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Japan to roll out COVID-19 booster targeting XBB subvariant in the fall

Mon, 2023-06-19 10:01 — mike kraft

Japan to roll out COVID-19 booster targeting XBB subvariant in the fall A vaccine subcommittee under the health ministry is aiming to prepare for another spike in infections possibly arriving in the winter. Tomoko Otake The Japan Times

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Covid case tallies drop but data incomplete because of decline in reporting

Mon, 2023-06-19 09:53 — mike kraft

Decline in COVID reporting muddles tracking of global illness patterns CIDRAP

Global cases and deaths continued to drop over the past 28 days, but the metrics don't accurately reflect infection rates because of the steady drop in testing and regular reporting from countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said (Thursday) in its latest weekly update.

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COVID vaccine records in Texas, New Hampshire, Montana could be lost because of opt-in -laws

Fri, 2023-06-16 10:59 — mike kraft

Your COVID vaccine records could be destroyed in 5 years because of Texas law In five years, Texas will have to destroy 10.4 million vaccine records because of an unusual state law. Yahoo News

The impending record destruction is a rare situation in the U.S., because almost every state or municipality that operates a vaccine registry has an “opt out” system.

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June temperatures briefly passed key climate threshold. More spikes expected

Fri, 2023-06-16 10:47 — mike kraft

June temperatures briefly passed key climate threshold. Scientists expect more such spikes Worldwide temperatures briefly exceeded a key warming threshold earlier this month, drawing notice in the scientific community and prompting public chatter that climate change might be accelerating. The mercury has since dipped again, but experts say the brief surge marked a new global heat record for June and indicates more extremes ahead. European researchers said Thursday that the the start of June saw global surface air temperatures rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for the first time.

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Global water reservoir volumes decline despite new dams construction boom-- study

Fri, 2023-06-16 10:30 — mike kraft

Global water reservoir volumes decline despite construction boom, study says Global reservoir volumes fell during the last 20 years despite a construction boom that drove up storage capacity, a new study showed on Tuesday, suggesting that new dams will not be enough to solve growing strain on the world's water supplies. David Stanway Reuters

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Prevalence of depression among American adults varies dramatically by state -- CDC report

Fri, 2023-06-16 10:19 — mike kraft

Nearly 1 in 5 US adults have been diagnosed with depression and the prevalence varies dramatically by state, CDC report finds | CNN The proportion of US adults who have ever been diagnosed with depression ranges greatly depending on where they live. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped early in the pandemic-- study

Thu, 2023-06-15 18:28 — mike kraft

Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped early in the pandemic, study says The homicide rate for older U.S. teenagers rose to its highest point in nearly 25 years during the COVID-19 pandemic. And the suicide rate for adults in their early 20s was the worst in more than 50 years. That's according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday. Experts cited several possible reasons for the increases, including higher rates of depression, limited availability of mental health services and the number of guns in U.S. homes. Suicide and homicide are the No. 2 and 3 causes of death for 10- to 24-year-olds.

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FDA advisors endorse using only updated Covid vaccines

Thu, 2023-06-15 17:31 — mike kraft

FDA advisers endorse updating COVID vaccines to target latest omicron strain The COVID-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall. Today’s vaccines still contain the original coronavirus strain, the one that started the pandemic. But that strain was long ago supplanted by mutated versions as the virus rapidly evolves. Scientific advisers for the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said the next round of shots should only include protection against the newest omicron variants that are now dominant worldwide.

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Burnout, online harassment of health workers during COVID-19 decribed in new studies

Thu, 2023-06-15 11:26 — mike kraft

Studies spotlight burnout, online harassment of health workers during COVID-19 CIDRAP

Two new studies illustrate the mental toll COVID-19 took on healthcare workers (HCWs), with the first documenting high rates of burnout among HCWs and the second describing harassment on social media platforms suffered by physicians and scientists during the pandemic.

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