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Europe likely entering another COVID wave --WHO and ECDC

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2022-10-12 09:34

Europe likely entering another COVID wave, says WHO and ECDC Another wave of COVID-19 infections may have begun in Europe as cases begin to tick up across the region, the World Health Organization and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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US Covid recovery in ‘jeopardy’ unless poorer countries helped, Congressional group tells Biden

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2022-10-07 10:12

US Covid recovery in ‘jeopardy’ unless poorer countries helped, group warns Congressional group writes letter urging Biden to extend WTO agreement aimed at easing generic vaccine exports the Guardian

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U.N., Haiti government call for help, humanitarian corridor as gangs siege the country

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2022-10-06 18:52

Calls for help, humanitarian corridor as gangs siege Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations is proposing a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti's capital to help people get gasoline and aid amid a mounting crisis as gangs keep blockading roads and access to some areas, including to one key fuel terminal in Port-au-Prince. AP NEWS

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WHO expects cholera to spread n Haiti; will request cholera vaccines

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2022-10-04 09:51

WHO to request cholera vaccines for Haiti, expects further spread A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday it was setting up tents to treat cholera in Haiti and would also request the supply of oral vaccines against the disease, which has unexpectedly returned to a country paralysed by a gang blockade. Reuters Reuters

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Ebola experimental vaccine trial may begin soon in Uganda

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2022-09-29 11:42

Ebola experimental vaccine trial may begin soon in Uganda A trial of one or possibly two experimental vaccines to protect against the Ebola Sudan virus may begin shortly in Uganda, where there have been at least 36 cases and 23 deaths from the virus. Helen Branswell STAT

The trial could get underway within a couple of weeks and definitely before the end of October, said Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo, who heads WHO’s R&D Blueprint effort to develop drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines to respond to outbreaks of rare and dangerous pathogens.

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Covid pandemic discussions took place on UN’s sidelines at General Assembly

Submitted by mike kraft on Sun, 2022-09-25 17:07

Fight to end virus pandemic takes place on UN's sidelines UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In four days of fiery speeches over war, climate change and the threat of nuclear weapons, one issue felt like an afterthought during this year's U.N. General Assembly: the coronavirus pandemic. AP NEWS

....any mention of COVID-19 by world leaders typically came at the tail-end of a long list of grievances.

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Analysis: The evolutionary consequences of delaying intervention for monkeypox--Study

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2022-09-23 17:13

Evolutionary consequences of delaying intervention for monkeypox Since May, 2022, clusters of monkeypox infections have caused global concern. At present, this concern has been tempered by the fact that, even when uncontrolled, the number of infections is growing slowly, indicating a reproductive number (R) not much larger than unity. However, the effect of R on the probability of evolution might not be obvious.

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WHO warns ability to identify new Covid variants is diminishing as testing declines

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2022-09-23 17:00

WHO warns ability to identify new Covid variants is diminishing as testing declines Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's Covid-19 technical lead, said the virus is spreading rapidly and continues to evolve even as deaths from the disease decline. Spencer Kimball CNBC

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AT UN, World leaders pledge billions to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2022-09-22 11:33

World leaders pledge billions to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria on UN sidelines The Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria on Wednesday reached $14.25 billion pledged as world leaders seek to fight the killer diseases after progress was knocked off course by the COVID-19 pandemic. Daphne Psaledakis,Steve Holland Reuters

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Global Fund to get powerful help with $18 billion funding goal

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2022-09-20 09:43

Global Fund gets powerful help with $18 billion funding goal NEW YORK (AP) — The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will get some high-powered help this week to reach its $18 billion goal to fund another three years to slow the spread of these diseases. AP NEWS

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