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COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic - SARSCoV2

Fri, 2020-01-03 20:40 — Kathy Gilbeaux

An expanding list of information resources on the COVID-19 Pandemic. A link to Resources, Information, FAQs and Research on this pandemic will be provided (in red - here), and at the bottom of this post . . .

CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - Coronavirus COVID-19 - Johns Hopkins University

CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - COVID-19 Tracker - Microsoft / Bing

CLICK HERE - WHO - Map and Dashboard - Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation

CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - COVID-19 tracker - The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

CLICK HERE - ESRI - Impact Planning for COVID-19 - Select your State and County

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The Texas measles outbreak was ‘inevitable’ because of low vaccination rates --local doctors.

Fri, 2025-02-21 11:19 — mike kraft

Why the Texas measles outbreak was ‘inevitable’ An outbreak of measles is wreaking havoc in the South Plains region of Texas, where nearly 60 children have been confirmed to be infected. Physicians in the state say the current situation was “ine… colinmeyn The Hill

An outbreak of measles is wreaking havoc in the South Plains region of Texas, where nearly 60 children have been confirmed to be infected. Physicians in the state say the current situation was “inevitable” due to the low rates of vaccination among the largely Mennonite community.

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Mpox outbreak in Congo has potential to spread because of mutations--researchers

Fri, 2025-02-21 09:55 — mike kraft

Scientists warn of increased mpox transmission International researchers, including from DTU National Food Institute, warn that the ongoing mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential to spread across borders more ... Technical University of Denmark Medical Xpress

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Commentary: The COVID Contrarians are in Power; Need to hash out if they are right.

Thu, 2025-02-20 20:00 — mike kraft

The Covid ‘Contrarians’ Are in Power. We Still Haven’t Hashed Out Whether They Were Right. - KFF Health News Jay Bhattacharya, nominated to lead the National Institutes of Health, opposed most covid mandates. Without an honest public debate about what worked and what didn’t, public health experts say, we’re even less prepared for the next pandemic. khnkit KFF Health News

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Analysis: While the Trump administration fires federal health workers, the U.S. copes with outbreaks of measles and other diseases.

Thu, 2025-02-20 14:38 — mike kraft

Measles Cases Spread in Texas and New Mexico as Trump Purges Federal Health Workers The U.S. is grappling with multiple outbreaks of disease as the Trump administration purges federal health workers. Steven Ross Johnson U.S. News & World Report

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Explainer: Information on Measles

Thu, 2025-02-20 14:23 — mike kraft

What to know about measles | CNN Measles, one of the world’s most contagious infectious diseases, can cause serious complications – such as blindness, pneumonia or encephalitis, swelling of the brain – and even turn deadly, especially in children younger than 5. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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Explainer: As measles outbreak spreads in Texas and New Mexico

Wed, 2025-02-19 10:18 — mike kraft

Texas measles cases are up, and New Mexico now has an outbreak. Here's what you need to know The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday. Eight people in neighboring eastern New Mexico also have been diagnosed with the highly contagious disease. AP News

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COVID Map Shows Latest Case Rates Across US and most affected states

Wed, 2025-02-19 09:59 — mike kraft

COVID map shows latest case rates across US Nationally, the COVID-19 test positivity rate in the U.S. for the week ending February 8 was 4.8 percent. Newsweek

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Regions 10 (Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho), seven (Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri), five (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio) and three (Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware and Maryland) had the highest test positivity.

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