"WW C"- COVID-19, GLOBAL CASES SURPASS 676 MILLION...CASES 676,609,955 DEATHS 6,881,955 US CASES 103,804,263 US DEATHS 1,123,836 8:30pm 1/28/24

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A Pandemic Tragedy on Brazil’s Lago Verde

A dispatch from the Amazon: A beloved leader was the first Indigenous person in Brazil to die of Covid—a loss entwined with her people’s fight for sovereignty.

www.wired.com

What Would a Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine Mean in the US?

FDA advisers overwhelmingly endorsed the vaccine, which Novavax hopes will sway holdouts to finally get their shots.

www.wired.com

How Pfizer Won the Pandemic—in Profit and Influence

The drugmaker has the best-selling vaccine to prevent COVID and the most effective drug to treat it.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

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Mike Breen on Coming Back From COVID and Calling the NBA Finals

Also, Mike discusses his career transitioning from radio to television, the differences between calling regular-season and postseason NBA games, and working in a three-man booth alongside Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy

www.theringer.com

 

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https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/06/summer-air-travel-flights-cancelled/661385/

 

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Two young ER doctors quit Montreal jobs, blaming Quebec's broken health-care system and Bill 96

Two young emergency room doctors, raised and trained in Montreal, are leaving their jobs after only two years to move back to Toronto – and they say the Quebec health-care model and Bill 96 are to blame.

montreal.ctvnews.ca

 

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Vaccine doses for 'everyone' this fall, B.C. minister says as next COVID-19 wave approaches

With researchers anticipating another COVID-19 wave this summer, B.C. health officials are once again urging the public to get vaccinated – especially the 1.3 million residents sitting on unused booster invitations.

bc.ctvnews.ca

 

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If you did not get vaccinated then that is your ass

 

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This fall/winter might be brutal

 

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Wtf

 

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What’s the risk of getting COVID outside? Here’s why new variants may have changed the answer

Summer in the Bay Area means outdoor parties, weddings, and music festivals, where people...

www.sfchronicle.com

 

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B.C. offering 'fall booster' of COVID-19 vaccine to everyone 12+ beginning in September

The B.C. government is expecting to offer a "fall booster" of COVID-19 vaccine to everyone 12 and older beginning in September, in preparation for what is expected to be a challenging winter for respiratory illnesses.

bc.ctvnews.ca

 

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And this is a big issue. They want profits over people.

 

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New report highlights pandemic mistakes in B.C. long-term care homes

A new report on mistakes made in B.C.’s long-term care sector during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic points to two major failures that impacted residents: a lack of visitors, and a lack of staff.

bc.ctvnews.ca

B.C. COVID-19 data shows third Omicron wave underway

With B.C.'s independent COVID-19 modelling group predicting that another wave of infections will sweep through the province and peak in August, weekly data released Thursday by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control shows the surge beginning.

bc.ctvnews.ca

Massive pancake breakfasts return to Calgary as thousands celebrate first weekend of Stampede

Western spirit is alive and well at Calgary's Chinook Centre on Saturday as thousands of people lined up for their share of free pancakes while enjoying all the fun Stampede has to offer.

calgary.ctvnews.ca

Majority worries a fall COVID-19 wave could bring back restrictions: poll

More than half of Canadians are worried a fall wave of COVID-19 will prompt the return of significant restrictions to public life such as mask mandates, social distancing and reduced gathering sizes, a new Nanos poll suggests.

toronto.ctvnews.ca

Quebec releases new vaccine guidelines as 7th wave begins

Quebec public health has unveiled new vaccination guidelines for Quebecers as the province wades into its seventh pandemic wave.

montreal.ctvnews.ca

The next stage in the battle against COVID-19: bivalent vaccines

Several vaccine manufacturers are racing to develop formulas that take into account the more infectious Omicron variant now driving cases, while policymakers are laying the groundwork for another large-scale vaccine blitz.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

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Intermittent fasting linked with less severe cases of COVID-19, study finds

Those who have regularly fasted intermittently for decades have a lower chance of being hospitalized or dying from COVID-19 compared to people who do not practice the eating plan, according to a new American study.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

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Study finds people who practice intermittent fasting experience less severe complications from COVID-19

Intermittent fasting has previously shown to have a of host of health benefits, including lowering the risk of diabetes and heart disease. Now, researchers from Intermountain Healthcare have found that people who regularly fast are less like to experience severe complications from COVID-19.

medicalxpress.com

Nutrients

Nutrients, an international, peer-reviewed Open Access journal.

www.mdpi.com

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/imr.2021.0027

People who practice intermittent fasting experience less severe complications from COVID-19, study finds

Intermittent fasting has previously shown to have a host of health benefits, including lowering the risk of diabetes and heart disease. Now, researchers have found that people who regularly fast are less like to experience severe complications from COVID-19.

www.sciencedaily.com

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https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/07/respiratory-viruses-transmission-prevention-knowledge-action/661463/

 

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You know I’m not going to throw the CDC under the bus because you have too many stupid people can’t sit home or don’t want to wear a mask.

 

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"In the US, 1.35mn people were absent from work due to illness in May 2022, up 44 per cent on the pre-pandemic average for the same month, while 2.2mn had shifted from full-time to part-time work due to illness, a 37 per cent rise. The number outside the labour force who have a disability has jumped by 800,000 since the pandemic began, accounting for one-fifth of the 4mn labour force dropouts over this period."