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COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic - SARSCoV2

Fri, 2020-01-03 20:40 — Kathy Gilbeaux

An expanding list of information resources on the COVID-19 Pandemic. A link to Resources, Information, FAQs and Research on this pandemic will be provided (in red - here), and at the bottom of this post . . .

CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - Coronavirus COVID-19 - Johns Hopkins University

CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - COVID-19 Tracker - Microsoft / Bing

CLICK HERE - WHO - Map and Dashboard - Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation

CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - COVID-19 tracker - The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

CLICK HERE - ESRI - Impact Planning for COVID-19 - Select your State and County

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Long COVID has affected more than 1 million children -- CDC study suggests

Tue, 2025-02-04 11:29 — mike kraft

Long COVID impacting more than 1 million children: CDC study suggests A new CDC study published Monday found that more than 1 million children were affected by long COVID in 2023. Higher levels were found in lower-income households. ABC News ABC News

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Long COVID, a condition that occurs when patients still have symptoms at least three months after clearing infection, has been well-documented in adults, but its impact on children has been less clear.

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Senate Finance Committee advances Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nomination to be health secretary

Tue, 2025-02-04 11:07 — mike kraft

Senate committee advances Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nomination to be health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has cleared his first hurdle to become the nation’s top health official as the Senate finance committee voted to advance his nomination for a floor vote. AP News

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U.S. CDC restores some but not all health related information on its website

Tue, 2025-02-04 10:43 — mike kraft

On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention purged from its website thousands of pages that included terms such as “transgender,” “L.G.B.T.” and “pregnant person,” to comply with an executive order barring any material that promoted “gender ideology.”

By Monday, some of the pages had reappeared, in part in response to intense media coverage, backlash from the scientific community and concern for the public’s health, according to a senior official with knowledge of the matter.

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Trump's State Department takes over USAID as it suspends its humanitarian programs

Mon, 2025-02-03 18:39 — mike kraft

Rubio says he’s acting director of USAID as humanitarian agency is taken over by the State Department | CNN Politics Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator the US Agency for International Development, confirming the de-facto takeover of the humanitarian agency by the State Department. Jennifer Hansler, Lauren Kent, Alex Marquardt, Kevin Liptak CNN

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Second judge blocks Trump's federal aid funding freeze

Mon, 2025-02-03 17:44 — mike kraft

Judge says Trump administration appears to be blocking funding despite court orders A small nonprofit, which helps West Virginians with disabilities, found its federal government reimbursements funds were unavailable as of Sunday. Maureen Groppe USA TODAY

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US health websites, datasets taken down as agencies comply with Trump's executive orders

Mon, 2025-02-03 17:34 — mike kraft

US health websites, datasets taken down as agencies comply with Trump executive orders | CNN Several US government health websites and resources have been taken down or modified as agencies comply with executive orders from President Donald Trump. Jen Christensen, Nick Valencia, Jacqueline Howard, Deidre McPhillips, Brenda Goodman CNN

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Bird flu: Trump administration’s communication freeze restricted access to critical information--veterinarians

Mon, 2025-02-03 11:01 — mike kraft

Trump administration’s communication freeze restricted access to critical bird flu information Veterinarians treating cows are waiting for test results to determine their risk. But they’re facing delays Yahoo News

... the Trump administration has blocked the release of some of the information used to protect against H5N1 and understand this risk, including studies that show how frequently veterinarians who treat cows had been unknowingly infected.

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