New @IPCC_CH
"#ClimateChange has adversely affected physical health of people globally & mental health of people in the assessed regions. Climate change impacts on health are mediated through natural & human systems, including economic & social conditions & disruptions."
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2/IPCC
"In all regions extreme heat events have resulted in human mortality & morbidity. The occurrence of climate-related food-borne & water-borne diseases has increased. Animal & human diseases, including zoonoses, are emerging in new areas."
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3/IPCC
"Food-borne disease risks have increased regionally from #climate-sensitive aquatic pathogens & from toxic substances from harmful freshwater cyanobacteria. In assessed regions, some mental health challenges are assoc'ed w/increasing temperatures, trauma..."
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4/IPCC
"...from weather & #climate extreme events, & loss of livelihoods & culture. Increased exposure to wildfire smoke, atmospheric dust & aeroallergens have been assoc'ed w/climate-sensitive cardiovascular & respiratory distress." report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg2/pdf/IPC…
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The appearance of a child suffering from wild #polio in #Malawi is a bitter discovery. afro.who.int/news/malawi-de…
African nations years ago celebrated eradication of the virus, continent-wide. A key failure of the global eradication prog has been environmental surveillance...
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2/..in wastewater. We have the tools, they're easy & cheap, & everywhere in the world polio testing should be routine. Why? Because the virus is passed in human feces, even by some #vaccinated people. Routine monitoring is a must, but $ isn't there. doi.org/10.1016/S2666-…
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Thoughts about the strange forms of #SARSCoV2 found in NYC wastewater. Last week NY researchers published discovery of novel mutant forms of the #COVID19 virus that were resistant to existing antibody treatments & seemed to have come from animals.
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2/ As far as I know, nothing of this kind has been discovered in wastewater surveillance elsewhere -- just NYC, a very densely populated metropolis of nearly 9 million humans, >575,000 pet cats + 100s of strays, nearly 350K dogs & loads of rats & mice. The genetics...
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3/...argue against rodent sources. Is there active zoonosis going on in NYC betwn people & pets? Could it lead to emergence of a viable, antibody-resistant form of #SARSCoV2 ? Researchers: "these cryptic lineages could be relevant to public health & necessitate further study."
"A @Quinnipiac poll found a majority of Americans – by a 58 to 37 margin – believe 'the nation’s #Democracy is in danger of collapse.' Some of that is right-wingers who think the 2020 election was stolen, but it’s 56 to 37% among #Democrats, too." presswatchers.org/2022/01/where-…
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2/ Critic @froomkin noted >1/2 of, "Americans consider it very likely (19%) or somewhat likely (34%) that there will be another attack like the 1 at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021."
Then he asked, "Where are the interviews w/regular Americans terrified for our democracy?"
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3/ Twitterrati amazed @froomkin:
"I was struck by how many people responded by telling me that not only are they terrified, but that everybody they know is terrified, too."
I also hear this from most of my natl security cohorts, wondering why U.S. citizens aren't panicking.
Reaction to #SCOTUS decision from @POTUS#JoeBiden
"As a result of the Court’s decision, it is now up to States & individual employers to determine whether to make their workplaces as safe as possible for employees, & whether their businesses will be safe for consumers..."
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2/ "...during this #pandemic by requiring employees to take the simple & effective step of getting #vaccinated . The Court has ruled that my administration cannot use the authority granted to it by Congress to require this measure, but that does not stop me from..."
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3/ "...using my voice as President to advocate for employers to do the right thing to protect Americans’ health & economy. I call on business leaders to immediately join those who have already stepped up – including 1/3 of Fortune 100 companies – & institute #vaccination .."
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FLASH #SCOTUS hands down its ruling on #Biden admin #COVID19 safety mandates, and it's classic anti-Federalist "law" that could open the floodgates on all public health efforts. The majority of Justices ruled that Biden can mandate #vaccination and/or masking in...
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2/ healthcare facilities that receive fedl $ (#Medicare & #Medicaid), BUT can NOT issue mandates in the private sector. Specifically, #SCOTUS blocked #Biden reg that employers w/100+ workers require either 💉 or 😷 of all staff.
Majority opinion:
“Although #Congress ..."
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3/ "...has indisputably given #OSHA the power to regulate occupational dangers, it has not given that agency the power to regulate public health more broadly. Requiring the #vaccination of 84M Americans, selected simply because they work for employers with more..."
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Mundane life in NYC as #Omicron rages:
- subways are shutting down all over the place because too many @MTA workers are home sick
- a snow "bomb cyclone" is forecast for Sunday & nobody's sure there will be enough snow plow operators to clear streets
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2/ - so many @FDNY and EMT personnel are out sick that response teams are down 30% & 911 operators say please don't call unless it really, really is an ER
- wind chill on Saturday will be 13 F -- cancel that safe outdoor dinner date
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3/ - you bought tickets to concerts, plays months ago: now check daily to see which are cancelled, or resched
- friends ask if it makes sense to book a wedding/bar mitzvah/graduation party in May, or June, even July
- temp falls below 30 & you find K95 masks keep the face warm