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USDA secretary urges farmers to take protective measures against bird flu

Mon, 2024-06-24 10:23 — mike kraft

Bird flu snapshot: USDA secretary urges farmers to take protective measures Read the second in a series of regular updates on H5N1 avian flu that STAT is publishing on Monday mornings. Megan Molteni STAT

As the H5N1 outbreak in dairy herds approaches the three-month mark, America’s top animal health official is calling on farmers to step up the use of personal protective equipment, limit traffic onto their farms, and increase cleaning and disinfection practices in their barns and milking parlors.

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Analysis: Background to why the 6 foot rule helps protect agains getting Covid

Mon, 2024-06-24 10:02 — mike kraft

Coronavirus FAQ: Is the 6-foot rule debunked? Or does distance still protect you? At a congressional hearing, Dr. Anthony Fauci said the CDC recommendation to stay 6 feet from others to ward off infection was not based on data. Does that mean keeping a distance won't protect you? NPR NPR

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Study rates duckbill N95 as best COVID mask

Fri, 2024-06-21 13:55 — mike kraft

Study Confirms One Type of COVID Mask Is 'Significantly Better' Than Others They're not all the same. David Nield ScienceAlert

Of the four types of masks tested, the duckbill N95 mask came out on top: it blocked 99 percent of large particles and 98 percent of small particles from getting out into the air. Overall, 98 percent of the viral load was blocked by the N95.

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Cancer patients gain from staying current on COVID-19 boosters-- Spanish study

Fri, 2024-06-21 13:14 — mike kraft

Study suggests cancer patients should stay current on COVID-19 boosters Yesterday in Nature Communications a study shows cancer that patients who are up to date on vaccines and have received COVID-19 boosters are more protected against death and serious complications than unvaccinated patients. CIDRAP

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CDC Has 1M Bird Flu Tests Ready, but Experts See Repeat of Covid Missteps

Thu, 2024-06-20 17:58 — mike kraft

‘We’re Flying Blind’: CDC Has 1M Bird Flu Tests Ready, but Experts See Repeat of Covid Missteps - KFF Health News Three months into the U.S. bird flu outbreak, only 45 people have been tested. Laboratories that are the foundation of diagnostic testing have yet to get approval to detect the bird flu virus. They say their path forward has been slowed by miscommunication and uncertainty from the CDC and FDA. khnoonat KFF Health News

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Vaccines: Gavi, Macron, Afrcan leaders seek more vaccines for Africa, world's poorest children

Thu, 2024-06-20 11:28 — mike kraft

Vaccine group Gavi seeks $9 billion to immunise world's poorest children The global vaccine organisation Gavi wants $9 billion from governments and foundations to fund immunisation efforts in the world’s poorest countries over five years, it said on Thursday. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Specialized nasal nerve immune cells may explain why some people don't get infected with COVID-- small UK study

Thu, 2024-06-20 11:13 — mike kraft

Covid immune response study could explain why some escape infection Subjects who kept virus at bay showed rapid response in nasal immune cells and more activity in early-alert gene The Guardian

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Climate change is helping the H5N1 bird flu virus spread and evolve

Thu, 2024-06-20 10:20 — mike kraft

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Michigan will pay dairy farmers to help government investigate bird flu outbreak

Tue, 2024-06-18 19:13 — mike kraft

Michigan will pay dairy farmers to help government investigate bird flu outbreak Michigan will offer financial assistance to dairy farmers who aid in the government’s research into bird flu outbreaks, the state announced Tuesday. Michigan’s Department of Agriculture and Rural D… lsforza The Hill

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Women and people with heart disease identified as more prone to long Covid but vaccinations provide protection

Tue, 2024-06-18 18:30 — mike kraft

Study identifies female sex, heart disease as long-COVID risk factors, vaccination as protective Women and adults with preexisting conditions such as cardiovascular disease are less likely to recover from COVID-19 within 3 months, while vaccination and Omicron-variant infection were linked to a quicker recovery, reveals a study posted yesterday in JAMA Network Open. It also showed that more than one in five adults had protracted recoveries. CIDRAP

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