[ad_1] The annual flu season threatens to make the COVID-19 pandemic doubly deadly, but I believe this is not inevitable. There are two commonly given vaccines, the pneumococcal vaccine and the Hib vaccine, that protect against bacterial pneumonias. These bacteria complicate both influenza and COVID-19, and often lead to death. …
Read More »SpaceX to launch Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite on November 10
[ad_1] October 15, 2020 by Steve Hanley The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite reached Vandenberg in Southern California after a two-day trip across the Atlantic and the United States from Munich, Germany. The satellite will be loaded atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will put it into orbit 830 miles …
Read More »Mario Kart Live turned my son into a terrifying monster
[ad_1] The poor man has already received some punishment. Mark Serrels The day before Mario Kart Live came to my door, my 7 year old broke our living room window with a soccer ball. I didn’t see it happen, but I saw the damage. It costs 200 bones to fix …
Read More »Thirty Years of Failure to Address the Preventable Diseases Fueling the Global Covid Pandemic | Society
[ad_1] The failure of governments to address a three-decade surge in preventable diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes has fueled the Covid-19 pandemic and is stagnating life expectancy worldwide, according to a comprehensive study. The most recent data from the Global Burden of Disease study, published in the …
Read More »Gorongosa National Park is being reforested through coffee and agroforestry
[ad_1] Gorongosa National Park is being reforested with the help of shade coffee and other agroforestry crops. Traded internationally, Gorongosa Coffee and other related companies employ many local and indigenous people through this regenerative form of agriculture. The park’s plantations are also beneficial to wildlife: in addition to the birds …
Read More »Hong Kong and Singapore reach preliminary “travel bubble” deal
[ad_1] Hong Kong and Singapore have reached a preliminary “travel bubble” agreement that would eliminate the need for people traveling between the two jurisdictions to undergo quarantine or stay-at-home measures, the Secretary for Trade and Development announced Thursday. Hong Kong Economist, Edward Yau. If finalized, travelers would only need to …
Read More »WHO warns of economic damage due to blockades as main control method
[ad_1] The World Health Organization has warned leaders not to rely on COVID-19 closures as the primary method of addressing outbreaks after previously saying that countries should be careful how quickly they reopen, which will be adds to the statements made by officials causing confusion. WHO special envoy Dr. David …
Read More »Religious conflicts around the world and a solution
[ad_1] “When followers of one faith go to the extreme and force their religious views on those of other religions, religious conflicts arise” It is evident that prejudices derived from adherence to religious forms and the imitation of ancestral beliefs have hindered the progress of humanity for thousands of years. …
Read More »Scientists Call Herd Immunity Approaches To Controlling COVID-19 ‘A Dangerous Fallacy’
[ad_1] The researchers cautioned that there is currently no evidence of long-lasting protective immunity to SARS-CoV-2. London: Managing COVID-19 by allowing herd immunity to develop in low-risk populations while protecting the most vulnerable is “a dangerous fallacy not supported by scientific evidence,” an international group of 80 researchers warns in …
Read More »Dr Fauci Says Letting Coronavirus Spread To Achieve Herd Immunity Is ‘Nonsense’ And ‘Dangerous’
[ad_1] Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, sits before a hearing by the Senate Health Education Work and Pension Committee in Washington, DC, USA, on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Graeme Jennings | Bloomberg | fake images Letting the coronavirus rampage through the American population …
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