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With The New Vaccines People are Better Armed Than Ever Against the Winter viruses

Fri, 2023-10-13 12:03 — mike kraft

 

The New Vaccines and You: Americans Better Armed Than Ever Against the Winter Blechs - KFF Health News Flu, covid, and respiratory viruses kill thousands of Americans each year, but the latest batch of vaccines could save lives. khnkit KFF Health News

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UNICEF says weather-related disasters have displaced millions of children

Fri, 2023-10-06 11:07 — mike kraft
UNICEF: 43.1 million children displaced by climate-exacerbated disasters over 6 years - UPI.com UNICEF on Friday said that natural disasters exacerbated by climate change have forced millions of children out of their homes in the past six years with the total expected to double in the coming decades. UPI

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September temperatures set records; 2023 on track to hotest ever; North American Great Lakes affected

Thu, 2023-10-05 11:23 — mike kraft
September sizzled to records and was so much warmer than average scientists call it 'mind-blowing' After a record-smashing hot summer, Earth's warming somehow got even worse in September. The European climate agency says temperatures last month set a new mark for how far above normal they hit. AP News

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WHO authorizes a second malaria vaccine. Experts warn it’s not enough to stop the disease spreading

Tue, 2023-10-03 10:24 — mike kraft
UN authorizes a second malaria vaccine. Experts warn it's not enough to stop the disease spreading The World Health Organization has authorized a second malaria vaccine in a decision that could offer countries a cheaper and a more readily available option than the world’s first shot against the parasitic disease. AP News

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During the Delta wave, COVID patients were at higher risk of new cardiovascular, cerebrovascular conditions --study

Tue, 2023-09-26 10:49 — mike kraft
COVID patients at higher risk of new cardiovascular, cerebrovascular conditions amid Delta wave LightFieldStudios / iStock CIDRAP

A large study from Singapore suggests that COVID-19 infection increased the risk of new-onset cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications during the Delta variant era and that vaccination lowered the risk.

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Overview: WHO concerned about global COVID trends

Wed, 2023-09-06 17:50 — mike kraft
WHO airs concerns about global COVID trends Meanwhile, several more BA.2.86 sequences were reported, as Moderna notes reassuring lab findings against BA.2.86 for its updated vaccine. CIDRAP

At a briefing on global health issues today, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said there are concerning trends ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter, including rising deaths in parts of the Middle East and Asia and increased hospitalizations in multiple regions.

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China drops COVID-19 tests for incoming travelers

Tue, 2023-08-29 11:18 — mike kraft
China won't require COVID-19 tests for incoming travelers in a milestone in its reopening China will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test result for incoming travelers, a milestone in its reopening to the rest of the world after an isolation that began with the country's borders closing in 2020. AP News

 

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China suffered nearly 2 million excess deaths followed the sudden end of COVID curbs --study

Fri, 2023-08-25 11:42 — mike kraft
Nearly 2 million excess deaths followed China's sudden end of COVID curbs, study says China's move to dismantle its strict COVID regime could have led to nearly 2 million excess deaths, a US study shows. Bernard Orr Reuters

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COVID ERIS: Overview of the new variant and infection spread

Mon, 2023-08-14 10:14 — mike kraft
Covid Eris: What to know about new variant EG.5 dominating U.S. cases COVID infections and hospitalizations are on the rise in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Health officials are pointing at the EG.5 "Eris" coronavirus, a subvariant of the Omicron lineage that originally emerged November of 2021. Michael Erman Reuters

 

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China drops COVID-19 group travel bans to 78 nations including U.S., Japan

Thu, 2023-08-10 12:08 — mike kraft
China drops COVID-19 group travel bans to 78 nations including U.S., Japan - UPI.com China announced Thursday it was removing its COVID-19-era restrictions on group travel to nearly 80 countries including the United States and Japan. UPI

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China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced group travel could continue to 78 nations including the two popular destinations as well as Australia, Britain, Germany, Qatar and South Korea.

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