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US, Canada, European nations consider vaccinating workers exposed to bird flu

Tue, 2024-05-28 09:14 — mike kraft

US, European nations consider vaccinating workers exposed to bird flu The United States and Europe are taking steps to acquire or manufacture H5N1 bird flu vaccines that could be used to protect at-risk poultry and dairy workers, veterinarians and lab technicians, government officials said, moves influenza experts say could curb the threat of a pandemic. Julie Steenhuysen,Jennifer Rigby

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Bird flu detected in tissue of a US dairy cow sent to slaughter, USDA says

Fri, 2024-05-24 17:53 — mike kraft

Bird flu detected in tissue samples of US dairy cow sent to slaughter, USDA says Bird flu virus particles were found in tissue samples taken from one dairy cow sent to slaughter at a U.S. meat processing plant, but none were detected in samples from 95 other cattle, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Friday. Tom Polansek,Manas Mishra Reuters

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WHO member states'negotiations fail to reach agreeemt on Pandemic Accord.

Fri, 2024-05-24 17:14 — mike kraft

Breaking - WHO Member States Fail To Reach Agreement On Pandemic Accord; Way Forward In Hands Of World Health Assembly - Health Policy Watch A last ditch effort of WHO member states to finish negotiations on a pandemic accord has failed to yield agreement ahead of next week's World Health Assembly Health Policy Watch

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Fighting future pandemics: update on negotations for a new agreement

Fri, 2024-05-24 10:49 — mike kraft

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U.S. government develops plan to produce 4.8 million H5N1 bird flu vaccine doses

Thu, 2024-05-23 18:13 — mike kraft

HHS advances plan to produce 4.8 million H5N1 vaccine doses Officials have identified a fill-and-finish opening on a production line at a vaccine company partner and said the activity won't disrupt the supply of seasonal flu vaccine. CIDRAP

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Dawn O'Connell, JD, said health officials have identified a manufacturing line at one of its manufacturing partners for fill-and-finish steps, without disrupting production of seasonal flu vaccine. Currently, the vaccine is in bulk form and will be produced in multidose vials.

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U.S. government funding for Covid vaccines ends in August for persons with little or no health insurance

Thu, 2024-05-23 18:01 — mike kraft

This COVID vaccine program offered a ‘bridge’ to uninsured adults, and then the funding crumbled The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched the Bridge Access Program to connect U.S. adults with little to no health insurance to COVID vaccines. But funding cuts mean it will end this August. PBS NewsHour

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Bird flu: wastewater testing will scale up nationally in coming weeks

Thu, 2024-05-23 11:46 — mike kraft

Wastewater testing specifically for bird flu virus will scale up nationally in coming weeks Specific testing for H5 flu virus in wastewater is scaling up nationwide through a partnership between universities, Verily, and philanthropies. Megan Molteni STAT

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Analysis: Weathy countries earned billions from climate change programs for developing nations.

Wed, 2024-05-22 09:39 — mike kraft

Rich nations are earning billions from a pledge to help fix climate Wealthy countries sent climate funding to the developing world in recent years with interest rates or strings attached that benefited the donor nations, a Reuters data analysis found. Reuters

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Maritime court says countries have legal duty to cut greenhouse emissions

Wed, 2024-05-22 09:32 — mike kraft

States have legal duty to cut greenhouse emissions, says top maritime court Wealthy states must cut emissions faster than their developing peers, court says, in major step for climate justice The Guardian

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Citing bird flu threat, CDC asks states and cities to keep flu surveillance at peak levels this summer

Tue, 2024-05-21 20:26 — mike kraft

CDC asks states and cities to keep flu surveillance at peak levels because of bird flu threat The CDC asked local and state health officials to maintain flu surveillance at peak levels over the summer to watch for any human spread of H5N1 virus. Helen Branswell STAT

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