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Dog Ticks Are Changing Their Diet. You're on the Menu | KQED

Ticks use Haller's organ to pick up chemical signals and detect their prey.

Brown dog ticks have been found to crave human blood in hot temperatures.

Researchers are developing vaccines to protect against the diseases ticks can transmit. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

2 weeks ago

Coronavirus

COVID is rising in California. Here's how to protect yourself from FLiRT subvariants

FLiRT subvariants, including KP.2, KP.3, and KP.1.1, are becoming more prevalent in California, potentially impacting COVID-19 transmission. [ more ]

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Coronavirus

RFK Jr. Says He Refused to Wear a Mask Because He'd Rather Die of Covid Than Be Living Like a Slave'

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed the Libertarian National Convention, emphasizing his views on masking and vaccines during the Covid pandemic. [ more ]

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Public health

Don Lemon Says Vaccine Requirements Didn't Cost People Their Jobs Because 'Everyone Was Working From Home'

Don Lemon made controversial comments on the Full Send Podcast regarding the pandemic and vaccines. [ more ]

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Coronavirus

Do We Have Enough Bird Flu Vaccines for a Potential Pandemic?

Concerns raised over avian influenza virus H5N1 infecting cattle and potential human spread. [ more ]

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Left-wing politics

Trump Lays Into RFK Jr. by Claiming He's Not Really an Anti-Vaxxer'

Former President Trump criticizes Robert F. Kennedy Jr., highlighting his liberal views but clarifying he is not conservative. [ more ]

KQED

OMG science

Dog Ticks Are Changing Their Diet. You're on the Menu | KQED

Ticks use Haller's organ to pick up chemical signals and detect their prey.

Brown dog ticks have been found to crave human blood in hot temperatures.

Researchers are developing vaccines to protect against the diseases ticks can transmit. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

2 weeks ago

Coronavirus

COVID is rising in California. Here's how to protect yourself from FLiRT subvariants

FLiRT subvariants, including KP.2, KP.3, and KP.1.1, are becoming more prevalent in California, potentially impacting COVID-19 transmission. [ more ]

www.mediaite.com

Coronavirus

RFK Jr. Says He Refused to Wear a Mask Because He'd Rather Die of Covid Than Be Living Like a Slave'

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed the Libertarian National Convention, emphasizing his views on masking and vaccines during the Covid pandemic. [ more ]

Dailycaller

Public health

Don Lemon Says Vaccine Requirements Didn't Cost People Their Jobs Because 'Everyone Was Working From Home'

Don Lemon made controversial comments on the Full Send Podcast regarding the pandemic and vaccines. [ more ]

www.scientificamerican.com

Coronavirus

Do We Have Enough Bird Flu Vaccines for a Potential Pandemic?

Concerns raised over avian influenza virus H5N1 infecting cattle and potential human spread. [ more ]

www.mediaite.com

Left-wing politics

Trump Lays Into RFK Jr. by Claiming He's Not Really an Anti-Vaxxer'

Former President Trump criticizes Robert F. Kennedy Jr., highlighting his liberal views but clarifying he is not conservative. [ more ]

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Coronavirus

Unvaccinated and Vulnerable: Children Drive Surge in Deadly Outbreaks

Large outbreaks of diseases that primarily kill children are spreading around the world due to disruptions to health systems during the Covid-19 pandemic.

By midway through this year, 47 countries were reporting serious measles outbreaks, compared with 16 countries in June 2020.

Children who missed their vaccine shots account for nearly half of all child deaths from vaccine-preventable illnesses. [ more ]

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