COVID Vaccines for the Under 5's: The'Finish Line' We Need COVID Vaccines for the Under 5's: The'Finish Line' We Need
‘Your Local Epidemiologist’ Katelyn Jetelina translates the COVID science for millions.Medscape (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - February 17, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Internal Medicine Expert Interview Source Type: news
Luc Montagnier, Nobel-Winning Co-Discoverer of H.I.V., Dies at 89
He helped find the virus that causes AIDS, fell into a feud over it and later turned controversial, taking an anti-vaccine stance during the Covid-19 crisis. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randi Hutter Epstein Tags: Montagnier, Luc Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Vaccination and Immunization Nobel Prizes Pasteur Institute Gallo, Robert C Source Type: news
Notes from the Field: COVID-19 Vaccination Among Persons Living with Diagnosed HIV Infection - New York, October 2021
This report describes COVID-19 vaccination coverage among adults diagnosed with HIV infection. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - February 3, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Coronavirus [CoV] Healthy Living HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS and STDs MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report COVID-19 Source Type: news
Moderna Launches Clinical Trials for HIV Vaccine Moderna Launches Clinical Trials for HIV Vaccine
Human clinical trials have started for an experimental HIV vaccine that uses the same kind of mRNA technology found in Moderna ' s successful COVID-19 vaccine, the drug company announced this week.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - January 28, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV/AIDS News Source Type: news
Covax, the Developing World ’ s Hope against COVID, Has Made It Only Halfway
Delivery of syringes for the vaccination campaign in El Salvador. Latin American countries have made steady progress in immunizing their populations, partly through direct negotiations between their governments and suppliers and partly through international cooperation. CREDIT: PAHO
By Humberto MárquezCARACAS, Jan 20 2022 (IPS) The Covax initiative, the hope of the countries of the developing South to immunize their populations against COVID-19, only met half of its goals in 2021. And as 2022 begins, and the omicron variant of the virus is spreading fast, the scheme still depends on the decisions of pharmaceutical compani...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 20, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Humberto Marquez Tags: COVID-19 Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Global Global Governance Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Regional Categories TerraViva United Nations COVAX COVID-19 vaccines Source Type: news
Mental Health Services Help Health Workers Improve HIV Services in Central America
By Jenny Alc ázar,
Communications SpecialistJanuary 18, 2022" During the pandemic, there have been a lot of stressful moments,” says Juan,* a health worker who helps clients return to treatment after missing their previous appointments. “And those were in addition to continuing to reach the goals of our HIV program.”It’s no secret that COVID-19 affects mental health and well-being for us all—but especially for health workers. Lack of knowledge about the disease, the spread of misinformation, and fear of contracting COVID-19 have taken a toll on our emotional and physical wellbeing.Heal...
Source: IntraHealth International - January 18, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: HIV & AIDS COVID-19 Health Workers Source Type: news
Supreme Court Blocks Biden ’ s Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers
Mandate was a crucial component of the White House plan to tackle the COVID - 19 pandemic (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - January 15, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Infections, AIDS, Internal Medicine, Allergy, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology, Nursing, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, ENT, Source Type: news
Nose or Throat? The Best Way to Swab for At-Home COVID-19 Tests
The first challenge with rapid at-home self tests for COVID-19 is getting one. But once you have a test, there are now growing questions about what body part you should swab to get the most accurate and reliable results. Your nose? Throat? Cheek? What about your saliva?
All of the self tests authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are validated only with nasal samples. But recent coverage of the fact that Omicron tends to cause sore throats, and a small study finding that test samples collected in the throat might detect the presence of the virus earlier than samples collected in the nose, have led to gro...
Source: TIME: Health - January 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
At-Risk Americans Become Eligible for Fourth COVID Shot This Week At-Risk Americans Become Eligible for Fourth COVID Shot This Week
Some Americans with a weakened immune system who face high risks for severe COVID-19 become eligible this week to receive a fourth dose of a coronavirus vaccine.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - January 10, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Biden ’ s Vaccine Mandate for Big Business
Court also hearing arguments on separate vaccine mandate for most heath care workers (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - January 8, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Infections, AIDS, Internal Medicine, Allergy, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology, Nursing, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, ENT, Source Type: news
Underfunded and Deadly Tuberculosis Needs its Own Bill Gates
Community support workers are key in raising awareness about TB and promoting diagnosis and treatment. Credit, Busani Bafana/IPS By Busani BafanaBULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jan 7 2022 (IPS) Global efforts to end tuberculosis (TB) are futile without dedicated investment in research into the debilitating disease that is killing 4000 people a day, Stop TB Partnership warns.
“TB is a disease that is not a darling of donors and investors,” Lucica Ditiu, the Executive Director of the Stop TB Partnership, told IPS in an interview from Geneva.
“We do not have a Bill Gates that can support TB research, yet TB remains a disease of con...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 7, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Busani Bafana Tags: Africa COVID-19 Development & Aid Featured Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations #ZImbabwe #HIV/Aids IPS UN Bureau TB tuberculosis Source Type: news
COVID-19 Vaccinations in People With HIV Match Community Rates COVID-19 Vaccinations in People With HIV Match Community Rates
The first study of its kind shows regional global disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates among people with HIV, who are at higher risk for COVID-19 mortality.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - December 27, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV/AIDS News Source Type: news
Nigeria: Accelerating Covid-19 Vaccination Uptake Among People Living With HIV in Nigeria
[WHO-AFRO] Abuja -- The emergence of the COVID 19 omicron variant, has continued to rage, with attendant consequences. The situation is posing an even greater strain on progress with ending AIDS, disrupting HIV prevention and treatment services, schooling, violence prevention programmes and more. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 24, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Top Global Health Moments of 2021
By The Editorial Team,
IntraHealth International
Chemutai, a health worker at the Kaproron Health Center IV in Kween District, Uganda, stands in the operating room for maternal care, which officially opened in May 2020. Photo by Esther Ruth Mbabazi for IntraHealth International.December 21, 2021COVID-19 dominated the news cycle this year. The first large-scale global pandemic in 100 years has now killed more than5 million peopleworldwide since it began in 2020. Over 275 million people have been diagnosed with it. And at least115,000 health workers have lost their lives to the virus, though the number is likely m...
Source: IntraHealth International - December 21, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: HIV & AIDS COVID-19 Maternal, Newborn, Child Health Mental Health Noncommunicable Diseases 2021 Year of the Health and Care Worker Health Workforce Systems Health Workers Source Type: news
New Hepatitis B Vaccination Recommendations Praised New Hepatitis B Vaccination Recommendations Praised
With hepatitis B vaccination rates low and infection rates rising, experts hope the new recommendations will raise clinician awareness and simplify screening.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - December 17, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
