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Health experts raise alarm over US response to bird flu
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Health experts raise alarm over US response to bird flu

China Daily  

Three months after the first detection of bird flu in US dairy cows, experts are expressing growing concern about the government's response and the potential for a deadly pandemic. Since avian influenza A, also known as "bird flu", was for the first time detected in dairy cows on March 25, the number of infected herds continues to rise. "In the …

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Fully vaccinated people who get a Covid-19 breakthrough infection can transmit the virus, CDC chief says
3 years, 5 months ago

Fully vaccinated people who get a Covid-19 breakthrough infection can transmit the virus, CDC chief says

CNN  

CNN — Fully vaccinated people who get a Covid-19 breakthrough infection can transmit the virus, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Thursday. But what they can’t do anymore is prevent transmission.” That’s why the CDC changed its guidance last week and is now recommending even vaccinated people wear masks indoors again, Walensky said. Earlier …

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US coronavirus: Only two states are reporting a decline in new cases
4 years, 6 months ago

US coronavirus: Only two states are reporting a decline in new cases

CNN  

CNN — Only two US states are reporting a decline in new coronavirus cases compared to last week: Connecticut and Rhode Island. Ron DeSantis said the state’s surge in cases in the past week was the result of a “test dump,” echoing an assertion from the White House that an increase in testing is resulting in the higher numbers. “We’ve …

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Alex Azar: ‘Window is closing’ for US to get coronavirus under control
4 years, 6 months ago

Alex Azar: ‘Window is closing’ for US to get coronavirus under control

CNN  

CNN — Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar warned Sunday that the “window is closing” for the United States to get the coronavirus pandemic under control, as confirmed cases are surging in a majority of the country and some states are dealing with record numbers of hospitalizations. “Things are very different from two months ago… So it is a …

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US coronavirus: Only two states are reporting a decline in new cases
4 years, 6 months ago

US coronavirus: Only two states are reporting a decline in new cases

CNN  

CNN — Only two US states are reporting a decline in new coronavirus cases compared to last week: Connecticut and Rhode Island. Ron DeSantis said the state’s surge in cases in the past week was the result of a “test dump,” echoing an assertion from the White House that an increase in testing is resulting in the higher numbers. “We’ve …

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Dr. Tom Frieden: These are the ‘10 plain truths’ about the coronavirus pandemic, according to former CDC director
4 years, 8 months ago

Dr. Tom Frieden: These are the ‘10 plain truths’ about the coronavirus pandemic, according to former CDC director

CNN  

CNN — Dr. Tom Frieden, the former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, laid out “10 plain truths” about Covid-19 on Wednesday as he spoke at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on the pandemic response. “In my 30 years in global public health, I’ve never seen anything like this,” Frieden, who now serves as president and …

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As The Coronavirus Crisis Heats Up, Why Isn't America Hearing From The CDC?
4 years, 9 months ago

As The Coronavirus Crisis Heats Up, Why Isn't America Hearing From The CDC?

NPR  

As The Coronavirus Crisis Heats Up, Why Isn't America Hearing From The CDC? "I want to assure Americans that we have a team of public health experts," President Trump said at Tuesday evening's coronavirus task force briefing — a bit of reassurance that probably would not have been necessary if that briefing had included anyone from the Centers for Disease …

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Dr. Tom Frieden: There’s a long war ahead and our Covid-19 response must adapt
4 years, 9 months ago

Dr. Tom Frieden: There’s a long war ahead and our Covid-19 response must adapt

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dr. Tom Frieden is the former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and former commissioner of the New York City Health Department. Not only won’t there be enough ventilators, there won’t be enough supplies for the ventilators, hospital beds to support patients – or health care workers to help patients. This is an important …

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Coronavirus impact comes into focus: How it spreads, infects
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus impact comes into focus: How it spreads, infects

India Today  

The medical impact of the new coronavirus is coming into sharper focus as it continues its spread in what is now officially recognized as a pandemic. It's been taking two to three days, and "we are working really hard to see if we can shorten that time" by developing an in-house test, Dr. Aimee Moulin of the University of California, …

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Coronavirus stalks the aged and infirm, who face the most serious, lethal risk
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus stalks the aged and infirm, who face the most serious, lethal risk

LA Times  

After the novel coronavirus broke out not far from her Northern California home, Christina Arnold began to worry about herself and her two teenage sons. “Older populations of people and people with health conditions may have much bigger problems,” Tom Frieden, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a news briefing Monday. Peter Beilenson, health …

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