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WHO’s list of guidance on COVID-19

Sat, 2020-07-18 10:52 — mike kraft

There’s a lot of information out there about how governments, health professionals and the general public should respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO has published guidance and advice every step of the way.

During health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic, one of WHO’s most vital roles is to gather data and research from around the world, evaluate it, and then advise countries on how to respond.

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Opinions If we want any vaccine to actually work, we have to prepare for it now

Fri, 2020-07-17 17:01 — mike kraft

Opinion | If we want any vaccine to actually work, we have to prepare for it now A vaccination campaign — the kind that could really make everything go back to normal — is going to take a vast, coordinated public effort. Megan McArdle Washington Post

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Fauci bullish on prospects for U.S. vaccine, not worried about China winning race

Wed, 2020-07-15 17:25 — mike kraft

Fauci bullish on prospects for U.S. vaccine, not worried about China winning race The leading U.S. expert on infectious diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, predicted on Wednesday the country will meet its goal of a coronavirus vaccine by year's end and was unmoved by the prospect that China would get there first. Julie Steenhuysen U.S.

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Global surge in coronavirus cases is being fed by the developing world — and the U.S.

Wed, 2020-07-15 09:40 — mike kraft

Global surge in coronavirus cases is being fed by the developing world — and the U.S. While some areas have recovered, case counts are hitting new highs in many regions. Griff Witte, Mary Beth Sheridan, Joanna Slater, Liz Sly

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Virus resurgence forces countries to reimpose restrictions

Wed, 2020-07-15 09:25 — mike kraft

Virus resurgence forces countries to reimpose restrictions PROMACHONAS, Greece (AP) — Countries around the world are reimposing lockdowns and implementing new health checks at their borders in an effort to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus before it... AP NEWS

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No one is safe until everyone is safe': Vaccine nationalism threatens global coronavirus effort

Sun, 2020-07-12 22:04 — mike kraft

USA Today July 12, 2020

'No one is safe until everyone is safe': Vaccine nationalism threatens global coronavirus effort Instead of collaboration, coordination and sharing, vaccine nationalism pits nation against nation to get and keep enough doses for their citizens. Elizabeth Weise USA TODAY

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Coronavirus pandemic prompts record drop in global emissions, study finds

Sun, 2020-07-12 09:48 — mike kraft

The Guardian

Coronavirus pandemic prompts record drop in global emissions, study finds Lockdowns, travel bans and factory closures drive 4.6% reduction but dramatic decline falls short of efforts needed to limit global heating Valerie Yurk the Guardian

The Guardian, July 10, 2020

by Valerie York

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Coronavirus is Airborne, Chinese Official Confirms

Sat, 2020-02-15 11:25 — Kathy Gilbeaux

who.int - February 11, 2020

Quote from Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization:

"This is airborne, corona is airborne, it's more contagious and you have seen how it went into 24 countries although it's a small number of cases."

CLICK HERE - WHO - Transcript - Coronavirus press conference 11 February, 2020 (see page 10, of 15 page .PDF transcript here, and within attachment below)

CLICK HERE - WHO - Audio (click on February 11, and begin listening at the 40 minute mark)

CLICK HERE - WHO - Video (around the 47 minute mark - "airborne" statement of Dr. Tedros is blacked out)

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Rising Seas to Force Billions from Home

Sat, 2017-07-01 18:44 — Kathy Gilbeaux

weather.com - by Pam Wright - June 28, 2017

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CLICK HERE - STUDY - Impediments to inland resettlement under conditions of accelerated sea level rise

An estimated 2 billion people will be displaced from their homes by 2100 due to climate-driven rising seas, a new study says.

Roughly one-fifth of the world's population may become climate change refugees, according to Cornell University. The majority of those will be people who live on coastlines around the world, including about 2 million in Florida alone.

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