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  • [New] The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on education systems worldwide, leading to the widespread adoption of distance learning as a means of continuing education while minimizing the risk of infection. Nature
  • A study in San Bernardino County found no increased risks of alopecia areata (AA) after the COVID-19 vaccination but suggests further research into potential geographic and gender-based factors. AJMC
  • The COVID-19 pandemic brought many vulnerabilities to light, from the lack of international data-sharing, the stark increase in public distrust of vaccines and therapeutics, and the 'global Achilles heel' of international pharmaceutical supply chains. The Council on Strategic Risks
  • More people were pushed into poverty than the year before - a downward spiral that continues unabated since the global Coronavirus pandemic The World Bank predicts that by 2024 people in one out of every four developing countries will still be poorer than they were in 2019. Eurodad
  • With the official end of the federal public health emergency in May, the U.S. health care system reverted to the way it usually works: People's health insurance, or lack of it, once again dictates their access to COVID-related tests, vaccines and soon - in 2024 - to treatments. NPR
  • Covid-19 has become a significantly smaller public health threat in recent years, thanks in no small part to vaccination (though it's still harming and killing more people than the flu or any other infectious disease in the U.S.). Gizmodo
  • The COVID-19 pandemic saw a scramble for limited vaccine doses and a spike in concern about relying on non-EU countries for critical medicines after India threatened to shut down paracetamol exports. Politico
  • NIH-funded research sheds light on link between COVID-19 infection and increased risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke. SciTechDaily
  • More recently, mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines were reported to be responsible for an increased risk of myocarditis on the basis of passive surveillance reporting in the United States, especially among adolescent boys and young men after the second vaccine dose. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
  • In the US, parents' hesitancy to get their children vaccinated will lead to excessive preventable illness related to COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus in the fall and winter of 2023-2024. Endocrinology Advisor
  • The three COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States significantly decrease the risk of serious illness and death caused by omicron and its subvariants. EverydayHealth.com
  • Macron stressed that the Europe of the Rassemblement National is not the one that will provide vaccines, referring to the European Union's joint procurement of vaccines during Covid-19 pandemic. Le Monde.fr
  • The CDC expects COVID-19 activity to continue to increase over the next month and encourages people to get the updated vaccine, which can offer protection against severe illness and hospitalization. Yahoo Life
  • The Florida legislature passed a law preemptively barring school districts from requiring coronavirus vaccines, a move health advocates fear opens the door to further vaccine limitations. The Washington Post
  • Due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seasonal surge and declining effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines over time against new variants, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved an Omicron-specific booster for the 2023-2024 winter season. News-Medical.net
  • In a study led by Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore, researchers set about developing and testing a COVID-19 vaccine that's delivered intranasally with the hope that it's more effective. New Atlas
  • The essential nature of cooling services is underlined by the Covid-19 pandemic, as temperature-sensitive vaccines will require quick deployment around the globe; lockdowns forcing people to stay at home for long periods of time are a health concern in many hot countries. IEA
  • Paxlovid did not reduce the risk of developing long COVID for vaccinated, non-hospitalized individuals during their first COVID-19 infection. ScienceDaily
  • Pakistani authorities will have to acquire Emergency Use Authorisation for the Pfizer's newly-developed Covid-19 vaccine from the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan as Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine (2023-2024 Formula) has not been approved or licensed by the FDA, another health official said. The News International
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption worldwide highlighting once again the interdependency of health and socioeconomic development, and the global lack of health systems resilience. Frontiers
  • Most insured people will be able to get the updated Covid-19 vaccine at their doctor's offices or pharmacies, such as CVS or Walgreens, at no cost. CNN

Last updated: 23 March 2024



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