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Reference Site: Global Compendium of Knowledge on COVID-19

Fri, 2023-04-21 11:15 — mike kraft

Global Compendium of Knowledge on COVID-19 The Compendium stores over 140 documents and has recorded over 300 visits to the most popular ones. The Compendium is maintained and expanded to reflect the most relevant experiences and learnings from COVID-19 vaccination.

The Global Compendium of Country Knowledge on COVID-19 vaccination is now available on TechNet21. ...

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Trump administration cuts funds for tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, addiction treatment

Wed, 2025-03-26 17:14 — mike kraft

The Department of Health and Human Services has abruptly canceled more than $12 billion in federal grants to states that were being used for tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, addiction treatment and other urgent health issues.

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Vaccine aid to developing nations among foreign aid programs being cut by Trump administration

Wed, 2025-03-26 13:21 — mike kraft

Trump administration to cut vaccine aid to developing countries Administration plans to end funding to Gavi, a global health organization that helps provide life-saving care for children The Guardian

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Trump administration pulls back $11.4B in COVID funding for local health departments

Wed, 2025-03-26 09:47 — mike kraft

Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation. AP News

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U.S. budget cuts are hitting measles vaccination and other disease prevention programs the hardest-- Study

Tue, 2025-03-25 17:59 — mike kraft

Measles Vaccination, Disease Surveillance And Labs Hit Hardest By US Budget Cuts - Health Policy Watch Cuts to global immunisation budgets are hitting measles vaccine coverage, disease surveillance, laboratory networks and outbreak response the hardest, Health Policy Watch

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U.K. health offcials draw up new disease threat watch list

Tue, 2025-03-25 10:29 — mike kraft

Priority pathogens: UK draws up new disease-threat watch list Some are viruses with global pandemic potential - like Covid - others infectious illnesses with no treatments. BBC News

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First case of bird flu detected in sheep, in U.K.

Tue, 2025-03-25 10:21 — mike kraft

World’s first case of bird flu in sheep detected in England H5N1 virus found in single animal in Yorkshire but risk to general public is very low, say experts The Guardian

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US Measles Map--cases spreading to Tennessee

Tue, 2025-03-25 10:11 — mike kraft

US measles map shows cases spreading to new state The number of cases this year has already surpassed the number of cases recorded for the entirety of last year, when there were 285 cases reported. Newsweek

Tennessee has confirmed its first case of measles for this year amid the outbreak of the virus that has hit a number of states across the country. ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 95 percent of the confirmed cases in 2025 involved individuals who were either unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status.

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TB cases continue to rise in the U.S. and Europe

Mon, 2025-03-24 17:10 — mike kraft

Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years. AP News

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‘Measles is only a plane flight away’--doctors

Mon, 2025-03-24 16:52 — mike kraft

‘Measles is only a plane flight away’: As outbreak surges, experts warn against global health funding cuts | CNN Although measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, it still rages on in many parts of the world. With decreasing vaccination rates across the US, experts say, imported cases can have large consequences. Neha Mukherjee CNN

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Although measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, it still rages on in many parts of the world. With decreasing vaccination rates across the US, experts say, imported cases can have large consequences.

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