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Study rates duckbill N95 as best COVID mask

Fri, 2024-06-21 13:55 — mike kraft

Study Confirms One Type of COVID Mask Is 'Significantly Better' Than Others They're not all the same. David Nield ScienceAlert

Of the four types of masks tested, the duckbill N95 mask came out on top: it blocked 99 percent of large particles and 98 percent of small particles from getting out into the air. Overall, 98 percent of the viral load was blocked by the N95.

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Vaccines: Gavi, Macron, Afrcan leaders seek more vaccines for Africa, world's poorest children

Thu, 2024-06-20 11:28 — mike kraft

Vaccine group Gavi seeks $9 billion to immunise world's poorest children The global vaccine organisation Gavi wants $9 billion from governments and foundations to fund immunisation efforts in the world’s poorest countries over five years, it said on Thursday. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Air Pollution ‘Kills a Child Every Minute’--study

Wed, 2024-06-19 18:03 — mike kraft

Air Pollution 'Kills A Child Every Minute' - Health Policy Watch The fifth State of Global Air report shows air pollution is now the second-leading risk factor for death globally, after high blood pressure. Most of the Health Policy Watch

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U.S. Surgeon General urges Congress to approve warning labels on social media apps

Mon, 2024-06-17 18:03 — mike kraft

Surgeon General demands warning label on social media apps | CNN Business Surgeon General Vivek Murthy in an op-ed in the New York Times Monday said the threat social media poses to children is an emergency, and he urged Congress to put a label on the apps as with cigarettes and alcohol. David Goldman CNN

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Bird flu infected children in India, China --WHO

Wed, 2024-06-12 09:47 — mike kraft

H9N2 avian flu infects children in India, China The child in India had been exposed to poultry, which are known to carry the virus in multiple countries. CIDRAP

India has reported an H9N2 avian flu case involving a child in West Bengal state who was exposed to poultry, marking the country's second such case since 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in a statement, and China confirmed another pediatric H9N2 infection.

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Children: Having 2 or more underlying conditions increases risk of severe COVID-19 almost 10-fold in kids

Thu, 2024-05-30 09:16 — mike kraft

Having 2 or more underlying conditions increase the risk of severe COVID-19 almost 10-fold in kids, data show Though severe COVID-19 infections in children are uncommon, children and young adults with comorbidities are at increased risk for critical illness during COVID-19 infections, according to a new study in Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. CIDRAP

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Bird flu: Australia reports first human avian flu infection

Thu, 2024-05-23 10:05 — mike kraft

Australia reports first human avian flu infection Australia reported its first human case of avian influenza on Wednesday in a child who authorities said had been infected in India but made a full recovery, while a different highly contagious strain was found on an egg farm. Peter Hobson Reuters

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US children at times received ineffective COVID-19 treatments such as ivermectin--study

Thu, 2024-05-09 17:56 — mike kraft

Study: US children at times received ineffective COVID-19 treatments US children were prescribed ineffective and potentially harmful drugs to treat COVID-19, such as ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), according to a study published today in Pediatrics. The authors note that while the rates of non-recommended prescribing were very low, because of the large number of pediatric cases, the actual impact is fairly substantial. CIDRAP

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Global measles cases nearly doubled in one year--WHO

Mon, 2024-04-29 11:05 — mike kraft

Global measles cases nearly doubled in one year, researchers say | CNN The number of measles cases around the world nearly doubled from 2022 to 2023, researchers say, presenting a challenge to efforts to achieve and maintain elimination status in many countries. Katherine Dillinger CNN

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Almost half of this year’s cases have been in WHO’s European Region, with the highest incidence in Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Yemen.

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Vaccinations of teenagers cut COVID-19 cases by 37% in California--study

Thu, 2024-04-25 17:09 — mike kraft

Teen vaccination cut COVID-19 cases by 37% in California, new data show Researchers also estimated that 230,134 cases were averted in kids aged 5 to 11 years, a 24% reduction. CIDRAP

JAMA Network Open has published a new study showing that, from April 1, 2020, to February 27, 2023, in California, an estimated 146,210 COVID-19 cases were averted by vaccination in teens aged 12 to 15 years, representing a 37% reduction.

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