Infectious Disease Control News and Press Releases

Infectious Disease Control

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The Importance of Indoor Environmental Quality as Schools and Universities in Puerto Rico Prepare for the New School Year: 7/26/2021 10:51:26 AM; In a few weeks, schools and universities across Puerto Rico will be opening their doors for the new school year. The return to classrooms for students, teachers and faculty, following the COVID-19 pandemic, has elevated the importance of healthy indoor environmental quality (IEQ) to new levels.
IATA Warns Governments on High Cost of Testing: 7/23/2021 4:24:08 AM; The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to take action to address the high cost of COVID-19 tests in many jurisdictions and urged flexibility in permitting the use of cost-effective antigen tests as an alternative to more expensive PCR tests.
Well prepared for travel with KLM’s COVID-19 check | Upload@Home: 7/23/2021 4:18:34 AM; KLM understands that travelling with all the COVID-19-related requirements can be a challenge at the moment, especially because the rules change and can vary from country to country.
Antibiotic prescriptions for kids plummet during pandemic: 7/20/2021 12:56:23 PM; As children made fewer visits to health facilities and engaged in social distancing and other COVID-19 mitigation measures, a smaller number of them also received prescription drugs, a new study suggests.
Novel autoantibody adds fuel to COVID-19 “firestorm” of inflammation, blood clots: 7/20/2021 12:43:04 PM; Researchers at Michigan Medicine have discovered yet another functional autoantibody in COVID-19 patients that contributes to the disease’s development and the “firestorm” of blood clots and inflammation it induces.
Air France launches “Ready to Fly”, a pre-travel health document verification service: 7/15/2021 4:49:56 AM; • An innovative service allowing customers to ensure they have all the required health documents before going to the airport, • A smoother journey on the day of departure, by eliminating successive checks.
Social Entrepreneurship and Community Impact Recognized by Open Access Publisher: 7/13/2021 8:00:00 AM; The independent academic publisher in healthcare, Partners in Digital Health (PDH), the publisher of the open access journal Telehealth and Medicine Today (TMT) has announced a new and innovative board position specifically focused on supporting social entrepreneurship and impact in local and global communities.
1 in 3 countries are not taking action to help students catch up on their learning post-COVID-19 school closures: 7/13/2021 6:03:36 AM; Around one in three countries where schools are or have been closed are not yet implementing remedial programmes post-COVID-19 school closures, according to a UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank and OECD global "Survey on National Education Responses to COVID-19 School Closures".
Occupational Eye Protection and Mitigating Infection Risks in Puerto Rico: 7/7/2021 4:25:42 PM; The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that each year, thousands of people are blinded from work-related eye injuries that could have been prevented with the proper selection and use of eye and face protection.
Fungal Eye Infections and Testing for Contamination in Products: 7/7/2021 4:00:40 PM; Fungal infections of the eye are quite rare, but when they do occur, they can be serious and even result in permanent vision loss or blindness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that symptoms of a fungal eye infection are similar to symptoms of other types of eye infections, including those caused by bacteria.
“Fortunate Accident” May Yield Immunity Weapon Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: 7/7/2021 2:38:29 PM; In what turned out to be one of the most important accidents of all time, Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming returned to his laboratory after a vacation in 1928 to find a clear zone surrounding a piece of mold that had infiltrated a petri dish full of Staphylococcus aureus ( S.
eDreams ODIGEO surpasses pre-COVID-19 Bookings level and adds further 200,000 Prime subscribers: 7/6/2021 3:05:54 PM; • The Company, the second largest flight retailer in the world, in June achieved positive year-on-year growth rates in Bookings compared to pre-COVID-19 levels • ‘Prime’, the pioneering travel subscription programme, tops 1.2 million subscribers worldwide after growing by over 150,000 new members in just the month of June eDreams ODIGEO (‘the Company’), …
COVID-19 aggravates antibiotic misuse in India: 7/2/2021 2:25:21 PM; The COVID-19 catastrophe in India has resulted in more than 30 million people infected with the virus and nearly 400,000 deaths, though experts are concerned that the figures most likely are much higher.
easyJet and Boots UK partner to offer COVID-19 travel tests to make it easier for customers to travel abroad this summer: 7/2/2021 9:53:49 AM; • easyJet customers will be able to easily access Boots COVID-19 testing services via easyJet.com • The partnership will mean customers can connect directly to the Boots COVID-19 testing hub on Boots.com while planning their trip • With easyJet flights available from 18 UK airports and over 206 Boots branches offering in-store COVID-19 testing services nationwide, …
ZzappMalaria Wins Top Prize at Cisco’s Global Problem Solver Challenge: 7/1/2021 7:13:02 PM; ZzappMalaria, the developer of an AI-based platform to help combat malaria, has been chosen from over 1700 teams from 126 countries as the grand prize winner of the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021.
A digital fabric for the next generation of public services: 7/1/2021 2:09:02 PM; Before the pandemic, local authorities and businesses were already coming together to explore the use of technology in connecting people, supporting businesses, and bonding communities.