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The flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVID
2 months, 1 week ago

The flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVID

NPR  

The flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVID toggle caption Mark J. Terrill/AP This year’s flu shot will be missing a strain of influenza it’s protected against for more than a decade. One reason COVID mitigation efforts were so effective at eliminating B/Yamagata is there was already a fair amount of immunity in the population against this strain …

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‘Massacres await’: Palestinians in Nablus warn of deadly settler attacks
1 year ago

‘Massacres await’: Palestinians in Nablus warn of deadly settler attacks

Al Jazeera  

The Palestinian villages south of Nablus face severe settler violence and warn the assaults will only increase. Then, there was indiscriminate live fire and rocks being thrown at us by the army and settlers,” says Abdulatheem, adding that the “Israeli soldiers were standing with the settlers and were shooting at us.” “Within minutes, another settler car came and fired at …

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‘Boycott Israel’ breathes new life into 100-year-old Egyptian soda brand
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Boycott Israel’ breathes new life into 100-year-old Egyptian soda brand

Al Jazeera  

Campaign to boycott Western producers linked to Israel has reignited demand for soda brand founded by Greek beekeeper. Spiro Spathis, which has always been proud of its role as Egypt’s first soft drink brand, is rolling out slogans like “100% Made in Egypt” and “Egypt’s original gazouza”, using an Egyptian term thought to derive from the French “gazeuse” and widely …

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The 'financial infidelity' that can sink couples
2 years, 9 months ago

The 'financial infidelity' that can sink couples

BBC  

The 'financial infidelity' that can sink couples Getty Images Secrecy and dishonesty around spending creates rifts in relationships. Experts say the reason financial infidelity is so common is because we find money matters in general hard to talk about – and things become even harder when we think we’ve mismanaged our money or used it in a way that our …

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‘Don’t panic.’ How parents with kids too young to vaccinate can navigate Omicron
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Don’t panic.’ How parents with kids too young to vaccinate can navigate Omicron

LA Times  

As waves of the coronavirus battered the U.S., parents of young kids could comfort themselves with the knowledge that COVID-19 tends to have milder effects in children and that most — but not all — kids who get infected are fine. “These are early days in the Omicron pandemic, but it seems like we are seeing more upper respiratory tract …

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We'll Be Wearing Face Masks Far Into 2021, Even With A COVID-19 Vaccine
4 years, 3 months ago

We'll Be Wearing Face Masks Far Into 2021, Even With A COVID-19 Vaccine

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, confirmed what the science has been telling us all along about the effectiveness of face masks — that they’re currently our best bet at getting a handle on the coronavirus pandemic. Other vaccinated people may not get sick but carry the infection and contribute to community …

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