Migrant farm workers need protctive eqipment and paid sick leave to prevent spread of bird flu

Migrants must be a focus of catch-up vaccination campaigns-- global health experts

Migrants must be a focus of catch-up vaccination campaigns, warn global health experts

More needs to be done to ensure migrant communities are a key focus of receiving vital routine vaccinations to ensure health equity. That is according to Dr. Sally Hargreaves from St George's, University of London, whose research is published as part of the new migrant health Series in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe and is speaking at a World Health Assembly side event at The Geneva Health Forum.

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Africa's cholera crisis is worse than ever because of extreme weather, lack of vaccines.

Extreme weather. A lack of lifesaving vaccines. Africa's cholera crisis is worse than ever (medicalxpress.com)

Extreme weather events have hit parts of Africa relentlessly in the last three years, with tropical storms, floods and drought causing crises of hunger and displacement. They leave another deadly threat behind them: some of the continent's worst outbreaks of cholera.

In southern and East Africa, more than 6,000 people have died and nearly 350,000 cases have been reported since a series of cholera outbreaks began in late 2021.....

All have experienced floods or drought—in some cases, both—and , scientists and aid agencies say the unprecedented surge of the water-borne bacterial infection in Africa is the newest example of how extreme weather is playing a role in driving .

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COVID-19 forecasting tool allowed Canadian hospital to manage patient capacity, resources amid pandemic's third wave

COVID-19 pandemic reversed decade of gains in life expectancy--WHO

World Health Assembly meets with hopes to reinforce pandemic preparedness after bold treaty project stalls

US, Canada, European nations consider vaccinating workers exposed to bird flu

Bird flu detected in tissue of a US dairy cow sent to slaughter, USDA says

Milk from bird flu infected cows can make other animals sick--new experiments

WHO member states'negotiations fail to reach agreeemt on Pandemic Accord.

Fighting future pandemics: update on negotations for a new agreement

Bird flu: US Could See Spike in Cases After Bird Migration Season

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In spring, birds usually return to their breeding grounds, meaning they are making cross-country journeys, often stopping to take breaks along the way. The stopover locations can act as hotbeds for the spread of bird flu, especially if they are near farmland, where infected birds can leave contaminated saliva and feces, transmitting the disease to poultry animals.

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Explainer-What are the FLiRT COVID variants and are they more contagious? --Reuters

American Heart Association warns that myths incorrectly connecting COVID vaccine to heart defects may be spreading

Myths incorrectly connecting COVID vaccine to heart defects may be spreading

The American Heart Association warns that false information about COVID vaccination and heart defects attributed to the Association may be spreading. The misinformation is inaccurately and incorrectly connected to a recent scientific paper on cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome.

 

 

 

 

 

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U.S. government develops plan to produce 4.8 million H5N1 bird flu vaccine doses

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Dawn O'Connell, JD, said health officials have identified a manufacturing line at one of its manufacturing partners for fill-and-finish steps, without disrupting production of seasonal flu vaccine. Currently, the vaccine is in bulk form and will be produced in multidose vials.

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