Disease Prevention

WHO approves first mpox test for quick diagnosis

Mon, 2024-10-07 17:07 — mike kraft

Mpox in Africa: WHO approves first mpox test for quick diagnosis Lack of testing and delays in getting the results have made curbing the virus's spread harder. BBC News

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first diagnostic test for mpox where the results can be immediately known, saying it could prove pivotal in helping to stop the rising global cases of the deadly virus.

The new PCR test enables the detection of the mpox DNA taken from skin lesion swabs.

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Getting a Covid Shot During Pregnancy Is Important --new data

Mon, 2024-10-07 16:36 — mike kraft

Here’s Why Getting a Covid Shot During Pregnancy Is Important - KFF Health News New data from the CDC shows covid vaccination during pregnancy is key to protecting vulnerable newborns from the virus. paulavirna KFF Health News

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Flu vaccine lowered risk of hospitalization in Southern Hemisphere by 35% , lower than in past -- CDC

Mon, 2024-10-07 16:08 — mike kraft

Flu vaccine lowered risk of hospitalization in Southern Hemisphere by 35%: CDC This year's flu vaccine reduced the risk of hospitalization in the Southern Hemisphere but wasn't as effective as the one used in the prior season, a new CDC study found. ABC News ABC News

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COVID home test results can enhance disease tracking--survey

Wed, 2024-10-02 16:24 — mike kraft

Survey: COVID home test results can enhance disease tracking At least one household member and six healthcare workers who encountered the index case-patient are being investigated after showing symptoms of viral infection. CIDRAP

Online nonprobability survey estimates suggest that 54 million US COVID-19 infections went uncounted in official records after home tests were widely deployed and institutional testing waned starting in February 2022. ...

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WHO recommends pregnant women to get vaccinations and antibody therapy to prevent RSV in infants

Tue, 2024-10-01 15:21 — mike kraft

WHO recommends maternal shot and antibody therapy to prevent RSV in infants The recommendations, to administer both the shot and the antibody or either, come after the WHO's strategic advisory group on immunization met last week. For countries that decide to use a maternal vaccine, WHO said it recommends a single shot in the third trimester of pregnancy. Drugmaker Pfizer's shot is approved in the United States for use in women during the middle of the third trimester of pregnancy to protect their babies. Yahoo News

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COVID vaccinations during pregnancy protects newborns from hospitalization --data

Tue, 2024-10-01 15:08 — mike kraft

Getting the COVID vaccine during pregnancy protects newborns from hospitalization Babies under six months can't be vaccinated directly against COVID. A new study found that most infants hospitalized for COVID had mothers who didn’t get the vaccine while they were pregnant. KFF Health News

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WHO’s Africa mRNA Vaccine Hub Faces Uncertainty and Shortfalls --report

Mon, 2024-09-30 19:15 — mike kraft

WHO’s MRNA Vaccine Hub Faces Uncertainty And Shortfalls - Health Policy Watch The establishment of an “mRNA hub” in South Africa to build the capacity of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to develop vaccines during the COVID-19 Health Policy Watch

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The XEC Covid variant: assessment of contagion and vaccines

Fri, 2024-09-27 23:41 — mike kraft

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XEC, like countless others before it, is a part of the omicron family. The variant is closely related to KP.2, the strain targeted by the updated vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. And both XEC and KP.1 are descendants of the JN.1 strain, targeted by the updated Novavax vaccine.

“I think we have good reason to think that there will be substantial protection from the boosters that are available,” Hanage said.

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