceutical products that have long been spared from past trade disputes due to the potential for harm to patients. Maggie Fick Reuters

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COVID: 1-7 US working age adults report long COVID, higher % among the poor

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2025-04-10 10:26

Studies: 1 in 7 US working-age adults report long COVID, with heaviest burden on the poor Tomorrow, pharmaceuticals will no longer be exempt from the Trump administration's 25% tariff on goods produced in Canada. CIDRAP

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Overview: Federal budget cuts close vaccine clinics in various states

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2025-04-10 10:14

As measles spreads, federal budget cuts force closure of vaccine clinics Federal funding cuts, though temporarily blocked by a judge, have upended vaccination outreach across the country, including in Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, Texas, and Washington state. KFF Health News

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U.S. Government response to multistate measles outbreak hampered by job, grant cuts, experts say

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2025-04-09 12:09

Response to multistate measles outbreak hampered by unique set of challenges | CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the ground in Texas for the second time this year, as an ongoing multistate measles outbreak centered in the western part of the state has grown to one of the worst the country has seen in decades. Deidre McPhillips, Neha Mukherjee, Meg Tirrell CNN

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New studies indicate Paxlovid does not relieve long COVID symptoms im adults or prevent condition in teenagers

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2025-04-09 12:00

Reports: Paxlovid doesn't relieve adult long-COVID symptoms, prevent condition in youth Tomorrow, pharmaceuticals will no longer be exempt from the Trump administration's 25% tariff on goods produced in Canada. CIDRAP

A pair of new studies finds no significant benefit of the antiviral drug nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) in alleviating the symptoms of adult long-COVID patients or in preventing the development of the condition in adolescents.

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