pandemic
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Australians Are Importing 10x More Ivermectin Than Usual Despite Its Lack Of COVID Benefits
Australians are importing ivermectin – the horse de-wormer that is falsely touted to cure Covid-19 – 10 times more than normal.
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A Deadly Super-Fungus Has Emerged in Brazil, Aided by Covid-19
Late last year, a deadly yeast known as Candida auris was found in Brazil for the first time. In a new paper this week, the scientists who treated and investigated these initial cases say the covid-19 pandemic helped create a breeding ground for the fungus to emerge and spread inside a hospital’s intensive care unit.
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Official Covid-19 Death Toll Undercounting by Millions, WHO Says
According to a new estimate released by the World Health Organisation, at least 3 million people worldwide likely lost their lives to the covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The figures are the latest to suggest that many countries’ official counts have substantially underestimated the toll of the pandemic, which is still raging in much of the…
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5 Strategies To Prepare Us for the Next Pandemic
While the world is still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, public health and emergency management experts are already preparing for the next one. After all, biologists are certain another dangerous new pathogen will emerge sooner or later. We are public health researchers engaged in both leading public health disaster response and evaluating emergency management. Here…