The US researchers have created a vaccine based on the same mRNA technology used in the Covid-19 jabs from Moderna and Pfizer. Jane Kirby Friday 25 November 2022 13:48 A universal flu vaccine that can protect against all strains of the virus could be available in the next two years, a leading expert has said. […]
by: The Associated Press via Nexstar Media Wire Posted: Nov 23, 2022 / 09:33 PM EST Updated: Nov 24, 2022 / 07:32 AM EST LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly […]
PHF News (11/18/2022) – Today, the Public Health Foundation (PHF), in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released an engaging, educational video describing the process for developing vaccine recommendations in the United States (U.S.). New Video Describes ACIP Process and Role in Developing US Vaccine Recommendations (phf.org)
WGAL8 (Nov 2, 2022) – Number of COVID-19 cases in Pa. The Pennsylvania Department of Health now says it will provide COVID-19 updates on a weekly basis. As of Nov. 2, the COVID-19 case total for Pennsylvania is 3,317,854. That is an increase of 17,560 cases over the previous week. COVID-19 CASES in Pennsylvania, how […]
Courier Times (Nov. 4th) – Your healthcare leaders across Bucks County work together in the best interest of residents from around the region through an unsung hero of care coordination known as the Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership (BCHIP). While competitors in some respects, our six hospitals put aside our differences when it comes to […]
TribLIVE (Oct. 24th, 2022) – As long as polio exists anywhere, it is a threat everywhere, as evidenced by the recent paralysis of a young man and the detection of the poliovirus in the sewage in five counties in New York. Rotary and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have made great strides […]
The New York Times (10/23) reports, “With few to no restrictions in place and travel and socializing back in full swing, an expected winter rise in Covid cases appears poised to collide with a resurgent influenza season, causing a ‘twindemic’ – or even a ‘tripledemic,’ with a third pathogen, respiratory syncytial virus…in the mix.” The […]
The Washington Post (October 19, 2022) SOMERVILLE, Tenn. — Skill Wilson had amassed more than three decades of knowledge as a paramedic, first in Memphis and then in Fayette County. Two places that felt like night and day. With only five ambulances in the county and the nearest hospital as much as 45 minutes away, Skill […]
David Quammen was one of the first science writers to report on the spillover of viruses from wildlife to humans. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he talks about what scientists now know – and don’t know – about what caused the Covid-19 pandemic and why it matters. BY NICOLA JONES • OCTOBER 19, 2022 Unraveling the Causes of the Pandemic, […]
October 14, 2022 (Public Integrity) – We share the planet with over 380 trillion viruses right now. Some of these powerful pathogens can kill us and even bring the world to a halt — as the novel coronavirus did in 2020. Viruses teach us how “undeniably connected we are and how important it is to […]