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Bird flu confirmed at 62 more California dairy farms as virus strikes more poultry

Fri, 2024-11-22 10:15 — mike kraft

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today confirmed 62 more avian flu outbreaks in dairy cattle, all involving California herds. The latest detections lift the state’s total since the end of August to 398 and the national total to 612.

California is the nation’s largest dairy producer, and outbreaks in the Central Valley have now affected nearly one-third of the state’s estimated 1,300 herd.

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Analysis: How the recent elections might affect the Affordable Care Act

Thu, 2024-11-21 12:12 — mike kraft

Washington Power Has Shifted. Here’s How the ACA May Shift, Too. - KFF Health News With a new Trump administration poised to move into the White House and Republicans set to control both chambers of Congress, party leaders are making a to-do list for the Affordable Care Act. khnsamw KFF Health News

...some high-ranking Republican lawmakers — who will now have control over both the House and the Senate — have said revamping the landmark 2010 legislation known as Obamacare would be a priority. They say the law is too expensive and represents government overreach.

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U.S. whooping cough cases have quintupled, Eastern states hit hardest --CDC

Thu, 2024-11-21 11:39 — mike kraft

Whooping cough cases have quintupled. These states have it worst Pertussis – a disease commonly referred to as whooping cough – is spreading quickly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns. The U.S. has seen five times more cases in 2024 than we di… amartichoux The Hill

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COVID vaccinations: Targeted texts help encourage recipients to get their shot--study

Thu, 2024-11-21 11:17 — mike kraft

Targeted texts boost COVID vaccine uptake, 2 trials show The authors establish that text messages sent with an ownership frame, "your [vaccine] is ready for you," were associated with higher vaccine uptake. CIDRAP

Two randomized control trials conducted in the Netherlands show text messages can increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake, especially if they are formulated with a message using ownership words, such as "your vaccine is ready."

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Malaria: Djibouti experiments; surge in East Africa

Thu, 2024-11-21 11:04 — mike kraft

Djibouti experiments with GM mosquito against malaria Tens of thousands of genetically modified mosquitos are being released every week in Djibouti as the tiny Horn of Africa state experiments with a new weapon against an unprecedented malaria surge. Science X Medical Xpress

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Supreme Court rejects RFK Jr. group’s attempt to protect anti-Covid-vaccine doctors from misinformation investigations

Thu, 2024-11-21 10:49 — mike kraft

RFK Jr. Group Denied by Justice Kagan in Covid Vaccine Dispute US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan refused to stop Washington state officials from disciplining doctors who spread misinformation about Covid-19. BLaw

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UN’s Guterres urges COP29 negotiators to reach funding agreement after draft spurned

Thu, 2024-11-21 10:28 — mike kraft

UN’s Guterres pushes COP29 negotiators to seal deal after draft spurned As Baku summit winds down, rich and poor countries at odds over how fight against climate change will be financed. Al Jazeera Al Jazeera

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Developing countries plus China, an influential negotiating bloc, want at least $500bn from developed nations in the form of grants or money without strings attached, rather than loans that add to national debt.

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Cop29 climate finance deal setback; no agreement on funding levels

Thu, 2024-11-21 10:20 — mike kraft

Cop29 climate finance deal hits fresh setback as deadline looms Outcry after draft text contains only an ‘X’ instead of setting $1tn funding goal to support developing countries The Guardian

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U.S. COVID and RSV levels expected to increase in coming weeks --CDC

Thu, 2024-11-21 10:07 — mike kraft

US CDC expects COVID and RSV levels to increase in coming weeks

Nov 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday it expects to see an increase in levels of COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the country in the coming weeks, as they usually do during the holiday season.

Large gatherings, travel and more time indoors, which typically happen during the holiday season, tend to cause more viruses to spread easily, the health agency said.

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