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This working group is focused on discussions about issues involving Europe.

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Earth estimated to have briefly passed critical warming threshold on Friday

Mon, 2023-11-20 11:01 — mike kraft

Earth likely briefly passed critical warming threshold on Friday The 2-degree threshold for a single day is symbolic, but indicative of how swiftly the climate is warming. Andrew Freedman Axios

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The indication that Friday was the first day on record to have a global average surface temperature above 2°C when compared with preindustrial levels, emerged first from a dataset maintained by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)

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Germany’s highest court blocks government effort to shift billions in COVID relief funding for climate measures

Fri, 2023-11-17 11:11 — mike kraft

Germany's highest court annuls a decision to repurpose COVID relief funding for climate measures Germany’s highest court has annulled a government decision to repurpose 60 billion euros ($65 billion) originally meant to cushion the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic for measures to help combat climate change and modernize the country. AP News

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The court ruled that the government’s move was unconstitutional and said it will have to find other ways of filling the resulting hole in the climate fund.

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Hospital-based Covid-19 transmissions became less serious after Omicron--study

Tue, 2023-11-14 10:39 — mike kraft

Study: Hospital-based COVID-19 less serious after Omicron Wavebreakmedia/ iStock CIDRAP

Hospital-acquired (nosocomial) COVID-19 transmission was associated with higher rates of 30-day mortality and more severe disease during the early phases of the pandemic, but the risk has lessened in the post-Omicron landscape, according to a new study from JAMA Network Open based on outcomes seen in Sweden during the past 3 years.

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Loss of taste, smell resolves within 3 years of COVID-19 infection--study

Fri, 2023-11-10 17:43 — mike kraft

Loss of taste, smell resolves within 3 years of COVID-19 infection, study shows - UPI.com There's good news for folks who lost some of their sense of taste and smell after a bout of mild COVID-19: New research shows this side effect largely resolves by three years after infection. UPI

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Shipping more US natural gas to Europe helped fuel CO2 pollution

Wed, 2023-11-08 10:14 — mike kraft

How shipping more US natural gas to Europe helped fuel CO2 pollution Carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. liquefied natural gas facilities have jumped to 18 million tons per year, up 81% since 2019, adding a volume of greenhouse gas to the atmosphere equivalent to that produced by several big coal plants, according to United States government data. Tim Mclaughlin Reuters

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MPOX: US CDC recommends routine use of Bavarian Nordic mpox vaccine for adults at risk

Wed, 2023-10-25 18:03 — mike kraft

US CDC recommends routine use of Bavarian Nordic mpox vaccine for adults at risk Danish pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic said on Wednesday a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel has voted in favor of recommending the routine use of Jynneos vaccine for adults at risk of mpox. Reuters Reuters

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EU launches steps to stave off medicine shortages

Tue, 2023-10-24 10:24 — mike kraft

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EU sets up new mechanisms to stave off medicine shortages The European Commission on Tuesday launched some short-term measures to prevent medicine shortages this winter and the next as a stop-gap while a proposed pharmaceutical rules overhaul is hashed out by the EU's key legislative arms. Julia Payne Reuters

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Northern Hemisphere respiratory virus season threatens to be a challenge again.

Mon, 2023-10-23 10:05 — mike kraft

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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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European study outlines good practices and lessons learned from COVID school closings

Fri, 2023-10-06 11:19 — mike kraft

ECDC, Sweden detail good practices, lessons learned from COVID school-closure policies The report spells out the complex issues that drove its policies, along with some data gaps officials encountered. CIDRAP

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