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Air pollution may boost risk of longer-term long-COVID symptoms --study

Wed, 2024-12-04 14:06 — mike kraft

Air pollution may boost risk of longer-term long-COVID symptoms, research suggests In California, one pregnant woman and her twins were sick, and both infants died. CIDRAP

Exposure to small- or fine-particle air pollution may predispose COVID-19 survivors to a longer duration of persistent symptoms by increasing the severity of the infection, among other contributing factors, finds a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal).

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Low cost COVID nasal spray vaccine that can be stored at room temperature reported by Lisbon and Tel Aviv university researchers

Wed, 2024-12-04 13:35 — mike kraft

COVID vaccine in nasal spray: Israeli researchers help develop needle-free inoculation Tel Aviv University scientists say peer-reviewed invention can be stored at room temperature, helping to reach remote regions; it can be administered without nurses or injections timesofisrael

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Climate change: Global heat wave hot spots outpace climate change trends

Wed, 2024-12-04 12:16 — mike kraft

Global heat wave hot spots outpace climate change trends Scientists uncover emerging warming "hot spots." Andrew Freedman Axios

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Republican- led U.S. House COVID subcommittee final report criticizes public health response to the pandemic, supports lab theory of origin

Tue, 2024-12-03 11:52 — mike kraft

House Covid-19 panel releases final report criticizing public health response to the pandemic | CNN A Republican-led House committee investigating broad aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic and its effects in the US released a final report Monday summarizing its two-year effort, saying it hoped the work would “serve as a road map for Congress, the Executive Branch, and the private sector to prepare for and respond to future pandemics.” Katherine Dillinger CNN

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British government purchases 5 million bird flu vaccine doses in case of possible pandemic

Tue, 2024-12-03 11:41 — mike kraft

UK buys 5 million bird flu vaccine doses in case of pandemic The government is adding a human H5 vaccine to its stockpile as part of its health threat preparedness plans. Lauren Chadwick euronews

The United Kingdom has bought more than five million doses of a bird flu vaccine for humans in case the virus adapts to better infect people and cause a possible pandemic.

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Explainer: Bird Flu Concerns Grow. Are COVID-19 Mistakes Being Repeated?

Mon, 2024-12-02 11:52 — mike kraft

H5N1 Bird Flu Concerns Grow. Are COVID-19 Mistakes Being Repeated? The recent appearance of the H5N1 bird flu in pigs does raise viral reassortment concerns. Here's what we know about this highly pathogenic avian influenza virus so far. Bruce Y. Lee Forbes

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Opinion: A Bird Flu Pandemic Would Be One of the Most Foreseeable Catastrophes in History

Mon, 2024-12-02 11:45 — mike kraft

Almost five years after Covid blew into our lives, the main thing standing between us and the next global pandemic is luck. And with the advent of flu season, that luck may well be running out.

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US and India lead G20 on climate action but emissions still set to rise by 2.7C

Mon, 2024-12-02 11:03 — mike kraft

US and India lead G20 on climate action, report says Exclusive: world’s biggest emitters making most progress in introducing policies, study shows, but emissions still set to rise by 2.7C The Guardian

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Handful of countries responsible for climate crisis, International Court of Justice told as landmark hearings begin

Mon, 2024-12-02 10:32 — mike kraft

Handful of countries responsible for climate crisis, top court told Vanuatu envoy makes claim as landmark hearing gets under way at international court of justice in The Hague The Guardian

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Men more likely than women to develop COVID-19 pneumonia --study

Mon, 2024-12-02 10:05 — mike kraft

Men more likely than women to develop COVID-19 pneumonia, research suggests Also, California health officials report another illness in a dairy farm worker, pushing the national total this year to 55. CIDRAP

A study of sex-based differences in the risk of COVID-19 pneumonia finds that men were more likely to develop the complication than women (12.0% vs 7.0%) during the declared pandemic period and the early months of the endemic phase of the disease in Mexico.

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