WHO/Europe urges countries to take post COVID-19 condition seriously by urgently investing in research, recovery, and rehabilitation. New modeling conducted for WHO/Europe by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine in the United States shows that in the first two years of the […]
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Summary Globally, millions of children have become orphans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Orphanhood increases the likelihood of poverty, abuse, delayed development, mental health challenges, reduced access to education, and institutionalization. The number of children in urgent need continues to grow, a collaboration of 13 international organizations reveals. Global Orphanhood Associated […]
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Anyone can get an infection, and almost any infection, including COVID-19, can lead to sepsis. In a typical year: At least 1.7 million adults in America develop sepsis. At least 350,000 adults who develop sepsis die during their hospitalization or are discharged to hospice. 1 in 3 people who dies in a hospital had sepsis […]
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COVID-19 Prevention Actions There are many ways your actions can help protect you, your household, and your community from severe illness from COVID-19. CDC’s COVID-19 Community Levels provide information about the amount of severe illness in the community where you are located to help you decide when to take Prevention Actions to […]
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Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to authorize bivalent formulations of the vaccines for use as a single booster dose at least two months following primary or booster vaccination. The bivalent vaccines, which […]
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Maybe you’ve been there before. The body aches. The loss of smell and taste. The positive test. Maybe you thought you were done with COVID-19. Maybe you thought it was like chickenpox — if you’ve had it once, you’re immune forever, and you can put your worries away for good. […]
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The E.coli bacteria outbreak in four Midwest states from an unknown source has affected 47 more people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, with a majority of the total 84 reported to have sandwiches at Wendy’s. The agency said 52 people of the 62 it […]
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Summary What is already known about this topic? The 2022 monkeypox outbreak is associated with sexual and intimate contact. Survey data suggest that gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM), who have been disproportionately affected, are reducing one-time partnerships. What is added by this report? Modeling […]
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Researchers have discovered a “weak spot” on the spike protein of the major SARS-CoV-2 variants, as well as a specific antibody fragment that attaches there to neutralize the virus. This discovery could pave the way for developing an antibody treatment that is effective against current and future strains of the […]
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Life expectancy in the United States fell by 1.8 years in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, new figures from the federal government show. All 50 states and the District of Columbia saw drops in life expectancy, according to the report from the Centers for Disease Control and […]
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