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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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    Efforts to save measles surveillance network hit by USG funding cuts

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    Philanthropies rush to save measles surveillance network pushed to brink of collapse by U.S. cuts The Trump administration’s gutting of global aid is threatening to collapse a network of laboratories responsible for global measles and rubella surveillance Helen Branswell STAT
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    MPOX alert extended after surge in West Africa--WHO

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    WHO maintains mpox alert amid West Africa surge The World Health Organisation said Monday that the mpox virus epidemic remains an international health emergency with more than 37,000 confirmed cases reported since it erupted. Science X Medical Xpress

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    WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the extension of the emergency following a meeting of international experts who noted progress in some countries but also highlighted a surge in west Africa and the spread of the virus outside Africa.

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    New COVID variant spreading in Americas and Europe being monitored by WHO

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    WHO Monitors New Covid Variant Spreading in America and Europe NB.1.8.1 has mutations that could increase the virus’s transmissibility and decrease the efficacy of certain neutralizing antibodies against it. Fernanda González WIRED
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    Death rates among kids from shootings rose in states that weakened gun control laws--study.

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    States that weakened gun laws saw rise in pediatric mortality, study finds | CNN Firearms have risen to become the leading cause of death among children and teens in the United States in recent years, but a new study joins a growing set of evidence that gun laws can make a difference. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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    COVID: "Razor blade throat" symptoms alarming but not unique--experts

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    ‘Razor blade throat’: The COVID symptom alarming people right now A severe sore throat nicknamed “razor blade throat” is being reported in COVID-19 cases, particularly in China. Though alarming, medical experts confirm the symptom is not unique to recent variants. Doctors recommend COVID testing, vaccination, and symptom management for those infected or at high risk of severe illness Economic Times
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    Vaccine confidence undermined by RFK Jr's firing of advisory board, public health experts say

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    Kennedy's firing of independent CDC advisers undermines vaccine confidence, experts say

    CHICAGO, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s dismissal of an independent panel of experts citing the goal of restoring trust in vaccines could undermine confidence in those available now, putting Americans at risk of preventable infectious diseases, public health experts and others said on Monday. ...
     
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    Texas, center of the current measles outbreak, reports no new measles cases since June 3

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    Texas health department reports no additional measles cases in the state since June 3 The Texas health department reported no new cases of measles on Friday, the first time the state has not recorded an increase since the outbreak began in February. Reuters Reuters
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    Measles spreads across the Americas and outbreaks in Mexico and Canada have also turned deadly

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    As measles spreads across the Americas, outbreaks in Mexico and Canada have also turned deadly | CNN As measles cases in the United States continue to mount, neighboring countries Canada and Mexico are also experiencing significant outbreaks – all of which have been linked to at least one death. Deidre McPhillips CNN
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