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COVID-19 caused 21% excess of respiratory infections last winter--German study

Wed, 2024-04-17 17:37 — mike kraft

COVID-19 caused 21% excess of respiratory infections last winter, analysis finds Adults aged 30 to 39 years had the highest cumulative incidence, with 208 infections per 100 people. CIDRAP

A new study based on German data shows that SARS-CoV-2 caused a 21% excess of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) during the winter of 2022-23. The study was published this week in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases and suggests COVID-19 will add a significant burden during cold and flu seasons.

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EU countries to support local solar panel manufacturing but no trade curbs on China -- draft docuement

Mon, 2024-04-15 09:44 — mike kraft

EU countries to pledge help for solar sector, but no trade curbs on China, draft shows Most European Union countries are set to commit more support to help Europe's ailing solar panel manufacturers on Monday, but steer clear of restrictions on cheap panel imports from China, a draft document showed. Kate Abnett Reuters

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Sweden will miss its climate goals without policy changes--environment agency

Fri, 2024-04-12 10:50 — mike kraft

Sweden will miss its climate goals without policy changes, environment agency says Sweden will not reach its climate targets without further political action to cut carbon emissions, the Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday. Greta Rosen Fondahn Reuters

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EU’s Covid recovery fund under pressure to allocate unused funds

Tue, 2024-04-09 09:23 — mike kraft

€500B remains unspent from EU’s Covid recovery fund Capitals urge European Commission to slash red tape fearing that huge amounts of money won’t ever be used. POLITICO

BRUSSELS — Governments have received less than a third of the EU's original €723 billion pot to help boost post-Covid economic recovery and are now heaping pressure on the European Commission to speed up payments.

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Bird flu: Contrasting views on potential danger to humans

Fri, 2024-04-05 10:10 — mike kraft

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WHO Launches ‘CoViNet’ to Track Evolution and Spread of High-Threat Coronaviruses

Thu, 2024-04-04 17:22 — mike kraft

WHO Launches 'CoViNet' To Track Evolution And Spread Of High-Threat Coronaviruses - Health Policy Watch The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new network, CoViNet, aimed at identifying, monitoring, and evaluating SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV, and emerging Health Policy Watch

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Massive EU police raid arrests more than 20 suspects over €600M Covid funds fraud

Thu, 2024-04-04 17:06 — mike kraft

Lamborghini and Rolexes seized in massive EU police raid over €600M Covid fraud Cops said the organized crime group used “advanced technologies” including AI to produce false documents for laundering cash. POLITICO

ROME — Police on Thursday arrested more than 20 suspects in Italy, Austria, Romania and Slovakia as part of a major investigation into massive fraud linked to the EU’s post-pandemic recovery fund.

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Lack of immunity raises risk of bird flu pandemic --European food safety agency

Wed, 2024-04-03 09:44 — mike kraft

Lack of immunity raises risk of bird flu pandemic, EFSA says The EU's Food Safety Agency (EFSA) warned on Wednesday of a large-scale bird flu pandemic if the virus becomes transmissible between people as humans lack immunity against the virus. Sybille De La Hamaide Reuters

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Mpox vaccine boosters necessary to restore faded protection -- Swedish study

Mon, 2024-04-01 17:38 — mike kraft

Mpox vaccine boosters necessary to restore faded protection, study shows - UPI.com Vaccine protection against mpox fades quickly in the human immune system, even in people who've received the full two-dose regimen, a new real-world study shows. UPI

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Antibody levels fell to low or near zero within the first few months of getting the vaccine, unless the person had previously received a smallpox vaccine, scientists reported Saturday at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Barcelona.

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