’Disease X’ could be 20 times deadlier than COVID-19, says expert. Top 10 points
1 year, 6 months ago

’Disease X’ could be 20 times deadlier than COVID-19, says expert. Top 10 points

Live Mint  

As COVID-19 transitions into a recurring and more familiar health concern, healthcare professionals in the UK are now gearing up for a potential new pandemic known as "Disease X." After all, even Covid-19 - a milder virus than Disease X - managed to leave us holding a bill for $16 trillion in both lost output and public health expenditure." Nevertheless, Bingham underscores the importance of scientists developing a collection of "different prototype vaccines for every threatening virus family". She stressed that only a 'head start' on vaccines could help to target specific features of Disease X. Bingham explained about the portfolio strategy - vaccines countering different facets of the virus.

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5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared
2 months, 3 weeks ago

5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared

Hindustan Times  

Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world. The World Health Organization has said member countries reported more than 7 million deaths from COVID-19 but the true death toll is estimated to be at least three times higher. Scientists and vaccine-makers broke speed records developing COVID-19 vaccines …

5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared
2 months, 3 weeks ago

5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The World Health Organization has said member countries reported …

What is Disease X and why the world should prepare for it
3 months, 2 weeks ago

What is Disease X and why the world should prepare for it

The Hindu  

The story so far The recent outbreak reported in the first week of December 2024 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has claimed over 400 lives and remains unclassified, has raised concerns that it could be an instance of Disease X. When SARS-CoV-2 emerged as an unknown pathogen causing a global pandemic, it exemplified the scenario that Disease X …

Increase in unexplained sudden death risk due to Covid vaccines? Here’s what Health Minister JP Nadda said
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Increase in unexplained sudden death risk due to Covid vaccines? Here’s what Health Minister JP Nadda said

India TV News  

Increase in unexplained sudden death risk due to Covid vaccines? Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Tuesday said an ICMR study has conclusively documented that Covid vaccination did not increase the risk of unexplained sudden death among young adults in India, instead lowering their odds. "Hence, the study observed that COVID-19 vaccination did not increase the risk of unexplained sudden …

Sudden deaths among youth not linked to Covid vaccines, JP Nadda tells Parliament
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudden deaths among youth not linked to Covid vaccines, JP Nadda tells Parliament

India Today  

Union Health Minister JP Nadda informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research has conclusively shown that Covid-19 vaccination does not increase the risk of unexplained sudden death among young adults in India. The study also identified several factors that increased the risk of sudden death, including a history of Covid-19 hospitalisation, …

Mysterious flu-like illness kills 31 in Congo: Is it 'Disease X'?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mysterious flu-like illness kills 31 in Congo: Is it 'Disease X'?

India Today  

The United Nations has sent a health team to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where over 31 people, mostly children, have died due to a mysterious illness. While the World Health Organisation has referred to it as an "undiagnosed disease", many experts are referring it to as 'Disease X', a hypothetical pathogen that represents the unknown. As per the WHO, …

‘Disease X’ outbreak in Congo kills 79, WHO rushes to ground zero
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Disease X’ outbreak in Congo kills 79, WHO rushes to ground zero

Hindustan Times  

Congo has been hit hard by a mysterious infection, dubbed 'Disease X', which has already claimed 79 lives in the last few days. Among the 376 reported cases, nearly 200 involve children under five years old, according to Jean Kaseya, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. The Africa CDC is supporting Congolese authorities with epidemiologists, lab …

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

Cases of highly infectious and preventable measles surged across the globe by 20 percent last year
4 months, 1 week ago

Cases of highly infectious and preventable measles surged across the globe by 20 percent last year

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cases of measles, a highly contagious viral infection, rose across the …

COVID-19 infections not problematic, experts say
7 months, 2 weeks ago

COVID-19 infections not problematic, experts say

China Daily  

The number of people in China being infected with COVID-19 is fluctuating reasonably and won't be a burden on medical resources or the public, experts said. However, the National Medical Center for Infectious Diseases said the percentage of people catching flu and testing positive for COVID-19 rose from 8.9 percent in early July to 18.7 percent late last month. "COVID-19 …

‘Still not over’: WHO cautions of COVID-19 threat ahead of summer holidays after US President Joe Biden tests positive
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Still not over’: WHO cautions of COVID-19 threat ahead of summer holidays after US President Joe Biden tests positive

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With US President Joe Biden testing positive for COVID-19 before the Presidential elections, the World Health Organisation has warned the public that Covid is still not over. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a warning, stating that vaccination rates among health professionals and the over-60s—two demographics most at risk of dying from COVID—are alarmingly falling. Globally, 9.8 million …

New research reveals Covid is still 35 percent deadlier than the flu
10 months, 1 week ago

New research reveals Covid is still 35 percent deadlier than the flu

Daily Mail  

Despite the belief that Covid is no longer a serious virus, the disease is still deadlier than the flu, new research has shown. Patients hospitalized for Covid in the last year were more 35 percent likely to die and compared with those in hospital for seasonal influenza, a study by doctors at the VA St Louis Health Care System in …

Despite its ‘nothingburger’ reputation, COVID-19 remains deadlier than the flu
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Despite its ‘nothingburger’ reputation, COVID-19 remains deadlier than the flu

LA Times  

Since the earliest days of the pandemic, health officials have gauged the threat of COVID-19 by comparing it to the flu. Immunity from vaccines and past coronavirus infections has helped tame COVID-19 to the point that when researchers compared the mortality rates of hospitalized COVID-19 and seasonal influenza patients during the height of the 2022-23 flu season, they found that …

Disease X: Scientists warn next pandemic could be triggered by virus of ‘deadly infectious illness'
11 months, 1 week ago

Disease X: Scientists warn next pandemic could be triggered by virus of ‘deadly infectious illness'

Hindustan Times  

Sounding the alarm for a potential future crisis, scientists warn that the next pandemic might be caused by Disease X. An international survey, to be published next weekend, will reveal that 57% of senior disease experts now believe a strain of influenza virus is the most likely cause of the next global outbreak of “deadly infectious illness.” Alappuzha: Ducks being …

What is Disease X and how will pandemic preparations help the world?
1 year, 2 months ago

What is Disease X and how will pandemic preparations help the world?

Al Jazeera  

WHO Director-General Tedros joined world leaders at the Davos summit to discuss strategies for the next potential pandemic. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a panel of health industry leaders discussed the importance of preplanning for the outbreak of a hypothetical “Disease X”. Labelling this potential threat as “Disease X” is meant to prioritise preparations for dealing with …

World leaders to meet to discuss threat of hypothetical ‘Disease X’ in Davos
1 year, 2 months ago

World leaders to meet to discuss threat of hypothetical ‘Disease X’ in Davos

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s known by the placeholder name of Disease X, …

Nearly 10,000 COVID deaths reported globally last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant
1 year, 2 months ago

Nearly 10,000 COVID deaths reported globally last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant

LA Times  

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, speaks at a news conference in Geneva last year. The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent coronavirus variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, …

Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says
1 year, 2 months ago

Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions during the month jumped 42% in nearly 50 countries — mostly in Europe and the Americas …

Disease X: Potential global pandemic 20 times deadlier than COVID
1 year, 6 months ago

Disease X: Potential global pandemic 20 times deadlier than COVID

Op India  

With COVID-19 evolving into a persistent and increasingly known health challenge, global healthcare experts are now preparing for a possible emergence of “Disease X.” They warn that this novel virus could potentially yield an impact that can be twice that of the catastrophic pandemic Spanish Flu of 1918-1920. Today, we could expect a similar death toll from one of the …

Disease X Dangerous Than COVID-19, Can Claim 50 Million Lives: Health Expert
1 year, 6 months ago

Disease X Dangerous Than COVID-19, Can Claim 50 Million Lives: Health Expert

News 18  

Scientists across the world fear that in the near future, another potential pandemic will arise, which will be far more deadly than COVID-19. Recently, a health expert from the United Kingdom said that a potential pandemic can be caused by Disease X, a name coined by the World Health Organization. According to health expert, Dame Kate Bingham, who chaired the …

What is Disease X and Why Are People Talking About it?
1 year, 6 months ago

What is Disease X and Why Are People Talking About it?

News 18  

As health experts from across the globe caution people about ‘Disease X’, panicky social media users resorted to ‘X’ to put forward their queries. Another person wrote, “What if ‘disease x’ doesn’t exist and all this is hypothetical so that they are prepared if a disease of this magnitude occurs?” Here are a few posts: What is Disease X?It's supposed …

Disease X vaccine ‘could be ready within 100 days of new threat emerging’
1 year, 6 months ago

Disease X vaccine ‘could be ready within 100 days of new threat emerging’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This is a groundbreaking commitment from CEPI to provide momentum that will drive the …

‘Disease X’ can cause a more fatal pandemic? What WHO says
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Disease X’ can cause a more fatal pandemic? What WHO says

Live Mint  

The World Health Organisation has chalked out priority disease under their scanner at the present. These include- -Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever -Ebola virus disease and Marburg virus disease -Lassa fever -Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Nipah and henipaviral diseases -Rift Valley fever -Zika -“Disease X”* The presence of this apocalyptic sounding 'Disease X" has caused concern …

Active COVID-19 cases in India rise to 21,179
1 year, 11 months ago

Active COVID-19 cases in India rise to 21,179

The Hindu  

India logged 3,038 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases increased to 21,179, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. The COVID-19 case tally was recorded at 4.47 crore The active cases now comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections and the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.76 per cent, the …

DC Edit | Covid isn't over, be cautious
2 years ago

DC Edit | Covid isn't over, be cautious

Deccan Chronicle  

After lying low for quite some time, the Covid-19 virus has started rearing its head again in the country. The daily caseload which came down to two digits towards the end of the last year has of late been crossing 1,000; as per the health ministry data, India logged 1,300 new cases, the highest in 140 days, on Thursday while …

Spike in deaths in Australia from COVID illnesses, not vaccine
2 years ago

Spike in deaths in Australia from COVID illnesses, not vaccine

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Australia is seeing its sharpest rise in deaths in 80 years because of the coronavirus vaccine. Clearly that’s not the pattern in Australia.” Jason Donohoe, a spokesperson for the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care, concurred, adding that the agency’s ongoing review of the vaccine has so far found that the inoculation led to death only in “extremely …

Why the US Covid-19 death toll is still rising
2 years, 1 month ago

Why the US Covid-19 death toll is still rising

Live Mint  

The U.S. has dodged a major wintertime Covid-19 surge as the pandemic continues to recede into the background. The U.S., which recently topped 1.1 million Covid-19 deaths since the pandemic began, continues to record several hundred more each day, death-certificate data show. The U.S. averaged about 400 deaths a day in a three-month span covering November through January, based on …

Nine viruses the World Health Organisation is concerned about
2 years, 1 month ago

Nine viruses the World Health Organisation is concerned about

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email 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. Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever An endemic disease frequently found in …

California tops 12 million coronavirus cases as XBB.1.5 becomes dominant
2 years, 1 month ago

California tops 12 million coronavirus cases as XBB.1.5 becomes dominant

LA Times  

The total number of coronavirus cases reported in California has topped 12 million. “We do have more tools now than we’ve had at any point during the pandemic,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer told reporters. “While new strains always have the potential to drive surges in cases, to date, we’ve not seen a major increase in cases …

WHO Says Covid-19 Remains 'Global Health Emergency'
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Covid still an emergency but nearing 'inflection' point, says WHO chief
2 years, 1 month ago

Covid still an emergency but nearing 'inflection' point, says WHO chief

India Today  

The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of immunity can lower virus-related deaths. Speaking at the opening of WHO’s annual executive board meeting, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “there is no doubt that we’re in …

COVID is still a global emergency but may be nearing an ‘inflection point,’ WHO says
2 years, 1 month ago

COVID is still a global emergency but may be nearing an ‘inflection point,’ WHO says

LA Times  

COVID-19 remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found that the pandemic may be nearing an “inflection point” where higher levels of immunity can lower coronavirus-related deaths. Speaking at the opening of the WHO’s annual executive board meeting, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that “there is no doubt that we’re …

Covid-19’s spread in China might tell us how deadly Omicron really is
2 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19’s spread in China might tell us how deadly Omicron really is

Live Mint  

Covid-19’s rapid spread in China has prompted reports of crowded hospitals and inundated crematoria. China is meeting the Omicron variant with less exposure to the virus and lower vaccination rates among the elderly, public-health experts said. Covid-19’s spread there will help explain to what extent lower rates of severe disease and death are influenced by Omicron’s nature compared with a …

Covid-19’s spread in China might tell us how deadly Omicron really is
2 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19’s spread in China might tell us how deadly Omicron really is

Live Mint  

Covid-19’s rapid spread in China has prompted reports of crowded hospitals and inundated crematoria. China is meeting the Omicron variant with less exposure to the virus and lower vaccination rates among the elderly, public-health experts said. Covid-19’s spread there will help explain to what extent lower rates of severe disease and death are influenced by Omicron’s nature compared with a …

‘A very, very hard road ahead’: COVID cases spiral in China as restrictions ease
2 years, 3 months ago

‘A very, very hard road ahead’: COVID cases spiral in China as restrictions ease

LA Times  

Nearly three years after it was first identified in China, the coronavirus is now spreading through the vast country. Nearly 11,000 people died of the illness this year in the city of 7.4 million, with 95% of them older than 60, according to Hong Kong’s department of health. A study conducted in Hong Kong, which has administered both an mRNA …

Scary predictions on how many could die from Covid in China
2 years, 3 months ago

Scary predictions on how many could die from Covid in China

Live Mint  

China's abrupt end to its zero-COVID policy has raised concerns of widespread infections among a vulnerable, undervaccinated population with little natural immunity that would overload the health system and result in up to 2 million deaths, or more, various research groups are reporting. Here are some of the estimates: MORE THAN 2 MILLION Zhou Jiatong, head of the Center for …

New COVID model predicts over 1 million deaths in China through 2023
2 years, 3 months ago

New COVID model predicts over 1 million deaths in China through 2023

The Hindu  

China's abrupt lifting of stringent COVID-19 restrictions could result in an explosion of cases and over a million deaths through 2023, according to new projections from the U.S.-based Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation. China lifted some of the world's toughest COVID restrictions in December after unprecedented public protests and is now experiencing a spike in infections, with fears COVID …

Covid vaccines have averted THREE MILLION deaths in America
2 years, 3 months ago

Covid vaccines have averted THREE MILLION deaths in America

Daily Mail  

Two years ago tomorrow the first person in the US got the shot outside a trial The report likely underestimates the full impact of vaccines, the researchers said More than 120 million Covid infections were prevented by the shots, it found Covid vaccines have averted more than three million deaths in the US during the pandemic, a report has found. …

Vaccinated people now make majority of COVID deaths in US: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Vaccinated people now make majority of COVID deaths in US: Report

India TV News  

In a startling revelation, a Washington Post analysis has found that more vaccinated people are now dying of the Covid disease and 58 per cent of coronavirus deaths in August in the US "were people who were vaccinated or boosted". The death among vaccinated people is increasing due to the waning efficacy of Covid vaccines and "increasingly contagious strains of …

WHO ranks world’s worst pathogens at risk of sparking pandemics
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO ranks world’s worst pathogens at risk of sparking pandemics

The Independent  

The World Health Organization said on Monday that it is developing a new priority list of pathogens with the potential to spark global pandemics or outbreaks. “To support this effort the R&D Blueprint will convene 20-25 viral family groups of experts to independently review the science and to shortlist viruses of concern,” the WHO said in a statement. “Targeting priority …

US ranks last among peer nations for COVID-19 mortality: study
2 years, 4 months ago

US ranks last among peer nations for COVID-19 mortality: study

Salon  

American citizens pride themselves for living in a country that most of them believe is superlative — freest, most powerful, most entrepreneurial. "The US would have averted 122,304 deaths if COVID-19 mortality matched that of the 10 most-vaccinated states." Led by researchers from the Brown University School of Public Health and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, the …

'Worst of pandemic should be behind us...': says US Covid expert to HT
2 years, 4 months ago

'Worst of pandemic should be behind us...': says US Covid expert to HT

Hindustan Times  

The world has not seen the last of Covid-19 but the worst days of the pandemic are 'absolutely behind us', Dr Ashish K Jha, the United States government's Covid-19 response co-ordinator, said on Day 1 of the 20th edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit. READ | UK says new Omicron variants could fuel fresh Covid infections Dr Jha said …

WHO says COVID end is ‘in sight,’ deaths at lowest level since March 2020
2 years, 6 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 …

Viral claims are blaming a surge in excess deaths in Europe on vaccines. But experts say that's not the case
2 years, 6 months ago

Viral claims are blaming a surge in excess deaths in Europe on vaccines. But experts say that's not the case

ABC  

CheckMate is a weekly newsletter from RMIT FactLab which recaps the latest in the world of fact checking and misinformation, drawing on the work of FactLab and its sister organisation, RMIT ABC Fact Check. CheckMate September 2, 2022 This week, CheckMate investigates whether excess deaths among children have increased by more than 1,000 per cent in Europe, which some have …

COVID: Reinfection with Omicron more common than thought, reveals study
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID: Reinfection with Omicron more common than thought, reveals study

India TV News  

COVID: Reinfection with Omicron more common than thought, reveals study COVID: While Omicron reinfections among older individuals were fewer, the rate was highest among those aged 18 to 29 years, the researchers said. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, surprisingly showed that two or more doses of vaccine were associated with a slightly higher probability of reinfection compared with …

India records 19,673 Covid cases, 39 fatalities in a day
2 years, 7 months ago

India records 19,673 Covid cases, 39 fatalities in a day

The Hindu  

India's COVID-19 case rally rose by 19,673 in a day to reach 4,40,19,811 while active cases reached 1,43,676, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. Active caseload increased by 292 in a day and comprise 0.33% of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was 98.48%, the Ministry said. India's COVID-19 case tally had crossed …

Australia's Covid-19 hospitalizations hit record high | Top global Covid updates
2 years, 8 months ago

Australia's Covid-19 hospitalizations hit record high | Top global Covid updates

Hindustan Times  

The global Covid tally is nearing 567 million, with around 6,376,503 deaths. The World Health Organization in its latest update said that cases increased in Europe, Americas, Western Pacific, South East Asia, while there was a drop in Eastern Mediterranean and Africa. However, the figures reported to the United Nations health body did not include data from Australia where Australians …

Covid is nowhere near over, warns WHO chief amid spike in cases
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid is nowhere near over, warns WHO chief amid spike in cases

Live Mint  

World Health Organization's chief on Tuesday pointed out that Fresh waves of Covid-19 cases show that the pandemic is "nowhere near over". "New waves of the virus demonstrate again that Covid-19 is nowhere near over," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference, adding: "As the virus pushes at us, we must push back." "Governments should also work to reverse the …

What is ‘Disease X’? Why top experts are warning of another pandemic?
2 years, 9 months ago

What is ‘Disease X’? Why top experts are warning of another pandemic?

Live Mint  

‘Disease X’ is causing much a concern in Britain and accordingly, health experts have urged the government to remain prepared for a new pathogen owing to the fact that the country has seen several infections in the recent past. Medical experts have warned, as reported by The Mirror, “We're living through a new pandemic era, and Disease X’ could be …

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