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STATI was laid off from a public health job. Trust me, tech layoffs are different - 2 days
Mashup Score:54
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STATI was laid off from a public health job. Trust me, tech layoffs are different - 2 days
Mashup Score:54
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Verywell HealthYou No Longer Need a Positive COVID Test to Receive Paxlovid - 4 days
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Learn why you no longer need proof of a positive COVID test to receive antivirals Paxlovid or Lagevrio, and why experts are divided on...
In this piece I am quoted about the inability to distinguish #COVID19 from other respiratory viruses clinically, hence the need for tests (which I think are best practice before prescribing Paxlovid) https://t.co/v9SopbQFVb - view on twitter
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www.cidrap.umn.eduTwo-dose COVID vaccine efficacy durable against severe Omicron but drops in elderly - 3 days
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Overall 2-dose protection against Omicron-related hospitalization or death remained above 70% for at least 6...
“A booster dose is recommended for older patients to restore immunity.” https://t.co/dMKdJ2xhft - view on twitter
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www.cidrap.umn.eduAvian flu strikes more US turkey farms - 1 week
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Commercial turkey farms in Iowa and Virginia were hit, affecting almost 40,000...
“Iowa's outbreak occurred at a turkey facility in Buena Vista County..marking the state's first outbreak of 2023, following 7 outbreaks at the state's turkey farms in December. In Virginia, the virus struck a turkey farm that has 10,600 birds” https://t.co/9YP5cbMvip - view on twitter
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www.cidrap.umn.eduWisconsin officials confirm CWD in wild deer in Waupaca County for first time - 1 week
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The deer was a 2-year-old doe harvested by a hunter in the northwestern part of the...
“State law requires a 3-year ban on baiting and feeding in the affected county and all counties that lie within 10 miles of the CWD detection.” https://t.co/BsSJWWttpL - view on twitter
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HealioHybrid COVID-19 immunity offers higher protection than previous infection alone - 5 days
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People who are vaccinated and have previously been infected with COVID-19 had a 97% reduced chance of severe COVID-19 infection year after their last...
“People who are vaccinated and have previously been infected with COVID-19 had a 97% reduced chance of severe COVID-19 infection 1 year after their last vaccination or infection” https://t.co/ThmZgJRkf3 - view on twitter
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New York TimesDeaths Among Pregnant Women and New Mothers Rose Sharply During Pandemic - 1 week
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The fatalities, occurring disproportionately among Native American and Black women, were linked not just to medical complications but also to homicides and...
“The pandemic took an outsized toll on the Native American community, where average life expectancy fell by six and a half years, a dramatic drop.” https://t.co/GdJz62amkZ - view on twitter
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www.cidrap.umn.eduTwice-weekly rapid COVID tests may be better than infrequent PCR - 6 days
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Despite PCR’s higher sensitivity, frequent testing with rapid antigen tests can top their performance, a study of pro soccer players...
“frequent RAT testing for Omicron outperforms infrequent PCR testing” https://t.co/r8ZW3ihC1f - view on twitter
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MedPageTodayModerna Booster Vaccine Singled Out for Chronic Hives - 5 days
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Chronic spontaneous urticaria more frequent when compared with Pfizer’s mRNA...
“As a potential contributing mechanism warranting further investigations, our group previously showed that the Moderna vaccine had a greater association with positive skin and basophil activation tests results compared with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine” https://t.co/GG4hU1gIEY - view on twitter
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NBC NewsCDC warns that a brand of eyedrops may be linked to drug-resistant bacterial infections - 5 days
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“Stop using” EzriCare Artificial Tears, the CDC warned, after one person died and other people were blinded after they used the over-the-counter...
"To my knowledge, this is the first time that these highly resistant organisms have been linked to a contaminated product” https://t.co/hO6M6PRe75 - view on twitter
As a senior epidemiologist recently laid off from working at governmental health departments, all the attention to tech-sector layoffs makes me wistful (if not...
The spread of communicable diseases between people has a cascading impact on all of society. It is a function that should be durably & sustainably funded. The consequences are well known. But until politicians are punished for their neglect it won’t matter https://t.co/NSkzhExy1s - view on twitter