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

Fri, 2024-05-24 14:59 — mike kraft

Explainer-What are the FLiRT COVID variants and are they more contagious? The moniker FLiRT is an acronym for the locations of the mutations the variants share on the virus' spike protein. HOW ARE THE FLIRT VARIANTS DIFFERENT FROM PREVIOUS VARIANTS? The FLiRT variants, which also include KP.2's "parental" lineage JN.1, have three key mutations on their spike protein that could help them evade antibodies, according to Johns Hopkins University. Yahoo News

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

Fri, 2024-05-24 14:52 — mike kraft

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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New study shows vaccination lowers risk of long COVID; incidence varies by region

Thu, 2024-05-23 15:27 — mike kraft

Study shows vaccination lowers risk of long COVID COVID-19 patients vaccinated against the novel coronavirus were less likely to have symptoms of post-COVID condition (PCC), or long COVID, according to a new study in Nature Communications. CIDRAP

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In other long-COVID research news, a study in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases describes new estimates of long-COVID incidence and clinical study trends in a number of regions.

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Bird flu: Australia reports first human avian flu infection

Thu, 2024-05-23 15:05 — mike kraft

Australia reports first human avian flu infection Australia reported its first human case of avian influenza on Wednesday in a child who authorities said had been infected in India but made a full recovery, while a different highly contagious strain was found on an egg farm. Peter Hobson Reuters

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Store-bought milk could be another way to track the bird flu outbreak in cows

Wed, 2024-05-22 18:06 — mike kraft

Move over, wastewater. Store-bought milk could be another way to track the bird flu outbreak in cows Store-bought milk could provide a work-around, University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson researchers suggested, similar to wastewater surveillance. Helen Branswell STAT

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WHO reports that the number of sexually transmitted infections has increased worldwide.

Wed, 2024-05-22 14:46 — mike kraft

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Analysis: Weathy countries earned billions from climate change programs for developing nations.

Wed, 2024-05-22 14:39 — mike kraft

Rich nations are earning billions from a pledge to help fix climate Wealthy countries sent climate funding to the developing world in recent years with interest rates or strings attached that benefited the donor nations, a Reuters data analysis found. Reuters

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Maritime court says countries have legal duty to cut greenhouse emissions

Wed, 2024-05-22 14:32 — mike kraft

States have legal duty to cut greenhouse emissions, says top maritime court Wealthy states must cut emissions faster than their developing peers, court says, in major step for climate justice The Guardian

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Climate change and heat is linked to worsening brain diseases

Wed, 2024-05-22 01:04 — mike kraft

Climate change is linked to worsening brain diseases Climate change is making the symptoms of certain brain conditions worse, our new review published in The Lancet Neurology has found. Conditions that can worsen as temperature and humidity rise include ... Medical Xpress

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How a simulation is informing COVID-19 vaccine policy after our 'return to normal'

Tue, 2024-05-21 14:11 — mike kraft

How a simulation is informing COVID-19 vaccine policy after our 'return to normal' As the saying goes "There is no such thing as normal" and this has been especially true after the pandemic. Medical Xpress

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Now, there is a complex global situation where populations in different countries have unique hybrid immunity landscapes, born from a wide range of vaccination history and exposure history combinations.

In 2023, we needed to consider what hybrid immunity meant for booster vaccinations. And what different types of hybrid immunity meant for future vaccination strategies.

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