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Information on 2 new COVID variants called 'FLiRT' that are spreading in the U.S.

Mon, 2024-05-06 10:28 — mike kraft
2 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

Respiratory virus season may be ending in the United States, but a new group of COVID-19 variants are circulating, sparking concerns about a potential summer wave.

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Climate change: Oregon activists lose court appeal, Florida could repeal Climate change prority law

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:03 — mike kraft
Appeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against US government A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists who argued that the U.S. government’s role in climate change violated their constitutional rights. AP News
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U.S. dairy products, ground beef tested negative for bird flu--US Agriculture Department

Thu, 2024-05-02 10:29 — mike kraft
Pasteurization inactivates H5N1 bird flu in milk, new FDA and academic studies confirm Extensive testing of pasteurized commercially purchased milk and other dairy products from 38 states found no evidence of live H5N1 bird flu virus. Megan Molteni STAT

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Sizeable drop in in adults planning to get COVID-19 booster shots--global survey

Wed, 2024-05-01 16:13 — mike kraft
Global survey shows COVID booster uptake in question A new survey of 23,000 adults in 23 countries taken in October 2023 finds a lower intent to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine (71.6%), compared with 2022 (87.9%). CIDRAP

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Moreover, 60.8% expressed being more willing to get vaccinated for diseases other than COVID-19 as a result of their experiences during the pandemic, while 23.1% reported being less willing. ...

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Bird flu virus in U.S. wastewater raise questions about spread of bird flu

Tue, 2024-04-30 19:15 — mike kraft
Spikes of flu virus in wastewater raise questions about spread of bird flu | CNN Spikes of influenza A virus seen in wastewater samples from 59 sewer systems across 18 different states this spring may point to the spread of the H5N1 avian influenza virus that is currently infecting dairy cattle, a new study suggests. Brenda Goodman CNN

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So far, the US Department of Agriculture has reported more than 30 herds of dairy cows infected with H5N1 influenza across nine states. But there are questions about how large the outbreak might be and whether the US can adequately track it.

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Misinformation issue: crowdsourced tool to counter COVID untruths mainly accurate, credible --study

Tue, 2024-04-30 09:47 — mike kraft
X's crowdsourced tool to counter COVID untruths mainly accurate, credible, researchers say Community Notes, a crowdsourced COVID-19 vaccine misinformation countermeasure on X (formerly Twitter), generally corrected false posts accurately and pointed readers to more credible sources, according to researchers who evaluated the posts. CIDRAP
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Negativity about vaccines surged on Twitter after COVID-19 shots became available--study

Tue, 2024-04-30 09:28 — mike kraft

 

Research finds negativity about vaccines surged on Twitter after COVID-19 shots became available There was a marked increase in negativity about vaccines on Twitter after COVID-19 vaccines became available, according to a presentation at the ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, ... Science X Medical Xpress

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The analysis also found that spikes in the number of negative tweets coincided with announcements from governments and health care authorities about vaccination.

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Pandemic fatigue and vaccine hesitancy continue to affect global public health-- 23-country study

Tue, 2024-04-30 09:14 — mike kraft

Pandemic fatigue and vaccine hesitancy continue to affect global public health, new 23-country study finds (medicalxpress.com)

While it found that global uptake of at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose was robust, a new survey published in Nature Medicine revealed mixed signals about the current acceptance of vaccines generally, especially COVID-19 boosters. ...

"The repercussions of pandemic disruptions in , the effects of the inequitable and slow global distribution, and the prevalence of misinformation and mistrust in continue to be felt," says Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Professor of Global Health at CUNY SPH, head of the Health Systems Research Group at Barcelona Institute for Global Health, and coordinator of the study.

 

 

 

 

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Studies indicate COVID may have eroded doctors' belief that they are obligated to treat infectious patients

Fri, 2024-04-26 10:35 — mike kraft

 

COVID may have eroded doctors' belief that they are obligated to treat infectious patients A systematic review posted in Clinical Infectious Diseases reveals that, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many physicians felt less ethically obligated to provide care to infectious-disease patients if they fear contracting the disease. CIDRAP

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Biden Administration Sets Higher Staffing Mandates, But Most Nursing Homes Don’t Meet Them

Tue, 2024-04-23 10:38 — mike kraft
Biden Administration Sets Higher Staffing Mandates. Most Nursing Homes Don’t Meet Them. - KFF Health News The staffing regulation was disparaged by the industry as unattainable. Patient advocates say it doesn’t go far enough. Labor unions welcomed the requirement. khnerich KFF Health News

The Biden administration finalized nursing home staffing rules Monday that will require thousands of them to hire more nurses and aides — while giving them years to do so.

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