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The United States’ response to H5N1 – “bird flu” – has been fragmented and inadequate. With three cases reported in people in the United States and clusters from Michigan to Texas, it’s clear that the virus is widespread among animals. To protect people, animals, and our economy, and to restore trust in public health, we need to get this right....

We have a lot to learn and no time to lose. First, states and national authorities must work with one another. This will require multiple federal agencies – including CDC, USDA, APHIS – and their state counterparts to share information transparently and in real time with each other and with the public. Second, Congress needs to provide resources to respond to the next pandemic and also for systems, workforce, and infrastructure so we are prepared to stop new and unknown events before they become epidemics. Third, and perhaps most importantly, we must quickly build relationships with farm owners and workers by being responsive to their needs and addressing questions and concerns.

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U.S. East Coast cities from NYC to DC and south are sinking--new studies

Wed, 2024-01-03 10:40 — mike kraft

Study: From NYC to DC and beyond, cities on the East Coast are sinking Major cities on the U.S. Atlantic coast are sinking, in some cases as much as 5 millimeters per year—a decline at the ocean's edge that well outpaces global sea level rise, confirms new research from ... Lon Wagner Phys.org

Major cities on the U.S. Atlantic coast are sinking, in some cases as much as 5 millimeters per year—a decline at the ocean's edge that well outpaces global sea level rise, confirms new research from Virginia Tech and the U.S. Geological Survey.

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As more doctors retire or quit, patients are losing faith in the primary care system

Fri, 2023-12-22 11:06 — mike kraft

More patients are losing their doctors – and their trust in the primary care system In Rhode Island, safety-net clinics are under new pressures as clinicians retire or burn out. Patients report that it's harder to find care, and they're losing connections to familiar doctors. The Public's Radio

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Covid Pandemic boosts and changes U.S. gun sales

Tue, 2022-10-04 10:33 — mike kraft

The Pandemic May Have Changed Gun Ownership In America For The Long Haul Americans are on track for their third-highest gun-buying year, despite a drop in monthly sales. YahooNews

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How Australia Saved Thousands of Lives While COVID Killed 1 Million Americans

Mon, 2022-05-16 10:26 — mike kraft

How Australia Saved Thousands of Lives While COVID Killed 1 Million Americans MELBOURNE, Australia — If the United States had the same COVID death rate as Australia, about 900,000 lives would have been saved. For many Americans, imagining what might have been will be painful. But especially now, at the milestone of 1 million deaths in the United States, the nations that did a better job of keeping people alive show what Americans could have done differently and what might still need to change.

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Africa: coronavirus vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses

Wed, 2021-04-28 16:49 — mike kraft

In Africa, vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Some Africans are hesitating to get COVID-19 vaccines amid concerns about their safety, alarming public health officials as some countries start to destroy thousands of doses that expired before use. Malawi and South Sudan in recent days have said they will destroy some of their doses, a concerning development on a continent where health officials have been outspoken about the need for vaccine equity as the world's rich nations hold the bulk of shots.

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Italy becomes first EU country to make a deal to produce Rusian vaccine

Tue, 2021-03-09 19:15 — mike kraft

Russia to make Sputnik V vaccine in Italy, a first in EU MILAN (AP) — Russia has signed a deal to produce its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Italy, the first contract in the European Union, the Italian Russian Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday.... AP NEWS

MILAN (AP) — Russia has signed a deal to produce its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Italy, the first contract in the European Union, the Italian Russian Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday.

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