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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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Bird flu infects third US dairy worker; Michigan set to expand testing

Thu, 2024-05-30 15:40 — mike kraft

Bird flu infects third US dairy worker; Michigan set to expand testing A third U.S. dairy worker tested positive for bird flu after exposure to infected cows, and was the first to suffer respiratory problems, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Leah Douglas,Julie Steenhuysen,Tom Polansek Reuters

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U.S arrests Chinese man whose free computer programs enabled $6 Billion theft from COVID relief funds

Thu, 2024-05-30 11:23 — mike kraft

A man who allegedly stole $6 billion in COVID relief was arrested The DOJ says YunHe Wang offered free VPN programs that infected millions of computers Quartz

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The DOJ’s statement claims that 911 S5 customers allegedly targeted certain COVID-19 relief programs. It says that 560,000 fraudulent unemployment insurance claims originated from compromised IP addresses, resulting in a loss exceeding $5.9 billion for the United States.

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US Reportedly Nears Deal To Fund Moderna mRNA Bird Flu Shot Trial, holds talks with Pfizer

Thu, 2024-05-30 09:41 — mike kraft

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Free COVID-19 Paxlovid pills for uninsured to expire at end of year.

Thu, 2024-05-30 09:27 — mike kraft

Free COVID medication set to become unaffordable for many by end of 2024 Pfizer's Paxlovid has become a go-to treatment for cases of COVID-19 in adults. But a federal program that covers the prescription's costs expired at the end of 2024. WRAL WRAL

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Children: Having 2 or more underlying conditions increases risk of severe COVID-19 almost 10-fold in kids

Thu, 2024-05-30 09:16 — mike kraft

Having 2 or more underlying conditions increase the risk of severe COVID-19 almost 10-fold in kids, data show Though severe COVID-19 infections in children are uncommon, children and young adults with comorbidities are at increased risk for critical illness during COVID-19 infections, according to a new study in Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. CIDRAP

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COVID can cause new health problems to appear years after infection--study

Thu, 2024-05-30 09:10 — mike kraft

COVID can cause new health problems even 3 years after infection, study finds. 'We don’t know what’s going to happen at 10 years' A new report reinforces that the virus is not going away. Fortune

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US Health Secretary Optimistic About Pandemic Treaty Talks, But Timeline Remains Uncertain

Wed, 2024-05-29 14:05 — mike kraft

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Pregnant women who have had COVID-19 may be at lower risk for long COVID --study

Wed, 2024-05-29 13:52 — mike kraft

Pregnant women with COVID-19 may be at lower risk for long COVID New data from the RECOVERY trial show that women who contracted COVID-19 during pregnancy had a lower risk of developing long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), than other women, according to a study in eClinicalMedicine. CIDRAP

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Pharmacists can provide effective, less costly care option for minor illnesses--study

Wed, 2024-05-29 12:56 — mike kraft

Pharmacists prove effective, less costly care option for minor illnesses Greater use of pharmacists to treat minor illnesses could potentially save millions of dollars in health care costs, according to new research led by Washington State University. The findings also indicate ... Science X Medical Xpress

The findings also indicate a way to improve health care access by expanding availability of pharmacists' clinical services, including prescribing medications, amid an ongoing shortage of primary care providers.

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