Disease Prevention

Emphasizing harms of skipping COVID vaccines more effective than promoting benefits --study

Wed, 2024-09-04 20:45 — mike kraft

Study: Highlighting harms of skipping COVID vaccines more effective than promoting benefits In the personal-benefit group, 65.5% said they will likely get vaccinated. CIDRAP

A new study in the Journal of Public Health suggests that it is more effective to emphasize the harms that come from not getting vaccinated rather than emphasizing the benefits of vaccination at the individual or community level.

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Mpox: UN agencies issue emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for Africa

Wed, 2024-09-04 07:28 — mike kraft

UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines Agreements for up to 12 million doses through next year are possible. Reuters Reuters

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Analysis: Journalists' articles often didn't communicate uncertainty of evidence on unproven COVID drugs

Wed, 2024-09-04 06:52 — mike kraft

Analysis: Journalists often didn't communicate uncertainty of evidence on unproven COVID drugs Scientific evidence of the efficacy of the unproven COVID-19 therapies hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, and convalescent plasma was often presented in US news stories in the first months of the pandemic, but scientific uncertainty was commonly omitted and only rarely appeared in headlines or ledes, with possible implications for public health, researchers reported yesterday in JMIR Infodemiology. CIDRAP

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Growing number of Americans distrust COVID and other vaccines--survey

Wed, 2024-09-04 06:44 — mike kraft

Survey reveals growing American distrust in vaccines for COVID, other infectious diseases A growing proportion of Americans believe COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and are unwilling to be vaccinated or to recommend it to others, according to the latest national health survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. CIDRAP

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How to protect from mosquito borne diseases

Fri, 2024-08-30 23:44 — mike kraft

Mosquito-borne illnesses are rising: Here's how to protect yourself Mosquitos love heat. And as summers get warmer, mosquito-borne illnesses are rising, in the U.S., Europe, and South and Central America. Here are some tips to protect yourself. NPR

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Here’s what you need to know about protecting yourself from a potentially infectious mosquito bite.

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Opinion: Summer COVID surge shows the possible need to return to 2020 pandemic measures

Fri, 2024-08-30 05:44 — mike kraft

Summer COVID surge shows we may have to return to 2020 pandemic measures As the summer of 2024 draws to a close, the United States finds itself once again grappling with a surge in COVID-19 infections. ckulat The Hill

... where do we realistically go from here, given that it is clear that COVD-19 is far from over? While much progress has been made in terms of vaccination and treatment, the current surge is a stark reminder that complacency is not an option. The road ahead will require a renewed commitment to public health, both from government leaders and from individuals.

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Nigeria receives mpox doses from U.S. : Overall Africa response is less than 10% funded.aresponmse

Thu, 2024-08-29 22:16 — mike kraft

Nigeria receives 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines from US

ABUJA, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Nigeria has received 10,000 doses of the mpox vaccine from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the first batch of the vaccine to reach the country which has confirmed 40 cases with no fatalities so far.

ALSO SEE: Africa's mpox response is less than 10% funded, says Africa CDC

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COVID confusion: Explainer on what to know about the latest Covid shot

Thu, 2024-08-29 21:54 — mike kraft

‘Most people are confused’: What to know about the latest Covid shot While the risk of hospitalization and death is nowhere near what it was in 2021, there is still a danger, particularly for the elderly or those with compromised immune systems. POLITICO

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“One of the challenges of today is just that people aren’t going to get vaccinated,” said Michael Osterholm, an epidemiologist and director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. “Most people are confused. They don’t really understand what’s happening or what the risk to them is,” when it comes to Covid.

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