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The water crisis in Jackson,Mississippi shows how climate change is threatening water supplies

Wed, 2022-09-07 10:09 — mike kraft

The crisis in Jackson shows how climate change is threatening water supplies

The crisis that has hit Jackson, Miss., highlights the fragility of water systems across the country that will be increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change in the coming years. ...

Historic flooding and record droughts are already stressing water systems across the country, but as the threats to infrastructure posed by climate change intensify, experts warn that what happened in Jackson may be just the beginning.

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New Covid boosters look a lot like the old ones. Doctors worry that could lead to errors.

Wed, 2022-09-07 08:58 — mike kraft

New Covid boosters look a lot like the old ones. Doctors worry that could lead to errors. Experts are concerned that the updated Covid boosters look too similar to previous versions of the vaccine, and people could receive the wrong dose in error. YahooNews

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Climate change: What Will Earth Look Like When These 6 Tipping Points Hit?

Tue, 2022-09-06 20:11 — mike kraft

What Will Earth Look Like When These 6 Tipping Points Hit

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EXPLAINER: Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no.--AP

Tue, 2022-09-06 19:34 — mike kraft

EXPLAINER: Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no. Is the coronavirus on its way out? You might think so. New, updated booster shots are being rolled out to better protect against the variants circulating now. AP NEWS

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US officials say Americans may need yearly Covid-19 vaccine shots

Tue, 2022-09-06 19:28 — mike kraft

Americans may need yearly shots to protect against Covid-19 Americans may need to get a single Covid-19 vaccination every year, federal health officials said Tuesday, making clear that the country will be living with the coronavirus for the foreseeable future. Brenda Goodman, CNN CNN

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Long COVID mayh be impacting America's labor shortage

Tue, 2022-09-06 10:17 — mike kraft

How long COVID is impacting the nationwide labor shortage Persistent COVID-19 symptoms could be keeping millions of Americans out of the workforce. Economists and policymakers have struggled to figure out why a much lower percentage of working-age a… lvella The Hill

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US Covid forecast: Major fall surge unlikely, but variants are a wild card

Tue, 2022-09-06 09:42 — mike kraft

Covid forecast: Major fall surge unlikely, but variants are a wild card Infectious disease experts are guardedly optimistic that the reformulated covid boosters and built-up immunity will prevent a fall covid surge. Washington Post

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Analysis: Study suggests new Omicron-specific vaccines offer only similar protection to existing boosters

Tue, 2022-09-06 09:07 — mike kraft

New Omicron-specific vaccines offer similar protection to existing boosters Nature - Updated COVID jabs have been approved in the United States and United Kingdom, but they offer roughly the same protection as existing vaccines, a study suggests. Callaway, Ewen nature

In the coming days, people in the United States and the United Kingdom will be among the first to receive a new breed of COVID-19 vaccine. The hope was that these updated vaccines — based on Omicron variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus — would offer substantially greater protection than older vaccines based on the strain of the virus that emerged in 2019.

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COVID's high impact on children in poor countries and essential workers--two studies

Fri, 2022-09-02 09:26 — mike kraft

COVID's hidden victims: New orphans and essential workers Children were more likely to be COVID-19 orphans if they live in poor nations with high chronic disease rates. CIDRAP

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Reference: Time line of Covid-19 Pandemic developments

Thu, 2022-09-01 17:45 — mike kraft

Covid-19 Pandemic Timeline Fast Facts Read CNN's Fast Facts about the coronavirus outbreak, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. CNN Editorial Research CNN

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(CNN) Here's a look at the coronavirus outbreak, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The coronavirus, called Covid-19 by WHO, originated in China and is the cousin of the SARS virus.

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