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Sumary of divergent COVID rules among nations attending the G20 summit

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2022-11-14 13:15

Explainer: To mask or not to mask? G20 gathers nations with divergent COVID rules Nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders of G20 countries are gathering on the Indonesian resort island of Bali with strict testing and masking requirements, even though such measures have been largely dropped in some member countries. Reuters Reuters

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Immigrants had little effet on COVID-19 Infection Rates In The United States --report

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2022-11-09 19:44

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01955

Little To No Correlation Found Between Immigrant Entry And COVID-19 Infection Rates In The United States

...Our findings support existing evidence that the short-term impacts of immigrant flow on local COVID-19 rates were minimal.

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Residents of Panamanian Community Forced To Move As Caribbean Island Sinks

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2022-11-07 10:07

100-Year-Old Community Forced To Move As Caribbean Island Sinks

Residents of Gardi Sugdub are the first to be moved by the government to the Panama mainland as the sea rises, but several other communities will soon be impacted.

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Cholera Outbreaks Surge Worldwide as Vaccine Supply Drains

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2022-10-31 09:33

A record number of cholera outbreaks around the globe, driven by droughts, floods and armed conflicts, has sickened hundreds of thousands of people and so severely strained the supply of cholera vaccines that global health agencies are rationing doses.

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In possible sign for US, Chile’s flu hospitalizations were highest in three years, but vaccination helped

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2022-10-28 10:28

In possible sign for US, Chile's flu hospitalizations were highest in three years, but vaccination helped | CNN In a possible warning sign for the US and other Northern Hemisphere countries, Chile's 2022 flu season started much earlier than usual and brought more hospitalizations than during the pandemic, but the effectiveness of the vaccine against hospitalization was estimated to be almost 50%, according to a new study published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Katherine Dillinger CNN

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Weather and food: Floods will impact food security — for better and worse: study by Sharon Udasin - 10/17/22 3:00 PM ET

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2022-10-17 15:31

Floods will impact food security — for better and worse: study Flooding could impact food security for more than 5.6 million people across multiple African nations, a new study has found. While these impacts are usually negative, the researchers also identifie… rzilbermints The Hill

Flooding could impact food security for more than 5.6 million people across multiple African nations, a new study has found.

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Moderna will provide variant-adapted COVID shots for world's poorest

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2022-10-17 08:31

Moderna signs deal on variant-adapted COVID shots for world's poorest Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) has agreed to provide its new variant-adapted COVID-19 vaccine to the global scheme aiming to deliver shots to the world's poorest people. Reuters Reuters

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Treasury investigates whether Florida improperly used Covid aid to fly migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2022-10-13 17:28

Treasury investigates whether Florida used Covid aid to fly migrants to Martha's Vineyard Treasury's Deputy Inspector General, Richard Delmar, said his office has already asked Florida for information about how it paid for the flights. Chelsey Cox CNBC

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Haiti risks new diseases amid cholera outbreak that has killed 18, says PAHO

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2022-10-12 19:22

Haiti risks new diseases amid cholera outbreak that has killed 18, says PAHO Civil unrest is making it harder to contain a new outbreak of cholera in Haiti just as other diseases threaten to ignite new health crises, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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U.N., Haiti government call for help, humanitarian corridor as gangs siege the country

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2022-10-06 18:52

Calls for help, humanitarian corridor as gangs siege Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations is proposing a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti's capital to help people get gasoline and aid amid a mounting crisis as gangs keep blockading roads and access to some areas, including to one key fuel terminal in Port-au-Prince. AP NEWS

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