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Weather and food: Floods will impact food security — for better and worse: study by Sharon Udasin - 10/17/22 3:00 PM ET

Mon, 2022-10-17 20:31 — mike kraft
Floods will impact food security — for better and worse: study Flooding could impact food security for more than 5.6 million people across multiple African nations, a new study has found. While these impacts are usually negative, the researchers also identifie… rzilbermints The Hill

Flooding could impact food security for more than 5.6 million people across multiple African nations, a new study has found.

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US Covid recovery in ‘jeopardy’ unless poorer countries helped, Congressional group tells Biden

Fri, 2022-10-07 15:12 — mike kraft
US Covid recovery in ‘jeopardy’ unless poorer countries helped, group warns Congressional group writes letter urging Biden to extend WTO agreement aimed at easing generic vaccine exports the Guardian
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WHO warns ability to identify new Covid variants is diminishing as testing declines

Fri, 2022-09-23 22:00 — mike kraft
WHO warns ability to identify new Covid variants is diminishing as testing declines Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's Covid-19 technical lead, said the virus is spreading rapidly and continues to evolve even as deaths from the disease decline. Spencer Kimball CNBC

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US FDA releasing millions of Moderna boosters as some states report shortages

Wed, 2022-09-21 14:26 — mike kraft
FDA releasing millions of Moderna boosters as states warn of shortages Reconfigured shots are safe, but had been delayed amid inspection of an Indiana packaging plant last month. Dan Diamond Washington Post
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OECD report: Russia war, virus and climate hurting world’s poorest

Mon, 2022-09-19 22:23 — mike kraft
OECD: Russia war, virus and climate hurting world's poorest WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia's war against Ukraine, the lingering coronavirus pandemic and the damage of climate change are putting intense pressure on the world's poorest, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned Monday. AP NEWS

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Africa CDC head: COVID still a threat given low vaccination rates

Fri, 2022-09-16 15:13 — mike kraft
Africa CDC head: COVID still a threat given low vaccination rates The COVID-19 pandemic is still a threat on the African continent given low vaccination rates, the acting director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

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Monkeypox: Cases drop in the west but still no vaccines for Africa

Wed, 2022-09-14 14:11 — mike kraft
As monkeypox drops in the West, still no vaccines for Africa ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — With monkeypox cases subsiding in Europe and parts of North America, many scientists say now is the time to prioritize stopping the virus in Africa. AP NEWS

...the global spike of attention has had little impact on the continent. No rich countries have shared vaccines or treatments with Africa, and some experts fear interest may soon evaporate. 

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China’s covid lockdown continues; people plead for food, medical care

Mon, 2022-09-12 14:48 — mike kraft
Stuck in China’s covid lockdown, people plead for food, medical care While much of the world is moving past the pandemic, Beijing's orders to maintain “zero covid" ahead of a leadership meeting are taking an enormous toll. Washington Post
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WHO sees October COVID surge in Ukraine, cites polio concerns

Mon, 2022-09-12 14:30 — mike kraft
WHO sees October COVID surge in Ukraine, cites polio concerns The World Health Organisation expects a rise in COVID-19 in Ukraine to peak in October, possibly bringing hospitals close to their capacity threshold, WHO's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. Reuters Reuters

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High pay is ending, some US traveling nurses are joining other nurses in leaving the profession altogether.

Wed, 2022-09-07 14:40 — mike kraft
The gold rush for travel nurses is over. Now what will they do? During the Covid pandemic, nurses tripled their pay by moving from job to job. But the short-lived boom was a temporary fix for a long-term decline in the nursing profession. NBC News

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