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

Thu, 2024-06-20 22:28 — 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 22:13 — 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 21:20 — mike kraft

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

Thu, 2024-06-20 05:03 — 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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Women and people with heart disease identified as more prone to long Covid but vaccinations provide protection

Wed, 2024-06-19 05:30 — 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

Wed, 2024-06-19 05:06 — 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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Extreme heat wave in parts of the U.S: suggestions on how to protect yourself if you can’t stay indoors

Tue, 2024-06-18 21:34 — mike kraft

How to protect yourself during a heat wave if you can't stay indoors FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — It’s hot and getting hotter for workers and everyone else outdoors as the first significant heat wave of the year makes its way eastward across the United States. More than 70 million people were under extreme heat alerts Monday. What's more, the heat will move in and sit. Excessive humidity will make it feel even more oppressive. “The duration of this heat wave is notable and potentially the longest experienced PBS NewsHour

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Bird flu wll become a pandemic, predicts former CDC Director

Mon, 2024-06-17 21:13 — mike kraft

Former CDC director predicts bird flu pandemic Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield said he predicts a bird flu pandemic will happen — it’s just a matter of when that will be. Redfield joined NewsNati… lirwin The Hill

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“I really do think it’s very likely that we will, at some time, it’s not a question of if, it’s more of a question of when we will have a bird flu pandemic,” Redfield said.

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Health workers in high risk countries can get routine Ebola vaccine, says Gavi

Thu, 2024-06-13 21:24 — mike kraft

High-risk health workers can get routine Ebola vaccine, says Gavi A global stockpile of Ebola vaccines can be used to protect frontline health workers in high-risk countries routinely, rather than just as an emergency measure during outbreaks, international vaccine group Gavi said on Thursday. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Having symptoms after getting a COVID vaccine may indicate robust immune response

Wed, 2024-06-12 23:31 — mike kraft

Headache, fatigue, malaise, and chills after COVID-19 vaccination are signs the immune system is marshalling a strong response against future infection, suggests a study

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