Fully 56% of hospitals reported changing patient care or delaying therapy because of drug shortages.
In one key category, under 7% of countries scored in the highest tier.
According to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Ebola dashboard today, officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) confirmed 2 new cases of Ebola in a 14-month-long outbreak in that country, raising the total to 3,250 infections.
As reported yesterday, 117 of the cases are considered probable infections. The DRC's Ebola technical committee (CMRE) has not yet posted information on the four new cases described yesterday.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the launch of a new study to detect and better understand acute febrile illnesses (AFIs) in Belize, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use single-dose Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) for patients ages 12 and over who are at high risk for influenza complications. Xofluza should only be administered to patients who have been symptomatic for 48 hours or less.
Today the World Health Organization (WHO) dashboard shows 3 new Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which raise the outbreak total to 3,194 cases, including 2,133 deaths. A total of 346 suspected cases are still under investigation.
Also today the DRC’s multisector Ebola committee (CMRE) said three cases yesterday originated in Kalunguta, Mambasa, and Mandima—all current virus hot spots.
A task force will identify priorities and monitor progress, and HHS will coordinate efforts.
They say the world is not prepared for a pandemic.
California Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday signed two bills that limit medical exemptions for vaccines in schoolchildren.
Researchers find no difference in health worker infections from flu, other viruses.