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Reference Site: Global Compendium of Knowledge on COVID-19

Fri, 2023-04-21 11:15 — mike kraft

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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Update: Three people have died from measles in the U.S.

Mon, 2025-04-07 13:58 — mike kraft

The US has three measles-related deaths and hundreds of cases. Here's what to know Three people have died from measles-related illnesses in the U.S. since the highly contagious virus started ripping through West Texas in late January. AP News

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U.S. flu levels decline but more children deaths reported --CDC

Mon, 2025-04-07 10:53 — mike kraft

Flu levels in US continue to decline, but more kids' deaths confirmed For the seventh week in a row, indicators show that US influenza activity is dropping, but it's still above baseline levels. CIDRAP

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Measles: RFK Jr. supports vaccinations as 2nd unvaccinated child dies, and total U.S. cases top 600

Mon, 2025-04-07 10:39 — mike kraft

RFK says the "most effective way" to prevent measles spread is the MMR vaccine Kennedy has a long record of sowing skepticism about vaccines. Rebecca Falconer Axios

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RFK Jr. says he plans to reinstate some personnel and programs hit by massive health agency layoffs

Fri, 2025-04-04 15:02 — mike kraft

Kennedy says he plans to reinstate some personnel and programs severed in massive HHS layoffs | CNN Some personnel and programs affected by sweeping reductions at federal health agencies on Tuesday will be reinstated, including a program at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that monitors lead in kids, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday. Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell CNN

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Measles cases grow in Texas, with 59 new infections in past 3 days

Fri, 2025-04-04 14:12 — mike kraft

Measles outbreak in Texas hits 481 cases, with 59 new infections confirmed in last 3 days The measles outbreak in western Texas has hit 481 cases as 59 newly identified infections were confirmed over the last three days, according to new data published Friday. ABC News ABC News

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Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or in individuals whose vaccination status is unknown, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).

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U.S. CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to state and local health departments

Fri, 2025-03-28 09:24 — mike kraft

CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to health departments across the U.S. “Now that the pandemic is over, the grants and cooperative agreements are no longer necessary," federal health authorities wrote to funding recipients this week. NBC News

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HHS oversees 13 agencies, including the CDC, which is tasked with protecting the nation’s health. Notices began going out Monday, and awardees have 30 days to reconcile their expenditures. Figures are subject to change.

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Cuts in U.S. and European aid predicted to result in 2.9 million HIV deaths by 2030--study

Thu, 2025-03-27 13:03 — mike kraft

Aid cuts predicted to cause 2.9 million more HIV-related deaths by 2030 – study Reductions to overseas budgets by US, UK and EU countries will have ‘devastating consequences’, say researchers in modelling published in the Lancet HIV

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Rising measles cases in Kansas may be linked to Texas and other outbreaks

Thu, 2025-03-27 10:49 — mike kraft

Measles cases rise to 23 in Kansas, may be linked to large multistate outbreak | CNN Twenty-three measles cases have been reported in Kansas, and the state health department said they could be linked to an ongoing outbreak that has infected at least 379 people across Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Neha Mukherjee, Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Measles misinformation issue: some patients in West Texas show signs of vitamin A toxicity

Thu, 2025-03-27 10:26 — mike kraft

Some measles patients in West Texas show signs of vitamin A toxicity, doctors say, raising concerns about misinformation | CNN Doctors treating people hospitalized as part of a measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico have also found themselves facing another problem: vitamin A toxicity. Neha Mukherjee CNN

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