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Vaccine news: EU reglators back Covid vaccine update, Novavax touts new shot

Tue, 2023-06-06 10:01 — mike kraft

EU regulators back WHO's COVID vaccine update recommendation Europe's medicine regulators on Tuesday backed the World Health Organization's recommendation to update the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines to target one of the currently dominant XBB variants ahead of the upcoming autumn vaccination campaign. Reuters Reuters

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UN climate chief says fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda

Tue, 2023-06-06 09:15 — mike kraft

UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks' agenda The United Nations climate chief says phasing out all fossil fuels is central to curbing global warming. But in an interview with The Associated Press he also says the concept might not make it on agenda of “make-or-break” international climate negotiations this fall. United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell says he couldn’t quite promise that the idea of a fossil fuel phase out would get a spot on the agenda in climate talks because that's up to the conference president.

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27% rate of long COVID in infected health workers --Brazilian study

Mon, 2023-06-05 18:18 — mike kraft

Study finds 27% rate of long COVID in infected health workers CIDRAP

A new case-control study of Brazilian healthcare workers (HCWs) suggests as many as 27% developed long COVID after infection, and multiple infections raised the risk. The findings were published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

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WHO to expand on European Union digital COVID-19 certification system

Mon, 2023-06-05 18:14 — mike kraft

WHO to expand on European Union digital COVID-19 certification system - UPI.com The World Health Organization said on Monday it will expand on the European Union's digital COVID-19 certification system for use globally which will facilitate mobility across a range of ongoing health threats and pande UPI

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Warming triggering carbon dioxide in air hits new peak, growing at near-record fast rate

Mon, 2023-06-05 18:06 — mike kraft

Amount of warming triggering carbon dioxide in air hits new peak, growing at near-record fast rate The cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has increased to record highs in its annual Spring peak. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations says carbon dioxide levels in the air are jumping at one of the fastest rates on record. Those levels are now the highest they’ve been in more than 4 million years. The last time the air had similar amounts was during a less hospitable hothouse Earth before human civilization.

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Earth is danger zone in nearly all ecological ways--study

Thu, 2023-06-01 18:00 — mike kraft

Earth is 'really quite sick now' and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study says A new study says Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’s losing its natural areas, but for well-being of people living on it. The study, published Wednesday, looks not just at guardrails for the planetary ecosystem but for the first time it includes measures of “justice,” which is mostly about preventing harm for groups of people.

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Global COVID-19 activity remains mixed, although up in Western Pacific and Africa

Thu, 2023-06-01 17:32 — mike kraft

Global COVID-19 activity remains mixed CIDRAP

Cases and death continued to decline globally over the past 4 weeks, with hot spots reported in a few countries as XBB Omicron variant proportions continue to shift, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its latest weekly update.

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Activity is up, however, in two regions: the Western Pacific by 10% and Africa by 3%. Deaths declined or were stable in all six regions.

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Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests

Thu, 2023-06-01 17:24 — mike kraft

Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests A new study suggests racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely leading to fewer Black patients getting care for breathing problems. The study released Thursday in JAMA Network Open found that as many as 40% more Black men might be diagnosed with breathing problems if current diagnosis-assisting computer software was changed. AP NEWS

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Some financial pledges to fight climate change went to strange projects

Thu, 2023-06-01 11:17 — mike kraft

A pledge to fight climate change is sending money to strange places Rich countries promised $100 billion a year to reduce the effects of global warming. Reuters found large sums went to a coal plant, a hotel and chocolate shops. Reuters

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Although a coal plant, a hotel, chocolate stores, a movie and an airport expansion don’t seem like efforts to combat global warming, nothing prevented the governments that funded them from reporting them as such to the United Nations and counting them toward their giving total.

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Night shift work, binge drinking linked to increased COVID risk in nurses --study

Wed, 2023-05-31 12:31 — mike kraft

Night shift work, binge drinking linked to increased COVID risk in nurses About 25% of 750 survey respondents met the criteria for alcohol misuse, with 5% classified as binge drinkers. CIDRAP

Working the night shift or binge drinking may double the risk of COVID-19 infection, according to a study of nurses published this week in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research. Poor sleep quality and binge drinking have been associated with COVID-19 infections, likely because both promote a pro-inflammatory state.

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