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U.S. efforts to counter bird flu reportedly hampered by Trump administration's anti-immigration tactics

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Trump’s immigration tactics obstruct efforts to avert Bird Flu pandemic, researchers say Aggressive deportation tactics have terrorized farmworkers at the center of the nation’s bird flu strategy, public health workers say. Ariel Carmona Lake County Record-Bee

Aggressive deportation tactics have terrorized farmworkers at the center of the nation’s bird flu strategy, public health workers say.

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Analysis: Five years on from the pandemic, how has Covid changed our world?

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Five years on from the pandemic, how has Covid changed our world? | The panel We asked a group of experts on politics, trade, literature, psychology, work and more: what has been the most surprising or shocking consequence of Covid-19 in your field? The Guardian
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Long-COVID symptoms distinct from other respiratory infections in study among U.S. Marines

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Studies show long-COVID symptoms distinct from other respiratory infections, common in Marines A total of 191,710 eligible participants identified since March 1, 2020, were included in the study. Of those, 1,153 were hospitalized with COVID-19, 1,304 were hospitalized with other LRTIs, and 189,253 uninfected patients were used as a reference group. CIDRAP
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COVID can seriously damage vision, even without symptoms --study

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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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More states considering requiring sick leave provisions following expiration of Covid protectons

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Paid Sick Leave Sticks After Many Pandemic Protections Vanish - KFF Health News The U.S. is one of nine countries that do not guarantee paid sick leave. Since the covid pandemic, advocates in states including Missouri, Alaska, and Nebraska are organizing to take the issue to voters with ballot initiatives this November. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

 

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Health Workers Warn Proposed Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers

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Health Workers Warn Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers - KFF Health News Clinicians, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines on face masks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might reduce protection against the coronavirus and other airborne pathogens in hospitals. khnkit KFF Health News
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Nearly 5 million kids might miss out on food assistance if these 8 states don’t act by Friday

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Nearly 5 million kids might miss out on food assistance if these states don't act by Friday | CNN Politics Nearly 5 million children in eight states could lose out on some extra funds for food unless their state officials sign up for a federal relief program by Friday. Tami Luhby CNN
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Biden administration grants $90 million to help buildings withstand climate disasters

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Why a $90 million push could help U.S. buildings withstand climate disasters Funding from the infrastructure law comes as floods and heat waves batter the nation and gives Biden another chance to use climate carrots instead of sticks. Maxine Joselow Washington Post
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Three Native American tribes who face major climate threats are the first recipients of money from a new federal program

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Indigenous Tribes in U.S. Will Get $75 Million for Climate Relocation Grants to Indigenous tribes in the U.S.
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Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native adults more likely to be hospitalized for flu and less likely to be vaccinated -- CDC report

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Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native adults more likely to be hospitalized for flu and less likely to be vaccinated, CDC report finds | CNN Black, American Indian/Alaska Native and Hispanic adults are more likely than their White peers to be hospitalized for the flu, but less likely to be vaccinated against it, a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds. Carma Hassan CNN

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