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U.S. CDC now urges all travelers in the U.S. to take Covid tests before departure

Thu, 2022-05-19 18:03 — mike kraft

Traveling in the U.S. soon? Get tested before your trip, CDC says. The agency updated its covid guidance for domestic travel ahead of the summer season and a recent uptick in cases. Nathan Diller Washington Post

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U.S. health officials mull widening additional booster eligibility for those under 50

Thu, 2022-05-19 17:13 — mike kraft

As COVID cases rise, U.S. health officials mull widening additional booster eligibility Health officials are considering extending the eligibility for a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose to people under 50 amid a steady rise in cases, with the United States seeing a threefold increase over the past month. Ahmed Aboulenein,Jeff Mason Reuters

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Two articles on advice for dealing with positive COVID-19 test results

Wed, 2022-05-18 16:12 — mike kraft

What to do if you test positive for Covid-19 now Covid-19 infections are on the rise, with most US states reporting an increase in cases. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the highly contagious BA.2.1.21 subvariant of Omicron is now the dominant strain of coronavirus nationwide. Katia Hetter, CNN CNN

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Demand for COVID shots drops in Africa as supply rises

Wed, 2022-05-18 15:35 — mike kraft

When Africans asked for COVID shots, they didn't get them. Now they don't want them Demand for COVID shots drops in Africa as supply rises. Edward Mcallister,Cooper Inveen Reuters

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World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID - WHO review

Wed, 2022-05-18 15:18 — mike kraft

World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID - review The world is no better prepared for a new pandemic than it was when coronavirus emerged in 2019 and may actually be in a worse place given the economic toll, according to a panel set up by the World Health Organization (WHO) to evaluate the global response. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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WHO chief says China’s COVID plan is ‘unsustainable’ due to omicron

Tue, 2022-05-17 23:12 — mike kraft

WHO: China's COVID plan is 'unsustainable' due to omicron GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said China’s extreme approach to containing the coronavirus is unsustainable because of the highly infectious nature of the omicron variant, but that it’s up to every country to decide what policy to pursue. AP NEWS

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Opinion: Omitting long Covid from pandemic messaging is harmful for public health

Tue, 2022-05-17 17:34 — mike kraft

Omitting long Covid from pandemic messaging is harmful for public health Lack of clear messaging about long Covid leads to patients experiencing these symptoms being dismissed or minimized by health care providers. And this, in turn, can delay or prevent access to appropriate care. Karen Pennar STAT

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Covid-19 vaccine boosters are critical for older adults, but more people are not getting them

Tue, 2022-05-17 17:02 — mike kraft

Covid-19 vaccine boosters are critical for older adults. Why aren't more people getting them? Even as top U.S. health officials say it's time America learns to live with the coronavirus, a chorus of leading researchers say faulty messaging on booster shots has left millions of older people at serious risk. Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News CNN

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Worldwide, more than 11.7 billion doses have been administered across 184 countries-- Bloomberg data.

Tue, 2022-05-17 16:56 — mike kraft

More Than 11.7 Billion Shots Given: Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker It’s the biggest vaccination campaign in history Bloomberg.com

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Future COVID variants will likely reinfect us multiple times a year, experts say — unless we invest in new vaccines

Tue, 2022-05-17 15:21 — mike kraft

Future COVID variants will likely reinfect us multiple times a year, experts say — unless we invest in new vaccines For more than a year now, the original COVID-19 vaccines have held up remarkably well — even miraculously so — against a Greek alphabet of new variants: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta. But now experts say something is changing.

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U.S. CDC now urges all travelers in the U.S. to take Covid tests before departure

U.S. health officials mull widening additional booster eligibility for those under 50

Two articles on advice for dealing with positive COVID-19 test results

Demand for COVID shots drops in Africa as supply rises

World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID - WHO review

WHO chief says China’s COVID plan is ‘unsustainable’ due to omicron

Opinion: Omitting long Covid from pandemic messaging is harmful for public health

Covid-19 vaccine boosters are critical for older adults, but more people are not getting them

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