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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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Deadly heat waves fueled by climate change hit four continents

Thu, 2024-06-20 10:51 — mike kraft

Millions sweltering under extreme heat worldwide as summer arrives Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, a sign that climate change may again help to fuel record-breaking heat that could surpass last summer as the warmest in 2,000 years. Gloria Dickie Reuters

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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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Air Pollution ‘Kills a Child Every Minute’--study

Wed, 2024-06-19 18:03 — mike kraft

Air Pollution 'Kills A Child Every Minute' - Health Policy Watch The fifth State of Global Air report shows air pollution is now the second-leading risk factor for death globally, after high blood pressure. Most of the Health Policy Watch

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Bird Flu is actually harder to track through wastewater data

Wed, 2024-06-19 17:47 — mike kraft

What’s Really Going on With Bird Flu Wastewater Data

Wastewater, which can measure how much virus humans excrete, has become a valuable disease-tracking tool.

But using that tool to track our current viral threat, the H5N1 bird flu that has begun circulating in cows, is much trickier. Finding even high levels of bird flu in wastewater does not necessarily mean an area is experiencing an outbreak. Rather, it sets off a hunt for the source.

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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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World Is Not Ready for the Next Pandemic; International Panel Proposes Steps

Tue, 2024-06-18 18:06 — mike kraft

World Is Not Ready For The Next Pandemic But Independent Panel Leaders Offer Way Forward - Health Policy Watch The world lacks the funds, political will and appropriate global platforms to tackle the next pandemic – and the World Health Organization (WHO) should Health Policy Watch

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Pasteurization may not completely clear bird flu virus from heavily infected milk --study

Tue, 2024-06-18 11:00 — mike kraft

Pasteurization may not clear bird flu virus from heavily infected milk | Reuters

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USG awards $500 million to companies for developing spray, pill COVID vaccines

Mon, 2024-06-17 17:56 — mike kraft

Feds award $500 million for developing spray, pill COVID vaccines The vast majority of funds—up to $453 million—goes to Vaxart of San Francisco for developing an oral pill vaccine candidate. CIDRAP

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