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Column: Obtaining Government Preparedness Grants are Key to Resilience

Mon, 2024-05-13 10:44 — mike kraft

Hstoday COLUMN: Preparedness Grants are Key to Resilience - HS Today

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Maleria: FDA considers updating blood donation guidelines to keep nation’s supply safe

Mon, 2024-05-13 10:23 — mike kraft

 

FDA considers updating blood donation guidelines to keep nation’s supply safe from malaria | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is considering a requirement for blood banks to use a new test that can detect the parasites that cause malaria in certain donors’ blood, and it’s seeking the opinion of its independent advisers on the best way to meet its goal of zero transfusion-related cases without unnecessarily prohibiting some people from donating blood. Jen Christensen CNN

 

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Bird flu: Five things to know about bird flu

Mon, 2024-05-13 10:05 — mike kraft

Five things to know about bird flu

There have been major outbreaks around the world in the recent past, including four from 2014 to 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

So what makes this time different, and at what point should you be concerned?

Here are five things you should know about bird flu.

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Discussion of whether the last COVID vaccine will work against the new FLiRT varianth

Mon, 2024-05-13 09:29 — mike kraft

Will your last COVID vaccine work against new ‘FLiRT’ variants?

...Both FLiRT variants are considered very similar to JN.1, health officials say, with early data suggesting only a couple of changes in their spike proteins.

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However, because the FLiRT variants are relatively new, there isn’t enough data to show whether the vaccine or immunity from a recent case of COVID will provide effective protection against them.

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CDC launching wastewater dashboard to track bird flu virus spread

Mon, 2024-05-13 09:19 — mike kraft
CDC launching wastewater dashboard to track bird flu virus spread Federal public health officials are turning to wastewater surveillance to help fill in the gaps in efforts to track H5N1 bird flu outbreaks in dairy cows. Megan Molteni STAT
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Misinformation issue: Even after the pandemic, COVID misinformation continues

Fri, 2024-05-10 19:35 — mike kraft
Covid-19 misinformation persists four years after shelter-in-place From spring break parties to Mardi Gras, many people remember the last major “normal” thing they did before the novel coronavirus pandemic dawned, forcing governments worldwide to issue stay-at-home advisories Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu Kentucky Lantern
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A cyberattack forces a big US health system to divert ambulances and take records offline

Fri, 2024-05-10 19:13 — mike kraft
A cyberattack forces a big US health system to divert ambulances and take records offline A cyberattack on the Ascension health system operating in 19 states across the U.S. forced some of its 140 hospitals to divert ambulances, caused patients to postpone medical tests and blocked online access to patient records. AP News

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US government announces new financial incentives for dairy farmers to stem the spread of bird flu in cattle

Fri, 2024-05-10 14:23 — mike kraft
US government announces new financial incentives for farms to stem the spread of bird flu in dairy cattle | CNN The US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Agriculture announced on Friday a new plan to pay dairy farmers and farm workers to take steps to prevent the spread of H5N1 bird flu. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Dairy farmers resist push for workers to wear protective gear against bird flu virus

Fri, 2024-05-10 10:30 — mike kraft

 

Farmers resist push for workers to wear protective gear against bird flu virus While the bird flu virus risk to the general public is still very low, the threat is more significant for farm workers in contact with cows. Sarah Owermohle STAT

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended this week that dairy and poultry farms with infected animals supply protective gear to workers in a bid to stave off human transmission of the H5N1 virus. The challenge now is making it happen.

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U.S. to post influenza A wastewater data online to assist bird flu probe

Fri, 2024-05-10 10:20 — mike kraft

 

US to post influenza A wastewater data online to assist bird flu probe, official says The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is planning to post data on influenza A found in wastewater in a public dashboard possibly as soon as Friday that could offer new clues into the outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in cattle herds. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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