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Explainer: Vaccination side effects and what they indicate

Sat, 2024-10-19 04:40 — mike kraft

What Vaccine Side Effects Really Mean And is it bad not to have side effects after a shot? Jamie Ducharme TIME

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Only a quarter of US adults concerned about RSV, down from 35% in 2023 --survey

Sat, 2024-10-19 04:06 — mike kraft

Survey: Only a quarter of US adults concerned about RSV, down from 35% in 2023 The disease continues to spread in the Americas, with Ecuador and Guyana recently reporting their first cases. CIDRAP

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Wars, debt, climate crisis and Covid have halted anti-poverty fight – World Bank

Fri, 2024-10-18 21:58 — mike kraft

Wars, debt, climate crisis and Covid have halted anti-poverty fight – World Bank Setbacks mean UN goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is impossible to hit, report finds The Guardian

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Long COVID symptoms: Study assesses 'symptom diary' of trial participants

Fri, 2024-10-18 21:19 — mike kraft

Search continues for treatment that reduces long COVID symptoms: Study assesses 'symptom diary' of trial participants The first randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluating the impact of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies on the risk of developing long COVID was led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. ... Weill Cornell Medical College Medical Xpress

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RSV vaccine is highly effective in protecting older adults against severe disease, hospitalization and death

Fri, 2024-10-18 20:50 — mike kraft

Study finds RSV vaccine highly effective in protecting older adults against severe disease, hospitalization and death A multi-state study, published in The Lancet, is one of the first real world data analyses of the effectiveness of the RSV—short for respiratory syncytial virus—vaccine. VISION Network researchers ... Regenstrief Institute Medical Xpress

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Global organization report says bird flu and mpx could become pandemics

Fri, 2024-10-18 04:41 — mike kraft

Annual report cites avian flu, mpox as pandemic threats The report said countries will need to adopt a One Health approach. CIDRAP

The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), which tracks and monitors global pandemic preparedness, launched its annual report today (Oct. 14).

"Outbreaks of avian influenza H5N1 in cattle and its spillover to humans, and a new strain of mpox in Central Africa are the most recent signals of concern," the report begins. "The high likelihood that they will spread further should be a wake-up call for the global community."

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Advice on dealing with increasing cases of Whooping cough and walking pneumonia

Thu, 2024-10-17 23:17 — mike kraft

Whooping cough and walking pneumonia cases are up. Here's what to know and how to help keep your family safe. Dr. Jon LaPook talks about the infections on the rise this season, including whooping cough and walking pneumonia. CBS News

Health officials are warning about the rise of multiple infections this season — especially among school-aged children — including whooping cough and walking pneumonia.

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Opinion: Veteran government vaccine developer says U.S. response to bird flu outbreak in cattle is ‘frustrating’

Thu, 2024-10-17 21:57 — mike kraft

Veteran vaccine developer says U.S. response to bird flu outbreak in cattle is ‘frustrating’ Barney Graham, a former NIH vaccine developer, said U.S. agencies aren't coordinating the response to the bird flu outbreak among cows. Andrew Joseph STAT

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Climate change analysis: Half of all global food threatened by growing water crisis -report estimates

Thu, 2024-10-17 21:32 — mike kraft

The world has a worsening water crisis and half of all food production will be at risk of failure by the middle of this century.

That’s the worrying message from a report released Wednesday by a major international study.

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Helene and Milton hurricanes are both likely to be $50 billion disasters, becoming among most costly storms

Thu, 2024-10-17 21:20 — mike kraft

Helene and Milton are both likely to be $50 billion disasters, joining ranks of most costly storms Monstrous hurricanes Helene and Milton caused so much complex havoc that damages are still being added up, but experts in economics, insurance and risk say they are likely to be in the pantheon of super-costly $50 billion disasters. AP News

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