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Top news of the week: 30.08.2022.

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@WSJ shared
On Aug 24, 2022
Between two million and four million Americans aren’t working due to the long-term effects of Covid-19, according to a new Brookings Institution report, which estimates the inability to work translates to roughly $170 billion a year in lost wages https://t.co/UukISmyB3W
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Over 2 Million Americans Aren’t Working Due to Long Covid

Over 2 Million Americans Aren’t Working Due to Long Covid

A Brookings Institution report says roughly 16 million working-age Americans have long Covid.

@WSJhealth shared
On Aug 26, 2022
RT @jonathanrockoff: The patent litigation filed by Moderna against its mRNA rivals augurs what will likely be a years-long confrontation, and might also mark the end of a period of unusual comity among big drugmakers, @joewalkerWSJ reports. https://t.co/oXAZJwS4l5
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Moderna Sues Pfizer and BioNTech, Alleging Infringement of MRNA Patents

Moderna Sues Pfizer and BioNTech, Alleging Infringement of MRNA Patents

Moderna said its rivals copied its methods for encoding genetic material and used the same chemical modification in their Covid-19 vaccine.

@ECDC_EU shared
On Aug 29, 2022
RT @_katusche: We spoke to 5 men who use a range of venues or platforms to meet other men to hear their thoughts about #monkeypox and how it has impacted their lives. 👉https://t.co/8GHIkyXBNd @WHO @ECDC_EU
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Perceptions of monkeypox from those most at risk: men who have sex with men having multiple sexual partners

Perceptions of monkeypox from those most at risk: men who have sex with men having multiple sexual partners

Since the current global monkeypox outbreak emerged in Europe, the majority of cases have been found in men who have sex with men (MSM), and in particular those who have multiple and often ...

@bbchealth shared
On Aug 26, 2022
Covid-19 in the UK https://t.co/cjnYwQuoJf
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Covid-19 in the UK

Covid-19 in the UK

Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK.

@gabbystern shared
On Aug 25, 2022
Here's a link to @DrTedros's opening remarks at today's press conference. He covers urgent health needs in #Ukraine; the Sahel region; #Tigray, Ethiopia; the DRC, as well as globally (#COVID19, #monkeypox, #Ebola.) https://t.co/szYrlo1KYx
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WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the COVID-19 media briefing– 25 August 2022

WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the COVID-19 media briefing– 25 August 2022

These include power generators, ambulances and oxygen supplies for medical facilities; supplies for trauma and emergency surgeries; and medicines to help treat noncommunicable …

@UKHSA shared
On Aug 26, 2022
RT @MHRAgovuk: We have approved the Nuvaxovid (Novavax) COVID-19 vaccine in 12- to 17-year-olds after our review concluded the vaccine was safe and effective in this age group. Find out more: https://t.co/Jj8qno3GO7 #lifesciences #covid19vaccines https://t.co/yft4KWLn8V
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Novavax COVID-19 vaccine approved for 12 to 17s by MHRA

Novavax COVID-19 vaccine approved for 12 to 17s by MHRA

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has concluded that Nuvaxovid is safe and effective in this age group

@bmj_latest shared
On Aug 25, 2022
Regular asymptomatic testing for covid-19 in hospitals, care homes, and hospices in England will be “paused” from 31 August, the Department of Health and Social Care has said. However, symptomatic testing in all of these high risk settings will continue https://t.co/xMeSyGrV3L
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Covid-19: Asymptomatic testing is “paused” in England’s hospitals and care homes

Covid-19: Asymptomatic testing is “paused” in England’s hospitals and care homes

Regular asymptomatic testing for covid-19 in hospitals, care homes, and hospices in England will be “paused” from 31 August, the Department of Health and Social Care has said. Testing will ...

@WHO_Europe shared
On Aug 25, 2022
RT @WHO_Europe_VPI: "Dealing with villagers & community members directly was very new to all of us. I found being a bridge between doctors and villages was a wonderful experience," says Leyla, who participated in hands-on training on immunization in rural 🇦🇿. Full story 👇 https://t.co/lznvMdcDSH https://t.co/zawtdjrEFD
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Community health rotations and new resources on COVID-19 vaccination added to medical school curriculum in Azerbaijan

Community health rotations and new resources on COVID-19 vaccination added to medical school curriculum in Azerbaijan

“We understand how important it is to include COVID-19 vaccination in the curriculum of medical and nursing students, because they are the health-care providers of tomorrow,” explains Samir ...