How do public health policies in different countries impact COVID-19 deaths? Turns out a LOT. The “Let er rip” attitude prevalent in many Western nations appears deadly. But at least there’s more ‘freedom’?
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Monkeypox Mpox cases 2023
The summer wave of Monkeypox seems to have waned six months later with cases dropping to around an annual low. The six month decline is now consistent, basing for what could possibly be another increase in the Spring and Summer months. With the continued rise of COVID and its variants, and the known damage it …
2023 COVID Variants to Complicate Pandemic Response
Chart shows the uptick from Christmas related to COVID reported cases. Note, many jurisdictions including the USA and Canada no longer have widespread testing or reporting. This is a phenomenon to get the public to accept the ongoing harm. It also make sit hard for the general public to get a sense of the real-time …
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Monkeypox Declared World Health Emergency
A week after the WHO declared monkeypox a word health emergency (as they did with COVID) governments around the world are following suit, including the United States. Temporary Recommendations issued by the WHO Director-General in relation to the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox https://www.who.int/news/item/23-07-2022-second-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-(ihr)-emergency-committee-regarding-the-multi-country-outbreak-of-monkeypox Cases in the US are approaching 10000 as vaccine acquisition ramps up.
USA Hits Dubious Mark of 1 Million COVID Deaths
NBC news is among the first major news outlets to release and confirm the dubious distinction that America has hit 1 million COVID-19 related deaths. That doesn’t not include the related deaths because of the lack of healthcare resources, and permanent disabilities incurred because of the virus. In just over two years the death toll …
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50% of All Americans Will Be Infected with Omicron
By the middle of February, most modelling predicts that at least 50% of Americans will have been infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19. This prediction is based on infection rate, whereas many states are showing possibilities of peak infection. That only means, however, that we’re at the mid-way point of this particular infectious wave. …
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Free N95 Masks for Americans
Not only are Americans permitted to access vaccines and boosters for free, they can now order free N95 masks to be delivered by USPS. With the onslaught of Omicron, cloth or disposable surgical masks are no longer adequate to protect against the virus. The use of N95, at minimum, masks is the new recommendation. Ensuring …
Canada takes lead on first dose vaccinations
Vaccine access will be a discussion topics for months and even years to come. “Rich” countries, beginning with the United States, have ensured their population has first access to the vaccines, namely Pfizer and Moderna. Other countries follow suit, and although there’s been gaps of months for these countries, supply is now picking up steam …
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Hospice Care: Pioneering Palliative Care and What’s Next
In medieval times the term hospice meant a refuge for ill or tired travellers. In other countries hospices are specific buildings where care is provided only for patients of life limiting illnesses. However in the US hospice care is a term that denotes care to the terminally ill patient at the location of his or …
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AstraZeneca Vaccine More Effective In new Study
There were initial reports of the AstraZeneca vaccine with a slightly lower effective rate compared to the primary North American vaccines made by Moderna and Phizer. Couple that with recent dubious concerns that the AZ vaccine was causing health problems (blood clots), and many governments paused distribution. That also meant general populations refused to take …
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