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Top news of the week: 19.07.2022.

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@GasteinForum shared
On Jul 18, 2022
RT @OBShealth: Lessons from the pandemic will help policy-makers prepare for future shocks🔍 Experts compared the performance of 50 countries & considered why some have managed #COVID19 more successfully than others. With @EU_Health @WHO_Europe #HealthPolicy https://t.co/ZO48IkOEx9
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Health Policy Journal: COVID-19 Special Issue now available

Health Policy Journal: COVID-19 Special Issue now available

A compilation of lessons learned from the COVID-19 response is now available in a Special Issue of the journal Health Policy.

@CDCemergency shared
On Jul 19, 2022
RT @CDCgov: The virus that causes COVID-19 keeps changing. A new @CDCMMWR finds 3rd & 4th #COVID19 vaccine doses helped protect people from hospitalization as new variants developed. If you are eligible for a booster, get it as soon as possible. More: https://t.co/7DoKL6JCFr. https://t.co/J2fv94BljO
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@UKHSA shared
On Jul 15, 2022
🧵Today we have announced that everyone aged 50 and over will be offered a #COVID19 booster and a #flu jab this autumn, in plans to increase protection against respiratory viruses ahead of winter. More info in the thread below and full story here 👇 https://t.co/RcgvKGYwxi
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Over 50s to be offered COVID-19 booster and flu jab this autumn

Over 50s to be offered COVID-19 booster and flu jab this autumn

Everyone aged 50 and over will be among those offered a COVID-19 booster and a flu jab this autumn under plans to increase protection against respiratory viruses ahead of winter.

@bmj_latest shared
On Jul 13, 2022
MPs have called on NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency to redouble efforts to reach the almost three million adults in England who remain unvaccinated against covid-19 as well as those who are only partially vaccinated https://t.co/GDEAow76EA
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Covid-19: MPs call for greater efforts to reach the unvaccinated and partially vaccinated

Covid-19: MPs call for greater efforts to reach the unvaccinated and partially vaccinated

MPs have called on NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to redouble efforts to reach the almost three million adults in England who remain unvaccinated against covid-19 as ...

@WHO shared
On Jul 14, 2022
The report says the gender pay gap improved only marginally even with the #COVID19 pandemic, where health & care workers played a pivotal role. More info 👉https://t.co/beQY4o0Tjy #EqualPay https://t.co/bTcspWLksv
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The gender pay gap in the health and care sector a global analysis in the time of COVID-19

The gender pay gap in the health and care sector a global analysis in the time of COVID-19

This report provides an analysis of the gender pay gap in the health and care sector using representative survey data from wage employees from countries in all geographic regions and income ...

@CDCMMWR shared
On Jul 18, 2022
Data from 22 countries supported by @PEPFAR show the negative impacts of the #COVID19 pandemic on #HIV testing among children and the successful strategies used to ensure children are linked to life-saving treatment. Learn more here: https://t.co/7o9VC5joKZ https://t.co/sdzwwvW1UU
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@bmj_latest shared
On Jul 14, 2022
NEW research provides an up to date summary of evidence on the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis after mRNA vaccination against the covid-19 virus: https://t.co/IloJRtjLG2
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Incidence, risk factors, natural history, and hypothesised mechanisms of myocarditis and pericarditis following covid-19 vaccination: living evidence syntheses and review

Incidence, risk factors, natural history, and hypothesised mechanisms of myocarditis and pericarditis following covid-19 vaccination: living evidence syntheses and review

Objectives To synthesise evidence on incidence rates and risk factors for myocarditis and pericarditis after use of mRNA vaccination against covid-19, clinical presentation, short term and ...

@BBCBreaking shared
On Jul 15, 2022
Nearly 3.5 million people in UK had coronavirus in week up to 6 July - up from 2.7 million the week before https://t.co/NL8b4SZwp8
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As it happened: UK Covid cases jump by almost 30% as pressure grows on NHS

As it happened: UK Covid cases jump by almost 30% as pressure grows on NHS

The weekly figures come as the NHS grapples with rising Covid admissions, staff sickness and extreme heat warnings.