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Study: Fifteen Days in December: Capture and Analysis of Omicron-Related Travel Restrictions. Image Credit: Bakhtiar Zein / Shutterstock.com

Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant-associated travel restrictions worldwide

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[ad_1] In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluate the travel restrictions placed by nations worldwide following the emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant. Study: Fifteen Days in December: Capture and Analysis of Omicron-Related Travel Restrictions. Image Credit: Bakhtiar Zein / Shutterstock.com Background After the […]

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Global analysis of health care waste in the context of COVID-19

Global analysis of health care waste in the context of COVID-19

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[ad_1] Overview Globally, safe waste management services for healthcare waste are lacking, especially in least developed countries. The latest available data (from 2019) indicate that 1 in 3 healthcare facilities globally do not safely manage healthcare waste. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to large increases in healthcare waste, straining under resourced healthcare facilities and exacerbating environmental impacts […]

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Analysis: How the Omicron variant ignited new battles and changed pandemic politics

Analysis: How the Omicron variant ignited new battles and changed pandemic politics

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[ad_1] After two years of venomous partisan feuds over the crisis, new battles are springing up all over the country. The White House on Tuesday gave up the fight for its rule requiring vaccines and testing for employees of large firms after the conservative Supreme Court struck them down and removed one of President Joe […]

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