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Scarcity of bird flu tests makes it difficult to guage the spread and detect possible pandemic stage --experts

Tue, 2024-06-11 11:09 — mike kraft
Bird Flu Tests Are Hard To Get. So How Will We Know When To Sound the Pandemic Alarm? - KFF Health News If widely used, flu tests could be helpful now. In the meantime, the government needs to clear a path for H5N1 tests, researchers warn, to avoid the early missteps of the covid pandemic. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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COVID can seriously damage vision, even without symptoms --study

Tue, 2024-06-11 09:29 — mike kraft
COVID could damage your vision, new study says. Keep an eye out for these symptoms Extended exposure to SARS-CoV-2 may harm your retinas in particular. Fortune

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Opinion: Bird flu has spread to humans — are we too late to prevent the next pandemic?

Mon, 2024-06-10 09:47 — mike kraft
The bird flu outbreak has spread to humans — are we too late to prevent the next pandemic? Since March 29, there has been a major dairy cow outbreak with 66 infected herds across nine U.S. states. ckulat The Hill
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Moderna says its Covid-flu combination vaccine shows positive results in late-stage trial

Mon, 2024-06-10 09:28 — mike kraft
Covid-flu combination vaccine shows positive results in late-stage trial, Moderna says | CNN There could be a combined Covid-19 and flu shot in our future, although it won’t be ready for this year’s flu season. Jen Christensen CNN
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Study on associations between obesity, probable long COVID, and sleep problems

Fri, 2024-06-07 09:17 — mike kraft
Associations between obesity, a composite risk score for probable long COVID, and sleep problems in SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated individuals International Journal of Obesity - Associations between obesity, a composite risk score for probable long COVID, and sleep problems in SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated individuals Nature

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More than 200 symptoms tied to long COVID --new report

Thu, 2024-06-06 10:30 — mike kraft
Report: More than 200 symptoms tied to long COVID Today a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine presents a number of conclusions about long-COVID diagnosis, symptoms, and impact on daily function, including that the condition can cause more than 200 symptoms, and that a positive COVID-19 test is not necessary to make a long-COVID diagnosis. CIDRAP

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Explainer: What to know as climate records keep getting shattered

Thu, 2024-06-06 10:07 — mike kraft
Climate records keep getting shattered. Here is what you need to know Month after month, global temperatures are breaking records. Meanwhile, scientists and climate policymakers warn of the growing likelihood that the planet will soon exceed the warming limit set in the landmark Paris 2015 climate talks. AP News

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World hits streak of record temperatures, could hit 1.5 C tipping rate before 2023

Thu, 2024-06-06 09:59 — mike kraft
World hits streak of record temperatures as UN warns of 'climate hell' Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Wednesday, as U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to avert "climate hell". Kate Abnett,Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber Reuters

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FDA vaccine advisers unanimously vote for updated COVID-19 vaccines this autumn

Wed, 2024-06-05 17:32 — mike kraft
FDA vaccine advisers vote unanimously in favor of updated Covid-19 shot for fall | CNN Another new version of the Covid-19 vaccine will probably be coming this fall. Jen Christensen CNN

Another new version of the Covid-19 vaccine will probably be coming this fall.

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Bird Flu: Finland to offer vaccine to select groups of workers

Wed, 2024-06-05 10:29 — mike kraft
Finland to offer bird flu vaccine to select groups of people, a possible global first Finland is set to potentially become the first country to offer bird flu vaccine to people at risk of exposure to the virus. Andrew Joseph STAT

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The vaccine campaign will be limited, with doses set to be available to groups including poultry farmers, veterinarians, scientists who study the virus, and people who work on fur farms housing animals like mink and fox and where there have been outbreaks.

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