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FDA vaccine advisers unanimously vote for updated COVID-19 vaccines this autumn

Wed, 2024-06-05 14:32 — mike kraft

FDA vaccine advisers vote unanimously in favor of updated Covid-19 shot for fall | CNN Another new version of the Covid-19 vaccine will probably be coming this fall. Jen Christensen CNN

Another new version of the Covid-19 vaccine will probably be coming this fall.

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Bird Flu: Finland to offer vaccine to select groups of workers

Wed, 2024-06-05 07:29 — mike kraft

Finland to offer bird flu vaccine to select groups of people, a possible global first Finland is set to potentially become the first country to offer bird flu vaccine to people at risk of exposure to the virus. Andrew Joseph STAT

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The vaccine campaign will be limited, with doses set to be available to groups including poultry farmers, veterinarians, scientists who study the virus, and people who work on fur farms housing animals like mink and fox and where there have been outbreaks.

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FLiRT COVID variant: discussion of possible surge, symptoms

Wed, 2024-06-05 07:12 — mike kraft

New COVID variants called 'FLiRT' are spreading in the U.S. What are the symptoms? The new "FLiRT" COVID-19 variants, including KP.2, are spreading in the United States. Will there be a summer surge? Experts discuss KP.2 transmission, symptoms, and vaccines. Yahoo News

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"Duckbill" N95 mask gets top billing in stopping SARS-CoV-2 viral leakage into the air--study

Wed, 2024-06-05 06:55 — mike kraft

N95 respirator gets top billing in stopping SARS-CoV-2 viral leakage into the air Researchers who compared the ability of cloth and surgical masks and KN95 and N95 respirators to impede SARS-CoV-2 leakage into the environment show that the "duckbill" N95 won handily, stopping 98% of the virus that causes COVID-19. CIDRAP

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Opinion: Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, Needs Urgent Reform to Ensure its Continued Impact

Tue, 2024-06-04 17:20 — mike kraft

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High excess death rates in the West since start of pandemic despite containment and vaccines

Tue, 2024-06-04 06:54 — mike kraft

Study: High excess death rates in the West for 3 years running since start of pandemic despite containment and vaccines Excess death rates have remained high in the West for three years running since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a data analysis of 47 countries published in BMJ Public Health. Science X Medical Xpress

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This is despite the implementation of various containment measures and the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, giving rise to "serious cause for concern," say the researchers, who call on governments and policymakers to thoroughly investigate the underlying causes.

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Pollution Deadlier Than War, Terrorism, and Major Diseases--study

Mon, 2024-06-03 16:09 — mike kraft

The Ultimate Killer: Pollution Deadlier Than War, Terrorism, and Major Diseases Manmade pollutants and climate change contribute to millions of deaths from cardiovascular disease each year, warn a coalition of leading scientists. A new series published today (June 3) in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology highlights how pollution, in all its forms, is a greater Mike O'Neill SciTechDaily

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Opinion: Why the New Human Case of Bird Flu Is So Alarming and the need for better monitoring

Mon, 2024-06-03 08:13 — mike kraft

The third human case of H5N1, reported on Thursday in a farmworker in Michigan who was experiencing respiratory symptoms, tells us that the current bird flu situation is at a dangerous inflection point.

The virus is adapting in predictable ways that increase its risk to humans, reflecting our failure to contain it early on. The solutions to this brewing crisis — such as comprehensive testing — have been there all along, and they’re becoming only more important. If we keep ignoring the warning signs we have only ourselves to blame.

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