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China eases some COVID rules after wide protests of lockdowns

Mon, 2022-11-28 09:53 — mike kraft

China eases COVID rules after wide protests of lockdowns BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities eased some anti-virus rules but affirmed their severe “zero COVID” strategy Monday after protesters demanded President Xi Jinping resign in the biggest show of opposition to the ruling Communist Party in decades. AP NEWS

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Overview: China copes with dissent over lockdowns, plus research and other developments

Fri, 2022-11-25 11:39 — mike kraft

As COVID cases rise, China locks down despite criticism The restrictions are at the heart of the unrest in China as the country grapples with a rising number of infections after years of quarantine policies Jaimy Lee MarketWatch

The COVID-19 restrictions are at the heart of the unrest in China as the country grapples with a rising number of infections after years of quarantine policies.

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Analysis: U.S. study describes economic and racial differences in accessing internet information during the pandemic

Fri, 2022-11-25 11:11 — mike kraft

Disparate impacts on online information access during the Covid-19 pandemic Nature Communications - The COVID-19 pandemic has stimulated an important changes in online information access. Here, the authors analyse everyday web search interactions across 25,150 US ZIP codes... Nature

The COVID-19 pandemic has stimulated important changes in online information access as digital engagement became necessary to meet the demand for health, economic, and educational resources.

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European booster rate is too low-- EU regulator warns

Fri, 2022-11-25 10:25 — mike kraft

EU regulator warns of 'disappointing' vaccine booster uptake Recent uptake of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in the European Union has been "rather disappointing," an official said on Thursday, amid concerns that protection against severe cases of the disease could weaken during the winter. Ludwig Burger,Maggie Fick Reuters

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California appeals court blocks school district COVID-19 student vaccine mandate

Wed, 2022-11-23 18:34 — mike kraft

California appeals court axes district COVID-19 student vaccine mandate Just 67% of 12-17-year-olds and and 38% of 5-11-year-olds have had the primary two-shot COVID-19 vaccine series. ***@***.*** The Mercury News

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15 States move to keep court from lifting Trump Covid-related anti-asylum policy

Wed, 2022-11-23 17:54 — mike kraft

States move to keep court from lifting Trump asylum policy WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of conservative-leaning states is making a last-ditch effort to keep in place a Trump-era public health rule that allows many asylum seekers to be turned away at the southern U.S. AP NEWS

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Measles now an imminent global threat due to pandemic -- WHO and CDC

Wed, 2022-11-23 17:28 — mike kraft

Measles now an imminent global threat due to pandemic, say WHO and CDC There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading in various regions globally, as COVID-19 led to a steady decline in vaccination coverage and weakened surveillance of the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. public health agency said on Wednesday. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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A Chinese landscape architect advocates "sponge cities" to help counter climate change and flooding.

Wed, 2022-11-23 13:54 — mike kraft

As climate warms, a China planner advocates "sponge cities" BEIJING (AP) — To cushion the impact of extreme weather due to climate change, a Chinese landscape architect has been making the case for China and other countries to create so-called “sponge cities.” AP NEWS

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What Covid taught scientists and the public about the flu

Wed, 2022-11-23 10:12 — mike kraft

Key lessons we learned from Covid that scientists are now applying to the flu For nearly three years, the medical and scientific world scrutinized Covid. That research helped experts gain a new understanding of a much older virus: the flu. NBC News

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Whether it was Covid’s dominance or behavioral changes that contributed most to the nonexistent 2020-2021 flu season — and many credit both — the newfound knowledge that flu transmission can in fact, be stopped, is here to stay.

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