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Reference Site: Global Compendium of Knowledge on COVID-19

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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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    US children at times received ineffective COVID-19 treatments such as ivermectin--study

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    Study: US children at times received ineffective COVID-19 treatments US children were prescribed ineffective and potentially harmful drugs to treat COVID-19, such as ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), according to a study published today in Pediatrics. The authors note that while the rates of non-recommended prescribing were very low, because of the large number of pediatric cases, the actual impact is fairly substantial. CIDRAP
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    New COVID variants are a reminder of coronavirus reality-the virus is still evolving

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    New COVID variants are a reminder of coronavirus reality Even with COVID at a low point, the virus is still circulating and evolving. Adriel Bettelheim Axios

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    As much as the public wants to move on — and has moved on — from the pandemic, uncertainty about the coronavirus' evolution means those who remain the most vigilant can't fully shake the pandemic experience.

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    World’s Three Largest Health Philanthropies Allocate $300 Million to Support Innovation in Developing Countries

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    World’s Three Largest Health Philanthropies Join Forces In $300 Million Initiative To Support Innovation In Developing Countries - Health Policy Watch The Novo Nordisk Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Wellcome Trust have announced a new partnership, committing $300 million over three Health Policy Watch

     

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    Analysis: A step to counter climate change increases in urban flooding --"sponge cities"

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    As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here's how communities can become 'sponge cities' "When it rains, it pours" once was a metaphor for bad things happening in clusters. Now it's becoming a statement of fact about rainfall in a changing climate. Franco Montalto Phys.org
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    Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity-- poll of hundreds of scientists

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    World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target Exclusive: Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds The Guardian
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    What the Texas farmworker’s case of bird flu tells us about tracking the infection

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    What a US farmworker’s case of bird flu tells us about tracking the infection | CNN A US farmworker who caught bird flu after working with dairy cattle in Texas appears to be the first known case of mammal-to-human transmission of the virus, a new study shows. Brenda Goodman CNN

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    Texas dairy worker bird flu case shows need for protective gear --CDC

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    Dairy worker bird flu case shows need for protective gear, US CDC study shows The Texas dairy farm worker infected with H5N1 bird flu was not wearing respiratory or eye protection and had been exposed to cattle that appeared to have the same symptoms as those in a nearby farm with a confirmed outbreak of the virus, according to new details on the case released on Friday. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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    Southern U.S. is facing alarming coastal sea level rises--Washingtn Post analysis .

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    Where seas are rising at alarming speed Seas in the Southern United States have risen dramatically since 2010. The extra water has upended life — flooding homes, choking septic systems and deluging roads. Washington Post

    One of the most rapid sea level surges on Earth is besieging the American South, forcing a reckoning for coastal communities across eight U.S. states, a Washington Post analysis has found.

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