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Gawande warns USAID COVID response quickly running out of money

Tue, 2022-07-19 14:19 — FNUOvviyaa

Gawande warns USAID COVID response quickly running out of money The USAID global coronavirus response will run out of money in the coming weeks without new funding from Congress, the agency’s Assistant Administrator for Global Health Atul Gawande warned on Tues… colinmeyn The Hill

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Gawande said funding for the task force ran out last month, and the agency has been lobbying lawmakers since December to re-up the financing at a minimum of $5 billion. So far, however, Congress has delivered none...

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High blood thickness ups death risk; few problems with flu-COVID shots together

Tue, 2022-07-19 14:16 — FNUOvviyaa

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Monkeypox patients should not be left to suffer when an FDA-approved drug could help

Mon, 2022-07-18 18:03 — FNUOvviyaa

Monkeypox patients should not be left to suffer when an FDA-approved drug could help The federal government's development of tecovirimat should be lauded as forward thinking for investing in pandemic preparedness. But its failure to use it to control the monkeypox outbreak must change. Patrick Skerrett STAT

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Monkeypox vaccine supply struggles to keep up with U.S. outbreak

Mon, 2022-07-18 17:48 — FNUOvviyaa

Monkeypox vaccine supply struggles to keep up with U.S. outbreak Health officials ordered nearly 7 million doses but most of those are not expected to arrive for months. YahooNews

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Health workers paint dire picture of Australia’s hospital systems as more than 8,500 staff isolate

Mon, 2022-07-18 17:44 — FNUOvviyaa

Health workers paint dire picture of Australia’s hospital systems as more than 8,500 staff isolate Effects of Covid surge and staff shortages reach regional centres, putting pressure on local clinics the Guardian

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As Fauci warns monkeypox needs to be taken more seriously, former FDA commissioner says the window to control it 'probably has closed'

Mon, 2022-07-18 17:34 — FNUOvviyaa

As Fauci warns monkeypox needs to be taken more seriously, former FDA commissioner says the window to control it 'probably has closed,' As cases of monkeypox continue to rise in the US, a top health official is stressing the outbreak needs to be handled in a more rigorous manner. Carma Hassan, Aya Elamroussi and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN CNN

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Ghana confirms first cases of deadly Marburg virus

Mon, 2022-07-18 15:56 — FNUOvviyaa

Ghana confirms first cases of deadly Marburg virus Two patients in the West African nation have died recently of the Ebola-like virus, officials say. BBC News

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Health officials in the West African nation say 98 people are now under quarantine as suspected contact cases.

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Pandemic behind 'largest backslide in childhood vaccination in a generation,' U.N. says

Fri, 2022-07-15 15:38 — FNUOvviyaa

Pandemic behind 'largest backslide in childhood vaccination in a generation,' U.N. says Around 25 million children around the world missed out on routine vaccinations last year that protect against life-threatening diseases, as the knock-on effects of the pandemic continue to disrupt health care globally. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Animal-to-human diseases on the rise in Africa, warns UN health agency

Fri, 2022-07-15 15:35 — FNUOvviyaa

Animal-to-human diseases on the rise in Africa, warns UN health agency Diseases transmitted from animals to people in Africa have jumped 63 per cent in last decade, compared with the previous ten year period, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) analysis UN News

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“And more than 75 per cent of emerging infectious diseases, are caused by pathogens shared with wild or domestic animals,” WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti told journalists at a media briefing...

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