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Low vaccination rates and rising virus inspections touch off CDC alert

Fri, 2023-12-15 15:25 — mike kraft

CDC sounds alarm about low vaccination rates amid rising respiratory virus activity | CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is an “urgent need” boost vaccination coverage amid increasing levels of respiratory disease. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Dengue: A record more than 4 million cases have been reported in the Americas and Caribbean so far this year.

Thu, 2023-12-14 00:11 — mike kraft

Dengue cases break records in Americas amid warmer temperatures A record more than 4 million cases have been reported throughout the Americas and Caribbean so far this year. NBC News

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Dengue is sweeping across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began more than four decades ago, with experts warning that rising temperatures and rapid urbanization are accelerating the pace of infections.

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Vaccines: WHO advisers recommend sticking with monovalent COVID XBB.1.5 vaccines

Wed, 2023-12-13 22:50 — mike kraft

WHO advisers recommend sticking with monovalent COVID XBB.1.5 vaccines Current vaccines neutralize current variants, but there are limited data on the impact against JN.1, a steadily rising part of the BA.2.86 family. CIDRAP

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COP28: What the climate deal says

Wed, 2023-12-13 20:08 — mike kraft

COP28 takeaways: What does the deal from the climate summit say? | CNN Nearly 200 countries agreed to a new climate deal at the COP28 talks in Dubai on Wednesday after two weeks of negotiations characterized by controversy and bitter divisions over the future of fossil fuels. Ella Nilsen, Laura Paddison CNN

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COP28 climate talks agree on statement calling for transitioning from fossil fuels but with many unresolved questions

Wed, 2023-12-13 19:03 — mike kraft

In a first, delegates at UN climate talks agree to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels Negotiators at United Nations COP28 climate talks agreed Wednesday that the world must transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels. It was a significant step toward shifting how the world is powered but one filled with questions about how soon and who will pay for the transition. AP News

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COP28 climate talks agree on statement calling for transitioning from fossil fuels but with many unresolved questions

Wed, 2023-12-13 19:02 — mike kraft

In a first, delegates at UN climate talks agree to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels Negotiators at United Nations COP28 climate talks agreed Wednesday that the world must transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels. It was a significant step toward shifting how the world is powered but one filled with questions about how soon and who will pay for the transition. AP News

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40% of children still infectious after symptoms are resolved --study

Tue, 2023-12-12 23:46 — mike kraft

COVID study: 40% of children still infectious after symptom resolution The median time to symptom resolution was 6 days, and 12% of participants still had symptoms at day 10. CIDRAP

A study today of viral shedding dynamics in 101 children who had COVID-19 during the Omicron surge in Toronto shows that 40% were still infectious on the day after their symptoms resolved.

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