New England Journal of Medicine calls for US leadership to be voted out over Covid-19 failure
4 years, 2 months ago

New England Journal of Medicine calls for US leadership to be voted out over Covid-19 failure

CNN  

CNN — In an unprecedented move, the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday published an editorial written by its editors condemning the Trump administration for its response to the Covid-19 pandemic – and calling for the current leadership in the United States to be voted out of office. “We rarely publish editorials signed by all the editors,” said Dr. Eric Rubin, editor-in-chief of the medical journal and an author of the new editorial. We should not abet them and enable the deaths of thousands more Americans by allowing them to keep their jobs.” The New England Journal of Medicine began publishing in 1812. The New England Journal of Medicine is not the only medical or scientific publication to take a political stance amid the pandemic and ahead of this November’s presidential election.

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"Bad news for public health": Jay Bhattacharaya, Trump's pick to lead NIH, got COVID-19 all wrong
3 weeks, 6 days ago

"Bad news for public health": Jay Bhattacharaya, Trump's pick to lead NIH, got COVID-19 all wrong

Salon  

By most accounts, President-elect Donald Trump bungled the federal response to COVID-19, publicly downplaying concern about a virus that he privately admitted was “deadly stuff.” “It’s going to disappear. One day — it’s like a miracle — it will disappear,” Trump said in Feb. 2020, at the same time he was admitting to journalist Bob Woodward that the virus was …

What Biden’s COVID czar learned from the pandemic
1 month ago

What Biden’s COVID czar learned from the pandemic

Salon  

Ashish Jha, the dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, served as the White House Covid-19 response coordinator from March 2022 to June 2023. And two critics of the public health establishment, Jay Bhattacharya and Martin Kulldorff, wrote that it would be harmful to mandate Covid-19 vaccines among young people. But I think there are a lot of people …

Trump’s botched COVID response has been largely forgotten, but it's crucial we remember
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s botched COVID response has been largely forgotten, but it's crucial we remember

Salon  

At a campaign event in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, former President Donald Trump asked the crowd a question Ronald Reagan also asked voters in the 1980 election against Jimmy Carter, and one many presidents before have asked. “People are still framing questions like that as if where we were four years ago was not in the early stages of a …

Opinion: We’ve made huge advances against COVID. Why is it still killing so many people?
1 year, 6 months ago

Opinion: We’ve made huge advances against COVID. Why is it still killing so many people?

LA Times  

Many immunocompromised and older people are still terrified of COVID. COVID never treated all groups equally, and some older people and immunocompromised individuals still face the highest risk of serious illness. Even for severely immunocompromised people — namely a fraction of those with malignancies or autoimmune disorders who take a drug that depletes their antibody response, as well as patients …

Deadlier than COVID…, WHO chief warns threat of ‘another pandemic’ emerging
1 year, 7 months ago

Deadlier than COVID…, WHO chief warns threat of ‘another pandemic’ emerging

Live Mint  

World Health Organization chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that the world should be prepared for a future virus that could be even deadlier than COVID-19. Tedros said that the world must prepare for a virus that is "even deadlier" than Covid which he stated has killed at least 20 million, reported The Independent. “And the threat of another …

US ends COVID-19 health emergency today: Key figures defining the pandemic
1 year, 7 months ago

US ends COVID-19 health emergency today: Key figures defining the pandemic

Firstpost  

Though daily life has long returned to near-normal for many in the United States, the official end of the COVID-19 health emergency Thursday night still marks a new post-pandemic era for the country. Three years of health emergency A state of emergency was first declared in the United States in January 2020, more than three years ago. 1.1 million deaths …

Editorial: The COVID-19 pandemic emergency is over, but virus is still here
1 year, 7 months ago

Editorial: The COVID-19 pandemic emergency is over, but virus is still here

LA Times  

After three long and difficult years, the federal COVID-19 public health emergency ends Thursday. Now we are shifting into the next phase, in which we manage the waves of infection that are likely to continue for the foreseeable future, while seeking new medications and therapies to reduce transmission, treat infection and help the many people still suffering from infections they …

WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it’s no longer emergency
1 year, 7 months ago

WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it’s no longer emergency

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions of people worldwide. The U.N. health agency’s officials said that even though the emergency phase was over, the pandemic hasn’t finished, noting recent spikes in …

COVID-19 no longer a global emergency, says WHO
1 year, 7 months ago

COVID-19 no longer a global emergency, says WHO

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization said on May 5 that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at least 7 million people worldwide. “It's with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …

World Health Organisation downgrades Covid pandemic: 'No longer global emergency'
1 year, 7 months ago

World Health Organisation downgrades Covid pandemic: 'No longer global emergency'

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at least 7 million people worldwide. “It’s with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “That …

COVID no longer a global health emergency, WHO says
1 year, 7 months ago

COVID no longer a global health emergency, WHO says

Al Jazeera  

UN health agency declares end to public health emergency of international concern, in place for more than three years. COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a “global health emergency”, the World Health Organization says. “Yesterday, the Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern,” WHO …

COVID-19 is no longer a global emergency, World Health Organization says
1 year, 7 months ago

COVID-19 is no longer a global emergency, World Health Organization says

LA Times  

The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed at least 7 million people worldwide. “It’s with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “That does not …

WHO Says Covid-19 Remains 'Global Health Emergency'
1 year, 10 months ago

WHO Says Covid-19 Remains 'Global Health Emergency'

News 18  

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to be a “global health emergency” and the deadly virus will remain a “permanently established pathogen” in humans and animals for the foreseeable future, according to the World Health Organisation. “Three years ago today, I declared a public health emergency of international concern over the global spread of COVID-19 – the highest level of alarm under …

Biden said the pandemic is over, but the pandemic won’t cooperate
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden said the pandemic is over, but the pandemic won’t cooperate

LA Times  

Three years after the United States logged its first case of COVID-19, the pandemic has slipped off the front pages and seemingly out of public consciousness. “We’ve reached what I would call a level of détente with the virus,” said Jay Varma, an infectious disease specialist at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. “I would say there’s a lot …

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
2 years ago

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The article suggests that these …

Lancet Commission criticises WHO for acting ‘too slowly’ in controlling COVID-19 pandemic
2 years, 3 months ago

Lancet Commission criticises WHO for acting ‘too slowly’ in controlling COVID-19 pandemic

The Hindu  

The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic published in the journal on September 14, has issued a set of recommendations for future plans and has also castigated the World Health Organization for acting “too cautiously and too slowly” on several important matters. This staggering death toll is both a profound tragedy and a massive global …

Coronavirus Today: Who’s dying of COVID-19 now?
2 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Today: Who’s dying of COVID-19 now?

LA Times  

I’m Karen Kaplan, and it’s Tuesday, Sept. 20. At a time when vaccines, boosters, medications and antibody treatments are plentiful, when hospitals have the bandwidth to care for patients who are seriously ill, and when, as White House COVID-⁠19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said, “most COVID-19 deaths are preventable,” you’ve got to wonder: Who is dying of COVID-19 now? …

Biden’s comments about pandemic widen public health split over how US should respond to Covid-19
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden’s comments about pandemic widen public health split over how US should respond to Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — Even as the US prepares for a potential winter surge of Covid-19, President Biden roamed the cavernous halls of the Detroit Auto Show for an interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes” and, gesturing to the mostly maskless attendees, told the nation, “the pandemic is over.” “We still have a problem with Covid. “I think it’s sort of a term …

WHO: COVID end 'in sight,' deaths at lowest since March 2020
2 years, 3 months ago

WHO: COVID end 'in sight,' deaths at lowest since March 2020

The Hindu  

The head of the World Health Organization said on September 15 that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak. “Now is the time to run harder and make sure we cross the line and reap all the …

WHO: COVID end ‘in sight,’ deaths at lowest since March 2020
2 years, 3 months ago

WHO: COVID end ‘in sight,’ deaths at lowest since March 2020

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak. “Now is the time to run harder and make sure we cross the line and reap all the …

End of Covid-19 pandemic is in sight, WHO director-general says, ‘so let’s seize this opportunity’
2 years, 3 months ago

End of Covid-19 pandemic is in sight, WHO director-general says, ‘so let’s seize this opportunity’

CNN  

CNN — The world has never been in a better position to end the Covid-19 pandemic, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said in a news briefing in Geneva on Wednesday. “Last week, the number of weekly reported deaths from Covid-19 was the lowest since March 2020,” he said. Now is the time to run harder and …

WHO says COVID end is ‘in sight,’ deaths at lowest level since March 2020
2 years, 3 months ago

WHO says COVID end is ‘in sight,’ deaths at lowest level since March 2020

LA Times  

The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of COVID-19 deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long pandemic. “Now is the time to run harder and make sure we cross the line and reap all the rewards of our hard work.” In …

U.S. Reaches Devastating 1 Million Deaths From COVID-19
2 years, 7 months ago

U.S. Reaches Devastating 1 Million Deaths From COVID-19

Huff Post  

The nation has reached a heartbreaking milestone of 1 million confirmed deaths from COVID-19 since the coronavirus pandemic began over two years ago. Each leaving behind a family, a community, and a nation forever changed because of this pandemic.” The president asked Americans to “remain vigilant against this pandemic and do everything we can to save as many lives as …

Still far from normal: Covid-19 cases rising rapidly in 36 countries
2 years, 7 months ago

Still far from normal: Covid-19 cases rising rapidly in 36 countries

India Today  

Even as world leaders debated Covid-19 related issues at a virtual summit on Thursday, May 12, the pandemic has not shown any signs of disappearing from our lives. The latest data shows: New cases are still rising in 89 countries, including the US, weekly trends show. The latest weekly situation report of the WHO said during the week through May …

The AP Interview: US ‘vulnerable’ to COVID without new shots
2 years, 7 months ago

The AP Interview: US ‘vulnerable’ to COVID without new shots

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha issued a dire warning Thursday that the U.S. will be increasingly vulnerable to the coronavirus this fall and winter if Congress doesn’t swiftly approve new funding for more vaccines and treatments. “That leaves a lot of us vulnerable.” Jha predicted that the next generation of vaccines, which are likely to be …

COVID remains a public health emergency for now, the WHO and Biden administration say
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID remains a public health emergency for now, the WHO and Biden administration say

NPR  

COVID remains a public health emergency for now, the WHO and Biden administration say Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Dunham/AP Matt Dunham/AP The World Health Organization and the Biden administration are both saying that COVID-19 remains a public health emergency, even as global deaths from the virus have reached the lowest levels since March 2020. Both the WHO and …

We’re Expecting the Wrong Things From the CDC
2 years, 9 months ago

We’re Expecting the Wrong Things From the CDC

Slate  

America’s favorite pandemic punching bag, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is making many people angry once again. As medical historian Daniel Goldberg of the University of Colorado conceptualizes it, there have long been competing “narrow” and “broad” views of public health’s mandate. “Health policy decisions are always about values even if we don’t always articulate them,” said Cecília …

2 years into pandemic, world takes cautious steps forward
2 years, 9 months ago

2 years into pandemic, world takes cautious steps forward

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — With COVID-19 case numbers plummeting, Emily Safrin did something she hadn’t done since the pandemic began two years ago: She put her fears aside and went to a concert. “Everyone was supposed to be vaccinated or have a negative test, and I said, ‘What the heck, I’m just gonna live my life,’” Safrin said of her concert …

How will COVID end? Experts look to past epidemics for clues
2 years, 9 months ago

How will COVID end? Experts look to past epidemics for clues

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world has seen a dramatic improvement in infections, hospitalizations and death rates in recent weeks, signaling the crisis appears to be winding down. Mask mandates are vanishing — even federal health officials have stopped wearing them — and President Joe Biden has said it’s time for people to …

U.S. virus cases and hospitalizations continue steady decline
2 years, 10 months ago

U.S. virus cases and hospitalizations continue steady decline

LA Times  

Average daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to fall in the U.S., an indicator that the Omicron variant’s hold is weakening across the country. “I think what’s influencing the decline, of course, is that Omicron is starting to run out of people to infect,” said Dr. Thomas Russo, professor and infectious disease chief at the University of Buffalo’s Jacobs …

America's top medical expert Antony Fauci hints at need for fourth-dose to battle COVID-19 variant Omicron
2 years, 10 months ago

America's top medical expert Antony Fauci hints at need for fourth-dose to battle COVID-19 variant Omicron

Firstpost  

The fourth-dose boost for an individual could be based on age, as well as underlying conditions, explained the White House chief medical advisor Washington: White House chief medical advisor Antony Fauci hinted that there may be the need for the fourth-dose boost in the United States to battle with COVID-19 variant Omicron, adding that the booster could be based on …

As case counts fall, WHO chief warns “COVID isn’t finished”
2 years, 10 months ago

As case counts fall, WHO chief warns “COVID isn’t finished”

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization insisted Wednesday that “COVID isn’t finished with us,” appealing for more support to fight the pandemic after his agency reported that new infections fell but virus deaths rose worldwide over the past week. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, launching a new $23 billion campaign to fund WHO’s efforts to lead a fair rollout …

As case counts fall, WHO chief warns 'Covid isn't finished'
2 years, 10 months ago

As case counts fall, WHO chief warns 'Covid isn't finished'

India Today  

The head of the World Health Organization insisted Wednesday that “Covid isn’t finished with us,” appealing for more support to fight the pandemic after his agency reported that case counts and deaths fell worldwide over the past week. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, launching a new $23 billion campaign to fund WHO’s efforts to lead a fair rollout of Covid-19 tests, treatments …

This is how the COVID-19 health emergency could be over this year, WHO says
2 years, 11 months ago

This is how the COVID-19 health emergency could be over this year, WHO says

LA Times  

John Nkengasong, left, director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and moderator Julia Chatterley during a remote panel on vaccine equity at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday. Dr. Michael Ryan, speaking during a panel discussion on vaccine inequity hosted by the World Economic Forum, said “we may never end the virus” because such pandemic viruses “end …

Abcarian: It's looking like we all might get COVID someday
2 years, 11 months ago

Abcarian: It's looking like we all might get COVID someday

LA Times  

Over the last few weeks, you’ve probably had the same conversation I’ve been having: “We’re all going to get it, aren’t we?” “Yep.” Call it fatalism. “I don’t think it’s a foregone conclusion that everybody will get COVID-19,” UCLA infectious disease expert Otto Yang told the “Today” show last month. “Endemic is now often used to describe the point where …

UK's failure to impose lockdown in early days of COVID-19 cost thousands of lives, says report
3 years, 2 months ago

UK's failure to impose lockdown in early days of COVID-19 cost thousands of lives, says report

Firstpost  

Lawmakers said their inquiry was designed to uncover why the UK performed “significantly worse” than many other countries during the initial period of the pandemic. London: The British government’s failure to impose a lockdown in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic ranks among England’s worst public health blunders, lawmakers concluded on Tuesday in the country’s first comprehensive report on …

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
3 years, 3 months ago

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

Associated Press  

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. Here are the facts: ___ Supreme Court hasn’t ruled on COVID-19 vaccines or ‘universal vaccination’ CLAIM: After a legal challenge from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a group of scientists, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe and “canceled universal …

Climate action cannot wait for pandemic to end, medical journals warn
3 years, 3 months ago

Climate action cannot wait for pandemic to end, medical journals warn

India Today  

Global warming is already affecting people's health so much that emergency action on climate change cannot be put on hold while the world deals with the Covid-19 pandemic, medical journals across the globe warned on Monday. "Health is already being harmed by global temperature increases and the destruction of the natural world," read an editorial published in more than 220 …

US COVID-19 hospitalisations rise to 100,000, most since January
3 years, 3 months ago

US COVID-19 hospitalisations rise to 100,000, most since January

Al Jazeera  

As the Delta variant of the coronavirus races across the United States, the number of people hospitalised with COVID-19 has risen to 100,000, the highest since January when the pandemic peaked in the US. “Together these vaccination requirements add up to make a big difference helping protect tens of millions Americans at school, in healthcare settings and at sporting events,” …

COVID-19 still has a ‘devastating toll’ on the Americas: PAHO
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 still has a ‘devastating toll’ on the Americas: PAHO

Al Jazeera  

During the last week, more than 1.26 million new cases and nearly 29,000 deaths in the Americas have been reported. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have “a devastating toll” on the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday, with Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Paraguay among the countries with the world’s highest weekly death rates. PAHO Director Carissa …

Editorial: We need a COVID postmortem so we do better with the next plague
3 years, 4 months ago

Editorial: We need a COVID postmortem so we do better with the next plague

LA Times  

The most troubling revelation in “The Premonition,” the recent book by California author Michael Lewis, was that during the first crucial first months of the COVID-19 pandemic no one was really in charge of our nation’s response. Moderate congressional Democrats known as the Blue Dog Coalition sent a letter to leaders in the House and Senate earlier this month urging …

Top US health official warns of rising COVID infections
3 years, 5 months ago

Top US health official warns of rising COVID infections

Al Jazeera  

US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy says cases are increasing among unvaccinated people, in particular. His comments come as new US COVID-19 cases surged 70 percent this week compared with the prior seven days to an average of 30,000 new infections a day, fuelled by the Delta variant. The head of the Pan American Health Organization last week urged countries …

Analysis: Politics is causing needless deaths in the fight against Covid-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Analysis: Politics is causing needless deaths in the fight against Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — In what is now a pandemic of the unvaccinated, almost every adult American can make a choice not to die a needless death from Covid-19. “That’s part of how we protect patients from infection and patients coming into hospitals are often vulnerable,” Murthy told CNN’s “New Day.” “I think that’s a very reasonable thing for hospitals to do.” …

Analysis: The pandemic may be better, but it’s not over
3 years, 5 months ago

Analysis: The pandemic may be better, but it’s not over

CNN  

CNN — Four days after President Joe Biden declared the darkest days of the pandemic over, America is facing a burst of challenges that indicate Covid-19 is far from releasing its grip. “It is hard to imagine we are going to be able to immunize 200 to 300 million people every year to this,” Dr Zeke Emanuel, a former health …

WHO, at heart of world’s sluggish Covid response, could face shake-up
3 years, 6 months ago

WHO, at heart of world’s sluggish Covid response, could face shake-up

Live Mint  

The World Health Organization, at the heart of the world's sluggish handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, faces a potential shake-up to prevent future outbreaks as a top official warned that "the pathogens have the upper hand". Health ministers from WHO's 194 member states will also meet from Nov. 29 to decide whether to launch negotiations on an international treaty aimed …

CDC facing formidable challenges in convincing conservatives to get Covid-19 vaccines
3 years, 7 months ago

CDC facing formidable challenges in convincing conservatives to get Covid-19 vaccines

CNN  

CNN — Public health experts at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are facing challenges – even struggling – as they try to figure out how to convince hesitant Republicans to take the Covid-19 vaccine, federal officials familiar with the situation told CNN. “There is a real concern at CDC that much sooner rather than later we may …

WHO should have declared Covid-19 an emergency much before, lost a month due to it: Panel report
3 years, 7 months ago

WHO should have declared Covid-19 an emergency much before, lost a month due to it: Panel report

India Today  

A new transparent global system should be set up for probing disease outbreaks, empowering the World Health Organization to deploy investigators at short-notice and reveal findings, a Covid-19 pandemic review panel said on Wednesday. The WHO should have declared the new coronavirus outbreak in China an international emergency earlier than January 30, 2020, but the next month was "lost" as …

Covid-19 continues to disrupt essential health services: WHO
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 continues to disrupt essential health services: WHO

India TV News  

Over one year into the Covid-19 pandemic, about 90 percent of the world's 105 countries surveyed still report disruptions to their essential health services, the World Health Organization said. A recent WHO survey has found that about 66 percent of countries continue to report health workforce-related reasons as the most common cause of service disruptions, and in nearly one-third of …

Covid-19: World leaders unite to call for pandemic treaty, saying: ‘No one is safe until we are all safe’
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: World leaders unite to call for pandemic treaty, saying: ‘No one is safe until we are all safe’

CNN  

CNN — Global leaders have called for a new treaty to help the world prepare for future pandemics, in a warning against rising vaccine nationalism. More than 20 national leaders, including France’s Emmanuel Macron, Britain’s Boris Johnson and Germany’s Angela Merkel, wrote a piece published in several media outlets on Tuesday warning that it is a question of “not if, …

US COVID deaths could have been ‘decreased substantially’
3 years, 8 months ago

US COVID deaths could have been ‘decreased substantially’

Al Jazeera  

Deborah Birx, Trump-era coordinator of the COVID task force, says the previous government’s pandemic response was lacking. The White House coronavirus task force coordinator under former President Donald Trump says she believes the COVID-19 death toll in the country would have been “decreased substantially” had the previous government responded more effectively in the early days of the outbreak. Dr Deborah …

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